Listening to Now In DSD Downloads - Multichannel, Stereo or Mono

[bmoura]

Well, good news! It looks like I can download directly to a usb thumb drive off my iPad...I just tested a file and played fine on my Denon AVR. That will save me from purchasing another PC but at the expense of having to purchase the flash drives that I can use off my Apple devices.

And once you have it on a USB drive, it can be plugged into an Oppo 100/200 series disc player where it will play as well.

 

[bmoura]

Excellent new concert double album (141 minutes of music) from legendary Jazz Guitarist Wes Montgomery.
Transferred from Mono Tape to DSD 256 by the 2xHD-Storyville Records team.

DSD Exclusive, Not on SACD release.
Definitely recommended!

A Top 10 Seller at NativeDSD!

Recorded during the one single overseas tour he would ever make due to his fear of flying, In Paris, The Definitive ORTF Recording is considered perhaps the greatest live Wes Montgomery performance ever.

Another rare gem in the 2xhd Mastering - Resonance Records catalog at the Native DSD Music store. It’s over 140 minutes of music, transferred from the Original Analog Mono Master Tape to DSD by René Laflamme using the Merging Technologies Horus Analog to DSD 256 converter!

This is a DSD Exclusive, not available on SACD. You won’t want to miss this one.

https://2xhd.nativedsd.com/albums/2XHDRE1106-wes-montgomery-in-paris-the-definitive-ortf-recording

 

[DuncanS]

Excellent new concert double album (141 minutes of music) from legendary Jazz Guitarist Wes Montgomery.
Transferred from Mono Tape to DSD 256 by the 2xHD-Storyville Records team.

DSD Exclusive, Not on SACD release.
Definitely recommended!

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https://2xhd.nativedsd.com/albums/2XHDRE1106-wes-montgomery-in-paris-the-definitive-ortf-recording

Its one I'm thinking of getting.

 

[bmoura]

Its one I'm thinking of getting.

It's a good one.
With plenty of music with Wes Montgomery and a top-notch band - over 2 hours worth.

The only issue for some listeners may be that it is a Mono recording.
If that isn't a deal breaker, I'd say go for it!

 

[DuncanS]

No its not, its an old recording, plus I like Wes Montgomery's playing.

 

[bmoura]

No its not, its an old recording, plus I like Wes Montgomery's playing.

If you like Wes Montgomery (I'm a fan as well), you will enjoy this one.

 

[bmoura]

When The Saints (Come Marching In) by the Bobby Hackett Sextet from 2xHD-Storyville in Stereo DSD 256.
Transferred from the Analog Master Tapes. DSD Exclusive, Not Available on SACD.
A swingin' Jazz album from live Stereo Analog Tape concert recordings. Recommended!

When The Saints with the Bobby Hackett Sextet is a new Stereo DSD 256 release from 2xHD-Storyville. The album features Jazz trumpet legend Bobby Hackett with an all-star band that includes Urbie Green and Vic Dickenson on trombone, Bob Wilber on clarinet, Dave McKenna and John Ulrich on piano, Nabil Totah and Franklin Sheets on bass and Morey Feld and John Mead on drums during New York live performances in 1962 and 1970. They perform 12 memorable songs including Bill Bailey, In A Sentimental Mood, When The Saints Go Marching In, 'S Wonderful, There Will Never Be Another You and A String of Pearls.

The album was transferred from Analog Master Tape to Stereo DSD 256 by Rene Laflamme at 2xHD using the Merging Technologies Horus and Hapi Analog to DSD 256 Converters with a dCS Vivaldi clock. This is a DSD Exclusive release. Not available on SACD, but available at the NativeDSD Music store in DSD 256, DSD 128 and DSD 64 Stereo.

2xHD-Storyville says "Bobby Hackett possessed a talent for a lyrical style and polished, near-perfect execution which set him apart from all his colleagues. Trumpeter, cornetist and guitarist, Bobby was one of the greatest improvisers in the history of jazz, with “probably the perfect ear for harmony in all jazz”. His career spanned six decades (1930s – 1970s) and encompassed every style from New Orleans traditional to big band swing to the easy listening mood music of the 1950s. To hear Hackett’s harmonic structural powers in full flight you need only listen to any of the twelve tracks in this collection."

https://2xhdstoryville.nativedsd.com/albums/2XHDST1104-bobby-hacketts-sextet-when-the-saints
https://www.facebook.com/NativeDsdM...1828.497854580272955/1732416230150111/?type=3

 

[bmoura]

Led Zeppelin acoustic tribute "When The Levee Breaks" by Vanessa Fernandez.
Now available in Stereo DSD 256 from Groove Note.

Singer Vanessa Fernandez brings us When The Levee Breaks on Groove Note Records. This is a unique album of the music of Led Zeppelin performed with the top studio musicians in LA on this analog recording, The band includes Tim Pierce Guitar on Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar & Electric Bass, Chris Chaney on Electric Bass, Jim Cox on Keyboards (Wurlitzer & Hammond B3 Organ), Jim Keltner on Drums, Shaker (on Babe), Luis Conte on Percussion and Hand Claps (on Black Dog) and Charlie Bisharat on Violin. NativeDSD makes this recording available for the first time as a DSD Download to music lovers outside the US and Canada.

When The Levee Breaks was produced by Ying Tan and Michael C Ross, recorded by Michael C. Ross, mastered and transferred from Analog to DSD by Mastering with Bernie Grundman with the DSD Download created by Dave Glasser at Airshow Mastering.

Native DSD Music Mastering Engineer Tom Caulfield remarked “I’ve never heard a drum kit sound like it does on “Kashmir”. It’s like I’m standing right next to the kit.”

Robbie Gerson from Audiophile Audition says "Perhaps the highlight of this album is “Kashmir”. This iconic track from Physical Graffiti is a bonafide legacy of rock and roll.

Bisharat’s opening Eastern-flavored violin lines are terrific. Page and Plant were known for this aspect of their music and continued the trend as a duo. Then, the band kicks in with the hypnotic, head-thumping rhythm. It is faithful to the original but maintains the stylization of the album. Fernandez adds just the right amount of toughness.

Vanessa Fernandez' When The Levee Breaks is a significant release. The combination of paying tribute to a monumental band like Led Zeppelin is framed as a personal musical journey.

The sound quality of this album is outstanding. Fernandez’s voice has a visceral, sultry tonality. Pierce’s acoustic guitar has a shimmering, natural quality. The stereo-mix is vibrant and the low-end drum and bass are prominent."

https://groovenote.nativedsd.com/albums/GRV1088-when-the-leveee-breaks

 

[bmoura]

The Noble Art of Teddy Wilson in Stereo DSD 256.
Transferred from the Original Analog Master Tape to DSD 256. Not Available on SACD.

An excellent album. Definitely one for Jazz fans to pick up!
Thumbs up.

The Noble Art of Teddy Wilson is the third and newest DSD album of music from the legendary Jazz pianist from 2xHD-Storyville Records at the NativeDSD Music store. (His earlier DSD releases were St. Louis Blues and Revisiting The Goodman Years). The new DSD 256 release features Teddy Wilson on piano, Niels Henning Orsted-Pedersen on bass and Bjorne Rostveild on drums performing 12 classic songs.

This is a Stereo DSD 256 transfer from the Original Analog Master Tape by Rene Laflamme at 2xHD using the Merging Technologies Horus Analog to DSD 256 Converter. We have the Stereo DSD 256 edition as well as DSD 128 Stereo and DSD 64 Stereo versions. Save 15% by using code MAY15 until May 27, 2018 close of business CET at the NativeDSD Music store.

2xHD-Storyville says "Teddy Wilson is truly one of the greatest. This gifted jazz-pianist has shown impeccable taste and skill ever since his first tremendous solo on record “Once Upon A Time” with Benny Carter’s Chocolate Dandies in 1933.

Wilson plays everything with clarity and with a gentle sound is. In this 1968 recording, everything Teddy plays is in perfect balance and order; he plays with warmth and enormous drive and a dazzling technique.

This man is a master of melodic and logical improvisation. His style is timeless – has never aged. He is like a Louis Armstrong, a Benny Carter, or a Johnny Hodges. He plays everything with clarity and his sound is gentle."

https://2xhdstoryville.nativedsd.com/albums/2XHDST1108-the-noble-art-of-teddy-wilson

 

[Perp]

Alan Parsons Project - I Robot

About half an hour ago.

 

[bmoura]

Use Me - Vanessa Fernandez' excellent tribute album to the Soul/R&B classics of the '70s and '80s.
Recorded in Analog, now available in Stereo DSD 256. Highly recommended!

Groove Note Records follows up the release of When The Levee Breaks by Vanessa Fernandez, a Top 5 Seller on the Native DSD Music charts, with Use Me. Use Me is an album of audiophile quality covers of soul and R&B classics from the 1970s and 1980s was done in an "unplugged" style with acoustic instruments and arrangements used on all of the tracks.

Vocals are tremendously dynamic (no compression or limiting used), with superb presence and detail for all other instruments including the drum set. Resolution is of the highest order and this is an album that rewards for both musical performance and outstanding audio quality. Listeners who enjoy soul and R&B classics, excellent vocals and demo quality DSD releases will want to add this album to their personal music collection.

Use Me introduces and throws the spotlight on the fantastic voice of Singapore vocalist Vanessa Fernandez. The song selection includes tunes by Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, Earth, Wind & Fire, Bill Withers, Al Green, Queen, Blood, Sweat & Tears and others.

Use Me has been transferred from the Original Analog Master Tape to Stereo DSD 64 by Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios. Stereo DSD 128 and DSD 256 versions of the album have been created by Mastering Engineer Tom Caulfield at the NativeDSD Mastering Lab.

This is the first time that the album has been available as a DSD Download outside the US and Canada. The DSD 128 and DSD 256 editions of the album are a NativeDSD Music exclusive.

https://groovenote.nativedsd.com/albums/GRV1050-use-me
https://www.facebook.com/NativeDsdM...580272955/1789865934405140/?type=3&permPage=1

 

[marpow]

I am listening now to stereo DSD128 that I purchased from Native DSD, Roy Gaines, I got the TBone Walker Blues, super good.

 

[bmoura]

I am listening now to stereo DSD128 that I purchased from Native DSD, Roy Gaines, I got the TBone Walker Blues, super good.

Oh yes, that one is amazing in Stereo DSD 128 and DSD 256!
Great job on the new editions by Tom Caulfield at the NativeDSD Mastering Lab.

Better yet, it's on sale this week - through July 26, 2018 (20% Off with code AOTW).
Definitely one to get for blues fans.

https://groovenote.nativedsd.com/albums/GRV1002-i-got-the-tbone-walker-blues
https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/index.php?threads/sales-and-discount-codes.22716/post-379660

 

[bmoura]

A change of pace. The Celtic Lute by Ronn McFarlane in Stereo DSD 128 from Sono Luminus. (DSD Exclusive, Not on SACD release)
Follow up to his album Barleymoon by Ayreheart, also on Sono Luminus.


https://sonoluminus.nativedsd.com/albums/DSL92225-the-celtic-lute
https://sonoluminus.nativedsd.com/albums/DSL92203-barley-moon

 

[bmoura]

Note Nascoste (Hidden Notes) in Stereo DSD 256. (Not available on SACD release).
Some nice guitar music from Italy. Features Leonardo Gallucci on a 10 string guitar.

Guitarist Leonardo Gallucci's debut album at NativeDSD on the Forward Music Italy label is titled Note Nascoste. It translates to "Hidden Notes" and celebrates the music that Gallucci brings you with his wonderful performances on a 10 chord guitar.

The album is available today at the Native DSD Music store in Stereo DSD 256, DSD 128 and DSD 64. A purchase of the DSD 256 or DSD 128 edition provides you with the lower DSD bit rates at no additional cost. It is a DSD Exclusive, Not on SACD release.

Gallucci tells us "Note Nascoste refers to Hidden Notes. These “hidden notes” belong to the concept of a wider musical structure, full of dense harmonies thanks to the 10 chord guitar.

The instrument can reduce the traditional guitar's limitations by using the medium bass register in a way that is so unexpected. Exploring with passion and curiosity the endless capability of the instrument, I discovered unknown musical depth and different sounds with amazing texture, colors, and warmth."

https://fmi.nativedsd.com/albums/FMICA990011805-note-nascoste
https://www.facebook.com/NativeDsdM...97854580272955/1856199531105113/?type=3&ifg=1

 

[bmoura]

Fire & Rain: A Tribute to James Taylor from Groove Note.
Now available as a Stereo DSD 256 Download. Recommended!

Fire and Rain is Jacintha's first new album since 2007. It is a Tribute to James Taylor and features a fabulous selection of hits from the James Taylor catalog including You've Got A Friend, Sweet Baby James, Walking Man, Fire & Rain, Shower The People and several others. Jacintha's first popular music vocal album represents a striking change of pace from her earlier audiophile releases in DSD.

Several of the best LA-based musicians associated with James Taylor during his lengthy and stellar career appear on this album including Lee Sklar (bass), Russ Kunkel (drums), Jim Cox (keyboards & currently touring with JT), and Dean Parks (acoustic guitar & currently touring with JT). All songs are arranged by Tim Pierce (Pierce also did the arrangements for two DSD releases by Vanessa Fernandez - Use Me and When The Levee Breaks - also available from NativeDSD). He also plays acoustic guitar on several tracks of Fire and Rain.

The entire album is recorded 100% pure analog at The Henson Studios in Hollywood, formerly known as A&M Studios (and the original location of the Charlie Chaplin film studios). In 1999, A&M Records was sold to Universal Music. Subsequently the studio location, including all the recording studio facilities and equipment, was purchased by The Jim Henson Company. Henson Recording Studios was established in 2000 and continues the legacy of technical expertise and excellent service founded by A&M.

The album was tracked to 2-inch Multitrack Analog tape running at 30 ips and mixed down to 1/4 inch tape also running at 30 ips. All tracking and mixing was done at Sunset Sound by recording engineer and co-producer Michael C. Ross. The album was mastered and transferred from Analog to DSD by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering using the 1/4 inch 30 ips master tape.

Fire and Rain makes its debut as a DSD Download this week exclusively at the NativeDSD Music store. It's available in your choice of Stereo DSD 256, DSD 128 or DSD 64. A purchase of the album at the NativeDSD Music store in DSD 256 Stereo or DSD 128 Stereo provides listeners with the lower DSD bit rates at no added cost.

https://groovenote.nativedsd.com/albums/GRV1099-fire-and-rain-a-tribute-to-james-taylor
https://groovenote.nativedsd.com/albums/GRV1050-use-me
https://groovenote.nativedsd.com/albums/GRV1088-when-the-leveee-breaks

 

[bmoura]

Time for some blues in DSD. A new album in Stereo DSD 256 from Sonny Boy Williamson, transferred from Analog Master Tape by 2xHD using the Merging Technologies Horus Analog to DSD 256 converter.
Recommended for blues fans.

Iconic Blues Singer, Songwriter, and Harmonica Player Sonny Boy Williamson returns to NativeDSD Music with his second DSD release from 2xHD - Storyville Records. The Blues features 10 tracks recorded to Analog Tape at the Ivar Rosenberg Studio, Copenhagen on November 1, 1964, with Producer Karl Emil Knudsen and Recording Engineer Ivar Rosenberg. The album features Sonny Boy Williamson (harmonica and vocals), Memphis Slim (piano), Matt Murphy (guitar) and Bill Stephney (drums).

For this new DSD edition of the album, the Analog Master Tapes were converted to DSD 256 Stereo by Rene Laflamme at 2xHD Mastering using the Merging Technologies Horus Analog to DSD 256 Converter.

This is a DSD Exclusive release, not available on SACD. It's available at the NativeDSD Music store in Stereo DSD 256, DSD 128 and DSD 64. When you buy the DSD 256 or DSD 128 edition from NativeDSD, you will be able to download the lower DSD bit rate editions of the album at no added cost.

2xHD-Storyville Records says "Sonny Boy Williamson represented a powerful and direct link to the source of the blues. His wildly expressive harmonica playing echoed the hollers, shouts, howls, and whispers of the slaves who so often had little more than their own voices with which to express their responses to being in captivity. The welcome reissue of this album offers a rich example of Sonny Boy’s range of musical emotion, from rage through tenderness to sometimes unexpected humor."

https://www.nativedsd.com/albums/2XHDST1121-sonny-boy-williamson-the-blues
https://www.nativedsd.com/albums/2XHDST1085-the-sky-is-crying

 

[marpow]

Three new downloads that I purchased, all great. Sonny Boy WilliamsonDSD, Jorma Kaukonen DSD, and a

FLAC Willie Dixon. Recommend all three.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Three new downloads that I purchased, all great. Sonny Boy WilliamsonDSD, Jorma Kaukonen DSD, and aView attachment 34704View attachment 34705View attachment 34706 FLAC Willie Dixon. Recommend all three.

BTW, Markie, the Jorma Kaukonen title is also available as a single~layered multichannel SACD https://www.hraudio.net/showmusic.php?title=592

 

[marpow]

BTW, Markie, the Jorma Kaukonen title is also available as a single~layered multichannel SACD https://www.hraudio.net/showmusic.php?title=592

MCH, I had no idea, good to know.