Well, I'm one Hiker who enjoys classical music on a fairly regular basis. But this post is about a couple of older rock/pop CD's I dusted off and played in Trifield last night--Fresh Aire II and III on American Gramaphone. I imagine many of you have or have heard these but it was fun listening to them again after a very long while. The sound quality is excellent too.
Ken
Main: G68J, 5K2s, 5Ks, HSU subs, Pio 151FD, Dish VP722, Roku, Wadia I70, Anti Mode Dual Core, Oppo 103D Vanity Lite Office: SBT, Berkeley Alpha DAC 2/MQA, Magico S3 Mk II, Boulder 2060, Lumin U1 Mini streamer, Roon.
I have the whole boxed set. II and III are probably the better of the bunch.
- Fiddler (IMHO)
If you think listening to music is fun, try learning an instrument. HT: G61RSL, 4x5K, 5.5KHC, 2xSC6000, Transporter, HD621, Philips BDP7501 4K, Tivo, 65" LG OLED 4K C6 Computer: Foobar2000, 5K, Mojo, HiFiMan HE1000 V2
Any Isaac Guillory fans out there may want to se this on UTube.
If you missed him, its worth a look to see a proper Guitar player. Sadly passed away too early, you missed a treat.
Enjoy, Chris
No 18 in the Hall of fame I have simple tastes; I am content to settle for the best: GIK monster bass panels, rear wall. QNAP TVS 471i3. Roon into DSP5200SE via 210/ 218 zone... Explorer 2. Bluesound Pulse 2, Mini & Flex. 596v1, 518, Foxsat HD, Sony BDP, Pioneer 5090, 2 Chromecast's for LRB videos. MS200 to F80 for a Roon zone
I received the David Gilmour "Live In Gdansk" (5 Disc) CD/DVD set for Christmas. I have to say that this set is awesome (especially if you go for the 5 disc set). Not only do you get the concert on two CDs, you also get DVDs containing video footage, jamming sessions and, more importantly, a cool 5.1 (DTS and DD) mix of his On An Island album! I have to say that the DTS mix is so much better than the vanilla Dolby Digital variant. The rest of the set is a great workout for your Trifield setting!
No 18 in the Hall of fame I have simple tastes; I am content to settle for the best: GIK monster bass panels, rear wall. QNAP TVS 471i3. Roon into DSP5200SE via 210/ 218 zone... Explorer 2. Bluesound Pulse 2, Mini & Flex. 596v1, 518, Foxsat HD, Sony BDP, Pioneer 5090, 2 Chromecast's for LRB videos. MS200 to F80 for a Roon zone
I didn't think I was much of a Prog Rock fan until I started looking at my collection; Early Genesis, Early Floyd, Earth & Fire and The Moody Blues amongst others.
Which reminds me, I received Days Of Future Passed and In Search Of The Lost Chord by The Moody Blues today on SACD. Fantastic sounding discs!
I've been a lot more open minded about music lately and caring much less about the quality of the recording (I always want to play it the best I can but I don't let recording quality get in the way like I used to).
Anyway I've been listening to some coworkers music by just letting my computer random play against our shared library. And ran into this album.
My coworker friend said if you like that you should listen to these other albums. At first I thought yuck (my knee jerk reaction to a poor recording almost stopped me from listening further), but I just let it play until this song came on.
My wife and I enjoy fiddlers at Highland games and local county fairs. It's very hard to capture the atmosphere when a bunch of fiddlers get together and there is nothing quite like it my experience. This album gets pretty close even though it's a crappy recording. You have to focus on the music and the beat. It's great stuff.
- Fiddler (IMHO)
If you think listening to music is fun, try learning an instrument. HT: G61RSL, 4x5K, 5.5KHC, 2xSC6000, Transporter, HD621, Philips BDP7501 4K, Tivo, 65" LG OLED 4K C6 Computer: Foobar2000, 5K, Mojo, HiFiMan HE1000 V2
I have just downloaded a copy of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here (DVD-A, 4.0 24/96). It's a direct port from the original quad mix (allegedly). Sounds very nice, not as nice as DSOTM but still nice.
All you blues fans, I recorded "Seasick Steve" Live from the Reading Festival on BBC4, Transfered to DVD and it Looks and sounds great on the 596 in my Trifield based preset for such things. He is the "Real Deal" and I highly recomend this performance. The Preceeding Documentary is also unmissable.
Cheers Chris
P.S. I doubt it will be on Bluray in DD Tru-HD anytime soon............
Last edited by chrislayeruk; 2009-01-2514:31. Reason: Splleing
No 18 in the Hall of fame I have simple tastes; I am content to settle for the best: GIK monster bass panels, rear wall. QNAP TVS 471i3. Roon into DSP5200SE via 210/ 218 zone... Explorer 2. Bluesound Pulse 2, Mini & Flex. 596v1, 518, Foxsat HD, Sony BDP, Pioneer 5090, 2 Chromecast's for LRB videos. MS200 to F80 for a Roon zone
I hope you didnt miss the Documentary on BBC 4 "Standing in the shadow of Motown". The story of "The Funk Brothers", who played all the Music for Motown hits in the 60's. I recorded this and am so glad I did, the sound is amazing, as they got those of them left alive to play again. My Panasonic HDD/DVDR really is a great piece of kit, but I transfer to DVD and play on my 596 for optimal sound. You dont need any high def formats to enjoy this Musical Gem.
Cheers, Chris
Last edited by chrislayeruk; 2009-02-2212:40. Reason: splelign
No 18 in the Hall of fame I have simple tastes; I am content to settle for the best: GIK monster bass panels, rear wall. QNAP TVS 471i3. Roon into DSP5200SE via 210/ 218 zone... Explorer 2. Bluesound Pulse 2, Mini & Flex. 596v1, 518, Foxsat HD, Sony BDP, Pioneer 5090, 2 Chromecast's for LRB videos. MS200 to F80 for a Roon zone
Google Search
|
Meridian Systems
|
Meridian Streaming
|
Restaurant
|
WiKi
|
Duncan's Meridian Info
|
Board Rules
|
Restaurant Rules
