Holmz Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 I have the Ring Cycle as a Sheffield pressing, as well as the CD version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdnrBob Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 The Ring- One set of operas I could never get through... Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom Boom Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 6 hours ago, GdnrBob said: The Ring- One set of operas I could never get through... Bob Yes I have the 2012 Deutsche Grammophon release called Twilight Of The Gods: The Ultimate Wagner Ring Collection. Bryn Terfel is a Welch Baritone whose voice I like. it's over 2 hours long! I remember watching great performances on PBS where they performed live at the met. I really enjoyed the performance, including the subtitles. I'll have to cue up this recording on my upgraded system sometime soon. -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsooner Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Great thread for me to stream new music. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom Boom Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 Taking a break from opera and symphonies. I've come across some artists I've enjoyed listening as an audiophile and just for personal reasons. A couple have released some recent material. They're in the singer songwriter genre. If you're looking for full impact dynamics and large symphonic swells, you might want to return to the opera. 😁 These are studio recordings, there will be mixing in the mastering. So with all those potential imperfections: Sting has gone back to his songwriting roots. There's a good deal of fancy guitar picking. The Aimee Mann recording is interesting. More acoustic instruments less electric guitar. I like both in her recordings. Her stuff is more in the Indie category. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 @Boom Boomthanks so much, I have the Aimee on preorder, as you might know previous Aimee Mann vinyl rare and expensive as Summer hens teeth….. Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom Boom Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 @TomicTime Yes, my introduction to Aimee Mann was listening to a MoFi pressing of Lost in Space on a fancy ClearAudio table with the Goldfinger cartridge. I think the electronics were SimAudio Moon (it could have been Aesthetix) and the speakers Parsifal Ovations. The sound was hypnotic. It was an excellent demo. I was hooked on the artist. I ended picking up that LP on vinyl and acquiring Bachelor #2 on MoFi vinyl. It's been a while since I've played or purchased vinyl. I've been migrating to high resolution downloads. I find the ease of navigating JRiver MediaCenter with my wireless desktop just too convenient. I finally got sound quality I wanted with digital sources. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeske Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 A spur of the moment post, as I’m listening to this old vinyl, and my room is absolutely filled gloriously. Don’t forget all the great old (and new) vinyl out there @Boom Boom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom Boom Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 A couple of new female vocalist recordings: This is my first download from this artist: Here's the latest from this artist: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom Boom Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 A couple of recent jazz downloads: And this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gallup Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 On 12/29/2021 at 5:04 PM, Joe Whip said: Love this album that I downloaded from Qobuz. Fantastic. Listening now on Tidal. Good stuff; thanks for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsooner Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Working out on recumbent elliptical streaming Lucky Man. Thanks tons. Ha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom Boom Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 I really like this new download. The accuracy of the timbre of the instruments even when played en masse is incredible. I downloaded 24 bit 192 kHz. I couldn't find Shubert's Octet in DSD. BIS sells SACDs but only offers downloads in PCM. Doesn't matter with my Bryston DAC. The other BIS recording I own is the Opera Norma. It is a difficult one to sing, but when done right, the harmonization of the female duets are spectacular. I'll upload a picture of the cover when I get around to listening to it. . I hosted an audiophile outing last Sunday. My friend brought over his SACD of this piece. I didn't catch what label he owned. I'm glad he brought it over. It was the first outing with my upgrades. He runs different gear: KEF R3s, McIntosh SACD player, Benchmark AHB2, Crystal cables, Furman Power conditioning. Both our systems sound great but very different. He's a former musician (played Clarinet with a symphony). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwoodzz Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Enjoying this SACD. I have been a fan for sometime and have seen him multiple times live. Picked this up off Discogs the other day. Mastered by Bernie Grundman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 @Boom Boomgreat contributions to the forum ! you might enjoy this… http://www.2l.no/hires/ Many free downloads from 2L recordings a label i hold in esteem… great for comparison of formats / resolutions w same recording chain…. Best to you Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom Boom Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 New Download, Raum from Tangerine Dream. Had no idea Edgar Froese passed away in 2015. I came across their music from soundtracks that I took notice: Thief and Risky Business. Was a fan from then on. My first recording I acquired of theirs was a Japanese press copy of Phaedra. I've acquired the soundtracks from those movies and another later recording on high res download. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmz Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 “Theif” was a great movie if one likes night time photograph. (Assuming it was the James Caan one.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom Boom Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 12 hours ago, Holmz said: “Theif” was a great movie if one likes night time photograph. (Assuming it was the James Caan one.) Yes, that's the one. I think it's spelled "Thief" tho. Lol. 😁 Just realized I bought both soundtracks on vinyl. I didn't have a CD player yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeske Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Just received this yesterday from the UK. Original DECCA release from 1972. Really really nice. I have this on CD as a box, but the vinyl is really special. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gallup Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Sibelius is a favorite of mine. Second Symphony is terrific and well-known, but #5 is really, really good too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmz Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 5 hours ago, Boom Boom said: Yes, that's the one. I think it's spelled "Thief" tho. Lol. 😁 … Between my ears, eyes, and spelling… it looks like I am in decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdnrBob Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 What did the foreign exchange student say when he was taken to an All Sibelius concert? Is Finish, Is Finish? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeske Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdnrBob Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Oh well, at least one person got it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmz Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 I didn’t want to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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