What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
First 1984 issue (best DR) Cat Stevens Tea for the Tillerman http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Cat+Stevens&album=Tea+For+The+Tillerman Cheers George |
Just now my newly acquired 1995 CD used $5 Canadian version of Golden Earing Moontan, and from the first note blows away my 2001 I always listened to, and was sort of happy with till now. Anyone want a free 2001 version, you pay for post! http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Golden+Earring&album=Moontan Cheers George |
"Radar Love" - timeless!Radar Love is my second, to me, the nine and a half minute "Vanilla Queen" is number one on the 1995 version, kills the 2005 version for jump factor. Best sounding one on youtube still sounds crap compared to the 1995 CD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKfETKRJC_M Cheers George |
Saint-Seans Symphony No.3 "organ" Michael Stern Kanas Symphony Reference Recordings RR-136 magnificent recording like your there in the Heltzberg Hall 7 years ago listen live. Samples https://music.apple.com/bs/album/saint-sa%C3%ABns-symphony-no-3-in-c-minor-organ-symphony/993259233 Cheer George |
Last night was a memory lane night America (America) untouched "original masters version". Wow!!! still holds up well today, very good dynamic swing, plenty of depth and sound stage, and on some tracks very wide soundstage to outside the speakers!! Then after that, the better tracks off Carly King "Tapestry" CD Then the stunning original recording Cat Stevens "Tea for the Tillerman" 1989 CD4280 made by Denon Japan for A&M. After those CD's an a couple of Gin and Tonics under my belt I was out there and back in the 70’s + Then sat down which I watched Alien Covenant which I’ve never seen, and with Covid19 now mutating, this movie kinda spun me out. Cheers George |
Last night Tracy Chapman "Tracy Chapman" 1st and only 1988 release brilliant stunning recording. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Tracy+Chapman&album=Tracy+Chapman Then Angus & Julia Stone "Down the Way" a little compressed, but simple (voice guitar) so it’s not too confused. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Angus+%26+Julia+Stone&album=Down+The+Way Cheers George |
Last night Joan Armatrading "Joan Armatrading" 1990 issue A&M 393 228-2 Stunning album, sounding also like it was done yesterday, nothing does old RedBook like good discrete R2R dac. . Then after that Propaganda "A Secrete Wish" 1985 ZIT 90288-2 another stunner!!! Can’t believe how good RedBook can sound these days, we suffered with it way back. I now believe Philips "perfect sound forever" saying, just took time for it to get played/converted correctly. Cheers George |
Linda Ronstadt "Simple dreams" stunning sound on todays R2R dacs, the 1987 uncompressed PCM Elecktra CD release. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Linda+Ronstadt&album=Simple+Dreams Cheers George |
Last night, Roger Waters "Amused to Death" When you want to be blown away, even without any aids. This is the "Gone with the Wind" of music CD’s The 1994 Sony Gold Master Sound "Super Bit Mapping" version, even better than the others, which are still very very good. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Roger+Waters&album=Amused+To+Death Cheers George |
Last night Sade "Promise" CD, she was in the room singing to me, startling very clean dynamics, just a stunning 1985 West German recording. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/60499 Cheers George |
+1 Played my 1983 Virgin West German CDV2185 uncompressed version last night, your right, an amazingly recorded album for being so old. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/75650 http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Phil+Collins&album=Face+Value And if anyone wants this best version, there's just 3 for sale https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=CDV2185&_sacat=0... Goes to show, the saying "perfect sound forever" for CD 20 years ago, was a true statement, just back then no replay equipment could get that perfection out of them, till just in the last few years. Cheers George |
Tonight was Etta James "At Last" she made me cry on many of the the tracks. Best dynamic range version 2010 http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/103607 And the rest, worst as usual was 2016 streaming compressed to the max. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=etta+james&album=At+Last Cheers George |
Last night, listened to Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances (Eiji Oue Minnesota Orchestra) Mind blowingly good, I was mesmerized for the whole 67mins Keith Johnson’s Reference Recording RR96CD, simply stunning!! http://www.soundstagenetwork.com/music/reviews/rev371.htm Cheers George |
Just finished tonight, Tears for Fears "Seeds of Love" 1989 original release, excellence personified, this album every track!!! is stunning, it reminds me of The Beatles in a way, but with a modern twist. This 1989 one is the best, just look at the dynamic range http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/181056 And compare it to the 2015 much more compressed, re-release. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/100465 And then the even worse 2020 compressed streamed/download one with bonus tracks. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/179948 Cheers George |
Tonight "The The" "Infected" Crazy good album from 3rd track on, super wide sound stage, insane dynamics and very good original sound, from a band that didn't really get big time. Best one again the early uncompressed, one I have . http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/21800 Blows the later compressed remastered one away. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/51112 Cheers George |
Tonight. Dire Straits "Love Over Gold" I was transported listening to this, what a guitarist Mark Knopfler is, I'm only really now appreciating it fully with todays discrete R2R dac. My very first cd purchase, bought in 1883, 38 years ago!!!! sounds as good today as the very best recordings I have, great DR (dynamic range). http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/118968 Cheers George |
Brian Bromberg "Wood" insane jazz album, extremely well produced and recorded super dynamics. Use this as as demo to highlight your system, or to sell pieces with. Hard to get 2002 Music Group version by A440 cat no. 4001 https://www.discogs.com/Brian-Bromberg-Wood/release/1503133 There is this 2006 highly compressed issue, Artistry Music– ART 7008 steer clear of it. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/6363 Cheers George |
Tonight "The Notting Hillbillies" "Missing... Presumed Having A Good Time" Great bunch of artists got together to do this, led by Mark Knofler Only one issue not compressed http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/3429 My fav tracks 1 2 3 and 11 Cheers George |
Last night, "nostalgia night" from little school days, but with a couple of Scotch and sodas in me this time round, dreaming of my first crush, my music teacher, a 6ft tall blonde Russian in a mini skirt with white vinyl knee high boots, she had legs that went to heaven!!! who played this for us in school on her portable T/T! "The Young Rascals" "Grooving" https://youtu.be/4JIq8Zn0AJE typical 60’s recording, but so much better sounding on todays R2R dacs. Have both these and the 1988 is so much more relaxed sounding than the on edge 2010 because of the compression difference. 1988 CD release: http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/127651 2010 CD release: http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/105912 Cheers George |
Last night another amazing sounding CD uncompressed 1987 issue Elton John "Madman Across the Water" cat no. 825-487-2 http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/111069 Steer clear of the 2004 re-issue hybrid http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/52257 Cheers George |
Last night another nostalgia evening, with George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. Traveling Wilburys Vol 1 cat no.925-796-2 (I thought in 1988 was a good/average recording) but no!! it’s another mind blowing recording bought to life at last with todays R2R dacs. As usual only get the 1988 non compressed version, look how they butchered the later re-releases and download/streamed ones with compression. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=The+Traveling+Wilburys&album= Cheers George |
Another wow!! night this time with (ELO) Electric Light Orchestra "Eldorado" 1987 cd version "non compressed" Epic ZK 35526 , this is what Redbook was always meant to sound like through a good discrete R2R dac. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Electric+Light+Orchestra&album=Eldorado Cheers George |
scratcha156 posts04-01-2021 1:23pmGary Moore; Blues and Beyond Yeah!!! pity it got all the life (squashed) compressed out of it. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Gary+Moore&album=Blues+and+Beyond My favorite "Parisian Walkways 93" (Virgin France PM 515 limited edition) http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/66275 And don’t forget "Still Got the Blues", which has the only streamed/downloaded version that I’ve seen that hasn’t been (squashed) compressed. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Gary+Moore&album=%09Still+Got+The+Blues Cheers George |
big_gregThe SHM ones are a bit compressed to the originals, any compression make things sound bright/loud and uneasy to me. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Steely+Dan&album=Countdown+To+Ecstasy Gaucho was the pits with later squashed releases and HD downloaded ones http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Steely+Dan&album=Gaucho Cheers George |
tuzarupa65 posts👍👌👍👌👍👌 Got around 6 of these, the best for me for a very long time was the 1980 Philips 400-021-2 Kirill Kondrashin/Concertgebow Then I got the Jose’ Serebier?London Philli. RR-89CD. both very very good depending on mood. Cheers George |
jafant13,241 posts04-07-2021 1:41pmAC/DC Yeah Angus!!! Sat next to him in 1st and 2nd year music class very Monday morning up the back of the class room at Ashfield Boys High, one real strange dude. The music teacher, gorgeous 6ft blonde Russian little tiny skimpy white mini skirt, with plastic gogo boots to the knee. When she wrote on the blackboard, Angus would yell out (in his cockney accent) "higher Miss can’t see up the back", naturally the mini skirt would rise way up, many sighs, no need to say any more. (I’m sure she knew what was going on) Oh and the "A" on the cap and blazer pocket was for Ashfield not Angus as everyone thinks. https://ibb.co/4ftgyP7 Cheers George |
CSN&Y +1 Last night "Crosby, Stills & Nash" Crosby, Stills & Nash self titled 1987 release the best, sounded so open and real. Others got dynamically "crunched" especially the 24/192 streamed one. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Crosby%2C+Stills+%26+Nash&album=Crosby%2C+Stills+... Cheers George |
This evening just finished Stevie Nicks "Bella Donna" 1984 West German pressing Cat No-299-69 stunning sound, just love everything about this woman. Check out the dynamic range variations in this album, from the great early to the later very compressed obviously re-mastered/re-issued download/streamed versions. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Stevie+Nicks&album=Bella+Donna Cheers George |
Last night 3 x 50y/o White Heather Scotch with distilled water, (not obtainable anymore) with my friends playing. Traveling Wilburys 1988 "un-squashed" most dynamic version. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Traveling+Wilburys&album=Traveling+Wilburys+ Cat no. if your interested in getting the best one https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/150473 Then the Notting Hillbillies 1990 uncompressed, all versions good. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Notting+Hillbillies&album= Cheers George |
Last night with a couple of GT’s under the belt, a great Jazz evening James Morrison 1991 "Manner Dangerous" Insanely good dynamics will give you concussion on the louder notes and you’ll love it. Done before they started to compress his later albums more and more, and make them unlistenable on big dynamic systems. Manner Dangerous
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Nice Penfolds red and a couple of GT’s later Rickie Lee Jones Pop Pop triple album uncompressed. Now your talking high end recordings. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Rickie+Lee+Jones&album=Pop+Pop Click on the name of the album for the cd cat no to buy used, on ebay for peanuts Cheers George |
Elton John "Madman Across the Water" not a big fan, but this is something else, brilliant, stunning there are no adjectives that can describe just how good this album was. Naturally the best release, was the most uncompressed one, that was the first 1985 as usual. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/186376 Cheers George |
ghosthouse OP Look at the compression difference with your fav "All The Nasties" track8 2004 SACD version https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/52257 Or 1996 track8 again downloaded https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/110436 Then the track8 1985 nearly 20 years earlier uncompressed version https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/186376 Cheers George |
"All The Nasties" brilliant!!!!!!! Called being uncompressed back then, when there were no iphones/tablets/earbuds/walkmans etc etc to blow up and the earphones when the big crescendos/transients came along. Now they have to compress otherwise they would blow those teeny speakers/earbuds, if turned up during the quiter intros/passages. So they have to compress it these days, to stop all that destruction, and as a bonus for them less space is used when they stream, so less space less streaming costs to them Like this unfortunate compressed junk. Good also in cars in heavy city traffic, jackhammers etc. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/103194 https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/182565 Here’s something good to look at EJ early uncompressed https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/year/1?artist=elton+john Compared it to most of the later stuff https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/year/3?artist=elton+john (something happened though between 2017 to 2019) they went back to uncompressed????? Which is weird, someone said something to someone?? Cheers George |
Very good tweak, original first issue, uncompressed re-issues, untouched with no (streaming/downloading) compression. Gunna get me a set of these. (Seems to be 5 discs though) https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Rickie+Lee+Jones&album=Original+Album+Series Just bought me one from the UK. Cheers George |
Just got a used Rickie Lee Jones Pop Pop cd for $5, amazing, extremely dynamic album, shame about the album cover though. Looks like she doesn’t allow compression of any sort even with her re-issues, then it was late 90’s and later it started to happen. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=+Lee+Jones&album=Pop+Pop Cheers George |
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade Reference Recodings 1999 one stunning hifi demo disc https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/5100 The another but this time very early 1980 Philips and my favourite Rimsky-Korsakov*, Kirill Kondrashin, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam Shame this isn't on the DRDB website, as to me it's the best rendition, and I have about 6 altogether. Cheers George |
Stunning EMI recording, will bulge the rooms walls out on the dynamic passages, yet so clean!! and the upper bass growl is something else https://ibb.co/mN3nCn5 Cheers George |
Van Morrison - Poetic Champions Compose The far better 1st release uncompressed issue, stunning album 1st rate, $5 on ebay https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Van+Morrison&album=Poetic+Champions+Compose 1987 Mercury UK pressing https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/23727 Cheers George |
Elton JohnMadman Across the Water 1st 1985 cd uncompressed Polydor release and I’m rocking it out!!!! With the aid of a little Dimple. (sniff it deeply 5 x before you dip your tongue) https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/111069 Or you’ll pay $80 for a used uncompressed 2019 Japan release https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/168559 https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/year?artist=elton+john&album=Madman+Across+The+Water Cheers George |
Blind Faith - S/TYeah man, dust off the bong. Hope you jaged the 1986 issue, with the best dynamic range. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/year?artist=Blind+Faith It’s an RSO (none on ebay) German release 825 094-2 cat no. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/70693 Cheers George |
