Acoustic Sounds Series
Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas https://youtu.be/qQiTueGmVdY https://youtu.be/MnXIZ3KPnKw https://youtu.be/cDSu1KXzTgU https://youtu.be/H0q_wOFdbR8 |
Muddy Waters, Folk Singer. A great way to get into the blues. I have decided that in many instances when it comes to these older recordings, the high resolution digital files are better than the vinyl and not just the reissues but the originals also. The individual instruments are better delineated in space. The spaces between are blacker for lack of a better term. I do not think it is a noise issue either although the extra noise in vinyl can not help. The odd thing is I hear the difference better with the new turntable which is quieter and more accurate than the older one. What use to pass for ambience is now obviously not. It is certainly not a cartridge problem either. Yesterday I played the vinyl version of Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger. The first cut has intentional feedback in the low 20 Hz region which makes the bass thunder with a continuous rumble which causes most other cartridges to distort or even miss-track. It wizzed through the track perfectly, the two guitars perfectly focused right and left, drums layered out nicely, no distortion at all. Mr Ledermann knows what he is doing. |
My experience with the Acoustic Sound Series. Despite sound not bad, most of titles have some grain. I don't know what is it the problem mastering equipment or the conditions of master tapes? The best Acoustic Sound Series sounding title is Getz/Gilberto. It has a real analogue sound smooth and transparent without any grain and roughness. I have a number of old Verve records remastered on CD. And most of them sound very good. I also have a number of original old Verve records and most of them sound smooth but a little bit dull (if you compare them to other jazz labels from 1955 to 1964). |
