Listening now to this stereo/mono CD.

[jefe1]

Cold Sun Dark Shadows
WIS CD

 

[Perp]

Alan Parsons - Try Anything Once

I‘ll be doing a sound comparison of one of my favorite AP’s solo album with the older 20-bit Mapping Gold CD and the newer remastered Blu-spec CD. The majority of the session musicians from the APP years perform here too.

The dynamic range numbers are rather poor on the original Gold CD.

09 08 08 09 08 08 09 08 09 09 08 07

I have no idea what the dynamic range is for the Blu-spec disc.

 

[jefe1]

C.A. Quintet Trip Thru Hell
Sundazed CD

 

[Perp]

Days Of The New - Red (2001 Outpost / Geffen Records)

 

[cbmmm3]

Alan Parsons - Try Anything Once

I‘ll be doing a sound comparison of one of my favorite AP’s solo album with the older 20-bit Mapping Gold CD and the newer remastered Blu-spec CD. The majority of the session musicians from the APP years perform here too.

The dynamic range numbers are rather poor on the original Gold CD.

09 08 08 09 08 08 09 08 09 09 08 07

I have no idea what the dynamic range is for the Blu-spec disc.

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had no idea that this one was on BS. thanks for telling. ....heading over to discogs with wallet in hand

 

[The Rang]

Enjoyable from a historical perspective, his performance is great.
Didn’t expect any miracles in terms of sound quality and didn’t get them.
Some parts sound pretty good, especially the first disc. Unfortunately the sound quality takes a step back on disc two including some of Ray Cooper’s contributions (the drums) but I’m sure that’s a product of the time and situation.
Don’t be dissuaded, for Elton fans it’s worth having regardless

 

[Perp]

Little Feat - Let It Roll (1988 Warner Bros. Records)

 

[cbmmm3]

its going to be a long - and enjoyable - night

 

[Perp]

Icehouse - Primitive Man (1982/2002 Diva Records / Warner Music Australia)

 

[Perp]

Jars Of Clay - Much Afraid (1997 Essential Records)

 

[Perp]

Pat Mcgee Band - Shine (2000 Giant Records)

Produced by Jerry Harrison

 

[user 1679]

Frida Hyvönen - Kvinnor Och Barn

 

[Hamilton59]

Happy Easter Sunday People !

Starting today’s listening with...

The Orb featuring DAVID Gilmour - Metallic Spheres (3D60 Mix)



Playing the 3D60 mix with amp set to DTS Neural:X mode

 

[4_everyman]

Alan Parsons - Try Anything Once

I‘ll be doing a sound comparison of one of my favorite AP’s solo album with the older 20-bit Mapping Gold CD and the newer remastered Blu-spec CD. The majority of the session musicians from the APP years perform here too.

That title IS my favorite Alan Parsons solo album. I have both the Gold CD and the Blu-spec discs, so I'm curious to read your results on the sound comparison test.

 

[Perp]

That title IS my favorite Alan Parsons solo album. I have both the Gold CD and the Blu-spec discs, so I'm curious to read your results on the sound comparison test.

I just had a listen comparing three tracks because yesterday, I played them back to back and only thought I heard a difference.

The three tracks were:

1) Wine From The Water
2) I’m Talkin’ To You
3) Mr. Time

The tracks played were in that particular order. In short, volume seemed to be about the same. The very first difference I noticed was that the bass guitar seemed fuller but tight. The high end seemed a bit shelved down but not in a bad way. The last thing I noticed was that the soundstage seemed a bit wider, clearer, with better space around instruments. I will say that most, with the exception of the soundstage, sounded subtle. One really needs to know what to listen for. The jury is still out for me whether it was worth getting the Blu-spec disc. I could happily live with the original Gold CD.

So, what did you find?

 

[Perp]

The Fixx - Ink (1991 Impact Records)



The Fixx are long overdue for a CD remastering campaign. I don’t think they ever had one. It’s hard to find most of their catalog today and it’s been that way for many years. Think, decades.

 

[Perp]

Stir - Holy Dogs (2000 Capitol Records)




Brad Booker’s drumming is fantastic on this album.

 

[Perp]

Taxiride - Imaginate (1999 Sire Records)

Produced by Jack Joseph Puig

 

[AshBuchanan]

V/A
Picnic. A Breath Of Fresh Air. A Harvest Label Sampler.

 

[Perp]

The Brian Setzer Orchestra - The Dirty Boogie (1998 Interscope Records)