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The 'best' sounds I have heard on my system came when I had a turntable front end. 'Rikki don't lose that number' by Steely Dan never sounded better than when played on a turntable. And I heard the band perform it live in Dublin earlier this year! And the record was much better. Nonetheless the bass player in Steely Dan was simply exceptional and it was a pleasure to see/hear him play.
But most audiophile music does nothing for me. These times my listening is mainly traditional Country with a spattering of Rock. And a fair bit of classical piano. Piano is probably one of the hardest instruments to record successfully but when it is done right, the music just flows. Get your hands on a CD of Naum Starkman to hear how it should be done. And the music is great too of course.
If I were forced to name a few good sounding CDs, try some of these: 'One Hot July' and 'Lake Placid Blues' by Tony Joe White, 'Folk Singer' by Muddy Waters, 'Live at the Meeting Place' by Mick Hanly, 'Batchelor No. 2' by Aimee Mann, 'Miracle' by Willy DeVille, 'Moon Safari' by Air.
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
I have many LPs from the seventies and in the main their quality is very good, just the compilations that sometimes lack a bit of dynamic range (too many tracks per side is the usual culprit).
The advent of CDs in the eighties was, despite the hype, a huge disappointment generally. Despite the medium having the potential for superior quality, it was dumbed down mostly as time went on(Google "loudness wars"). Brothers in Arms was perhaps the early exception of the CDs I own.
Yes, totally agree about Steely Dan on vinyl, rarely a disappointment on the turntable.
MrsLedZep has Moon Safari and the quality is great. Other CDs I've found to be of great sound quality are the "unplugged" series with Nirvana, Clapton and Alice in Chains. I've amassed quite a collection of CDs from Andy Summers (ex Police) solo exploits, all are a pleasure to listen to (for me ).
In summary, the quality of a recording will enhance my enjoyment, but a good tune is still a bloody good choon !
The footsteps and breaking glass in Private Investigations, around 5.40 into the song, on vinyl and a good fresh record sounds sublime.
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Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60602/
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Most recent - all 2019 albums
Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars
Heather Nova - Pearl
Bought this year but from 2018
Cowboy Junkies - All That Reckoning
Suede - The Blue Hour
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
At home, I do my serious listening through a Slim Devices Transporter, playing FLAC audio streamed from my own internal server (Logitech Media Server, or LMS). LMS has a Spotify plugin, and I sometimes listen to Spotify on the Transporter - it sounds remarkably good streaming 320kbps OGG. In fact, the difference between Spotify on my PC and Spotify on the Transporter is very noticeable (both going into the same mixer -> powered speakers).
I often buy CDs just to support artists that I go and see live, and rarely open the CDs to play them - I just listen in Spotify, or download the lossless files (if available). If all else fails, I rip the CD to FLAC, and stream it.
R.
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Was that recorded with just a single pair of mics?