My 20 best SOUNDING album's, (all formats)

tunes said:
+1 !
And on R2R tape :)


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I have couple of them on CD, but just ordered - aaah - the Vinyl collectors box.

That's gonna be good.


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A.S. said:
you bought it on tape?
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Yes about a year ago.
Tapes are excellent, but so are the vinyl which i got just a few weeks ago. I had several older pressings and i like the new set better. Tape can be found via Volker Lange now through Horch House.


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So is that were the future is going, back to 1/4 inch tape?
Not DSD, DXD, 24/96 etc?
 
Like string theory, audiophile subculture is complex and defined by unresolved questions. Is an insanely expensive cable really better than an outrageously expensive cable? Do tube amps trump solid-state amps? Horn, electrostatic, or ribbon hybrid speakers? What about Kind of Blue — mono or stereo? Each position can be defended or attacked with various specs, waveform graphs, and double blind listening tests.One question, however, has been resolved: tape or vinyl? Even the most dubious critics find no ambiguity here. The verdict: tape sounds better than vinyl. Period. Not the cassette tapes of Walkman era, of course. Not those 8-track bricks from the land of shag carpet supervans either. That crude tech is an insult to tape, the same way Velveeta is an insult to cheddar. The real vinyl killer turns out to be reel-to-reel tape. Played on unwieldy machines that conjure visions of ABSCAM sting operations and Boogie Nights bachelor pads, R2R tape is the latest retro-trend for hi-fi geeks and design fetishists who curate their living rooms like a MoMA exhibit.

The roots of this audio trend can be traced back to 2013, when a persnickety critic for The Absolute Sound shocked his readers by proclaiming that a new reel-to-reel deck designed by a team of fanatic engineers absolutely crushed the highest rated turntable rig ever reviewed by the magazine. A refresh of this same audiophile tape machine snagged one of The Absolute Sound’s coveted "Editors’ Choice" awards this year. That fancy R2R, which is handmade and can be customized like a Bentley, is one of the most popular demos on the
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http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/5/9409563/reel-to-reel-tape-retro-audio-trend

but I still like the SQ of Hi-res downloads and the EASE.
 
Like string theory, audiophile subculture is complex and defined by unresolved questions. Is an insanely expensive cable really better than an outrageously expensive cable? Do tube amps trump solid-state amps? Horn, electrostatic, or ribbon hybrid speakers? What about Kind of Blue — mono or stereo? Each position can be defended or attacked with various specs, waveform graphs, and double blind listening tests.One question, however, has been resolved: tape or vinyl? Even the most dubious critics find no ambiguity here. The verdict: tape sounds better than vinyl. Period. Not the cassette tapes of Walkman era, of course. Not those 8-track bricks from the land of shag carpet supervans either. That crude tech is an insult to tape, the same way Velveeta is an insult to cheddar. The real vinyl killer turns out to be reel-to-reel tape. Played on unwieldy machines that conjure visions of ABSCAM sting operations and Boogie Nights bachelor pads, R2R tape is the latest retro-trend for hi-fi geeks and design fetishists who curate their living rooms like a MoMA exhibit.

The roots of this audio trend can be traced back to 2013, when a persnickety critic for The Absolute Sound shocked his readers by proclaiming that a new reel-to-reel deck designed by a team of fanatic engineers absolutely crushed the highest rated turntable rig ever reviewed by the magazine. A refresh of this same audiophile tape machine snagged one of The Absolute Sound’s coveted "Editors’ Choice" awards this year. That fancy R2R, which is handmade and can be customized like a Bentley, is one of the most popular demos on the
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http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/5/9409563/reel-to-reel-tape-retro-audio-trend

but I still like the SQ of Hi-res downloads and the EASE.
 
A.S. said:
So is that were the future is going, back to 1/4 inch tape?
Not DSD, DXD, 24/96 etc?
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Or MQA;
The sound of MQA, reproduced through a pair of Meridian DSP7200 loudspeakers, was simply stunning in every way. I heard a wide range of music, from full-scale orchestral to voices to a very quiet piece by the Modern Jazz Quartet from the 1950s. I can still vividly recall the delicacy, ease, and resolution of the cymbals in the MJQ piece. I was also struck by the precision of their placement and how they appeared to float in the air against a completely silent background. The treble was totally unlike any other digital I’d heard, completely free from the metallic hardness and artifacts we assume are part-and-parcel of digital audio. Instrumental timbres were so naturally rendered to be almost eerie in their realism. Voices had a stunning palpability and immediacy that were all the more realistic for their compact image size and the sense that they were surrounded by a natural acoustic. It’s interesting that, as I recall the experience, my sonic impressions were so striking that they are still vivid nearly a year later—yet I can’t remember any other demo I heard at the show.
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from the absolute sound magazine
 
double post. Here is photo of the new Pioneer MQA Player;

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Feanor said:
Well since you ask ... BTW, I don't do vinyl anymore, so it's all CD (or SACD though I usually listen to the CD layers via ripped computer files) ... Here's a few, mostly classical; I work up to 20:



Carter: Clarinet Concerto · Symphonia ~ Oliver Knussen / BBC Symphony Orchestra, on Deutsche Gramophon

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This is good. Well played and very well recorded too! thanks.
 
Can't help but notice that there is only one Deutsche Gramophon album on your list. They sometimes get criticized for their SQ, is that also your experience, with the Carter album being the exception?
 
no 1, 2, and 3 of my list are on sale until September, all formats $10: http://www.soundliaison.com/


A.S. said:
Well since this forum is about sound, I thought it a good idea to list some of my best sounding music in audiophile terms.
Unfortunately that means no Robert Johnson, Charlie Parker, Pablo Casals, Art Tatum, Heifetz...... since the recording quality of these albums is not outstanding but luckily I own a number of equally good but well recorded music in various formats.


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1. Andre Heuvelman; After Silence.
2. Carmen Gomes; Thousand Shades of Blue.
3. Paul Berner Band; Road to Memphis.

After some consideration I decided to be bold and put three of my Sound Liaison Studio Master Downloads at the top of my list.
These 24/96 hi-res WAV files has a depth and natural decay combined with a warm wide sound stage which none of my other recordings can touch. Not bad for a small independent label.
Andre Heuvelman's After Silence is a stunning prove that he most be one of the worlds foremost trumpet players. I only have this download for a few days now but it is so convincingly recorded and produced that I had to put it on top.
Carmen Gomes knows how to move you without having to use any of the cheap effect's so many singers are constantly using putting them self's above the music, not here, this is straight from the heart.She turns Chris Isaac's ''Wicked Game'' into a hauntingly beautiful song of desperate love. True mastery.
Monty Alexander trio alumni, Paul Berner has made an achingly beautiful ''americana'' jazz album, with reed player Michael Moore in top form. The album with two guitars makes Bill Frisell come to mind.
The interplay between the guitars is incredible.

Sound Liaison; Music Store

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4. Dough McLeod; There's a Time
5. Minnesota Orchestra; Symphonic Dances
6. Albert Fuller; Bach & Rameau

Equally good are the Keith Johnson recordings from Reference Recordings. These were my top audiophile musics until Sound Liaison came along.
The Doug McLeod recording has a similar sound as the Carmen Gomes ''Thousand Shades of Blue'' album, deep, warm and very natural. If it wasn't for the fact that Doug's voice is moving a little bit from left to right in the stereo image, that album would have been at No 1 or 2 together with Carmen Gomes.
The Minnesota Orchestra's recording of the Symphonic Dances is simply the best recording of a symphony orchestra that I own.
Albert Fullers lovely interpretations of Bach and Rameau's Harpsichord music. If you think you don't like the sound of a harpsichord, check this one out you'll be surprised.Reference Recordings Complete Audiophile Classical Music Orchestra and Jazz HDCD Catalog

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Nice list! Thanks for sharing. The Doug McLeod is quite different from your others, but great none the less.


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Mike said:
Nice list! Thanks for sharing. The Doug McLeod is quite different from your others, but great none the less.


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My pleasure,
I actually feel that the way the McLeod album has a similar sound as the Carmen Gomes and the Paul Berner downloads, spacious, with room for the instruments to breath, yet intimate.
 
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