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Are 'The Audio People' from Chennai still dealing in SACDs? I have written to them but no response yet.

Krish schrieb:

Rhythm House has it as well.They are offering it at the same price as Oceanic and the shipping is free ( i think ) http://www.rhythmhouse.in/Detail.aspx?productListing=94078

Available for $142 in Amazon.

Listening to the album Here's to Life by the great Shirley Horn.


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A truly great album from this "Musician of Musicians".
There is'nt one bad track in the whole album ; you can listen to the title track again & again ( which I did) & every other track is a delight.
Shirley- like our very "own" Norah Jones sang while playing the piano.In this album she collaborated with the great composer & arranger Johnny Mandel & the results are there for all to hear.A huge part of the magic of this album is due to the wonderous orchestral arrangements. mandel has done for this album what Nelson Riddle used to do for Frank Sinatra.I'm giving a youtube link of the title track(cant figure out how to embed it in my post) so that you can get a flavor of this album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIeBPuVt5RE

Beethoven 5th by charles munch and boston symphony.

This version definately comes a close second to the one by carlos kleiber, my fav.

Superb work by the rca engineers then and now. I am enjoying this cd set thoroughly.

My first hearing of the dvorak cello concerto by piatigorsky was also amazing !

These old guys sure were and still are magical.

I whole heartedly recommend this set even though I have heard only a few cd's out of it.

It just reaffirms my belief that the best classical was recorded between the 50's and the 70's, ofcourse that's my view.
Manek

Vinyl lovers should keep an eye on:
http://www.rhythmhou...reFlag=International

They seem to be adding amazing LPs everyday. Seeing Police, Steely Dan, Steve Winwood in the list today.

Manek said :

Beethoven 5th by charles munch and boston symphony. This version definately comes a close second to the one by carlos kleiber, my fav.

I thought the best version of Bethoven's 5th was in Saturday Night Fever !

Jest Kidding

Amp_Nut schrieb:

I thought the best version of Bethoven's 5th was in Saturday Night Fever !

My fav version too. And now Manek's going o personally clobber us.

Beethoven 5th in SNF is cool in its own way, I agree :-)

Manek

For all you jimmy smith fans....there is a new double album cd release "respect", "livin it up".

His treatment of theme of "mission impossible" and "mercy, mercy, mercy" is exceptional.
Not to forget "the gentle rain".
Truely path breaking, definately the master of the organ.

The liner notes say that the original masters didn't survive but this surely depicts one of Mr. Smiths finer moments.


Manek

Now heres playing C.Santana & J.McLaughlin - Love Devotion Surrender on vinyl.



One of my all time favorites

Sorry my english is bad, I come from germany

Zed Lepplin, i have the exact same one on CD

BB king live at memphis/nashville dvd

Excellent !

Manek

The Faces -- Ooh La La


(The only gem I could find at Landmark Phoenix Oh, and they now have a vinyl "section" that drew rather disappointing comments from visitors -- my personal favourite: "(in genuine amazement after very long silence)...What are these?". Also, the occasional comment on how you get it all on iTunes or your iPod is all you need...)

Thanks to Bhagwan69 who brought the CD to my place today for a listen

YELLO Essential

CD Image at :


[url=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/417FZ5EGSYL._SL500_AA300_.jpg[/url]

Its the fisrt time I have heard this group, and VERY different from the music that I listen to.

SUPERB... I have flipped

Thanks Bhagwan69


P.S: particleman, how do you get images on the post ? My German is Zero ....

AN.. had been playing the Pink Martini album i picked up from you so many times, that I have mastered it onto a better CDR !. loved the group

Arj, I Love this CD too.

To me "SYMPATHIQUE" is their Best ... Sold over 1 Million copies, Im told !

This one is also pretty ok

Yes, I have that too..

Arj, do tell how you get the pics in the post. When I click on Image, a Box with several options opens in German... there is a URL Tab... the 2nd tab, but that did not accept the URL for a small sized pic ( below 50 K ) from Amazon.

What am I doing wrong ???

help

there is a button called Amazon (5th one from "img" above when in the reply/edit/create screen ) just click on that and enter the amazon item number (which you will get from the URL on the amazon page). eg the above one is B0002S94WK.

and you are done

@Amp_Nut

This site uses standard bbcode markup so I use that instead of the toolbar. I could not understand the german instructions either. So I do it manually as follows:

[img ]paste image url here [/img ]

Just remove the space after 'img' in the above example

The sad part of sympatique is that the new releases don't seem to have the "bolero" track.
That's the best track of the album gone !

Ampnut, yours does have it.

Manek

Amp_Nut schrieb:

Thanks to Bhagwan69 who brought the CD to my place today for a listen YELLO Essential CD Image at : [url=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/417FZ5EGSYL._SL500_AA300_.jpg[/url] Its the fisrt time I have heard this group, and VERY different from the music that I listen to. SUPERB... I have flipped Thanks Bhagwan69 P.S: particleman, how do you get images on the post ? My German is Zero .... :(

Heard it.. pretty intriguing album !

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YELLO: The ambitious Swiss electronic duo Yello comprised vocalist/conceptualist Dieter Meier -- a millionaire industrialist, professional gambler, and member of Switzerland's national golf team -- and composer/arranger Boris Blank. Meier, a former solo artist who also spent time with the group Fresh Colour, began collaborating with Blank in 1979, and the duo bowed with the single "I.T. Splash." After signing with the Residents' label, Ralph Records, Yello issued their 1980 debut LP, Solid Pleasure, which spawned the dance hit "Bostitch." With 1981's Claro Que Si, Yello made its first forays into music video; their clip for the single "Pinball Cha Cha," directed by Meier, garnered considerable acclaim and in 1985 was selected as one of 32 works included in the Museum of Modern Art's Music Video Exhibition. Visual accompaniment remained a pivotal component of the duo's work after they signed to Elektra in 1983 for the LP You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess, as the videos for "I Love You" and "Lost and Found" received heavy airplay on MTV. 1985's Stella proved to be Yello's commercial breakthrough: while the singles and videos "Desire" and "Vicious Games" found success upon their initial release, the duo enjoyed a delayed hit with the album track "Oh Yeah," which reached the U.S. singles chart after being prominently featured in the films Ferris Bueller's Day Off and The Secret of My Success. After the remix project 1980-1985: The New Mix in Go, Yello recruited diva Shirley Bassey and ex-Associate Billy McKenzie for 1987's One Second. Despite the success of 1988's Flag, which contained the international hit "The Race," over the course of the next several years Yello grew increasingly involved with film projects: after scoring the comedy Nuns on the Run, Meier directed his own feature, 1990's Snowball. In 1991, the duo resurfaced with Baby, followed three years later by Zebra. 1995's Hands on Yello compiled reinterpretations of the group's songs by the likes of Moby, the Orb, and the Grid, while Pocket Universe, a collection of new material, appeared in 1997. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Manek schrieb:

The sad part of sympatique is that the new releases don't seem to have the "bolero" track. That's the best track of the album gone ! Ampnut, yours does have it. Manek

To be honest, i liked it a lot but thought if i mention it the Purist Classical lovers would condemn me

OUT OF PHASE SPEAKERS

This post is a little different... Its not about which Music I am playing but HOW I am playing it.

Getting a bit naughty, and over the last 1 month have been 'fooling around' with reversing the Phase of some section (s) of my speakers, with very interesting results.

I have a pair of REVEL Ultima Salon Speakers

These are Huge 4 Way speakers sitting in a small room in my home. The speakers have separate electrical terminations for the Low Freq (LF) and High Freq (HF) sections.

A Couple of nights ago, while listening to YELLO, I reversed the Phase of 1 speaker's HF section.

(YELLO is probably best described as Electronic pop. Its extensively doctored electronically, and also had a Lot of Electronic/ synth sounds)

The Soundstage changed Radically. The Voices shifted from the centre to the Top Left and Top right corners of the room, as it I had a Home Theatre setup.

Since the LF was still in phase, the Centre Image was stable, belting out Bass, thus creating an interesting illusion.

Anyone else tried this ?

Do post.

Arj, but that's the best track that they have knocked off(imho)
A real pity.

Manek

Amp_Nut schrieb:

OUT OF PHASE SPEAKERS This post is a little different... Its not about which Music I am playing but HOW I am playing it. Getting a bit naughty, and over the last 1 month have been 'fooling around' with reversing the Phase of some section (s) of my speakers, with very interesting results. I have a pair of REVEL Ultima Salon Speakers These are Huge 4 Way speakers sitting in a small room in my home. The speakers have separate electrical terminations for the Low Freq (LF) and High Freq (HF) sections. A Couple of nights ago, while listening to YELLO, I reversed the Phase of 1 speaker's HF section. (YELLO is probably best described as Electronic pop. Its extensively doctored electronically, and also had a Lot of Electronic/ synth sounds) The Soundstage changed Radically. The Voices shifted from the centre to the Top Left and Top right corners of the room, as it I had a Home Theatre setup. Since the LF was still in phase, the Centre Image was stable, belting out Bass, thus creating an interesting illusion. Anyone else tried this ? Do post.

AN,i have tried putting both terminals of a speaker out of phase and got an weird feeling as voices were coming from inside my head...aka DSOTM !.
Have not tried playing around with phase otherwise !

Arj said :

AN,i have tried putting both terminals of a speaker out of phase and got an weird feeling as voices were coming from inside my head...aka DSOTM !. Have not tried playing around with phase otherwise !

MTry moving your listening position even by a few inches and it may make a Huge diff to the 'sound-stage'...

http://www.thekabirfest.com/music.php

Minus the bear - Omni

Square

If you haven't gotten over maria callas and female opera singers yet then do listen to
Leontyne Price. Very sweet voice, very easy on the ears :-)
(ampnut, you should hear her :-)he he)

Manek

really good stuff.

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/climber2

beautiful..recommended!

http://www.amazon.com/Pirates-Gospel-Alela-Diane/dp/B000I2JTAW

some dance pop..local band too

http://www.amazon.com/Time-Incredible-Reporter/dp/B003SG81A4


and a drastic change in pace..a personal favorite.

http://www.amazon.co...id=1297544113&sr=1-1

Listening to Beethoven 5th Symphony conducted by Carlos Kleiber on a Lampizator Level4 Tube DAC, Unbelievable experience !!!

got some time during the day to listen to some music after a long time. Played
* Steve Ray Vaughn "The Sky Is Crying"
* Willie & Lobo "Gypsy Boogaloo"
* Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers "Greatest Hits"
* Steely Dan "Greatest Hits"

I can confidently say that listening to music in the night after 10PM is a soul-lifting experience compared to listening during the day. It must be the quality of the AC power (which sucks during the day!! ).....

Abhi

A little more on the lampized dac pls ?


Bombaywalla, yes I agree :-)

Manek

Joe pass

"I remember charlie parker"


Solo guitar

Beautiful

Manek

Carlos kleiber bethove 4th and 7th symphony

Concertgebow orchestra - decca dvd.

Abhi see the maestro in action too. Should be available at your fav music store in bangalore.


Manek

Quiet Countries - Quiet Countries

http://www.quietcountries.com/

Manek schrieb:

Carlos kleiber bethove 4th and 7th symphony Concertgebow orchestra - decca dvd. Abhi see the maestro in action too. Should be available at your fav music store in bangalore. Manek

Hi Manek, I am yet to have an HT setup, hence I am unable to enjoy good music DVDs. I know it is worth it though.

Eric Clapton - Unplugged

Some albums sound just wonderful, doesnt matter which setup it is being played on, this is one such album.

Hi abhi

Just get a dvd player, plug into your dac and play, don't wait too long. Trust me its not worth waiting for a full blown ht setup. Two channel is plenty enough.

Manek

But I need a TV as well to view the DVD, somehow my setup is oriented in a manner that I cannot fit in a TV unless I totally change my existing rack. But yes, it can be done.

Maybe a projector instead of a TV ? Will keep itself out of the way, and will also avoid the dreaded 'Glass Between The Speakers' concern...

Jest Kidding ....

Amp_Nut schrieb:

Maybe a projector instead of a TV ? Will keep itself out of the way, and will also avoid the dreaded 'Glass Between The Speakers' concern... Jest Kidding .... ;)

yeah! Drill a few holes in the ceiling to mount the projector so that it REALLY is out of the way & watch movies projected on the wall - I remember that you have plenty of unused wall space....

jest kidding too.........

Ampnut

Its a great idea !

Abhi ?????

Manek

Karl bohm, beethoven sym 3, berlin philharmonic.

DG recording of 1961, this recording is another example of the solid work of sound engineers of the time. Very good rendition of the piece as well.

Highly recommended.

Manek

Manek schrieb:

Karl bohm, beethoven sym 3, berlin philharmonic. DG recording of 1961, this recording is another example of the solid work of sound engineers of the time. Very good rendition of the piece as well. Highly recommended. Manek

Manek, Karl Boehm & Herbert von Karajan are my Dad's 2 favourite conductors. he has a lot of Beethoven CDs from these 2 maestros.