…is in the house.
Looking forward to giving it a spin:
Looking forward to hearing your opinion. I also ordered a copy, my order still shows processing.
This one came out pretty quickly, in terms of turning around the order and shipping.
I ordered it on January 13, 2022.
FYI.
Good stuff. I played it last night. Their production and recordings are pretty consistent across the Octave offerings.
Just finished ripping the CD and copying the various “hi-rez” versions from the data disk and loading same into JRiver Media Center and my Roon library.
Will listen some, a bit later.
It seems the Masters Vol. III sounded better than the earlier releases (I &II). I wonder what changes did Octave Records make on this release?
How so, could you expand on your experience with Maters III in comparison?
I just checked your tracking number and says it should be delivered today. Hopefully that’s the case!
In my system the Masters 3 sounded with a quieter background and music notes are more present. The pST/Dragon48/DS tells great details in little changes.
I did a taste test of Master 3 via the website and concluded it would be an excellent recording for tuning in a new subwoofer (REL S/510) so I bought it. Actually received the email the same day the REL was delivered, so timing couldn’t be more perfect. Masters 3 did not disappoint in this use. It was perfect for tuning in the Sub.
There is no doubt that this is an excellent recording. Really PSA should take a bow for the recording. However, I’m also pretty confident that the only listening I’ll do is when I’m fine tuning my system. I find the tracks very disjoint, they don’t come together as a collection. My observation I’m sure matches PSA’s intention, more to show off what Octave is capable of than putting together an album that tells a story. I really don’t see ever sitting and listening to this for enjoyment. It’s something only an audiophile could use.
Thanks for the update @jamesh , yes it did arrive today. Just for info the web site status is still showing ‘processing’ and I didn’t get a ship notice for some reason. Now to spin some new tunes!
Just got mine in the mail today, but with the SGCD in the shop I have no way to listen to it other than the CD layer on the computer, but that’s muted at the moment while my wife is Zooming with her friends.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that Apple Music found metadata for it (though without artwork, and with a typo in the title of "Baba Yaga’s Hut”). No composer credits, though, and none found in the disc packaging either.
Progress.
Added the vinyl to discogs; please review and edit if you see changes.