Cascade Mark

One of the most beautiful female vocal recordings you have never heard: The acoustic version of For You by the Irish band Breath https://tidal.com/track/77179619

Yep, Monolake's Silence through a good set of headphones is awfully compelling. I also really like Pantha du Prince, especially Black Noise.

Roberta Flack 'First Take' "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" brings tears to my eyes every time and "Compared to What" is probably my favorite recording of incredibly soulful female vocals paired with awesome horns, bass, drums and piano.

Awesome review for a remarkable and innovative device. Deepblue's sound quality is absolutely stellar, well beyond the performance of any other similar compact unit priced under $1000. I love this device and love this company. I want to emphasize one important point though. For anyone who has little or no experience with Bluetooth, it has significant transmission limitations. Sound quality is compromised only marginally with this unit when using Bluetooth vs. hard-wired through the 3.5 mm jack, BUT signal reliability is something else entirely. I had naive visions of being able to send music wirelessly from multiple sources at varying distances, around corners and through partial obstacles to the Deepblue unit (keeping in mind the claimed 30-foot or so transmission limit). Deepblue was going to allow me to float untethered, enveloped in a wall of glorious sound, the universe of recorded music at my fingertips. This has been my experience thus far using solely Mac devices: Bluetooth streams well with both an iPhone 4 or 4s pointed directly at the unit from about 15 feet or less. Drop-outs from handling the iPhone, however, are frequent. In fact, even when the iPhone is right next to the deepblue unit, passing my hand between them cuts the signal temporarily. It is further impeded by my very thin, plastic iPhone case. If you've got Mog/Spotify/iTunes etc. playlists that you can start and let run while leaving your phone next to the device, perhaps removing its protective case temporarily as well, you'll be fine. If you like to fidget with the transmission device, multi-task, walk around the room with device in hand, jump from one track that suddenly inspires you to listen to something else, etc. there may be drop-outs. Bluetooth also draws major battery juice, so you'll likely need to plug in your device to keep it charged as it sits next to the Deepblue unit. Streaming bluetooth from either my MacBook Pro or MacBook Air has been much worse. Reliability is only around 3-5 feet. After considerable frustration with drop-outs even after moving the Deepblue unit to various locations to factor in potential signal interference, I've succumbed to plugging in an Apple Airport Express and running it through the 3.5 mm input in the back of the unit. This solution has been awesome with respect to reliability, but compromises the sleek, minimalist appearance and feel you get with the device alone by itself. Perhaps others will have better luck with Bluetooth transmission using Android devices, PCs, iPads or an iPhone 5. Despite the transmission limitations of Bluetooth, I couldn't be happier with this product. It is really a joy to have and to hear, and deserving of your glowing review.