Octave Records

[Ron Resnick]

Paul McGowan, Founder of PS Audio, is very justifiably proud of his Octave Records recording company. He has studiously adopted the most stringent audiophile techniques available, using the best-sounding vintage and contemporary recording equipment available.

Octave Records sells vinyl, SACDs and downloads.

Audiophile Masters Volume II

Our best compilation yet, Audiophile Masters II is a sonic treasure filled with reference quality recordings captured in pure DSD and available as a SACD containing the direct master recording, playable on any CD or DVD player, plus a bonus DVD data disc containing all the master files for you...

www.psaudio.com

Has anyone purchased any of the Octave Records recordings?

How have you found the musical performances to be?

How have you found the sound quality to be?

 

[Paret]

I downloaded the Audiophile Masters Volume 5 in 192/24 to my Server a couple of weeks ago.

Very pleased with the recording. Musical, detailed and enjoyable.

I stream Tidal and Qobuz but always feel the downloaded files sound better in most cases.

I’m glad Paul is doing this and looking forward to more enjoyable music.

 

[microstrip]

I have listened at a friend system to some of his fine recordings - unfortunately most of his albums are Audiophile compilations, something I am not very fond of. Very enjoyable sound quality.

As far as I saw their recordings, including vinyl, are pure DSD recordings, carried in the Sonoma™ DSD recording, mixing, and mastering system. Their site is clear on this aspect.

 

[Ron Resnick]

Thank you, gentlemen.

Paul is very proud of his DSD256 recording process.

 

[microstrip]

Thank you, gentlemen.

Paul is very proud of his DSD256 recording process.

Are you sure it is DSD256? Last time I read about it Sodoma could only handle DSD64 and in his SACD's it is said " Gold SACD with DSD Direct Mastered CD layer" , as far as I know the SACD layer is DSD64. And they only sell DSD64 or 24 bit files .

 

[Ron Resnick]

Are you sure it is DSD256? Last time I read about it Sodoma could only handle DSD64 and in his SACD's it is said " Gold SACD with DSD Direct Mastered CD layer" , as far as I know the SACD layer is DSD64. And they only sell DSD64 or 24 bit files .

No, I am not sure. Paul seems not to use Sonoma anymore:

Octave’s new Pyramix DSD system has raised the bar yet again.

Comparing the sound quality output of both methods—the original 1XDSD->DAC->analog->A/D->1XDSD to the new 4XDSD->DXD->4XDSD chain—the new all-digital Pyramix recordings are “light years” better. I can’t wait for people to make their own judgments.

Paul definitely believes that his current recording process is absolutely state-of-the-art. And he is using Neumann microphones.

Pyramix Workflow Guide:

https://merging.com/uploads/assets/Merging_pdfs/Merging_Technologies_DSD-DXD_Production_Guide.pdf

 

[microstrip]

No, I am not sure. Paul seems not to use Sodoma anymore:

Octave’s new Pyramix DSD system has raised the bar yet again.

Comparing the sound quality output of both methods—the original 1XDSD->DAC->analog->A/D->1XDSD to the new 4XDSD->DXD->4XDSD chain—the new all-digital Pyramix recordings are “light years” better. I can’t wait for people to make their own judgments.

Paul definitely believes that his current recording process is absolutely state-of-the-art. And he is using Neumann microphones.

Yes, but most of his recordings were carried with the old Sodoma system, at less those I listened to. I could not see any reference to DSD256 is those listed in their shop.

 

[Ron Resnick]

Yes, but most of his recordings were carried with the old Sonoma system, at less those I listened to. I could not see any reference to DSD256 is those listed in their shop.

So? What are you arguing about? I simply tried to research an answer to your question.

 

[microstrip]

So? What are you arguing about? I simply tried to research an answer to your question.

IMHO people should know that probably most Octave Records vinyl, SACDs and downloads, that you referred in the first post, were not carried in DSD256.

BTW, I am an armchair enthusiast of the Merging Pyramix system - I have posted on it before several times.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Sonoma, not Sodoma.

 

[ddk]

Sonoma, not Sodoma.

Maybe that’s how he felt about them !
david

 

[Lakegolf]

I bought an SACD, Audiophile Masters - Volume 1, and it sounds very good. All of the music has been well recorded and very enjoyable even for a compilation. There are very few disc that I enjoy every song and this is no different