What's the Latest CD/LP Added to Your Pile?

[kap'n krunch]

Any way of getting a better resolution image or a close up???

Anyway, what are the basics?
s/n, freq response, stereo separation and THD?

It BETTTER be damn great for 15 times the normal tape recording!

 

[ctc4001]

Yeah I must agree! I continue to seek out those recordings because they sound so good and the separation on all the Command Records are just spectacular. I own several Enoch Light!! such a innovator to use 35/mm optical to record music..genius.

 

[ctc4001]

I have no idea if those recordings done in the 60' have any real value but to me they are most valuable. If for nothing else but for history in recordings. Stereo was very new (Kap'n and Linda's Posts) the cost for a studio was incredibly expensive.

 

[Quad Linda]

Live at Carnegie Hall - Laura Nyro CD


Mickey Hart - Global Drum Project CD


Nomads Indians Saints - Indigo Girls CD


Swing Street - Barry Manilow CD

 

[Neil Palfreyman]

Big Big Train's English Electric "Full Power" (signed) has arrived!

Now that's how to do a special edition!

It's big, bold and a thing of great beauty, not to mention being an absolute steal at £13 (double CD) including UK shipping!

http://www.bigbigtrain.com/main/shop/eeflp

 

[IMachine]

CD: Helmet Of Gnats - High Time.
If you like 70s Fusion like Brand X or Dixie Dregs this one is wonderful.
The first one is also on multichannel SACD, but I prefer this one, which is only a stereo production.

 

[Odys]

I went on a Metallica tear after seeing Through the Never in Imax 3D last weekend. Great concert film! I've had all of these on CD for ages, but doing some shopping I found incredible deals on these, including $20 each for the 45 rpm versions of KEA and RTL.

Death Magnetic Deluxe Box (5 x 45 rpm LPs & 1CD)
Kill 'Em All - 45 rpm
Ride the Lightning - 45 rpm
Master Of Puppets - 33 rpm
And Justice For All - 33 rpm

 

[ctc4001]

Well back from the Record show!! No Quad Lp's ...however did score a few nice LP"s.
MSFL Poco - Legend 1-020
MFSL The Kinks Misfit: 1-070
Blind Faith: Re-issue 1977 but in M- condition!!
Billy Joel: 52nd Street : CBS 1/2 speed master!! M-
Journey: Picture Disc (Don't' Stop Believin' /The Journey Story CBS A 11-1728

 

[ctc4001]

Found the Blind Faith LP to be recorded very low...wonder why that is?

 

[user 1679]

Mazzy Star - Season of Your Day

Agnes Obel - Aventine

Rush - Hemispheres (hybrid SACD)

 

[Q8]

I picked up some nice CDs:

The Cars Greatest Hits

Rush - Hold Your Fire

The Best Of Blondie

Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation

Aerosmith - Pump

Aerosmith - Get A Grip

Green Day - Insomniac

Green Day - American Idiot

Radiohead - Kid A

Smash Mouth - Astro Lounge

Hanson - Middle Of Nowhere

 

[kap'n krunch]

Rush - Hemispheres (hybrid SACD)

Can you post a Spectrum Analyzer capture in 96/24 of any of the tracks of the Rush one to see if it's worth it?

 

[Odys]

Used vinyl:

Scorpions - In Trance (uncensored cover)
David Bowie - Let's Dance & Scary Monsters
Velvet Underground - Another View
Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs
Graham Nash - Songs For Beginners

 

[user 1679]

Can you post a Spectrum Analyzer capture in 96/24 of any of the tracks of the Rush one to see if it's worth it?

Not really set up to do a capture but I think you might get a bit of an idea from the sometimes picky folks in the thread over at the SH Forums -

I played it once this evening and while I thought it did sound a little better I think it needs to be cranked up a little to really hear any benefit.

 

[user 1679]

and a couple more in the mail today:

Maria Taylor - Something About Knowing
new solo album from 1/2 of Azure Ray

Anna Calvi - One Breath

 

[kap'n krunch]

Not really set up to do a capture but I think you might get a bit of an idea from the sometimes picky folks in the thread over at the SH Forums -

I played it once this evening and while I thought it did sound a little better I think it needs to be cranked up a little to really hear any benefit.

Hmm, between the "you have to crank it up" comment (never a good omen), and what the spoiled brats in SH are babbling, I think I'm better off with my LP versions...

 

[Quad Linda]

featuring Bum Farto: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXy52-5zqgc

Miami Sun Sentinel article on Bum Farto:
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-10-06/features/9610100301_1_fire-drug-assistant-prosecutor

 

[soundboy]

Whitney Houston and George Michael on Sony's Blu-spec CD2

Toto's first greatest hits album on K2HD CD

More CDs of Dire Straits's "Brothers in Arms" - on SHM-CD, LPCD 45II, and finally, on early Japan Matsushita CD

 

[fredblue]

Hmm, between the "you have to crank it up" comment (never a good omen), and what the spoiled brats in SH are babbling, I think I'm better off with my LP versions...

when is cranking a bad thing, Kap? hints at a lack of (excessive/any) DRC, no!?

 

[fredblue]

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featuring Bum Farto: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXy52-5zqgc
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Miami Sun Sentinel article on Bum Farto:
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-10-06/features/9610100301_1_fire-drug-assistant-prosecutor

Bum Farto!? HAAAA!!! Come on QL, you're having us on now! :ugham: