stuartk
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| SQ of "Rock of Ages" on CD The Academy of Music set arrived yesterday. I’ve only listened to a few tracks. Compared to the MoFi, what I’ve noticed so far are an improved, overall sense of immediacy that you’d expect from a live show coupled with improved resolution/separat... | |
| Little Richard, Big Mama Thornton and BB King Can You Suggest Best Albums? @vonhelmholtz BB King: I'm partial to "Completely Well" and "Indianola Mississippi Seeds". Some may regard these as overly produced but there's plenty of excellent guitar and vocal work. I doubt you'll be bowled over by the SQ. | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? @tonywinga @jjss49 and similar posts ... I find it reassuring that in a thread with the potential for a great deal of acrimony, you guys inject a strong dose of common sense ... Thanks for that! | |
| SQ of "Rock of Ages" on CD @tomic601 Thanks. I got it pretty cheap from importcds. | |
| Show off! Audiophiles always seem to bring over their own favorite "test discs". Non audiophiles ? It doesn’t matter because on my system, any decent-sounding CD is probably going to sound much better than anything they’ve heard. Whether they'll be able t... | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey I didn't start until 20 years ago but here are a few... 1) Don't buy anything you can't demo in your room, with your components and your music and return, if necessary. 2) Trust your own ears but give any component plenty of listening time bef... | |
| SQ of "Rock of Ages" on CD @tomic601 Thanks. Do you mean the box set? I'm going to buy the 2 disc version. | |
| SQ of "Rock of Ages" on CD @tomic601 Thanks for your comments. I plan to order the Academy version this week. | |
| SQ of "Rock of Ages" on CD @jafant The hybrid SACD just says "Original Master Recording". Hasn't MoFi admitted to making such claims falsely in the past? Are R. Robertson's assertions reliable? I don't know. But given the SQ (or lack thereof) of the MoFi and my fond... | |
| SQ of "Rock of Ages" on CD @jafant Thanks for your input. I haven't found that original mixes are uniformly more pleasing to my ears; it really depends on the record in question. And given R. Robertson"s opinion, I'm curious to hear the Academy of Music version. I'll ... | |
| SQ of "Rock of Ages" on CD @bkeske Have you heard the Academy of Music mix? | |
| SQ of "Rock of Ages" on CD Yeah-- I dunno about about SACD SQ (never owned an SACD player) but I've found the Redbook SQ of MoFi hybrids to be very inconsistent. Some are quite good, others just meh-- most definitely not worth the money. As far as the Band album is concer... | |
| SQ of "Rock of Ages" on CD Just found a Sound and Vision interview with R. Robertson. Apparently the original mixing was done by him and Phil Ramone at Criteria, before the studio was completed and they didn't like the mix, either, which Robertson describes as "murky". Supp... | |
| SQ of "Rock of Ages" on CD @tomcy6 Thanks; I'll check it out. I asked here because I've purchased cds before that were popular on the Hoffman site and have not liked the SQ of the mixes they favor. I suspect Rock of Ages was simply not recorded well, to begin with, whi... | |
| David Crosby R.I.P. My favorite CSN/CSNY tunes have always been Crosby's. His distinctive melodic sensibility and fondness for open tunings on big 'ol Martin dreads has a lot to do with it. IICORMN is one of my favorite albums of its genre. As to his personal falli... |