I discovered the SH forum through a thread BASHING it here. Since I've found it I find myself hanging out more there than here! Pretty much has the same ups and downs as most forums, and its a little too rigidly policed but its alright!
@dhawks3001- Yeah, Oldtimer’s Disease strikes again! Much as I’ve always loved Kenny Burrell’s licks, which were on my mind, when I said, "guitar and drums, nice", I conflated his name/axe with Stanley Turrentine and his Tenor Sax. Nice catch and thanks for the correction! Big, "DUH", here.
Best info on good recordings is on SH. Some threads get so deep they leave no question unturned. I’ve made some very good purchases based on the info there. (and I’m not a big Beatles fan, the recent remasters work for me).
@rodman9999 - I can see your problem with Kevin Grey's mastering. Kenny Burrell doesn't play sax, so if Kenny's guitar sounded like one then that's pretty bad mastering work.
@oregonpapa - Not certain why I looked at this thread again, but: I own a number of older(circa early Eighties) audiophile(ie: Nautilus/MFSL/Crystal Clear/Sheffield/etc) vinyls. One example, my Nautilus, ’Rumours’, got a lot of play, demoing the speakers at my shoppe. It was always well cared for, but- I thought I’d try a new/remastered pressing. I bought the Hoffman/Grey, 45 RPM version. My old pressing presents(to this day) each instrument’s/human’s voice, as a distinct entity on the sound stage with clarity and lifelike dimension(an excellent mix). ie: One of my customers(a young, professional studio drummer), while auditioning a pair of my speakers, exclaimed, "WOW! I can count the rivets, on the Ride!"(during, ’Dreams’), which was one of my more gratifying moments, as a speaker builder. Suffice it to say, their’s(outside of Stevie’s voice) was a muffled, indistinct, blob of sound, in comparison. Regarding the Jimmy Smith/Midnight Special album: Kenny Burrell’s Sax put me in the venue(guitar and drums- nice), while Smith’s B3 sounded like the crew forgot to remove a few shipping blankets, from over the Leslie. There was a third album, but- it’s been close to a decade and memory fails. The nicest thing I can remember now, is how easy it was to sell all three, after advertising them as, "VPI cleaned/LAST treated/played once to archive". I considered adding the term, "archive" as accurate, since I’d firmly committed the experiences to memory. The buyer was very happy. I’ve been scrupulously avoiding anything with which they’ve been involved, and not had a bad reaction to any purchased recording, since. Sorry, if I seemed loquacious and(of course) YMMV(seems it has). Happy listening!
Please explain your comment. I know Kevin Grey. I've been to his studio several times. I'm familiar with his reissues through Cisco and Impex ... many of which I have both the originals and the reissues Kevin worked on.
As audiophile reissues go, I'd say Kevin's are among the best, especially when considering natural sound and lack of excessive digital reverb. Not trying to start an argument with you Rodman, just curious as to how you reached your conclusion.
The Steve Hoffman music forum is the best out there. Especially if like me you want historical information and you're a Beatles fan.
The problem is that we fans seemingly can't agree on anything when it comes to sound quality. To compound things we sometimes get carried away by anticipation and fall for the emperors new clothes syndrome.
Eventually though a kind of consensus does emerge.
SH Forums, definitely not the place to discuss audio equipment. Lamp cord is just fine thank you, anyone who thinks different is an absolute idiot. OK for music discussions, especially if you're into Beatles minutiae ad nauseum
Different strokes; I like the SH forum for music, records, and music history. (It also has a good visual arts section, with a number of knowledgeable participants on film and tv history and technology). Not as gear-centric as the ’Gon. I don’t see any need to bash any forum; they all serve their audiences differently. (And some of Hoffman’s work is pretty good, sonically, in my estimation). PS: I found the thread on SH- Taters, the comments were directed to the new format, which other 'Gon users seem to have carped about here as well.
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