Stockfisch Records

I have the Sara K CD sponsored by a well known speaker manufacturer. The lack of compression is welcome.

I am not a huge fan of her but the recording is excellent.

I am interested if Stockfisch have done more complex recordings that are equally excellent...recording an acoustic guitar and vocals ain't rocket science, IMHO.

Any high quality work with other more complex instruments to record (drums, a large band etc.)?

With a large band it is more difficult to notice a bad recording.

I am not sure I agree but I do admit that the Sara K album from Stockfisch is beautifully recorded...

In fact there are some small labels that do record some good stuff....Steve Ferrone's Farm Fur "More Head" is available from CD Baby, a very small label, it is indeed excellent R&B recording ...done by some artists and recorded live on a modest budget!

If I could find a reliable source for recommendations for great recordings I would be delighted! So far most sources I have found are hit and miss...

Are there any other recordings that you equate to Stockfish quality?

If only reviewers started to publish "compression" or "loudness" ratings as part of a CD reviews.

See this article Loud CD's

and this

How To Make Better Recordings

These articles give insight into why many people are finding CD's to be very fatiguing for lengthy periods of listening....as one Mastering Engineer describes "You just crank up the EQ and then you compress it digitally so everything sounds like a machine gun".

I remember a time when you couldn't easily find a decent cup of coffee in North America.....everyone served crap....then along came Starbuck's and served something decent! (Of course Starbucks won't go far in Italy, as a decent cup of coffee remained widely available in that country.)

Some day someone in the audio industry will realize the huge opportunity for a "Starbuck's for digital recordings" and re-re-master everything and charge a premium!!!!