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Post by Pinch on Mar 4, 2019 16:19:21 GMT
I like Broken a lot, but it's pretty single minded, and maybe hasn't aged so well.
Maybe try this if you've not already:
It's an instrumental album, which led directly to them being offered to score The Social Network (some of the pieces on the score are reworked pieces from Ghosts).
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Post by MartinT on Mar 4, 2019 18:04:45 GMT
I just tried some NIN. Raucous din.
Next!
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 7, 2019 16:49:05 GMT
Back on the playlist and the music is even better.
Glorious
Usual boring stuff I keep saying, more detail, bass, music and all that stuff.
Even the dogs are hearing things not heard before. Top end and bass.
Nothing changed in the system except a Pi on top of the RTZ 3.
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 14, 2019 9:50:22 GMT
All the new bits have seem to have settled.
There may or may not be a marginal improvement in the playlist today.
Took a while ......
3 months for most of it
TAD CD/DAC/Pre turns itself off it left for more than 15 minutes or so.
TAD power amp on around 6.30am and off around 9pm every day
Grounding box only grounding when the kit is on I assume
Sounds wonderful
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 18, 2019 15:11:54 GMT
Grabbing various favourite albums I know well has been enlightening.
Clarity I have never heard before in vocals with words so clear.
Separation of different instruments to hear what the individuals are doing rather than the mix of everyone together.
Bass lines are quite obvious and I find myself following them as well as the music.
Recent examples
The last track
Untitled Protest
unfortunately still relevant more than 50 years after
Brand X - Moroccan Roll
Fairport - Full House
Having so much going on with both instruments and vocals and such separation is wonderful
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 22, 2019 20:42:29 GMT
Beatles favourites and the changes I can now hear
With the Beatles
Bare. Assume an indication of recording then.
George's guitar so much more noticeable. Vocals more separated. Great album.
Revolver
Slightly more body then With the Beatles. George and vocals clearer than ever before
The White album
Utterly different listening experience to previously with the excellent recording showing itself off very well.
Instruments and vocals separated as never before. Great bass and superb clarity of top end. Mid range excellent.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 22, 2019 21:34:55 GMT
Try Abbey Road's Come Together, Mike. Sounds great to me.
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 23, 2019 13:52:35 GMT
All of Abbey Road is very well recorded.
The quality that went into that is something else.
Could easily be a test album, and well worth the listen anyway
Huge improvements in EMI recording quality from early to late Beatles
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 23, 2019 20:15:49 GMT
Incredibly good separation on Cream playing live on Wheels of Fire. Crossroads and the magnificent Spoonful.
Never would have thought a live recording of 3 blokes (geniuses) playing together could sound much better than it used to.
Moving onto
Goodbye
Live Cream
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Post by MartinT on Mar 23, 2019 20:57:51 GMT
You've spurred me to listen to Wheels of Fire in 24/192 hi-res on Qobuz. Sounds excellent.
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 24, 2019 10:31:03 GMT
Today started with Cream - Live (Volume 1) Better. Great to hear again with another layer or so removed. Not as revealed as Wheels of Fire though Ry Cooder - Crossroads Similar to what I know in places, like a different version in others. Hidden detail revealed, background instruments brought forward to hear properly. David Sancious and Tone - True Stories A different album lurking on the same CD ! Seems to be potluck which albums have the detail the system can reveal The boss is due back soon. Volume may have to be reduced  <later> Add Santana first album to the list of revealed in glory |
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 29, 2019 10:38:45 GMT
Playing Santana albums one after the other today at some volume.
Each album takes a step up in sound quality.
III was a lovely surprise.
Caravanserai is currently delivering a vast amount never heard before.
Recording technology or the resources they put on the albums increased noticeably
Welcome up next.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 30, 2019 0:10:07 GMT
I found their best albums (like Abraxas) sound glorious but even some of the more ordinary sounding ones (like Marathon) take a step up in quality.
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 30, 2019 6:37:42 GMT
Decided to try
John McLaughlin / Carlos Santana
Love Devotion Surrender
Not the easiest listen, but so much clearer now with the 2 guitars absolutely separated. Always mashed together before
Well worth a try
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 30, 2019 9:41:27 GMT
Wondered if I was imagining much lower bass over the past few days.
No I'm not. It's there. I'm certain some of it is not meant to be.
Would not have believed I would ever have a system this good.
TAD and Coherent are not cheap. VFM however by the ton (tonne if we stay in the EU)
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 30, 2019 10:09:50 GMT
Much lower bass... Which made me think about Wolfgang Press - Funky Little Demons Best tracks are the remixes on the 2nd CD of the 2CD version which seems to be quite rare. Spotty not have Such space, depth, stunning amount of bass as I hoped, detail. Oh yes, volume as I'm alone this morning |
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 6, 2019 11:13:40 GMT
Back on the playlist.
Albums I love to hear plus a great way to hear where the system is
Another thin layer has been removed. Bass is wonderfully deep and solid.
There is more music
Changes :
RTZ 3 moved from RHS Creaktiv rack to LHS. Now directly under TAD CD and above TAD Power Amp.
Technics Record deck now on top of RHS rack, VIDA and PSUs now on RHS rack.
IE. Very minor changes.
System and components settling in is my theory.
Sound is superb
Mr Supervielle doing wonders with his mates from Bajofondo ATM
TAD volume setting 146. Peaking at 78db
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 11, 2019 11:17:15 GMT
Lovely sunny day Which I can see looking out of the french doors Too wrapped up in listening to the music to be out there although the dogs did have a walk first thing I played music virtually all day at work. The difference now is the system I listen on most of the time is *this* one and the volume.... Wonderful Bajofondo tangoing nicely around the room |
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 22, 2019 10:22:28 GMT
Playing my entire collection of Jeff Beck albums in order shows up what was going on making the albums
Never keen on the first two I am now less keen.
The problem is in the production and or engineering. Micky Most may have made a pile making singles. Not good on JB albums though
The next two are better and then George Martin steps in for Blow by Blow and steps up the quality rather a lot
Looking forward to the nice large stack of JB CDs to come
Not played any of them on this latest version of the system so much more music to come
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 26, 2019 9:38:56 GMT
My new piece of kit. Nice little AD converter. very simple, stupidly cheap. Analogue to Digital Converter Will work out how I use it and how much before I take a step into an upgrade. Be great to hear some of my LPs that are not on CD or Spotty Fashion - Fabrique a good one I remembered recently Product Perfect, their first is on Spotty to give an idea of their sound |
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