Seriously, I have no life.
j_garcia should be listened to
Much of Hoffman's stuff is well regarded, so that likely has as much to do with him as the recording process.
I have a CD copy of Jazz at the Pawnshop that was burned from an analog master (don't ask) It is the only CD that I have that really does sound as good as my better SACDs. I do also however have the SACD of Jazz at the Pawnshop and I have to say, I do hear slight improvements on the SACD. There is just a tiny bit more detail and depth, but overall, I can't say that I could pick one out over the other in a blind test.
I have Patricia Barber's Cafe Blue and Companion on CD as well as SACD and in those cases, the SACDs definitely have more clarity, but it isn't like I go back to listening to the CDs and think to myself "Wow, this sounds bad.", because it doesn't. If the music is good and the recording/mastering is good, what more could you ask for? It is about the music after all. That extra detail is a sublime yet subtle addition that I enjoy but can't say makes me enjoy the music that much more.
I have to agree about Porcupine Tree's Anesthetize BD also (and if you haven't heard it, Grace for Drowning BD). Anesthetize actually surprised me on both the audio and video portions. The video is crystal clear and the audio is pretty stellar as I've come to expect from Wilson these days. I've been watching this one more frequently lately.
HT: Emotiva UMC-200, Emotiva XPA-3, 3X GR Research A/V-2s, GR A/V-1s, Epik Empire, Oppo BDP-83SE, URC R-50, APC-H10, Panamax 5100, PS3 Slim120G(500G) Bluejeans Cable
System Two: Marantz SR-8300, GR Research A/V-2s, Sony SCD-222ES SACD, Panasonic BD-65, PS3 60G (250G), My HT
Are you sure which side of the glass you are on?
Audioholic General
cpp should be listened to
Keb 'Mo' sounds pretty darn good as SACD
Music Direct - KEB' MO' - KEB' MO' (NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION HYBRID SACD)
#1 Vincent Sp-331mkII amp, ATI 2002, Quicksilver's Mid Mono amplifier(2), Wyred for Sound STP-SE, (pre-amp), Rogue 99 Pre-amp, Jolida JD-9A, Micro Seiki bl-91, Kef 104.2, Usher be718, Rega Apollo, Sony xA5400ES, #2 Win7, Synology DS413 NAS w/Seagate 4 -2TB HHD, JRiver17, EE DAC Plus, Mytek DSD DAC, Genelec 8030A,Kef140
: #3 HT; Denon 4311Ci,GE Triton 2's, Sat50C, Sat3's, Rythmik D15se, OPPO-95,
LAB3 (05-26-2012),walter duque (01-31-2012)
Senior Audioholic
Geno should be listened to
Do yourself a favor and take a look at the recordings from AIX. The guy who is the proprietor, Mark Waldrep is a genuine SQ junkie, I'd say in the same league as TLS Guy, and has been putting out stunning recordings for many years. One of my favorites is "Guitar Noir" by Laurence Juber (on DVD-Audio), but AIX has now branched out into Blu-Ray, of course. If you've got the system for it, you won't be disappointed.
The Picture: Panasonic TH-50PX6U 50" Plasma. The Power: Denon AVR-4306
Sources: Denon DVD-3910, Samsung BD-P3600 Blu-Ray, Pioneer Elite PD-F27 CD Jukebox, Music Hall MMF-5 Turntable, U-Verse HD DVR
Speakers: Monitor Audio Silver RS6/RSLCR/RSFX
The Boom: Velodyne SPL-1000R
I swear to God, this is the week I'll finish chewing thru these restraints...
Seriously, I have no life.
j_garcia should be listened to
The AIX Sampler and calibration Blu-ray disc that Oppo sent out with some of its players is excellent. I was going to mention AIX also, but that's the only disc I have from them. The SQ is amazing on it though. Going to have to pick up some more stuff from them.
HT: Emotiva UMC-200, Emotiva XPA-3, 3X GR Research A/V-2s, GR A/V-1s, Epik Empire, Oppo BDP-83SE, URC R-50, APC-H10, Panamax 5100, PS3 Slim120G(500G) Bluejeans Cable
System Two: Marantz SR-8300, GR Research A/V-2s, Sony SCD-222ES SACD, Panasonic BD-65, PS3 60G (250G), My HT
Are you sure which side of the glass you are on?
Audioholic Spartan
PENG should be listened to
We now have the following recommended list of nice sounding disc.
1.Third Eye Blind (CD)
2.Mahler: Symphony No 5 / Abbado, Lucerne Festival Overture (BR)
3.Anesthetize by Porcupine Tree (BR)
4.Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (CD/SACD/Vinyl)
5.Depeche Mode – Violator (CD/SACD)
6.Fashion Nugget (CD)
7.Breaking Silence (Gold CD, Limited Edition)
8.Aja by Steely Dan CD with the MCA label, Catalog # MCAD-37214
9.Patricia Barber's Cafe Blue and Companion (CD/SACD) funny I have 3 of hers, but don’t have the Cafe Blue, yet..
10.Grace for Drowning BR
11.KEB' MO' - KEB' MO' (NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION HYBRID SACD)
12.Guitar Noir by Laurence Juber (on DVD-Audio)
I hope by the end of the week this will increase to 20
Audioholic Spartan
3db should be listened to
Just to make sure....Originally Posted by PENG
We now have the following recommended list of nice sounding disc.
1.Third Eye Blind (CD)
2.Mahler: Symphony No 5 / Abbado, Lucerne Festival Overture (BR)
3.Anesthetize by Porcupine Tree (BR)
4.Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (CD/SACD/Vinyl)
5.Depeche Mode – Violator (CD/SACD)
6.Fashion Nugget (CD)
7.Breaking Silence (Gold CD, Limited Edition)
8.Aja by Steely Dan CD with the MCA label, Catalog # MCAD-37214
9.Patricia Barber's Cafe Blue and Companion (CD/SACD) funny I have 3 of hers, but don’t have the Cafe Blue, yet..
10.Grace for Drowning BR
11.KEB' MO' - KEB' MO' (NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION HYBRID SACD)
12.Guitar Noir by Laurence Juber (on DVD-Audio)
I hope by the end of the week this will increase to 20
Since you own a turntable.. Tom Petty's MOJO is extremely well recorded on vinyl. Buying it on vinyl will give you download coupons for the MP3 and FLAC formats.
I use this recording on vinyl as well to showcase the sound of vinyl.
Audioholic Ninja
GO-NAD! should be listened to
Hey, I have that one! I had been looking for a recording of that symphony and found that one at a used record store. I wasn't sure if it was just my imagination, but I figured it was the best recording of any music that I own - and I have about 600 CDs.I forgot to list some of my own favourite albums for testing sound quality purposes, the following are a few examples.
CD (All sound as good or better than some of my SACDs)
Carmina Burana, Telarc CD-80056
Symphonie Fantastique, Reference Recordings RR-11CD1812, Telarc CD-80041 (I bought the SACD version last year for much less
SACD
Silk Road Journeys, Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble, Sony SS89782
Tchaikovsky: Korngold, Deutsche Grammophon
Dancing in the Dark, Telarc SACD-63592 or any of the Tierney Sutton SACD you can find on Amazon.com
My setup isn't in the price range that you mentioned, but the quality of that recording was pretty obvious to me.
I picked this up last year and I think it was very well-recorded also:
Miserere/Vox Patris Caelestis: P-Tallis Scholars Phillips: Amazon.ca: Music
Living Room System:
Amp: NAD C372
AM/FM Tuner: NAD C425
CD: 2 x Sony CDP-CX355
Mains: Paradigm Studio 20V5
Subwoofers: 2 x Dayton RSS265HF In-ceiling w/EP2000
EQ/Crossover: DCX2496
Angstrom AV-6.5W
Rec Room HT:
Projector: Panasonic PTAE4000
Screen: 104" DIY Seymour XD
Receiver: Yamaha RX-V1800
BDP: Panasonic DMP-BD85
Front - Paradigm Monitor 9 V5
Centre - Paradigm Monitor CC-290
Surround - Energy RCR
Surround Back - HiFi by Sonance
Subwoofers - Velodyne DPS-12/RA RSW 1215
Seriously, I have no life.
j_garcia should be listened to
Jazz at the Pawnshop CD/SACDWe now have the following recommended list of nice sounding disc.
1.Third Eye Blind (CD)
2.Mahler: Symphony No 5 / Abbado, Lucerne Festival Overture (BR)
3.Anesthetize by Porcupine Tree (BR)
4.Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (CD/SACD/Vinyl)
5.Depeche Mode – Violator (CD/SACD)
6.Fashion Nugget (CD)
7.Breaking Silence (Gold CD, Limited Edition)
8.Aja by Steely Dan CD with the MCA label, Catalog # MCAD-37214
9.Patricia Barber's Cafe Blue and Companion (CD/SACD) funny I have 3 of hers, but don’t have the Cafe Blue, yet..
10.Grace for Drowning BR
11.KEB' MO' - KEB' MO' (NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION HYBRID SACD)
12.Guitar Noir by Laurence Juber (on DVD-Audio)
I hope by the end of the week this will increase to 20
For Steely Dan I'd also add Gaucho DVD-A/SACD Another excellent sounding disc.
HT: Emotiva UMC-200, Emotiva XPA-3, 3X GR Research A/V-2s, GR A/V-1s, Epik Empire, Oppo BDP-83SE, URC R-50, APC-H10, Panamax 5100, PS3 Slim120G(500G) Bluejeans Cable
System Two: Marantz SR-8300, GR Research A/V-2s, Sony SCD-222ES SACD, Panasonic BD-65, PS3 60G (250G), My HT
Are you sure which side of the glass you are on?
Audioholic Ninja
GO-NAD! should be listened to
Peter Aczel, over at "The Audio Critic" was very impressed with recordings from iso mike.
Based on his reviews, I bought the Beethoven and Haydn discs. The regular prices are fairly steep, but you can sign up for e-mail notification of sale prices. I actually bought mine on sale when I saw an ad on the Audioholics website. I would never have bought them at regular prices, but I believe I got mine for 1/2 price.
As for the quality of the recordings, it's been a while since I listened to either. I'd have to do a direct comparison with the Berlioz CD to say whether the isomike recordings are better. A piece such Symphonie Fantastique is a pretty different animal from chamber music, so I'll have to do a pretty critical comparison. I'll get back to you on that....
Audioholic Chief
zildjian should be listened to
This is a high quality sound album, but the music is funky jazz electric fusion. The first track is exciting and fun though. It's an SACD hybrid for $9 on Amazon now.
Atlantic Technology System 8200: 8200LR x2, Ped Subs x2, 8200C, 8200SR x6 (4 used currently)
Outlaw 7900, Atlantic Tech 700 watt servo sub amp, Denon AVR as Pre/Pro
Pioneer Elite PRO-151FD, Oppo BDP-95, HD-A2, AppleTV3
Marantz CC870, misc analog equip
Outdoor: JBL Control 30, 29AV-1, SB210 sub, Altec 9440A bridged x7, Altec 1270B x7, Parasound HCA-800II
Vintage Equip: Altec A-5, JBL L100, misc Marantz, McIntosh & Altec equip, Dual TT
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