Jean-Baptiste Monnot: The Cavaillé-Coll grand organ of Saint-Ouen, Rouen, and the Monnot Orgue du Voyage. Cesar Franck 5.1Ch/2Ch SACD/DXD Download

[Steve Bruzonsky]

Just came out as far as I know in past few days:

https://www.base2music.store/index....esar-Franck-Widor-Bach/p/629682286/category=0 SACD 5.1 & 2Ch 16 Euro

https://www.base2music.store/index....esar-Franck-Widor-Bach/p/628037254/category=0 DXD 5.1 & 2Ch 18 Euro

 

[stormchaser]

Okay, I'll try this one out.

 

[Jake Purches]

Yes, 5.1 with sub at 352 kHz 32 bit linear (in two halves) and then 176.4k 32bit etc.

 

[~dave~~wave~]

Yes, 5.1 with sub at 352 kHz 32 bit linear (in two halves) and then 176.4k 32bit etc.

Welcome to the forum, sir.
"Behind the curtain is Jacob A Purches, a sound engineer, producer, and composer."
https://www.base2music.store/base2music-about.html

I purchased the download today.
The 14 GB of 5.1 176.2 / 32 wave files downloaded for me in less than 20 minutes.
I down-sampled to 96 / 24 FLAC to play from a USB flash drive from my Sony X-800.

Only had time to process and listen to the shortest organ piece, but very impressive so far.

The pdf booklet is magnificent.

 

[Steve Bruzonsky]

I have all of Base2Music's/Jake's 5.1 albums and they are all nice and worthwhile!

 

[hi-res_edition]

I concur, these organ albums sound stellar. I have reviewed a couple of these from the SACD versions Jake released a few years back.

 

[barfle]

Interesting that the SACD is cheaper than the downloads.

 

[hi-res_edition]

Without getting into the weeds, some would say that a 5.1 176.2k / 32-bit Wave exceeds the SACD which in PCM terms mathematically is similar to 96k / 24-bit. But DSD is a 1-bit system with a super high sampling rate... not exactly apples to apples. Let your ears be the judge.

 

[beerking]

Thanks for the heads up.

Ordered the SACD

 

[beerking]

My copy arrived today.

Sometimes it's nice to sit back and enjoy a great big organ...

But seriously, this is very good

 

[~dave~~wave~]

My copy arrived today.

Sometimes it's nice to sit back and enjoy a great big organ...

But seriously, this is very good

 

[~dave~~wave~]

Got my all of download files converted to flac.
Wonderful album, great program, spectacular dynamics from fortissimo to pianissimo.

Complete album waveforms:

 

[~dave~~wave~]

Interesting that the SACD is cheaper than the downloads.

Not when you pay shipping to USA.

 

[~dave~~wave~]

 

[~dave~~wave~]

At the heart of the album is the Grand organ, the 1890 ‘michaelangelo’ masterpiece crafted by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll,
known for its thunderous 32ft Contra Bombarde stop.

Organ music might be seen as a minority interest, but for many audiophiles the massive tonal and dynamic resources the instruments possess opens up an exciting aural panorama

(a 32ft, 16kHz fundamental is something to behold) https://www.base2music.store/base2music-reviews.html

Track 1 LFE channel:

 

[Steve Bruzonsky]

https://www.nativedsd.com/dsd-reviews/voyage-by-jean-baptiste-monnot-on-base2-music/