Music of CES 2016

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Hello everyone. One of the reasons I go to audio shows is to discover new music and music that is demo worthy. In addition, I like to share what music I heard on the systems I evaluated so that we have a better context. I am going to buy all the ones I don't have so that I can compare the sound to my own system. Hope you find them useful.

I used Google song recognition which I found to pretty good. It had a hit rate of 80%. For the other 20% I tried to use Shazam but it could not find any of those either.

So enjoy and give me some feedback as to whether you like them. I paid a high price in capturing them as the hosts thought I was texting rather than evaluating their systems!

NOTE: while in some cases I confirmed the Google search with the host, many times I did not. It is entirely possible that some may be wrong.

LAM and Kharma:

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tdkrh5nwczdippadsbz6fjdbvte?u=0#

Hound Dog
Big Mama Thornton

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tyxvijrssa22kpmi4qshwurgi34?u=0#

J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 - Toccata
Carlo Curley

https://play.google.com/music/preview/T4v5zab66wla5x4stny7jgtrygm?u=0#
wlong rong story
sfpr

The above was from an old Technics (?) CD sampler Vladimir had that came from a magazine. So it may or may not be right.

Il camello e il dromedario
Petra Magoni

 

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Absolare room.

https://play.google.com/music/preview/T45s6bwregv2acp2jx6mzovxt3e?u=0#

Travelling Song
Pentangle

 

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VAC room:

One of the classic demo albums: https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tk7n3nxkwabyd7xmtlobdyfkjfu?u=0#

Just A Little Lovin'
Shelby Lynne

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Ty6lnhlvstoxqaexdqxkw3xnzj4?u=0#

Exactly Like You
Ray Brown Trio

Boy, I thought I was the only one who about Vollenweider albums back in 1980s

The White Winds, The White Boat (First View)
Andreas Vollenweider

 

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MBL Room.

Oldie but goodie: https://play.google.com/music/preview/Ty23ovtpa34kkmaeoyvhhq3d7g4?u=0#

The Ubiquitous Mr Lovegrove
Dead Can Dance

Great album: https://play.google.com/music/preview/T5nmsl7ymrj3pvrx3gi4uf4keaa?u=0#

Don't Stand So Close To Me
Sting

 

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Nagra

Summertime
The Wailin' Jennys

True reference quality and probably the most played album:

Stairway To Heaven
Rodrigo Y Gabriela

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tghx77lhi6dcjucqn2pzma6aw34?u=0#
Uh,Uh,Uh,Uh,Uh
Bebe

https://play.google.com/music/preview/T7gp43srwi6uyueemoj2lkuaewa?u=0#

Tenerife Sea
Ed Sheeran

 

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Lumin/Giya room:

Yes, for all of you Adele haters, it was getting play at the show . Interesting though. One one system it sounded horrible, far worse than mine and the second system here:

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tcfxx36abtq2ahfapx23abc4piu?u=0#
Million Years Ago
Adele

 

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Raidho:

Told you this was getting a lot of play: https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tzser42qxliz36jb42fb5atpxmu?u=0#

Stairway To Heaven
Rodrigo Y Gabriela

My notes on this track says, "stunning detail."

https://play.google.com/music/preview/T4izvvykaokezkoyjyky7phrmca?u=0#
Mass & Spring
Amon Tobin

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tzvtzwdt2qfkrho556w3scuymay?u=0#
Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat, Op. 70 (1945): I. Allegro
Eliahu Inbal

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tc3cqp2cafir6cqdyhxse2xf6tq?u=0#
Everybody Plays The Fool
Aaron Neville

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tgdtjcpwuqvw2i3kq5iuam4piey?u=0#
Drunk With Power
Puscifer

 

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Nola.

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tqmzxo66p7sxmp4ezqwdbvn7jtm?u=0#

Paraiso
Gerry Mulligan

 

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Conrad Johnson

https://play.google.com/music/preview/T3g2gpxdcrntg6p7skpwberkz7i?u=0#

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Act 4 - Giunse alfin il momento...Al desio di chi t'adora
Cecilia Bartoli

 

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Except for some Shostakovich and Bach, I think I have none of the above, at all...

Oops, I have Sting when he was still a Policeman.

Big Mama Thornton, I confused with Ethel Waters for a moment. I might have a Big Mama disc hidden away.

 

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Paradigm

Old standard: https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tl4wqphvpjuaagvkrfo22gyq25a?u=0#

Love Over Gold
Dire Straits

My notes say "nice." https://play.google.com/music/preview/T4datjgkahxhl75ra2ah62q6oa4?u=0#

North Dakota
Lyle Lovett

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tzyrldff3hhrxqmjmsm5veq7y3m?u=0#
Tin Pan Alley (AKA Roughest Place in Town)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tgjulif34xufdrsl2wjct226rqa?u=0#
Rainy Night in Georgia
George Benson

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tnxoepcvwt3gsos65atyepdlpoi?u=0#
1br/1ba
Vienna Teng

One of my favorites although it sounded pretty boomy in this booth:

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tdgju5s7hbpcovvpqdcn62xq3pe?u=0#

Imagine The Fire
Hans Zimmer

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tamsy66kicqgy3w77szohnl3qi4?u=0#
Symphony No. 3: IV. Molto deliberato
Minnesota Orchestra

 

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Martin Logan:

Another "nice" note: https://play.google.com/music/preview/Ailjgfdlxmgyqgwdvbj52diw42u?u=0#

David Chesky, Randy Brecker, Giovanni Hidalgo & Bob Mintzer

https://play.google.com/music/preview/T6qulhgaghi6h6n5om2ndznaqb4?u=0#
Too Marvelous For Words
Diana Krall

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tfivvlryegxmua752qdjyicqb4y?u=0#
A Sussex Overture, Op. 31
London Philharmonic Orchestra

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tgz3o3qcxb3pgnnf6nyrggiee6y?u=0#
Jamaica Farewell
Harry Belafonte

https://play.google.com/music/preview/T2z5phqdsipb4fhekt7tlav2yra?u=0#

Desperado
Diana Krall

 

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Hagel:

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tusnqadnezcn2hxctckhjffhwzm?u=0#

Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Matthew Morrison

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tuxjslwag3acuvvaio4cnqkxci4?u=0#

Riders On The Storm
The Doors

 

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More to come later...

 

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Vienna Acoustics:

Another classic that got some play and importantly was always on display in LP form. Speaking of LP some of the albums I have posted were in LP even though I am showing the digital version.

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tqzuuvhyq5zvy2zfmy77oypvh7y?u=0#

Biscuits (Live from Amager Bio, Copenhagen – Oct 14 2011)
Fink

 

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https://play.google.com/music/preview/T25ylqfx3dx4zguxowuhb3q6cqa?u=0#

Not sure which room this was from.

One
Johnny Cash

 

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Genessis: https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tw7psqarksvo3ha3cjtcfgztfqq?u=0#

Borodin: Symphony No.2 in B minor - 1. Allegro
London Symphony Orchestra

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tckvys5cuibq3t6qvitdsxijl2i?u=0#
Blue Skies
Eva Cassidy

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tnxwlqpxunt6wwkfxegr5z7rove?u=0#
Stardust
Willie Nelson

Infected Mushrooms, Vicious Delicious
http://www.amazon.com/Vicious-Delicious-Infected-Mushroom/dp/B000QEIM5K

 

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Nice to see some albums not usually played from the audiophile buffet.

 

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Kharma

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tb6igmuoa5s6jjxk2vbstwzfacm?u=0#

Under The Bridge
Stanley Clarke Trio with Hiromi & Lenny White

 

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Johnny Vinyl said:

Nice to see some albums not usually played from the audiophile buffet.

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Indeed. There was wide variety and not at all the same few tired audiophile tracks. The scandinavian companies led the charge there. Alas, I could not find all of their music on my phone.