[LarsMan]

Always loved his awesome drumming on '801 Live'....

 

[obstacleofaffliction]

Sunday, time for church.

 

[sygnus21]

▶ Teac VRDS 701 CD Player > Pontus DAC > Artemis HPA > HD800S...

Fourplay's second release - Between the Sheets (30 Anniversary, MQA edition - Nov 2023).

I’d already had this on CD, but being I’d just bought a new CD player (Teac VRDS 701), which also decodes MQA discs (the new HDCD? Format), so I thought I’d get this 30th Anniversary MQA edition so see what the buzz is all about.

Comparing the original CD release to the MQA version reveals the MQA CD has far more detail (resolution). Notes just have more detail and distinctiveness. The sound is also more spacious. The original CD has more umph overall (the notes are bassier), but it doesn’t have the resolution or spaciousness as the MQA version. I might characterize the original as slightly warmer - here I really liked Li’l Darlin’, it just had more soul. On Chant, I much preferred the MQA version as it simply had more space.

But that also depends on which track on which disc – some tracks sound better on the MQA edition, some on the original CD – I preferred Once In The A.M. on the MQA disc, while preferring Gulliver on the original disc.

Oh, and these MQA encoded discs are also playable on all CD players, you just won’t get the encoded channel. They’re also not expensive ($16.98). Regardless of CD edition, this is an excellent contemporary Jazz album, and exemplifies how great this band was.

 

[archdawg]

... the mid to late 70s linger on...

I wish I could say that ... most of my favorite albums have been recorded before 1976, my collection stops almost abruptly in '75, with only a couple dozen albums until ~1995 where it slowly picks up steam again. YMMV.

1972 ...

 

[frkasper]

Sunday, time for church.

Also time for brothers in arms.

 

[obstacleofaffliction]

Soundtrack for self-flagellation on a Sunday afternoon.

 

[zikarus]

I wish I could say that ... most of my favorite albums have been recorded before 1976, my collection stops almost abruptly in '75, with only a couple dozen albums until ~1995 where it slowly picks up steam again. YMMV

My mileage varies a lot then. I have beloved albums from all decades. But most of the - for me - truly meaningful ones center around the years past 1975, especially the late 70ies & all 80ies indie stuff...

 

[sygnus21]

Gave all these a listen on the first track. Really liked Cosmic Revelation on Time In Space (played it twice), Liked Blond 2 on Detlinger, didn't care for Ground Exploration on Alphaxone.

BTW, I love that album art on the Alphaxone album. Also like the cover on Heavenchord.

Thanks for sharing

 

[RickB]

Big Brave - A Chaos Of Flowers (2024)

 

[archdawg]

My mileage varies a lot then. I have beloved albums from all decades. But most of the - for me - truly meaningful ones center around the years past 1975, especially the late 70ies & all 80ies indie stuff...

I was DJing from the mid 80s into the 90s, had a bit of an overdose of those decades , maybe that's why.
BTW, thx for the heads-up on the Ibasso 3T-154, they're on their way, can't wait to fire them up.

 

[betula]

 

[David A Silva]

Always amazed at how realistic the grand piano sounds on these albums!

 

[Derivative]

The Magnolia Electric Co. by Songs: Ohia

What a great listen, really enjoyed this one.

Tonight's chain: Laptop (Qobuz) --> W4S Recovery --> Mojo2 --> Little Dot MK3 --> IE900. Soulful.

 

[mystaiced]

Rush - Snakes & Arrows

 

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