[Davidzak64]

The fruit of the God's.
Focal Elex < Luxman R-113 < Loxjie D30 < Amazon Music HD.

 

[Davidzak64]

Jada's back with a new twist.
Focal Elex < Luxman R-113 < Loxjie D30 < Amazon Music HD.

 

[rids57]

JRiver MC (PC) > SMSL SU9 > SMSL SH9 > HiFiMAN HE400i /w Dekoni sheepskin pads

Double Vision by Arena - After JAnonymous posted one of their albums yesterday I've spent the whole night playing through their whole catalogue, preparing the ground for their up-coming release. This is Neo-Prog at it's very best, great musicianship, great vocals and strong songwriting, oh and it's very well recorded too. This is definitely one for you DavidZak64

 

[ops V]

Kennerton Rognir << CEntrance HiFi-M8 V2 << The Cure / Disintegration

 

[fidshimmer]

AC/DC are probably the single weirdest looking band without trying that ever existed. They have some of the most unique and weird facial features I have ever seen combined into a single musical group and, thus, don't need costumes and other gimmicks to qualify. Great band though!

Today, I'm back on the AKG K340s this time plugged into the Ferrum Oor/Hypsos stack with the RME ADI-2 pulling DAC duty being fed bit-perfect, hi-res audio goodness in the form of locally stored files.

I wanted to expand the scope of musical genres I have been listening to on the K340s to give me a better idea of the strengths and limits. Right now, I'm listening to the London Philharmonic Orchestra's recording of Holst: The Planets for a couple reasons. First, I love the piece and it's always a fun and energizing orchestral listen. Second, Holst uses a lot of dynamic flow and juxtaposition in order to define the moods and "characters" that create the musical identities of each planet, making this piece a pretty ideal way to see how well a pair of headphones renders dynamic contrasts and nuances which is something I value highly in a set.

I would recommend this recording of Holst's works in particular because I think the LPO does a fantastic job imbuing their performance with the requisite energy and mood needed for this piece to come alive and I think this verson and the version recorded by the Los Angeles Philharmonic are the two best mastered/recorded editions I have heard. In a genre (orchestral/classical) that's too often associated with being overly serious and stuffy, LPO's effort on Holst: The Planets is light-hearted fun with no less orchestral mastery than if they were to be playing Bach, Mahler, or any other legendary composer's seminal works. Highly recommended!

P.S. See? I told you guys I don't just listen to prog...

My favorite classical music album cover

 

[Coztomba]

Ares II > HP8 > ZMF Aeolus

 

[fidshimmer]

I think it's because Octave Records is a very small label, and I don't believe that any of their releases are on streaming services..? Just a guess on my part.

Leo

I can't find that album on Qobuz or Apple Music for some reason. Listening to Brand New in lieu and wow. Amazing. Can you give a link to that album?

I found the link
https://www.psaudio.com/products/mini-brazilian-beasts/

 

[steve9019]

Qobuz Streaming in CD Quality
Apple iPad Mini 6th Gen
Apple Type C Dongle
Grado SR225e

 

[Luckyleo]

Roon/Qobuz=>Bifrost2/64=>Jot2=>GS3000x

Amazing live recording.....

Leo

 

[DTgill]

Grado HF3 (Head-Fi edition)> IFI Zen DAC

- Heavy - Run

 

[Zaplanc]

New release....
Lambchop - The Bible (Tidal) >> Shanling EM5 >> Grado SR325x

 

[Coztomba]

Wow the Grado folk are out in force tonight. I think my GH2's might be due for a run tomorrow!

 

[Davidzak64]

I figured why not start from Arena's debut album. Let's see what all the hype is about. Thanks @rids57

Pioneer Monitor 10 < Luxman R-113 < Loxjie D30 < Amazon Music HD.

I thought the Teddy Bear looked familiar.

 

[mrjayviper]

shure 1540s

 

[snapple10]

Tidal> EF 400> HE 500