[madwolfa]

I'm going crazy waiting for my Asgard 2 and Modi USB. It has been well over a year since owning any amplifier or DAC, and longer than I can remember for owning desktop versions! Any advice for bracing against the wonder? Or any music material recommended to be the first song through? HD600 is my weapon of choice.

 
When not sure, put some Pink Floyd. I always do.

 

[StanD]

   
When not sure, put some Pink Floyd. I always do.

They wrote a song about my daughter. It starts with the ca-ching of a cash register and that all too familiar bass line.

 

[HPiper]

First song has to be Led Zeppelin...

 

[fluffygdog95]

When not sure, put some Pink Floyd. I always do.

I just got a wonderful 24bit/196k copy of The Dark Side of the Moon. I think that will do the trick! Thank you for the recommendation!

First song has to be Led Zeppelin...

Or should I emigrate to the lands of Valhalla and attempt to capture the Gods' hammer? It fits quite well with the Schiity theme! Very tempting...

Has anyone been able to find a Schitty cure to upgraditis? Has an aural state of enlightenment been achieved through its power?

 

[markm1]

First song.....Led Zeppelin

Have you guys heard the Page's new remaster of I-III-I've heard from a fellow headfier the remaster of Zep-1 is really good-an improvement from earlier masters.....?

 

[madwolfa]

Have you guys heard the Page's new remaster of I-III-I've heard from a fellow headfier the remaster of Zep-1 is really good-an improvement from earlier masters.....?

Is there a new one? So far all of them were pretty bad.

 

[hodgjy]

Is there a new one? So far all of them were pretty bad.

 
There's only so much you can do with 40-yr old source tapes.

 

[madwolfa]

  There's only so much you can do with 40-yr old source tapes.

 
I have much older and much better sounding recordings... So I guess they were pretty bad to start with.

 

[hodgjy]

   
I have much older and much better sounding recordings... So I guess they were pretty bad to start with.

 
That, or they weren't properly stored to prevent degradation. 

 

[madwolfa]

  That, or they weren't properly stored to prevent degradation. 

 
Just take "Bill Evans Trio - Waltz For Debby", for example. It's a musical and technical marvel, recorded live in far 1961.

 

[cel4145]

I have much older and much better sounding recordings... So I guess they were pretty bad to start with.

I think that's probably the case. Some of the guitar in Zeppelin's recordings sounds like the original recording were bad.

 

[fenderf4i]

   
There's only so much you can do with 40-yr old source tapes.

 
 
 
And plagiarized music 

 

[cel4145]

And plagiarized music 

Citation? Or are you just plagiarizing? :tongue_smile:

 

[madwolfa]

I think that's probably the case. Some of the guitar in Zeppelin's recordings sounds like the original recording were bad.

 
I know well, I've burned my KEF's twitter with it once - there's so much distortion.

 

[markm1]

Citation? Or are you just plagiarizing?

I listen to a lot of heavy music in addition to jazz and inde, etc. So one of the guys who'se very active on the Headfi "metal" thread and is a big collector posted that the newly remastered Zep I is a  signficant improvement. I poked online-here's the poop. Jimmy P has been threatening to remaster their entire catalog. As you guys stated, the previous remasters (I've got the 90's Anthology version) were pretty notoriously bad.
 
In somewhat of a cash grab (IMO), theyre' releasing some sort of box set or compilation for each studio album-with the remastered album and a second disc ( I think) of alternate takes or something to that affect. And, they've also released it as a HD download but not cheap.
 
The Headfier was so impressed he said it almost sounded like Jimmy may have re-recorded some guitar or remixed the album but he wasn't sure. He said the drums, bass all improved.
 
Maybe, if we're lucky (fans, that is) this is the real deal.
 
Right now-they've just released Zep I, II and III.
 
I'll probably pick up I myself as I love that album. It's been yeasrs since I've owned Led Z one, two or three (having their 90's remaster series and a bunch of live stuff).