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Thread: Album of the Evening
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04-12-2012, 09:54 PM #1401Newbie
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Soundtrack from The Big Chill
Soundtrack from The Big Chill - lots of great oldies.
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04-13-2012, 01:35 AM #1402
Pink Floyd - Pulse
Artist: Pink Floyd
Album: Pulse
MetalNuts
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04-14-2012, 12:58 AM #1403Newbie
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Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace Live
Recorded live over two days in 1972 in the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, backed by the Southern California Community Choir and a great group of musicians.
Aretha is a national treasure and this album is a wonderful document of her talent. She holds back on many songs and then unleashes the power of her voice when it counts. (listen to "you'll never walk alone").
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04-14-2012, 01:15 AM #1404
That is a great album!
Thanks for reminding me, I am listening now via MOG. I am 99% sure I have that on vinyl, I really should track down a CD copy, or just rip the vinyl to digital!
"People don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed." Frederich Neitzsche.
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04-14-2012, 07:42 AM #1405
Bonnie Raitt: Slipstream
Bonnie Raitt: Slipstream HDtracks download 192/24. Even better with the 2nd listening.
Lionel Richie: Tuskegee XLD conversion of redbook CD to AIFF. Very uneven SQ. At times compressed sizzling sound sounds like frying eggs and then emotionally moving and dynamic. Arrangements uneven from Diner music to inspired duets. One review (after purchase) gave it 2/4 stars. Fair rating. More commercial than inspirational. It is in my collection. Lady duet with Kenny Rogers has charm. Paul's critique is fair.g
Manu Katché: Neighbourhood XLD conversion from redbook CD to AIFF. SQ is excellent. High quality example of redbook CD at its best. Thank you to CA member who made me aware of Manu Katché in the first place. Excellent renditions!
Enjoy the music,
Richard
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04-14-2012, 09:56 AM #1406
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
in 5.1 surround in 24/96 from the DVD-A.
I just wish they would offer DVD-A for all the JT albums!
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04-14-2012, 10:23 AM #1407
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
24 / 96kHz flack Vinyl Rip - sounds superb.
(This my second on copy - having a DVD-A extraction as well)
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04-14-2012, 10:29 AM #1408
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
24 / 192kHz flac Vinyl Rip of 40th re-issue.
Tried to "get into" Bitches Brew 22 years ago (think first CD release ???) but it did nothing for me - this time round I do indeed "get it"
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Connectivity: subject to random changes
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04-16-2012, 03:00 AM #1409
Artist : Beady Belle
Album : At Welding Bridge - 2010
Norwegian singer with a good voice and nice songs
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04-16-2012, 09:45 PM #1410
RT
Artist: Richard and Linda Thompson
Album: Pour Down Like Silver
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04-16-2012, 11:15 PM #1411
Verdi: Verdi: Messa da
Verdi: Verdi: Messa da Requiem HDtracks DL 88.2/24 Max conversion Flac to AIFF. For some reason, the gain is not there unless I play the DL in PM and increase from 0 to 6Db+. Don't understand what is the cause. The recording however, is excellent. Not referring to the DL. Probably would be better off with hard media and then convert with XLD.
Enjoy the music,
Richard
Software: Mountain Lion, iTunes, Amarra Symphony, Audirvana Plus+, BitPerfect, Decibel, Fidelia, Pure Music; Computer: Mac Mini (2011, 2.7 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo i7, 16GB, int. SSD 256GB; Video: 27" Cinema Thunderbolt Display; Storage: Promise Pegasus 12TB Raid 5; Promise Pegaus 8TB Raid 5; Digital: Oppo BDP-95/93/83SE; Wyred 4 Sound DAC2SE, Atlona AT-HD577; Preamplification: Wyred 4 Sound STP-SE; Amplification: W4S SX1000 (x2); Bryston 10B Sub LR 50Hz, 24dB/Octave/2-way active crossover; Speakers: KEF Reference 107; JL Audio F112 x 2 set to mono; KEF X300A; Cables: Synergistic Research: Tesla LE Acoustic Reference & Precision Reference XLR ICs, Tesla LE Acoustic Reference speaker cables, Tesla LE Subwoofer 2 cables, QLS9 & T2 power cable; Black Cat Veloce 75 ohm; DH Lab Silver HDMI 1.4; W4S USB, P1 Ultra Power cables; DH Labs Power Plus AC Cable; Shunyata Venom 3; Wireworld 5m USB.
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04-17-2012, 07:38 PM #1412
some old school rock
Artist: Small Faces
Album: Small Faces
Artist: John Phillips
Album: The Wolf King of LA
Love "Topanga Canyon" on the later...!
Digital: Wavelength Crimson HS/Brick V3, W4S DAC2
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04-17-2012, 08:06 PM #1413
Riley Lee: the very best of
Riley Lee: the very best of Riley Lee Postcards From Bundanon XLD conversion redbook CD to AIFF. Master of the Shakuhachi, first from China and adopted by the Japanese made of special bamboo. I have one. His phrasing and technique is sheer mastery along with a musicality that can soothe what ails. One might give this one a listen if only from samples on line.
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04-18-2012, 12:24 PM #1414Newbie
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Artist: Del McCoury
Artist: Del McCoury Band
Album: It's just the night
Genre: Bluegrass
Year: 2003
Artist: Tim O'Brien
Album: Red on Blond
Genre: Bluegrass
Year: 1996
WAV ripped with dBpoweramp from redbook CDs
Jim
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04-19-2012, 08:42 PM #1415
Honoring Levon
A good man is gone, it seems to me. Fare thee well!
Artist: The Band
Album: Music From Big Pink
On deck:
Artist: The Band
Album: The Band
Digital: Wavelength Crimson HS/Brick V3, W4S DAC2
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04-19-2012, 09:16 PM #1416
The Last Waltz...
The Band: The Last WaltzXLD conversion redbook CD to AIFF.
In memory of Mark Lavon Helm; Born: May 26 1940.
Enjoy the music,
Richard
Software: Mountain Lion, iTunes, Amarra Symphony, Audirvana Plus+, BitPerfect, Decibel, Fidelia, Pure Music; Computer: Mac Mini (2011, 2.7 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo i7, 16GB, int. SSD 256GB; Video: 27" Cinema Thunderbolt Display; Storage: Promise Pegasus 12TB Raid 5; Promise Pegaus 8TB Raid 5; Digital: Oppo BDP-95/93/83SE; Wyred 4 Sound DAC2SE, Atlona AT-HD577; Preamplification: Wyred 4 Sound STP-SE; Amplification: W4S SX1000 (x2); Bryston 10B Sub LR 50Hz, 24dB/Octave/2-way active crossover; Speakers: KEF Reference 107; JL Audio F112 x 2 set to mono; KEF X300A; Cables: Synergistic Research: Tesla LE Acoustic Reference & Precision Reference XLR ICs, Tesla LE Acoustic Reference speaker cables, Tesla LE Subwoofer 2 cables, QLS9 & T2 power cable; Black Cat Veloce 75 ohm; DH Lab Silver HDMI 1.4; W4S USB, P1 Ultra Power cables; DH Labs Power Plus AC Cable; Shunyata Venom 3; Wireworld 5m USB.
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04-19-2012, 10:09 PM #1417Freshman Member
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Tonight it must be The Band
RIP Levon-one of the absolute all-time greats. Rock of Ages is my go-to for all around best Band recordings. It still seems a kind of miracle that all that happened.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/20/arts/music/levon-helm-drummer-and-singer-dies-at-71.html
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04-19-2012, 10:33 PM #1418
had a killer headache the last few days
finally getting some listening in!

"People don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed." Frederich Neitzsche.
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04-19-2012, 10:48 PM #1419
Levon Helm
ARTIST: Levon Helm (R.I.P.)
ALBUM: Take Me to the River 1978-1982
And a little extra from Woodstock:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vou51-755I&feature=related
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04-21-2012, 09:07 PM #1420
RSD haze
Spent the day shopping for, and listening to vinyl - hey, it's Record Store Day!
But also downloaded a new album which I'm listening to now:
Artist: Alabama Shakes
Album: Boys & Girls
I love it when bands offer FLAC downloads of their releases.Digital: Wavelength Crimson HS/Brick V3, W4S DAC2
Headphone: Woo WA22, Audez'e LCD3
Amplification: Rogue Audio Athena/M-180, Focal 1027be
Analog: VPI Classic, SoundSmith Zephyr, Zyx Artisan
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04-21-2012, 11:46 PM #1421
The Band: Stage Freight XLD conversion Hybrid SACD to AIFF. Listening to The Band for decades. Generally feeling older these days and Levon's passing isn't helping me feel any younger. Then the music starts and that's the antidote.

Al Di Meola: Flesh On Flesh HDtracks DL 96/24. Max conversion from Flac to AIFF. Good SQ.

Enjoy the music,
RichardSoftware: Mountain Lion, iTunes, Amarra Symphony, Audirvana Plus+, BitPerfect, Decibel, Fidelia, Pure Music; Computer: Mac Mini (2011, 2.7 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo i7, 16GB, int. SSD 256GB; Video: 27" Cinema Thunderbolt Display; Storage: Promise Pegasus 12TB Raid 5; Promise Pegaus 8TB Raid 5; Digital: Oppo BDP-95/93/83SE; Wyred 4 Sound DAC2SE, Atlona AT-HD577; Preamplification: Wyred 4 Sound STP-SE; Amplification: W4S SX1000 (x2); Bryston 10B Sub LR 50Hz, 24dB/Octave/2-way active crossover; Speakers: KEF Reference 107; JL Audio F112 x 2 set to mono; KEF X300A; Cables: Synergistic Research: Tesla LE Acoustic Reference & Precision Reference XLR ICs, Tesla LE Acoustic Reference speaker cables, Tesla LE Subwoofer 2 cables, QLS9 & T2 power cable; Black Cat Veloce 75 ohm; DH Lab Silver HDMI 1.4; W4S USB, P1 Ultra Power cables; DH Labs Power Plus AC Cable; Shunyata Venom 3; Wireworld 5m USB.
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04-22-2012, 01:58 AM #1422
Vienna Boys' Choir
SERVERS: 3 ISOLinux and Ubuntu Linux (AIFF, FLAC, backup) + Windows XP Subsonic on static IP (MP3)
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HOME OFFICE: Homebrew desktop Win7-64 (core2 quad, Foobar2000, MOG) > ASUS Xonar Essence STX > Fischer FA-002
PORTABLE: iPod Nano, various Sansa > Ultimate Ears TripleFi10
Most Important Gear = Jim Smith's "Get Better Sound" book
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04-22-2012, 01:59 AM #1423SERVERS: 3 ISOLinux and Ubuntu Linux (AIFF, FLAC, backup) + Windows XP Subsonic on static IP (MP3)
FAMILY LISTENING: iMac 8.1 (SSD, Snow Leopard, Audirvana +, ethernet) > HRT Streamer II > NAD 316BEE > PSB Image B6
MAN-CAVE: Homebrew HTPC (coreI3, SSD, Win 7-64, Foobar2000, JRiver Media) > HRT Streamer II > NAD T750 (stereo, bypass mode) > Polk Audio RTA IIt (speaker, DAC & cable upgrade pending)
HOME OFFICE: Homebrew desktop Win7-64 (core2 quad, Foobar2000, MOG) > ASUS Xonar Essence STX > Fischer FA-002
PORTABLE: iPod Nano, various Sansa > Ultimate Ears TripleFi10
Most Important Gear = Jim Smith's "Get Better Sound" book
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04-22-2012, 03:42 AM #1424Newbie
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Mariah Carey - Music Box
Mariah Carey - Music Box
Not the regular album, but Sony's K2 Remastered edition. The track "Everything Fades Away" is stunning. I never heard any lower bass than on this track.
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04-22-2012, 08:45 AM #1425Junior Member
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Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, Rachel Podger
John Walker
Senior IT / Infrastructure Project Manager, Fortune 20 technology company
2x2TB HD > generic firewire cable > Mac Mini running iTunes + Audirvana Plus > HDMI > Onkyo TX-NR809 receiver > MartinLogan Motion series home theater speakers + M&K subwoofer



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