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Re: Reference Recordings
« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2012, 11:09:43 PM »

A few:

Britten's Orchestra - KCS/Michael Stern
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana - LSO/Richard Hickox
Groundation - Hebron Gate
Hugh Masekela - Hope
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Metallica - Black
Paul Simon - Graceland
Pink Floyd - DSOTM
Rickie Lee Jones - Naked Songs

*also for speakers :)

LFF - you need to hear Tord Gustavson's Trio - The Ground  :-0

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Re: Reference Recordings
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2012, 10:43:52 AM »
The instrumental group Kodo from Japan made some very interesting recordings. I like their track "Ibuki" a lot. Their compilation "Heartbeat" has some great tracks.
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Re: Reference Recordings
« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2012, 07:46:35 AM »
Quote from: Deep Funk on July 27, 2012, 10:43:52 AM
The instrumental group Kodo from Japan made some very interesting recordings. I like their track "Ibuki" a lot. Their compilation "Heartbeat" has some great tracks.

I like Kodo but I wouldn't consider their recordings to be demo quality nor reference quality. A lot of what I have heard from Kodo is missing the extreme low bass and even the low bass of those drums.

If you have ever seen a live performance of that kind of music, you can literally feel it. That feel (impact, dynamics and complete frequency response) is missing from everything I have heard from KODO.  :(
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Re: Reference Recordings
« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2012, 07:59:58 AM »
True, for real low bas Massive Attack is better suited.

I am just partial when it comes to Kodo given the percussion patterns through my HD250 II are so much fun to listen to.

If I am going to be picky some old Funk or a fat Kyuss grooves are what I prefer to judge bass in most cases.
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Re: Reference Recordings
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2012, 09:28:34 AM »
Harry Belafonte - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall (Gold CD) ... Awesome!
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Re: Reference Recordings
« Reply #15 on: July 28, 2012, 01:27:58 PM »
Quote from: donunus on July 28, 2012, 09:28:34 AM
Harry Belafonte - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall (Gold CD) ... Awesome!

A bit on the thin and bright side IMHO but definitely a reference.
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Re: Reference Recordings
« Reply #16 on: July 28, 2012, 01:37:23 PM »
i thought the original one was thinner sounding. The Gold CD sounds better to me. Less midrange glare and richer sounding with more meat on the bones to the vocals and snaps
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Re: Reference Recordings
« Reply #17 on: July 28, 2012, 02:01:52 PM »
Patricia Barber - Verse (MFSL)
Jacintha- Autumn Leaves
Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington - The Great Reunion
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Re: Reference Recordings
« Reply #18 on: July 28, 2012, 02:02:47 PM »
The original was an all out failure. It is missing songs, is badly transferred, badly mastered and the packaging was crap.

The Gold CD is indeed much better but it doesn't sound as good as it should. Keep in mind that I am being VERY nit picky.
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Re: Reference Recordings
« Reply #19 on: July 28, 2012, 02:20:31 PM »
By the way, I would nominate that Brubeck mastering of yours too. That Take 5 sample I heard was awesome!
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