Reference Recordings - A label made for the AB-1266
This historical audiophile label is one of my very favorites when it comes to sheer technical recording quality.
Their style of recording has a special focus on staging grandeur, dynamics and transparency, all of which resonate very well with the AB-1266 strengths, thus making the case for an irresistible, compelling listening experience.
Some of my go-to tracks for bass visceral impact and dynamics are taken from these three recordings. Try the Fanfare for the Common man or the Funeral March for Rikard Nordraak from Trittico at fairly high volume and you will hear typany down to the lower notes thundering with such a violence and scale that no other headphones than the AB-1266 can hope to provide.
In these recordings (try for example l'Histoire du Soldat) the striking feature is about transparency, instrument placement / separation and detail retrieval. Also, the sense of rhythm and drive is sparklingly exciting.
Nojima Liszt B Sonata and Transcendental Studies is one of my reference recordings (pun intended) when evaluating gear for piano reproduction. The dynamics of this recording is phenomenal, and also the tone and the size of the piano (possibly the most difficult instrument to record there is) are beautiful.
While the TC aren't my favorite headphones for piano, they make listening to this recording very satisfying in terms of low-end extension, speed of the transients and dynamics range.
This album from the American blues singer, the AB-1266 extract each minute detail of the guitar plucks, the body motion, the deep thumping of the foot on the floor (try Black Nights) in such a vivid way that makes you feel the presence of Doug in the room with you.
Again, I have heard better reproduction of timbre and of the vocals here, but no headphones beat the TC IMHO in making you feel the excitement as from a live experience.
This historical audiophile label is one of my very favorites when it comes to sheer technical recording quality.
Their style of recording has a special focus on staging grandeur, dynamics and transparency, all of which resonate very well with the AB-1266 strengths, thus making the case for an irresistible, compelling listening experience.
Some of my go-to tracks for bass visceral impact and dynamics are taken from these three recordings. Try the Fanfare for the Common man or the Funeral March for Rikard Nordraak from Trittico at fairly high volume and you will hear typany down to the lower notes thundering with such a violence and scale that no other headphones than the AB-1266 can hope to provide.
In these recordings (try for example l'Histoire du Soldat) the striking feature is about transparency, instrument placement / separation and detail retrieval. Also, the sense of rhythm and drive is sparklingly exciting.
Nojima Liszt B Sonata and Transcendental Studies is one of my reference recordings (pun intended) when evaluating gear for piano reproduction. The dynamics of this recording is phenomenal, and also the tone and the size of the piano (possibly the most difficult instrument to record there is) are beautiful.
While the TC aren't my favorite headphones for piano, they make listening to this recording very satisfying in terms of low-end extension, speed of the transients and dynamics range.
This album from the American blues singer, the AB-1266 extract each minute detail of the guitar plucks, the body motion, the deep thumping of the foot on the floor (try Black Nights) in such a vivid way that makes you feel the presence of Doug in the room with you.
Again, I have heard better reproduction of timbre and of the vocals here, but no headphones beat the TC IMHO in making you feel the excitement as from a live experience.
The disc fits maybe a µ too big and gives the stability over 100dB and the voices. just have to adjust the 3 holes in the disc for remove the isolation tape. its all from LCD-X with mesh.
