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A little gift for my fellow audiophiles
In this, the season of giving, I thought I’d share some of my most treasured music with you. In the early 2000s I attended an audio show in Manhattan, and in the Usher room they handed out a CD they put together for demo purposes. That room continues to be one of the finest musical experiences of my life and why Usher speakers — completely under the radar here in the US — continue to be one of my top five speaker manufacturers in the world. And in case you didn’t know, they’re also one of the few who make their own drivers, and I happen to think they make some of the most gorgeous speakers extant and right up there with Sonus Faber in that regard They also happen to be an insane value IMHO. Anyway, I used several of the songs off their demo CD for many years when reviewing audio equipment because it’s mostly really well recorded and has some really, really interesting music. I still have the CD, but as far as I can tell it’s now unobtainable, but I found it on this site and it seems to be of high quality so thought I’d share it with you here. It’s kinda hit or miss on an individual song basis IMHO, but there are some real stars here that should make you smile when you play them on your system. I’d single out “Modona” and “De Main Ganche” as two standouts. The former is an excellent chorale arrangement, but it’s interestingly accompanied by an orchestra and some electronica, which seems like an odd combo but it works beautifully here, and I’d encourage you to listen to it at night with the lights off as it better reveals the scope and scale of the performance. The latter is a French female singer, and her voice is so powerful and her vocals are captured so purely it’s an absolute joy to listen to. There are some other gems here but just wanted to point you to those two, among others, for your enjoyment.
Anyway, a little gift for my audiophile friends here, and hope you and yours have Happy Holidays!
https://audiophilemusic.io/portfolio/usher-audio-be-there-volume-3-2006/
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@soix Remarkable sonics, thanks for my best Xmas gift this year! Will share it forward with any audiophile I might happen upon. |
I have the usher d2 put a supertweeter on it now a d3.i do like it 2 big woofer and horn in middle .took 4 of us to lift together as it comes in 3 pieces. It is pretty and fantastic wood on the horn.i run an electronic crossover on it.marchant digital with led screen so you can adj crossover.stay healthy enjoy the holidays and the music. |
Thank you. I visited the site and played several of the tracks in their playlist. Probably low rate mp3s but still VERY Nice! |
Very well recorded; can't believe I'm just streaming from my Mac laptop and your link. I heard an Usher speaker in about 2008 and was impressed. They have a distributor in the USA and I looked through the Usher website. Clearly a value line. It's a pretty crowded market in the USA but it looks like an opportunity for someone to rep the line and do great things here in the USA. |
Feel free to download this track. Impressive imaging. |
@lrlacosse First, I made it clear in my initial post that the CD is basically unobtainable now. Did you not get that message? Second, you can listen to the music through the link for free and it sounds pretty darn good. Third, why would you think you were getting a CD sent to you? Nowhere on the site says your getting a CD,and it’s really obvious you’re just getting a download. Honestly, I not even sure why anyone would buy this because as far as I can tell the music on the link seems to be of CD quality. |
Respectfully submitted, maybe not that clear to others:
And per the site, not sure where download is mentioned:
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@soix Notwithstanding that, thanks for sharing the fun music and a fruitful and Happy New Year to you and yours. I have been waiting for you to share how you are liking the updates/upgrades to your SMC amp. Hope I did not miss it. |
