This is my first article for them and it recounts a reunion of some old friends in New York. I hope you enjoy it.
http://thehighfidelityreport.com/new-york-reunion/
http://thehighfidelityreport.com/new-york-reunion/
The High Fidelity Report has published an article of mine on New York Reunion.
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It was a talented ensemble. I got to see McCoy live many, many times before and after that session. Never heard a bad performance or song. For a while he played with Avery Sharpe at Sweet Basil which was near my old apartment in the West Village. I spent a lot of money on drinks there.
I have the LP and RBCD and its a fine recording. the article states they ran analog tape and digital side by side, i'm assuming the vinyl was cut from analog tape. did you guys compare the play back of both and was there a consensus on which had better SQ?
PS I re-read the part you used analog tape for the SACD so I assume it was the better of the two.
Lee,
Very enjoyable article. I can not resist quoting you "I had been buying loads of Chesky CDs at Singer in part because I liked the Latin jazz and in part because my system was not very good at the time and they sounded so wonderful anyway. " I have had exactly the same opinion on Chesky CDs - they sound wonderful, even in mismatched systems, and because of it are inappropriate for the diagnostic phase of tuning a system. But once the system is in tune they can sound exceptional. Although it is not my preferred version for interpretation, in the adequate system and room, their edition of the Beethoven Symphony no. 9 can sound more life like than any other recording I have heard of this piece.
Very enjoyable article. I can not resist quoting you "I had been buying loads of Chesky CDs at Singer in part because I liked the Latin jazz and in part because my system was not very good at the time and they sounded so wonderful anyway. " I have had exactly the same opinion on Chesky CDs - they sound wonderful, even in mismatched systems, and because of it are inappropriate for the diagnostic phase of tuning a system. But once the system is in tune they can sound exceptional. Although it is not my preferred version for interpretation, in the adequate system and room, their edition of the Beethoven Symphony no. 9 can sound more life like than any other recording I have heard of this piece.
FYI..it is available at HDTracks as a 96/24 DL as well.
http://www.hdtracks.com/new-york-reunion-129011
ok but I have the vinyl why would I want the 96/24 DL? I just got a used vinyl copy a few weeks ago and the dynamic swings can startle the listener unexpectedly like a good D2D recording - no compression here. its the ideal trifecta of musicianship, recording quality and accessible music.
errr.. to offer another format..to any none that was interested. It sounds excellent.
I had started out with some rather awful Polk speakers and a set of Adcom electronics which were pretty good but the speakers kept blowing tweeters as they did in the day. I had bought the system from I believe Chestnut Audio in Philly..? So I started around Singer and buying some CDs while dreaming about Krell gear and things like Hales speakers. While I saved up for a better system I bought a lot of CDs. So I hope I did not imply that Singer was the root of the system problems. Ironically I soon bought my Maggie IIIas from Lyric and the sound got much better. I later added ARC gear.
As for a diagnostic tool, their second test CD which I worked on (I shook a "rain stick" on one of the tracks) can be helpful as it has things that are more diagnostic in nature. But more often I use a familiar CD for testing.
errr.. to offer another format..to any none that was interested. It sounds excellent.
I left out the smiley, I'm just pushing buttons I know you don't do vinyl.
I left out the smiley, I'm just pushing buttons I know you don't do vinyl.
No worries Pure..Nothing against vinyl! I am format neutral! Anyway, for sure a great record.
By the way Andre, I really liked the Alice Gold recommendation on your list. Thanks for turning me on to her.
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