I was surprised how live and real this DSD256 Octave recording is! The instruments has the density and dynamic contrast of being live. The voices are also so natural sounding. No digital artifacts at all. Huge deep soundstage as my DSD MK2 DAC really excel at portraying! Be sure to turn up the volume on this one and it will really sound live! Beautiful music!! This is one hell of a recording!!
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SACD on order…looking forward to this one…
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You really gonna love this one. The wavering of his breath and his fingering on the valve of the Cornet is so clear and real you would actually believe he is in your room playing for you. The bass player a little further back and the drum also so dynamic and live! And then her singing, also so sweet and real. The space, ambience, and audience has so much presence, you feel you can get up and walk into it.
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Waymanchen11 is absolutely correct with his comments on this album. I downloaded the 256 DSD version and it is absolutely stunning.
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You’re going to cost me $$ again!!!
Thanks!!!
And now that my portable music player plays dsd256 after firmware updates, that’s the one I’ll have to get.
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Please let us know what you think of the SACD when you get a chance. I know the DSD256 file I got is simply the best I have heard from digital recording! The SACD should be just as impressive I assume.
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Well, it’s a good record, performance wise and musically.
I am enjoying the music.
However, like the previous two or three most recent releases on SACD from Octave Records, I detect a certain general muddying in the playback.
It’s just not “clean and snappy”.
If I did not know better, I would say Paul and company had made a fundamental change in their mastering process that has taken things a step backwards in some sort of fundamental way.
The whole record just seems a bit muted.
I wonder if it is just me or have others noted something similar.
Certainly does not impress in the way you described your experience with the 256DSD file…
There must be maybe a problem with the SACD because I just played this recording again and it is everything but muted sounding. All the instruments really comes out with so much clarity and power, I could swear I was listening to it live!. Something weir here indeed!
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I may grab a download for comparison purposes.
Cheers.
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Just make sure it’s DSD256. I don’t know about the other downloads.
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I love this album. I got to sit about 6 feet from the musicians at this show and every time I play this music, it takes me right back there. So happy you’re enjoying it!
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Nothing muted on my SACD playback.
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