I have just about all the Sheffield “Moscow Sessions“ LP’s.
I have to disagree about their SQ.
To my taste, the orchestra is recorded too distantly, like from a seat in the balcony. This diffuses the sound with a subsequent loss in detail.
Similar to the sound of current Reference Recordings CDs, which I also have problems with (despite their high regard.) |
What's the difference between a good community orchestra and a world class orchestra? 10 db. When Sheffield was setting up for the Leinsdorf sessions, they practiced on the Pasadena orchestra. Then the LA Phil came in and blew the lights out. They are fine performances. The musicians had final say on whether the recordings could be released and if you know classical musicians they only release their best.
Apropos of nothing the name Sheffield comes from Sheffield Drive in Santa Barbara. Either Doug Sax's mom or Lincoln Mayorga's mom lived on that street. It also reminded them of the high quality of Sheffield steel. |
I’d like to partially withdraw a statement I made about current Reference Recordings CDs. The very latest ones with the Pittsburgh Symphony don’t suffer from a lack of detail. But orchestral recordings prior to the latest ones have had that balcony perspective.
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I do realize many prefer that distant perspective. It’s just not to my taste.
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Dear @rvpiano : I really don't like the kind of sound of the Moscow Sessions LPs. In the other side are not D2D recordings.
R. |
I just acquired the RCA Direct to Disc of Eiji Kitamura, Swing sessions. Promises to be excellent. Anyone else have this one? |
Paramita " , this one you have to listen it to know what I mean about because it’s down there in the land of D2D quality performance or at least the nearest I experienced: the MUSIC is extraordinary and even a true challenge/test for any room/system on reproduction of it. mobdro tubemate |
You should listen to the Flamenco Fever M&K Realtime Records Direct-to-Disc LP. It’s a great recording with massive foot stomping. If you want to impress people with how live and real your system sounds, this is a good demo. |
@audioquest4life Agree. Flamenco Fever is a reference level recording. Unfortunately, it is also quite rare and now very pricey! But if the price doesn't put you off, it should be in everyone's collection. |
I own too all the Sheffield's and the M&K too that are outstanding too but not all D2D are that good it depends of the realeased enginnerings down there.
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One downside is, once having WOW feeling from D2D records' sound quality, many other records you own sound not so musical to listen to.
I have a few, and always wondering that why other records were not made to the same quality.
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Isn’t it Sheffield lab was now own by Acoustic sounds Chad Kassem? |
Chad acquired the assets of The Mastering Lab from Doug Sax, Doug practically willed it to him, it included the mastering lathes and custom tube electronics. |
One downside is, once having WOW feeling from D2D records' sound
quality, many other records you own sound not so musical to listen to.
I have a few, and always wondering that why other records were not made to the same quality. D2D requires musicians to play an entire side in one set. Likewise, all the mic and mixing levels have to be set right from the beginning. The results cannot be mixed down to a master, because they are fed straight to the lathe and cut directly onto the wax. This cutting process by the way must also be done in real time. Highly dynamic music calls for greater groove spacing. This requires the engineer to know the musical demands and adjust the lathe all during the cutting process. That is an awful lot of things that have to go right in order to cut just one side. The results speak for themselves. But it is very hard to do. Hard usually equates to expensive. So there you go. |
Thanks for the info. No wonder why the selection of D2D is very limited.
I try not to be spoiled by the sound of D2D or other audiophile recordings. Just enjoying the music. For so so recording quality LPs, I am spending increasingly more time on Spotify streaming. On my setup, the difference is small. With lossless Spotify coming soon, I might stop buying any new LPs, unless they are very very special.
Gee, I just bought an LP of
Kanye West's MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY for my Son's birthday present. Hope it sounds good. |
The original carrier for manufacturing a vinyl record is the so-called lacquer disc. Direct-to-disc recordings use the lacquer disc as recording medium. Direct-to-disc productions are recordings, which are optimised for vinyl records. https://get-vidmate.com/ https://instasave.onl/ |
Dear friends: from the @krankins 08-24-2020 post information in the thread all the ones down there already posted that information before but gentlemans just did not read the thread and what already posted about.
Of course this is a free world.
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R. |
