Which Record makes your system shine?
Hey All,
Been a while since I posted anything and I hope I am posting in the correct category.
So, just curious, which Vinyl Record, do you feel makes your system shine and display it's full potential?
OR, put another way, which record or records would you put on if you wanted to show off your system to someone who has not heard or seen it before?
Of course we know, not all records sound the same but for me I feel (at least on my system), it's the record: "Temptation" by Chantal Chamberland - Evosound Records
Carpenters: The Singles (forgot to check the record label).
On the other hand, I have James Taylor Greatest Hits on Vinyl and that record just sounds a bit veiled to me.
It's funny how one record can sound great and another, not that it sounds bad but just doesn't seem to have that crispness or openness to it.
System at the moment if you're wondering:
- Vincent SV-500
- Mofi Studio Desk w/Hana SL MC
- Martin Logan Motion 40 Speakers
- Sim Audio Moon 110lp V2 Phono
- Cardas Cabling
@thecarpathian -- I'm glad to see others agree with us on Dire Straits. "Brothers In Arms" is another incredible recording, but sometimes I think it is a little too bright. For me to say that is something -- I have to turn the treble up due to hearing loss at those frequencies.
The debut album is pretty special, also. The blocks on "Water Of Love" tell me if the speakers can cut it or not for my taste. |
@allenf1963 , forgot to thank you for solving a mystery; I always wondered what made that shuffling noise... |
@thecarpathian -- You are very welcome, my friend! The best way to listen to that album is with good headphones -- just like the other album I mentioned, Pink Floyd's "Animals". You hear SO many additional sounds and musical notes that are just tough to pick up with floor standing or bookshelf speakers.
I have a friend whose best friend worked at the Power Station in New York and worked on "Love Over Gold". He told me about achieving that unique sound right before the hi-hat beat begins. If you listen with headphones, you can hear footsteps walking toward the microphone on a wooden floor and then the shuffling sound. In the music video for the song, at the 2:55 mark, you see someone's feet actually walking on a hardwood floor as you hear the shuffling sound. I remember watching the video on MTV in 1982 and wondering why the shot focused on boots walking at that point -- then I listened to the song through headphones and got it. Kind of neat, I thought. |
@jhnnrrs You are right as well, as I'm sure you know. My Telarc 1812 is as you say, digital. I had forgotten that. Some of these digital recordings to vinyl are very well done. Madonna "Ray of Light" is very well done. I think it's the only Madonna album that I own but the German original Warner copy on vinyl is really done and I would consider it her best work........if that means anything. I found some Umbrella label recordings at a thrift store, still sealed so I bought them. To me, the music was crap but it is well recorded crap. :) I do also have Canadian Brass on Umbrella and it's very good. I have Richard Morris Sonic Fireworks on Crystal Clear, something with brass ensemble. To me, it's good and it's D2D. London did some nice vinyl too, so did Angel. This has all been discussion about vinyl for me as the OP asked for...........I think? But, some of my favorite CD's are on the Angel label, very well done. Sarah Brightman, if I remember riight. Some of the best RBDD's in my collection. I mostly favor HDCD for digital, haven't found the right combination for SACD yet, not sure I ever will as I think they are priced too high. RBDD and HDCD's can be had nowadays for next to nothing. With all the rage being streaming, people almost give them away at times, especially in lots. I probably will never stop buying LP's and CD's. |
