1: RE: "As far as I know that was the only Sheffield so identified." (12.87)
Posted by geoffkait on 2013-12-06, 13:28:18 (174.252.112.67)
Sheffield lab – Sheffield Salon Series – Performed Live to Two-Track – Bach-Malloch: The Art of Fuguing R Sheffield lab – “Direct form the Masters” – James Newton Howard & Friends R Sheffield lab – P .......

2: Re: AYRE - Irrational, but efficacious! (12.87)
Posted by Hyperion on 2001-12-12, 06:14:51 (202.73.169.138)
Old news. Demagnetizing tracks have been around ever since the original Sheffield/XLO Test & Burn-in CD in the early 90s. There's been the Gryphon Exorcist, then the Sheffield/RR Test CD, then Sheffie .......

3: Re: xlo disc/burn track... (11.78)
Posted by Luminator on 2000-11-07, 21:15:04 (166.90.60.67)
There was one time I bought two 1-meter pairs of Kimber KCAG. Since I have two CD players, I decided to burn-in one cable with the XLO/Sheffield disc, and the other with just regular CDs. Because the .......

4: I use an older version... (10.78)
Posted by mkuller on 2011-10-18, 15:55:06 (99.62.230.174)
...from the '90s - the Sheffield/XLO Disc and it works, too. There is a 60 second sine wave sweep from top to bottom frequencies and then a second track from bottom to top which are called "Demagnetiz .......

5: And our-a champagn-a lady-eh... (10.52)
Posted by ghost of olddude55 on 2020-03-26, 08:23:16 (108.39.196.215)
I got caught up in the "music's lousy but hey! The sound is great!" thing, too. Think "the first three Sheffield albums." Though there are one or two cuts on the third Sheffield that ain't bad. The fi .......

6: direct-to-disk recordings on Crystal Clear (or is it Sheffield?). (10.49)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-10, 23:17:29 (24.162.126.158)
Sheffield. .......

7: Sheffield Labs (10.28)
Posted by mike1127 on 2010-08-17, 13:21:01 (75.50.175.222)
Do you know how Sheffield rehearses or prepares for live-to-2-track? I wonder if the mixing engineer is adjusting things in real time. He is a "performer" in that sense. Better get it right or you sc .......

8: addendum (10.15)
Posted by unclestu on 2013-12-06, 14:48:03 (66.91.200.119)
Pulled out my Sheffield Drum/Track CD (CD 14/20). The Drum and Track records were issued on tw separate LP's as the dynamics forced Sheffield to cut the grooves very widely spaced and the LPS were lim .......

9: Sheffield Disc (9.77)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2010-03-07, 11:50:58 (74.47.215.41)
Get your hands on the Sheffield disc that has the same music track with various levels of THD, it's an eye opener. IMD is worse. And of course everything matters, some stuff more than other stuff..... .......

10: RE: Sheffield Lab CD's are now quite long in the tooth (9.62)
Posted by Tedmc on 2012-06-17, 12:26:07 (174.65.106.182)
As far as I know,all the Sheffield CD's were mastered/produced in the late 80's early 90's. Most any CD made in the past 8 years has far better digital production and the benefit is better sound all t .......

11: Sheffield Edwards - High-Stereo (9.50)
Posted by rgurney on 2012-06-25, 10:10:35 (67.62.125.210)
Does anyone know what happened to Sheffield Edwards who owned and ran High-C Stereo in Leesburg, Virginia in the '80's. .......

12: Karl Schuster (9.47)
Posted by rgurney on 2012-06-27, 05:53:59 (67.62.125.210)
Thanks for your comments. Karl Schuster, who used to work for Sheffield at High-C, has developed his own cable business, Empirical Design, located in Herndon, Va. He makes great, affordable cables, av .......

13: Some CDs (9.23)
Posted by georgelouis on 2008-03-15, 20:59:18 (68.7.107.85)
It's my impression that usually a given CD label has all its tracks on all its CD in the same relative polarity, i.e. either all correct or all inverted. It's also my impression that the Linn Products .......

14: RE: Sheffield Edwards - High-Stereo (9.19)
Posted by apollo66 on 2012-06-26, 18:09:42 (98.83.5.214)
I was a regular customer of High C for many years. Sheffield was very knowledgeable about music and audio and was a true gentleman. But he was adamantly pro analog and hated digital (he used to claim .......

15: My experience with Sheffield is that eliminating the tape recorder was a good thing to do (9.16)
Posted by Richard BassNut Greene on 2006-08-08, 07:35:25 (209.104.141.158)
I'm not going to be buying both so please give me your opinion. My experience with Sheffield CDs is that their vinyl records sounded better. I assume the main reason is the CD's used a tape recorder a .......

16: It changes all the time, current line up includes (8.92)
Posted by G Squared on 2013-08-22, 13:43:57 (129.6.226.165)
The Sheffield Drum Record - both sides if LP also available on the Sheffield track record (Dynamics) Nick of Time - Sunny Sumter on Mapleshade (you are there vocals) Madness - Muse (try it, buy be clo .......

17: RE: Lincoln Mayorga & Amanda McBroom LP 1980 Direct-to-Disc Sheffield Lab (8.82)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2023-05-24, 14:20:34 (193.37.254.182)
The Sheffield album "Growing Up in Hollywood Town" is an album I enjoy for the music, not just for the sound..... I always thought the music on this album had a "haunting" quality to it, to me, this i .......

18: One of the greatest assets of the Sheffield... (8.71)
Posted by mkuller on 2012-06-17, 12:10:10 (24.4.150.31)
...D to D records is their wide dynamic range. My experience with high end earbuds is that the dynamic contrasts are not as great as through good loudspeakers. The Sheffield we most often used to demo .......

19: Re: Hyperion! are they still available? Thanks guys (8.43)
Posted by Hyperion on 1999-06-11, 06:45:05 (203.177.16.166)
Yes for me, the old is a whole lot better, but the XLO/RR is also a lot better than none - the demagnetizing track in it alone is well worth the price. The best deal of course if you have both of em, .......

20: Not comprehensive, but a few (8.07)
Posted by G Squared on 2012-09-20, 07:34:05 (129.6.226.195)
The Sheffield Drum Record or the Drum Improv track from the Sheffield Prime Cuts CD Holly Cole, Temptation, Jersey Girl Stand Getz, Serenity and Anniversary AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long and lat .......

21: Sheffield Lab on super-high-end system (7.95)
Posted by mike1127 on 2012-06-17, 06:34:29 (99.59.2.101)
My headphone system is now pretty good -- better dynamics (micro- and macro-), better extension, better PRaT, all better than I thought possible from redbook digital. My main headphones are the Auduze .......

22: Re: Congestion (7.59)
Posted by SR on 2001-05-21, 14:32:55 (12.107.13.10)
Could very well be the recording and not your system at all. Over use of bad limiting equipment is all to common in classical recordings. Just as the music should be peaking it all kind of goes nowher .......

23: you 2 are still at it (7.34)
Posted by Story on 2021-12-23, 10:22:45 (71.53.134.88)
...back in the way back machine to Wyley Chapel next to Sheffield Lab and their recordings of live music. I just played the King James LP earlier today. Doug Sax recorded Harry James there late 70's, .......

24: My FAV Harry, 1964. (7.25)
Posted by oldmkvi on 2021-03-29, 09:23:05 (76.214.238.65)
I heard them many times in Reno while in College there for 2 years. Buddy Rich and Sonny Payne were the Drummers. Yes, at different times...! A really great, tight band! Joe Riggs Lead Alto, Dick Mc C .......

25: Sheffield got it right here to (7.14)
Posted by G Squared on 2014-07-15, 14:08:55 (129.6.224.102)
nt .......

26: RE: Audiophile Speaker Setup Disc (6.98)
Posted by Paul Wilson on 2018-02-07, 10:35:53 (76.251.0.251)
Personally, I prefer using a mathematical formula, like the Cardas Room Set Up method, as a starting point and then refine by incremental adjustments to the side and front wall dimensions to the speak .......

27: Re: Should I degauss? (6.91)
Posted by Ray on 2003-01-31, 23:32:02 (202.156.2.138)
Thanks. Actually, it was the Sheffield disk that I saw, not MoFi. .......

28: Mr Hansen................ (6.84)
Posted by MJ on 2001-12-13, 09:12:28 (140.163.29.29)
How is your disc different or better than others like the sheffield, or the purist discs? Are they all the same? Thanks in advance. .......

29: that's a good one, anything Sheffield Labs is great /nt (6.78)
Posted by Story on 2023-05-22, 14:30:10 (184.102.123.120)
.......

30: Try (6.78)
Posted by G Squared on 2013-12-05, 08:50:58 (198.228.228.40)
The Sheffield Drun record or Florence and the Machine Lungs .......

31: I sold my Sheffield 2 (6.71)
Posted by Story on 2022-11-19, 05:54:44 (71.53.134.88)
that was a mistake, but I still have a few goodies like the Harry James .......

32: Used Sheffield Lab-1 for $2,500. (6.71)
Posted by TAFKA Steve on 2002-02-22, 03:56:38 (209.51.206.52)
Suckers! A pair of Fried R4's for $100. .......

33: I have a few (6.64)
Posted by G Squared on 2012-06-18, 11:06:48 (129.6.106.38)
The Sheffield Drum Tracks are among the most dynamic recording that I own. Headphones do not do them justice. .......

34: Do you feel that way about the Harry James Sheffield Labs records? nt (6.64)
Posted by Tre' on 2024-03-25, 20:49:03 (76.90.100.230)
. .......

35: RE: One of the greatest assets of the Sheffield... (6.64)
Posted by russ69 on 2012-06-17, 21:01:40 (76.89.231.17)
Yeah, on the one I have the LP is better than the CD. (I've Got the Music in Me) .......

36: Re: XLO/Sheffield Labs Test and Burn-in CD (6.58)
Posted by Julie's husband on 2002-02-19, 18:49:50 (68.52.0.8)
I bought mine either at CDNow or I think Amazon .......

37: Many Sheffield recordings were done that way (6.51)
Posted by kavakidd on 2006-08-24, 07:51:36 (172.162.156.54)
e.g. Harry James etc. "Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain .......

38: Re: I agree 100% the thrills and excitement is gone, (6.51)
Posted by mauimusicman on 2006-12-11, 02:34:07 (70.95.26.239)
Those old Sheffield Labs are damn good, aren't they? .......

39: He who laughs last... (6.51)
Posted by geoffkait on 2013-12-06, 06:29:06 (174.236.192.134)
The Sheffield Lab LPs invert polarity, uh, like the CDs. Direct to Disc? Well, almost. :-) .......

40: RE: Demo Records (6.45)
Posted by Disbeliever on 2015-08-06, 22:54:37 (92.11.194.89)
Yes M.KULLER I have all of them LPs & most of the CDs including The Sheffield Drum/Track Record all excellent. .......

41: RE: Just saw Harry James Band on Ed Sullivan show METV in N.J. (6.39)
Posted by Story on 2021-03-29, 08:42:46 (71.53.134.88)
I have a bunch except that one, he's awesome and Sheffield is divine .......

42: Lincoln Mayorga & Amanda McBroom LP 1980 Direct-to-Disc Sheffield Lab (6.39)
Posted by trioderob on 2023-05-22, 10:43:20 (172.56.240.35)
...... is the best. snort .......

43: RE: Direct to Disc-which didn't you like? (6.33)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2013-04-20, 15:20:11 (74.46.240.211)
It was more genre related as the limited number of titles made me perhaps cross lines I would not have otherwise. I had the Rittenour stuff, Grusin and enjoyed the Barry Miles and a good part of the L .......

44: RE: LP vs Digital (6.29)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-25, 20:45:22 (47.186.79.64)
But the music generally sucks. Great as test tones, but who really wants to listen to it. Yeah, I have had some Sheffield Labs over the years. .......

45: RE: What recording are you using to setup your room? nT (6.27)
Posted by beppe61 on 2016-05-03, 12:11:34 (81.166.95.231)
Hi ! presently i am in a bad situation. I had to disconnect my speakers and i am listening only with HPs. But my favorite track is "Walkaround" in this cd in the picture The soundstage has been captur .......

46: Re: Absolute Phase (6.20)
Posted by Romy on 2000-10-30, 10:52:23 (199.164.25.2)
Find the link lower. They sell direct as well. Tell them that you are a business and get your % off. I would say you do not need a generator. Get a Sheffield Lab disk with the pulls tones. Gold Line .......

47: Another one if hers you might like (6.16)
Posted by Ozzie on 2013-11-16, 17:02:10 (166.147.72.152)
Check out Live from Rainbow and Stars. The lowly cd sounds darn good. Some fine music to boot. You already know most of it. I like it better than the Sheffield releases, both musically and sonically. .......

48: "anything Sheffield Labs is great" - agree 100%!...nt (6.10)
Posted by chocolate_lover on 2023-05-23, 09:17:39 (68.108.240.19)
nt .......

49: Casino Royale soundtrack, Folk Singer, Sheffield Track Record ... (6.08)
Posted by Stephæn on 2003-11-18, 12:50:55 (208.8.78.203)
...erm ... sorry ... those are some of the Records to Die From . æ What is this, Wonka, some kind of fun house? — Mr. Salt .......

50: I think 1 was a statement (6.05)
Posted by Story on 2022-11-19, 06:03:18 (71.53.134.88)
and 2 was a show of feasibility. And no doubt it had an effect on most. Most vinyl in the last 20-30 years has been good to excellent We all owe thanks to people like Sax and ALL the great work he's d .......

51: Re: please reccomend a good test cd (6.05)
Posted by RichG on 2005-04-09, 18:27:49 (65.184.138.94)
Sheffield/XLO Test & Burn-in CD, Aheffield 10041-2. .......

52: Re: please reccomend a good test cd (6.02)
Posted by RichG on 2005-04-09, 18:27:49 (65.184.138.94)
Sheffield/XLO Test & Burn-in CD, Aheffield 10041-2. .......

53: Speaking of Sheffield D to D LPs... (6.02)
Posted by mkuller on 2009-06-09, 20:52:22 (207.200.116.66)
...in about 1980, every audiophile worth his salt used Dave Gruisin's "Discovered Again", the "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" cut, to demo their system because of the realistic sound of the drums. ::: .......

54: RE: Addendum...... (6.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2022-07-25, 09:33:40 (98.169.214.23)
The same thing could be said for Direct to Disc LPs, Thelma Houston, I got the Music in Me, Sheffield Labs Wagner overtures, Crystal Clear Sonic Fireworks, M&K Drums, way too many to remember. ::: TOP .......

55: Ouch (6.00)
Posted by josh358 on 2011-11-30, 14:25:16 (64.252.130.231)
What was the Sheffield recording? I'd be curious to hear it. I wonder whether the audiophiles who pan natural recordings are familiar with the sound of live music. Why would anyone prefer stereo repro .......

56: By the Way........... (5.93)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2011-01-15, 11:24:47 (72.200.96.172)
I have some "audiophile" demo recordings and recordings targeted to the "audiophile" market. And aside from Sheffield products, very few impress me sonically, for the very reasons you stated. ::: TOPI .......

57: How old? (5.92)
Posted by hifi Buster on 2010-02-05, 14:40:34 (97.116.8.146)
I got rid of some from the 60's and 70's. Now I miss them. Actually Stereophile is doing a good job of archiving a lot of the old articles. Especialy enjoy the old interviews (i.e. the Carver challeng .......

58: I would counter that with... (5.89)
Posted by ghost of olddude55 on 2022-11-19, 04:43:28 (100.6.150.204)
...the first Sheffield LP. Direct to disc, mastered by Doug Sax. Sounds great. Demo quality in fact. But I doubt that at any time, anywhere, was so much effort put into such bad music. .......

59: Re: Something like this? (5.89)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2007-02-25, 20:15:26 (75.85.64.87)
My favorite "audiophile" recording didn't even make his list- Sheffield- Amanda McBroom- "Growing Up in Hollywood Town". One of few "audiophile" releases that I listen for primarily the music. --> : .......

60: Re: Joe Cocker "Sheffield Steel" remaster (5.89)
Posted by zeke on 2002-11-04, 05:02:30 (64.108.201.33)
have to agree with you on this one --- even the original issue was a great recording -- IMHO a "must have" for Cocker fans ..... .......

61: what is the latest/best cd test disk ? i have the Doug Sax (5.88)
Posted by AdamC on 2013-08-22, 18:18:07 (67.186.177.222)
Sheffield test disk, But just want to know whzt the modern version is.. Specifically the polarity tests .......

62: Why i think soundstage rendering is very important. (5.88)
Posted by beppe61 on 2015-03-04, 01:39:05 (85.19.92.6)
Hi i was reading a comment about a dac saying " ... this dac may not have the widest and deepest soundstage ... " More in general terms, i truly think that given the right recording a system able to .......

63: Re: Hyperion! another ? (5.85)
Posted by Hyperion on 1999-06-09, 22:03:01 (208.169.145.10)
Different burn in tracks, different demagnetizing tracks, different setup/soundstaging test tracks. Different sample music. All in all I very much prefer the older disc, the Sheffield/XLO one. ::: TOP .......

64: Even seen a GAF viewer before? (5.84)
Posted by E-Stat on 2004-07-25, 16:47:04 (24.99.71.139)
That is a true stereo presentation. When minimal miking is used (as opposed to 32 channels all stacked together), the natural soundstage is preserved. Listen if you will to some old Sheffield direct-t .......

65: There is a similar track... (5.84)
Posted by mkuller on 2007-12-24, 11:04:55 (207.200.116.66)
...actually two on the Sheffield/XLO Burn-in disc for demagnetization. Each is 60 seconds long - one goes from high to low frequencies, the other the opposite. Before serious listening, I play them bo .......

66: Hyperion! another ? (5.84)
Posted by Tom on 1999-06-09, 13:19:35 (152.163.201.177)
What's the diffrence between the Sheffield / XLO Test & Burn in CDand the XLO / RR Test & Burn in CD? Thanks .......

67: Re: XLO/Sheffield Labs Test and Burn-in CD (5.83)
Posted by Mau'dib on 2002-02-19, 11:39:09 (209.47.1.92)
eBay, Audiogon, online CD stores, XLO dealers... It's come in handy a zillion times for me, and I even like most of the music. Stefan D. .......

68: Amanda Live (5.81)
Posted by Ozzie on 2006-05-07, 15:50:57 (198.24.6.134)
Live at Rainbow and Stars has all of her best tunes and sounds better than the Sheffield's. Hit play, have a glass of your fave and get ready to laugh and cry. http://www.amcbroom.com/disc.html ::: TO .......

69: RE: The definition of an audiophile recording... (5.79)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2011-06-13, 20:07:01 (70.176.189.139)
The Sheffield Labs Amanda McBroom "Growing Up in Hollywood Town" IMO is a great album, musically speaking...... Some of the music on that particular album is downright haunting......... .......

70: Drove 4 hours once .... (5.79)
Posted by reelsmith. on 2011-12-08, 08:20:44 (24.89.169.194)
...for a Linn LP-12, Akito Arm, Troika cartridge and 100 sealed audiophile LPs (MFSL, Nautilus, Sheffield, etc). Price was $500 ...I drove fast. Dean. .......

71: LOL ! (5.75)
Posted by unclestu on 2013-12-06, 12:34:44 (66.91.200.119)
AFAIK That was the only Sheffield so identified. Other Sheffiel LPa are correct. To make generalizations from one exception and one which was duly marked is a foolish thought. It further shows that yo .......

72: Ditto (5.75)
Posted by E-Stat on 2013-12-05, 17:13:37 (206.255.206.205)
As others have mentioned, many of the Sheffield DtD recordings are wonderful. One of my wife's favorites is the Amanda cut from "Growing Up in Hollywood Town". Lots of natural "pop", timbre and dynami .......

73: RE: you just need a good recording of drums and a good hifi (5.74)
Posted by unclestu on 2013-12-05, 13:55:40 (66.91.200.119)
Try the Sheffield drum album. Although for many recordings in order to subdue the loud dynamics of percussion, many engineers deliberately invert polarity on the drums. .......

74: Re: Please explain "listener's fatigue" (5.73)
Posted by Silver on 2000-05-11, 14:06:26 (210.164.17.67)
I think my analog set up gives almost perfect representation of music playing Sheffield direct-cutting :The King's Jame Version. However I do not like to continue to listen to it extended period of ti .......

75: CD with phase test (5.70)
Posted by RichG on 2002-11-01, 15:08:17 (165.247.192.95)
The Sheffield/XLO Test & Burn-In CD includes a phase test track. .......

76: Re: A perfect day - It does not get any better than this......... (5.69)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2003-01-07, 21:22:55 (208.176.170.193)
FYI- I got the last pair of Paradox 1s. Had 'em for a few weeks. Listening to the Sheffield "Growing Up in Hollywood Town". Driven by a JE Labs 300B SET amp. (Enough juice for my situation.) **Fabulou .......

77: RE: Playing with Audiophile Special Effects ;-) (5.69)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-01, 20:48:46 (24.162.126.158)
Oh no, not another CD to add to my collection of Stereophile, Sheffield Lab and XLO Test CDs In the meantime, I'll just listen to this: .......

78: RE: Do you feel that way about the Harry James Sheffield Labs records? nt (5.69)
Posted by Story on 2024-03-26, 03:01:49 (184.102.106.21)
Wyley Chapel, or however it's spelled, is small and the single AKG stereo mike is up close and spaced accordingly. for me when I put the record on, it's a REFERENCE for a sound staging event and every .......

79: Re: 'audiophile' recording (Mapleshade, Cardas, etc) suggestions (5.69)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2006-05-04, 22:44:04 (24.251.253.102)
Audiophile recording- Sheffield Labs- "Growing Up in Hollywood Town".... Amanda McBroom is IMO one of the most-underrated singers I've experienced. .......

80: The Lindemann sounded very good (5.69)
Posted by Norm on 2003-01-13, 12:12:09 (128.194.112.183)
despite poor speakers. Sacds were everywhere causing(?) me to bring back nearly 30. I did hear the JVC sampler of the new XRCD24 process as well as the two Sheffield sourced FIM XRCD24 disks. These ar .......

81: RE: Its true, there's compression everywhere.. (5.66)
Posted by regmac on 2015-11-09, 08:31:02 (172.78.123.100)
"All recordings have some sort of compression" Does that hold true for direct-to-disc recordings? I'm thinking of those big band classics that Harry James did for Sheffield Labs. .......

82: Dynamic Linearity (5.65)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-02-10, 13:26:48 (47.188.188.128)
We're more or less on the same page there. The problem is that even the best recording chains and playback chains can't follow the waveform accurately. As a trumpet player, I think the best I've hear .......

83: Re: Even Doug Sax's recordings vary! (nt) (5.62)
Posted by hifitommy on 2000-09-19, 06:45:08 (64.20.249.191)
yeah, as you know, on one or more of the early sheffield discs, theres an admonishment to change the phase of your spks for side two. im sure that there is phase mix within recordings. that is probabl .......

84: Do you really want actual concert quality sound? (5.61)
Posted by unclestu on 2011-11-28, 15:52:53 (72.253.179.5)
Very few listeners really want the sound they will get in a concert hall no matter how good the hall and orchestra really is. Most want a much more up front, vivid sound quality. The stereo separation .......

85: Re: XLO/Sheffield Labs Test and Burn-in CD (5.61)
Posted by DKC on 2002-02-19, 11:22:18 (205.188.197.169)
Where might one obtaine this so called XLO/Shefield Labs "test CD"? The Always Inquisitive Me This is Free America .......

86: The Sheffield/XLO Test and Burn in CD (5.59)
Posted by beppe61 on 2006-08-29, 11:07:20 (87.8.214.230)
Excuse me Sir if I steal your words, but I find track 3 "Walkaround" of this CD very telling about the ability of a CD based system to reproduce a nice soundstage in the three dimensions. Thank you a .......

87: Re: XLO/Sheffield Labs Test and Burn-in CD (5.59)
Posted by JDove on 2002-02-19, 11:59:48 (147.153.205.3)
I found it at partsexpress.com for $30. $30 seems a bit steep for a cd that doesn't even contain much music. I was hoping to get feedback on musical cds that can also be used to determine whether my i .......

88: Re: Joe Cocker "Sheffield Steel" remaster (5.57)
Posted by Il Mostro on 2002-11-04, 19:56:59 (206.217.18.250)
Great music and I am amazed at the sound quality of this regular, old over-the-counter CD. Available on those big balck discs? "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." .......

89: Agreed (5.57)
Posted by E-Stat on 2005-02-02, 12:49:39 (24.99.71.139)
Yet... I will differ in opinion concerning her voice in the post Evita days. I rather enjoy the maturity of her voice in terms of range, subtlety and control. As for the 45s, I have about eight of the .......

90: Re: Should I degauss? (5.57)
Posted by sanfi4u on 2003-01-31, 20:37:04 (62.118.129.165)
I use Sheffield lab MDMS: System Conditioning and Degaussing CD (# 10065-2-G) from time to time and I feel some improvement to the sound due to degaussing procedure, although it's not a big one. IMO i .......

91: RE: you just need a good recording of drums and a good hifi (5.55)
Posted by geoffkait on 2013-12-05, 14:08:38 (174.236.194.207)
Sheffield Labs, as it turns out, is one of the many labels and CDs to which George Louis assigns the letter R on his Polarity List of audiophile CDs. The R refers to inverted polarity. .......

92: Drum kits seem. . . . (5.55)
Posted by risabet on 2014-07-15, 12:33:19 (68.4.182.137)
to have this problem. The best recorded drum kit IME is the kit on Harry James: The King James Version� Sheffield Lab-3. It is sized correctly on most systems on which I have heard it regardless of th .......

93: there are quite a few that are good (5.55)
Posted by hifitommy on 2011-06-14, 06:00:03 (76.168.152.155)
one of the best is woody herman's "road father" dtd which has woody singing 'baby i've got news for you' thats equal to ray charles version on 'Genius + Soul = Jazz'. loaded with ambience as well. the .......

94: RE: What does dynamic compression sound like (5.53)
Posted by mike1127 on 2010-08-17, 02:00:19 (75.50.156.181)
It's pretty simple: dynamic compression sounds like a lack of dynamics. I really like Sting, but his voice is immediately identifiable as "compressed" after one is used to Sheffield Lab or other audio .......

95: RE: What was your "Eureka!" audio moment? (5.52)
Posted by Taosman on 2013-04-04, 05:48:00 (71.222.197.203)
Thelma Houston And Pressure Cooker LP on Sheffield Labs of "I Got The Music In Me" played in my home on my crappy SAE stereo! I gave me hope that I could have great sound at home. This was in the late .......

96: Re: Looking for an audiophile recording. (5.50)
Posted by millen on 2003-04-09, 22:21:39 (24.71.223.142)
1. Carol Kidd - Black album released by ALOI records pressed in the U.S. by LINN recording co. 2. Lincoln Mayorga & Amanda McBroom - Growing up in Hollywood Town album released by Sheffield Labs ::: T .......

97: 1995 IASCA competiton CD... (5.48)
Posted by Steven R. Rochlin on 2006-06-21, 10:26:32 (66.82.9.83)
It has sweeps, fast bass, basshead music, Sheffield Lab tracks, etc. Of course Prodigy's "Fat Of The Land" it also good as are the many DJ lps here :) Enjoy the Music, Steven R. Rochlin .......

98: Other than CES, I have not auditioned equipment in a dealers in 20 years. (5.48)
Posted by Norm on 2006-03-21, 11:19:34 (128.194.112.183)
Basically, because there are none anywhere near, including when I am in Chicago, St. Louis, or Boston. At CES I carry my own disk with me. Years ago, when there were dealers, I used to carry Sheffield .......

99: You don't get out or listen much do you? (5.45)
Posted by Teresa on 2006-06-22, 18:46:09 (172.191.251.108)
You said "Your strange belief that vinyl records and cassette tapes have better resolution than Redbook CDs is one of the most bizarre beliefs I've ever read over 40 years as an audiophile." It is .......

100: Nope, it's not fishguts (5.42)
Posted by E-Stat on 2003-03-04, 06:09:06 (24.99.45.50)
when you listen to well engineered, minimally miked recordings. Granted, they are few and far between. Virtually all pop material is mixed down from a bazillion tracks and is pure artifice. Many Telar .......

101: RE: Among my first were Flim & The BB's (5.40)
Posted by Jonesy on 2019-10-06, 14:45:13 (24.76.173.32)
I know I had "Tunnel" for sure. Can't remember if I had the other's upto and including "Neon" or that I was so familiar with them because that's was all we played when comparing friends and store syst .......

102: RE: Can you please tell us your experience with Amanda McBroom recordings? (5.40)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2008-09-22, 17:46:05 (70.213.167.240)
IMO, Amanda McBroom is one of the most under-appreciated singers of our time. She sings with an expressiveness and dynamic range that to me is once-in-a-lifetime. One need not be an audiophile to appr .......

103: RE: March 12, 2009 update to "The List" (5.39)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2009-03-13, 01:57:27 (70.176.237.248)
I've never noticed any common characteristics amongst labels..... (Save for Sheffield vinyl, which I've noticed a lot of inverted recordings.) Only individual recordings.......... .......

104: The Sheffield Drum Record (5.39)
Posted by G Squared on 2015-08-05, 16:50:29 (70.192.229.190)
Is a lot of fun. The D to D version with one drum solo on each side of the record. At Apoxna a few years back I head Alan Parson Sirus on a vinyl set up with big Focals. It was the best demo I have h .......

105: Yes, brass ripeness is hard to capture. (5.38)
Posted by Norm on 2014-05-11, 07:30:26 (74.192.31.106)
Wynton Marsalis and Willie Nelson Two Men with the Blues is one of my favorite test recordings. Wynton's trumpet often follows Walter Blandings saxophone. In a system that captures the character of bo .......

106: Re: AYRE - Irrational, but efficacious! (5.36)
Posted by Diatonic Cluster on 2001-12-12, 06:24:26 (209.79.180.242)
Have you tried the Ayre CD? I have tried the Sheffield and numerous others without much sonic results - which is why I posted my original note. CD that claim to produce sonic improvements are old news .......

107: "Audiophile Guilt" .... (5.35)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2015-06-26, 10:50:38 (68.98.216.185)
I could never relate to the guilt over playing DMP, Windham Hill, or Sheffield Labs labels.... Or even Naxos.... If it's great music, I don't care what the label is..... Same goes for Diana Krall, for .......

108: Harry James / Sheffield (5.34)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-02-11, 06:05:00 (47.188.188.128)
Thanks. I have both, too, but was too lazy to stand up and walk the eight feet over to the record shelves. Actually, I have most of the "audiophile" records from that time period, including several th .......

109: RE: Why i think soundstage rendering is very important. (5.33)
Posted by beppe61 on 2015-03-05, 00:34:10 (85.19.92.6)
Hi and thanks for the helpful confirmation Recording is a challenging activity unfortunately But good recordings where the ambience is very well captured are available I like this track test from She .......

110: Thank you PAR and Awe-d-o-file,...but (5.32)
Posted by zuheyr on 2007-01-22, 09:10:16 (87.64.20.252)
Thank you for these replies. I ordered the Chesky cd's, couldnt find the Sheffield XLO. But what do you do if your system is too upfront or vice versa? Change amplifier?, cd player? turntable? speaker .......

111: Re: Can somoene P.S recomend a good burn in cd. (5.31)
Posted by Hyperion on 1999-06-09, 09:14:50 (208.169.145.10)
Sheffield / XLO Test & Burn in CD, or XLO / RR Test & Burn in CD or any cd with plenty of deep bass content. .......

112: Difficult to say, they're both great (5.31)
Posted by geoffkait on 2022-08-07, 06:05:13 (98.169.214.23)
Robert Ludwig mastered a whole lotta classics, like first Led Zeppelin albums. Doug Sax mastered first Doors album and a bunch of Pink Floyd albums. Doug Sax co-founded Sheffield Lab direct to disc. : .......

113: Just saw Harry James Band on Ed Sullivan show METV in N.J. (5.30)
Posted by Story on 2021-03-28, 18:48:19 (71.53.134.88)
I have the direct to disc Sheffield's of his later band, but it was interesting to watch his earlier big band. They played Herb Alpert's Taste of Honey from Whipped Cream And Other Delights and took i .......

114: "Accordiorama" by Vanguard Classics... (5.28)
Posted by genungo on 2011-06-03, 06:45:36 (184.167.106.94)
... if you want to hear the Hohner Accordion Symphony Orchestra, that is. It's fun and I love it, and the fact is, this is one of the best and most spacious sounding large scale recordings I own. Shef .......

115: Re: Laws of Listening - J. Gordon Holt (5.28)
Posted by Pure on 2003-02-19, 11:53:18 (65.26.53.114)
100% true suretyguy. There is a sentiment that Sheffield Lab, etc. made great audiophile LPs, but the performances/titles could have been better. I totally agree with that, and that is one reason we a .......

116: RE: Sheffield Lab on super-high-end system (5.27)
Posted by SgreenP@MSN.com on 2012-06-17, 09:16:43 (24.251.99.18)
My stereo is drop dead fabulous....it is at a point, I don't want to change it ....not even move a cable for fear that the magic will go away....however.....listening on my headphones has a purity and .......

117: Re: Joe Cocker "Sheffield Steel" remaster (5.27)
Posted by chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com on 2002-11-04, 13:22:26 (62.64.213.3)
You two have wetted my appetite for this album again after missing out on the MFSL - silver not gold I think it was - earlier this year; ended up buying the self-titled 'Joe Cocker' with two bonus t .......

118: Re: Anyone Ever Compared Direct to Disk Versus Master Tapes? (5.24)
Posted by kentaja@yahoo.com on 2002-07-16, 08:18:01 (65.70.144.97)
I have not had the chance to listen to a d-t-d compared to the actual master tape, however I do have Sheffield Labs issues of both d-t-d and their releases pressed with master tapes. With the Sheffiel .......

119: What’s the best speaker positioning CD? (5.24)
Posted by Alex_G on 2004-12-28, 10:41:05 (66.122.213.253)
PartsExpress carries both the XLO Reference Test & Burn-in CD and Sheffield/Autosound 2000 Test Disc. Which one of these disks is better for speaker placement? Does XLO disc contain correlated pink n .......

120: Dumb question! (5.22)
Posted by Daryl R on 2001-05-11, 15:34:05 (209.21.33.161)
This has plagued me for quite some time and I have yet to receive a definitive answer. When playing the Phase Track on the Sheffield/XLO Test Disc (or the Stereopohile Test Disc) and the narrator says .......

121: John Curl (5.18)
Posted by FrankC on 2014-07-17, 21:31:32 (108.233.126.68)
John Curl and Parasound were in Century Stereo in San Jose, CA this evening. It was great to finally put a face to a name that we've heard over and over. He shared some great stories, especially ab .......

122: The magic of Sheffield is the Direct to Disc (5.18)
Posted by barryb on 2012-06-17, 09:05:31 (99.250.101.209)
The LPs can be quite stunning. I've never tried their CDs and have no interest. One of the great strengths of the LPs is their natural soundstaging, for which you need loudspeakers to appreciate. The .......

123: The version of "She's Leaving Home" is excruciating. (5.17)
Posted by ghost of olddude55 on 2022-11-19, 05:23:56 (100.6.150.204)
Yeah, I have a copy. Found it at HalfPrice Books for five bucks. Somebody goofed, it's worth a lot more than that because it's pretty rare. The music did get better though not by much, not until the c .......

124: Re: What recording do you use to evaluate clarity/transparency of treble reproduction? (5.16)
Posted by Story on 2003-09-17, 16:39:17 (64.12.96.10)
Keeping in mind the distance of the live recording to microphone, you might appreciate the natural sound of Harry James 'King James' on sheffield direct to disc, with Les DeMerle on kit. No limiters, .......

125: Re: Just how many people are there genuinely interested in top music reproduction? (5.11)
Posted by RBP on 2000-09-26, 18:35:12 (209.128.168.243)
I read somewhere, ( many years ago) that if you take the total sales of Mobile fidelity, Sheffield lab, and Reference recordings, VS All total record sales minus pop, and divide that by 1/2, you would .......

126: Some of my best records were mastered by Doug Sax. (5.10)
Posted by ghost of olddude55 on 2022-11-19, 06:15:07 (100.6.150.204)
The stuff he did for early Analogue Productions, the reissues with the silver labels, they're incredible. He and Bernie Grundman were always my favorites. I don't play The Missing Link very often but .......

127: How about recording companies? (5.09)
Posted by Teresa on 2011-08-09, 18:35:45 (75.14.217.140)
Here are some the ones I miss: Sound Ideas Master Tapes, Sonar, Sheffield Lab, Crystal Clear and Barclay-Crocker. I also am missing new DSD recordings from Telarc on SACDs since Concord Music Group e .......

128: RE: Brass instruments to test a system ? (5.08)
Posted by Dman on 2014-05-11, 06:42:31 (68.102.55.78)
For sure! I have a few direct to disc albums (Sheffield Labs, American Gramophone, etc) of some big band music, and I find them indispensable for "the big audition" of systems. I believe mastering eng .......

129: How Many of You Degause Your System? How Often? (5.08)
Posted by ggraff on 2002-04-19, 05:18:48 (204.124.92.254)
Just got done degausing my system after a couple of months. I keep forgetting how important it is in my system to do it on a monthly basis. How many inmates deguase their systems? How often? What disc .......

130: Among Sheffield's direct-to-discs, (5.06)
Posted by TAFKA Steve on 2002-07-16, 10:32:59 (209.51.206.73)
Very Warm: Chicago Symphony Winds--Mozart/Grieg. Warm: The Missinc Linc, and Leinsdorf/LAPO--Stravinsky Firebird. Lean: Leinsdorf/LAPO-Wagner and Prokofiev. Very Lean: Tower Of Power Direct. Note that .......

131: RE: Honestly... (5.02)
Posted by MannyE on 2016-05-06, 12:41:18 (108.235.157.25)
Hey I'm no purist. I have a CD player sitting right next to the record player. I spend just as much time scouring the CD racks at the thrift as I spend scouring the LP shelves. In fact I've said that .......

132: I tend to like (5.02)
Posted by G Squared on 2013-04-20, 10:57:37 (69.244.69.107)
Almost all music. Opera, really heavy metal and hard core rap are the exceptions so I like a lot of the hifi recording stuff. Not like I love some stuff - Al Dimeola, Pink Floyd.... But I can enjoy lo .......

133: Perhaps not a good test to rely on… (5.02)
Posted by David Aiken on 2005-12-07, 19:42:27 (203.212.152.73)
Ignoring the legitimate debate about whether or not there is a propensity for ABX testing to tend to mask differences, I would have the following reservations about accepting the data on the page you .......

134: The Mastering Lab WAS a recording studio (4.98)
Posted by Story on 2022-09-24, 04:03:48 (71.53.134.88)
when you accomplish what they were able to, you are a recording 'studio'. What do you call it then when they run long balanced mic cables from Wylee Chapel into Sheffield to record D2D? Remote? Here' .......

135: XLO/Sheffield Labs Test and Burn-in CD (4.98)
Posted by Mau'dib on 2002-02-19, 10:28:02 (209.47.1.92)
This CD has high quality music selections, pop and classical, as well as real objective imaging and soundstage tests. On one track Doug Sax walks around a large room banging sticks together. Another a .......

136: RE: Brass instruments to test a system ? (4.97)
Posted by risabet on 2014-05-13, 22:44:34 (68.4.182.137)
Excellent instruments for system testing IMO. Brass instruments have asymmetrical waveforms that really test a system in my experience. Those Sheffield Harry James discs being some of the best. Look a .......

137: RE: Depth of soundstage with mono recordings and just one speaker ? (4.97)
Posted by beppe61 on 2013-10-27, 09:09:19 (81.167.153.96)
Thank you very much for the valuable confirmation I am playing already with Audacity to get mono tracks from stereo tracks I have also some tracks engineered to get perception of depth (by Chesky and .......

138: System maintenance ideas... (4.96)
Posted by mkuller on 2008-07-12, 10:41:25 (207.200.116.66)
...first, I'd suggest doing this more often than once a year - say every 3 to 6 months, depending on how often you listen to your system. I would add... Clean all your cable connections with Caig ProG .......

139: RE: Best music style to assess PRAT ability ? Daft Punk ! (4.94)
Posted by Dman on 2013-12-29, 06:22:22 (69.65.75.146)
I generally use anything with a good sounding (meaning well recorded and played) set of drums or percussion (i.e. Sheffield Drum Record, Dafos, etc). Okay, I'll concede to a drum machine too... Daft P .......

140: RE: Percussion on records (4.93)
Posted by b.l.zeebub on 2009-06-10, 04:05:11 (82.46.170.49)
I find the percussion to be extremely life-like on my system. When I know that the neighbors are out I very much enjoy listening to the Kodo drummers (Sheffield Lab Live recording on cd) and the Drumm .......

141: You need to do a parlor trick (4.91)
Posted by Jack G on 2011-01-09, 08:26:23 (166.137.8.45)
At least at first. I can't tell you how many times someone has come over with their home made Cd, usually of low quality MP3s to listen to on my system. They end up underwhelmed, and I have to explain .......

142: Re: What's the point? <nt> (4.90)
Posted by Magnetar on 2001-05-17, 21:53:16 (205.158.182.120)
Do you listen to tweeters to inside or to the outside? My preamp inverts absolute phase. It's difficult to hear without spending time listening to live, unamplified instruments and using them as the r .......

143: Purist Audio burn-in CD worth the $$ ? (4.88)
Posted by High-end Dreamer on 2002-04-20, 12:16:46 (141.161.92.56)
I see that Cardas/Ayre and XLO/Sheffield both have burn-in CDs that cost far less. PAD disc is $109 at music direct while I believe the other 2 are around $20 or so. Anyone feel that the Purist Audio .......

144: RE: Brass instruments to test a system ? (4.86)
Posted by beppe61 on 2014-05-12, 07:10:23 (85.19.92.6)
Hi and thanks for the reply but this is difficult I am trying to select tracks that can make spotting problems in the audio chain a easier task The music in the Sheffield Lab disc on some systems doe .......

145: Re: Can you hear the difference?? (4.86)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2005-06-12, 08:10:42 (70.96.106.78)
I liked the test. The PC I used has a Sound Blaster 16 connected to a 60's era solid state Magnavox table radio with a 6X9 and seperate 1" cone tweeter with an oil cap as a first order crossover. I wa .......

146: My dad was into hi-fi. (4.84)
Posted by ghost of olddude55 on 2024-07-24, 03:22:40 (100.6.143.244)
Albeit on the cheap. One of my uncles was a distributor for several hi-fi brands including Shure, Garrard, Miracord, quite a few others. But the real epiphany was a visit to the old Opus One audio sto .......

147: RE: Demo Records (4.84)
Posted by mkuller on 2015-08-05, 12:51:00 (107.205.10.55)
...ahh, the early 1980s. Sheffield Lab Direct-to-Disks - nothing sounded nearly as good. Dave Gruisin Lincoln Mayorga Amanda McBroom Harry James Thelma Houston Back in the late 1970s after I bought my .......

148: "Audiophile recordings" used to... (4.81)
Posted by mkuller on 2007-02-25, 11:28:41 (205.188.116.66)
...refer to excellently recorded (many direct-to-disc vinyl) productions of mediocre music ususally used for demonstration purposes in the early 1980s. I'm thinking of Lincoln Mayorga, Sheffield Labs .......

149: Well.. there is this one album. (4.79)
Posted by FenderLover on 2013-04-20, 05:53:00 (71.92.195.177)
Thelma Houston, Sheffield Labs. Now it's prolly just me --- but I was helping a friend swap tubes and bias his amps --- and every time we changed ANYTHING, out came that album. You know, anything play .......

150: Walking into the old Opus One audio store in downtown Pittsburgh. (4.77)
Posted by olddude55 on 2010-07-18, 06:36:55 (24.3.230.62)
Corner of Smithfield St. and Fourth Ave. This was sometime in 1974 or 1975; the third Sheffield LP was playing on a Transcriptors Skeleton with a Vestigal arm. The cartridge was some kind of wood-bodi .......

151: What kind of music do you like? (4.77)
Posted by Teresa on 2009-06-09, 18:50:07 (68.126.21.192)
If you like Classical music or Jazz on LPs I find percussion to be very realistic on: Sheffield Lab Direct to Discs Crystal Clear Direct to Discs Reference Recordings Telarc Soundstream On SACDs Tela .......

152: we were still discussing things (4.77)
Posted by Analog Scott on 2021-12-23, 10:59:44 (174.72.186.110)
*In My Opinion*...Sheffield made a number of really good sounding recordings of mediocre music, a few mediocre sounding recordings of mediocre music and a couple really good sounding recordings of pre .......

153: I always thought of it as the 80's (4.76)
Posted by Story on 2021-11-26, 06:20:31 (71.53.134.88)
that's when the Golden Age of Vinyl playback was. Granted the 70's led up to it especially with Sheffield Labs. But I use to hang out at the Melos 'personalized audio' around '82 and that's where I wa .......

154: RE: I remember the actual paper on the tests (4.74)
Posted by Tony Lauck on 2011-02-18, 13:59:32 (65.19.76.104)
I have played a few tracks dozens of times in the course of one hour during various tests. I noted zero degradation of sound quality. The record was cleaned a few times during these tests with a vacuu .......

155: The mystery of Derek and Ken... (4.74)
Posted by Simon Linton on 2001-05-08, 03:34:04 (62.254.0.4)
Sorry, it was a composite of Derek Hatton, loony left leader of Sheffield City Council who ended up being prosecuted for financial fraud while in office(his chequered past is available via UK news arc .......

156: I think not (4.74)
Posted by MannyE on 2015-11-09, 16:11:12 (108.235.157.25)
Sheffield Labs and the other audiophile labels crow about uncompressed recordings. I think one of the stereo demo CDs from Chesky makes a big deal of demoing the same track compressed and uncompresse .......

157: What's your routine when you have people over... (4.74)
Posted by mkuller on 2006-10-03, 12:19:09 (207.200.116.133)
...to listen to your system - to get your system ready? Before I host "rock and roll night" a couple of times a year for the guys, I do the following: 1. Bias my tubed amps. 2. Clean all my cable conn .......

158: Since you mentioned Sheffield Lab my favorite is Dave Grusin's "Discovered Again" Direct Disc LP. (4.73)
Posted by Teresa on 2012-11-26, 02:36:48 (71.80.218.51)
Also the three Harry James Big Band Direct Discs and Bill Berry and his Ellington All-Stars "For Duke" Direct Disc on M&K RealTime. Direct Discs in general sound so real, exciting and authentic, like .......

159: Re: immediacy (4.72)
Posted by hifitommy on 2003-09-28, 09:08:49 (66.229.241.53)
to me, its the feeling of nothing or very little at all between me and the performance. direct to disc LPs have this effect in spades. the carlos montoya discs on crystal clear are a good example as a .......

160: Mid-Late 70s, a friend had me over to listen to his new system (4.72)
Posted by Road Warrior on 2019-01-06, 11:58:38 (104.185.157.178)
Yamaha T.O.L. separates, one of their better turntables, and NS 1000 speakers. He put on Thelma Houston and Pressure Cooker's I've got the Music In Me, a Sheffield D2D, and played the title track and .......

161: RE: Why do "ordinary people" go to CES? (4.69)
Posted by Goober58 on 2014-01-10, 09:40:07 (70.166.121.142)
WTF does that mean? I heard $200K Nola loudspeakers hooked up to some AR gear playing a Master Tape (Opus 3 or something) that was nothing but serious audio, Doug Sax discussing Sheffield Lab and his .......

162: Brass instruments to test a system ? (4.68)
Posted by beppe61 on 2014-05-11, 03:53:04 (85.19.92.6)
Hi, i have this old cd from Sheffield Lab depicted here I have always been amazed by his quality, of course, but even more how differently it sounds through different rigs In many cases the sound was .......

163: Oops... (4.67)
Posted by Paul R. on 2001-04-30, 19:25:22 (207.153.36.3)
Sorry about that, I'm still a bit new to posting so I forget some of the relevant info. I figured if I got the correct info, it'd be easier just to tell him what I found and correct him politely. I'd .......

164: RE: You Might Be An Audiophile If : (4.64)
Posted by E-Stat on 2017-06-09, 06:10:59 (206.255.206.246)
Do you have less than 150 records/discs/files? I've told the story before, but when I worked part time at a hi-fi store in college, we had one customer we called "Al Gear" which was very close to hi .......

165: Re: Are all amps supposed to be non-inverting? (4.62)
Posted by hifitommy on 2000-07-19, 16:32:18 (63.11.37.239)
phender, its a crapshoot. an amp with an even # of gain stages doesnt invert, one with an odd # inverts. recordings are also a crapshoot, though MOST engineers try for an in phase recording, a good ma .......

166: Of course, it is a sales pitch. (4.59)
Posted by Norm on 2005-09-05, 13:22:50 (71.113.238.253)
Do you think you have ever heard a demonstration in which the salesman did favorable present his or her product? Everything is done, be it in a dealership or at CES, to so present the product favorabl .......

167: Not here. BTW, l the last vinyl shootout I went to here in Dallas (4.58)
Posted by Road Warrior on 2011-11-17, 12:34:25 (108.71.182.157)
was at Analogfan's house with, Mcrake, and 3 other inmates. NO classical was played, nor was requested, and the equipment was out of sight hi end gear. I have a semi-respectable classical vinyl colle .......

168: RE: No to part of what you said. (4.58)
Posted by mike1127 on 2010-08-17, 09:49:06 (75.50.146.178)
I'm not an engineer so you could be right. I got my information from browsing textbooks in Borders. I guarantee you that several textbooks suggest compression to assist the mix balance. Maybe it's tim .......

169: Re: the signal to noise ratio today is alarmingly low.......music???what are we listening to today? (4.57)
Posted by chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com on 2003-03-02, 15:30:47 (62.64.209.26)
Turns out that Bebo Norman is visiting the UK and I've been invited down to Birmingham to see him by someone who's organising that particular gig (he read my Amazon.com review of Bebo's album), so .......

170: Why can you hear the Magic of great sounding LP's ,CD's on all systems (4.57)
Posted by Joe M on 2002-01-24, 12:55:29 (216.77.219.37)
With all the possible combinations of gear,one might assemble.In all different price ranges from $200.- $80,000.00 or more .Why is it that we can use the same Demo and near demo LP's ,CD's and come to .......

171: Actually i have one from Sheffield Lab with similar result (4.56)
Posted by beppe61 on 2014-02-15, 01:28:20 (85.19.92.6)
By my point is that i thought that a good stereo system would be able to present a good soundstage starting from the plane of the speakers and developing behind that plane, not in front of it To hear .......

172: Need help converting one LP to CD (4.56)
Posted by madisonears on 2008-05-03, 19:21:26 (66.190.63.69)
I own three LP's: two Sheffield Lab Direct-to-disc's that are in almost perfect condition, and one battered old copy of Benny Goodman performing live at the Brussels World Fair, recorded in 1958 on th .......

173: Re: "unnaturally crisp quality of digital sound" can be eliminated (4.55)
Posted by mauimusicman on 2006-08-08, 03:26:45 (70.95.30.237)
The Sheffield Labs recording of Amanda McBroom "Growing up in Hollywood Town" offers a chance to hear digital vs analog with the songs "Amanda" and "Dusk" One was recorded digital and one analog. I wo .......

174: How about High End Pro Studio Gear!! (4.55)
Posted by Julien43 on 2007-01-13, 17:26:54 (69.132.141.143)
I mean the stuff that the likes of John Marks Records, Sheffield Labs, Mapleshade, Chesky Records. the deduct and ressurected MFSL??? I have no idea what equipment they use, but I wouldn't be afraid t .......

175: The definition of an audiophile recording... (4.54)
Posted by mkuller on 2011-06-13, 20:02:29 (207.200.116.66)
...is an excellent recording of music that no one wants to listen to. I recall borrowing some records from a friend back in 1977 when I first bought my Dahlquist DQ-10s - stereo demonstration records .......

176: Re: [Sigh] nt (4.54)
Posted by lipmanl on 2007-01-30, 13:25:52 (64.253.163.66)
Clark, I don't understand the issue you have with absolute phase. Some instruments have repeating asymmetric waveforms, i.e., the part of the sound wave that is positive-going has a different shape (a .......

177: Re: soundstage (4.52)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2007-01-22, 07:46:14 (72.73.45.248)
Recordings vary greatly. Better gear can/will definitely make a bigger soundstage. But the best gear won't make a poor recording sound good or its soundstage big if it wasn't properly recorded. I have .......

178: Ron Tutt Passing (4.52)
Posted by vinyl survivor on 2021-10-18, 18:09:01 (172.58.172.118)
Maybe I missed it, but I am surprised nobody has mentioned the passing of legendary drummer Ron Tutt. He was best known as Elvis's drummer. He also was a studio session drummer and played on one side .......

179: Agree... (4.51)
Posted by Halcy on 2002-04-02, 09:59:45 (212.90.66.13)
although I must admit from my personal experience, that it is very hard to know what is a good recording, untill you've heard quite a few good and a few excellent ones. At least I couldn't make the di .......

180: RE: My FAV Harry, 1964. (4.51)
Posted by Story on 2021-03-29, 10:18:25 (71.53.134.88)
You should read the liner notes from Harry himself about the different bands he was involved with. I consider Sheffield technically, as a whole, an accomplished art of recorded sound and still enjoy i .......

181: yeah, WHY (4.49)
Posted by hifitommy on 2003-04-27, 21:36:21 (24.130.132.51)
would anyone want to know if there were other recordings like Poem? to AVOID them? i certainly would. no matter how well a sound is recorded, if it is a poor performance, thats what you have. poem is .......

182: Re: In need of a Test CD with some SERIOUS low frequencies!! (4.49)
Posted by Ubiquitous Skittercat on 2001-02-17, 09:11:09 (209.153.8.69)
My fave bass test CD is "My CD" from Sheffield Labs. Has the normal tones and sweep tests, but one track starts at 10 hz, and goes up one hz at a time to 100 hz at five second intervals. Great for fin .......

183: Re: What is your reference in music for equipment evaluation purpose? (4.48)
Posted by Response34 on 2002-09-05, 09:51:13 (205.188.208.104)
I have a few different preferences. When testing our speakers, cables and amplifiers we start out with the good female vocal we are familiar with such as Eva Cassidy, Jennifer Warnes, etc. Next comes .......

184: Re: Hey! (4.46)
Posted by Lowell on 2000-05-10, 06:24:45 (203.155.78.90)
Nope. I have been on a German food kick. Ohh, that brat und weiss bier! The guy I was with was a county dude coworker from Virginia. His delicate pallate could only withstand Burger king. I won't have .......

185: Re: Klipschorns..... DO slam (4.45)
Posted by Bill Way on 2005-09-05, 12:41:04 (24.199.112.30)
Put VTL or Manley tubes on them, or maybe cj Premier 140s, or any good 6550-based amp, and they not only will slam, but have the most natural dynamic range you may ever find. The one thing I always li .......

186: Re: Why do cymbals in the some recordings sound broken or jagged? (4.43)
Posted by Story on 2001-06-30, 11:10:33 (152.163.194.208)
very rarely have i heard any system reproduce cymbals accurately, but a good part of the fault lies in the recording-mixdown process- many times limiters are used (some crunch, others sound like bitin .......

187: RE: Let's see what the full story is (4.40)
Posted by Frihed89 on 2007-09-18, 08:07:26 (130.226.56.2)
There is a simple, but stupid, answer: she had the wrong type of visa. On a much broader scale, musicians who come to the US to perform must be able to demonstrate that they are popular, why I don't .......

188: Re: WHEN ITS TIME TO DEGAUSS.....LEAVE THE HOUSE! (4.39)
Posted by ggraff on 2002-08-12, 05:22:48 (204.124.92.254)
I have taken out a couple of woofers degaussing, so no longer take that particular tact when setting the volume control. I now set it to the same decible rating as the loudest I listen. Even with this .......

189: Pnik noise versus white noise (4.35)
Posted by steven oda on 2002-08-25, 18:16:51 (24.205.20.241)
AP, Do you find any advantages using pink noise versus white noise to burn-in your system? It seems that the advantages of this burn-in is clarity---so, the midrange and treble are better after the tr .......

190: Hint- look up the recording "Dafos" by Mickey Hart... (4.32)
Posted by Dman on 2009-06-09, 18:00:22 (216.121.163.70)
Or "The Sheffield Lab Drum Record" with Jim Keltner and Ron Tutt. Those recordings will tell you if your system can reproduce percussion at any sort of real volume*. *I KNOW my system can't play anywh .......

191: Re: Still...in my experience (4.31)
Posted by mauimusicman on 2004-03-26, 02:42:24 (66.91.176.134)
What i'm saying is that when the time/phase relationship of any music genre is lost (and almost all multi-way speakers are guilty of this) then you lose the ability to "connect" with the performance. .......

192: Actually, I refer to Sheffield Lab 14 (4.30)
Posted by E-Stat on 2014-08-26, 16:33:17 (206.255.209.123)
And the track record *is* a very pared-down ensemble; mostly bass, reduced drum kit, and synthesizer. (Is there any snare or hat?) That must not be the same recording. This "not-at-all-pared-down .......

193: Mine, too (4.21)
Posted by E-Stat on 2013-09-03, 16:06:45 (206.255.212.225)
although she's a pharmacist and college dean in her day job. She loves to unwind playing her baby grand. ...and she cannot enjoy the music the way I do. As with my wife, I would characterize that d .......

194: RE: "Does this make sense?" (4.19)
Posted by beppe61 on 2016-04-30, 23:17:34 (85.19.92.6)
Hi ! " I suspect that different people will have different ideas about what constiutes good "soundstaging" in the typical two-channel home stereo system " Not me for sure. There are specific tracks in .......

195: RE: Do you feel that way about the Harry James Sheffield Labs records? nt (4.18)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-25, 21:39:28 (47.189.242.139)
I am so glad that you mentioned those!! I have both "The King James Version" and "Comin' From A Good Place". Got 'em way back when I was in hifi sales, and haven't listened to either of them for proba .......

196: RE: A few thoughts (4.18)
Posted by E-Stat on 2014-08-25, 13:14:06 (206.255.209.123)
I don't, but my reference depends upon whether you refer to rock or classical. For rock, it is the Sheffield Drum Record. Contrary to your previous assertion: You can mic a drum kit for a small jazz .......

197: A cupla friends in the mid 70's influenced me (4.12)
Posted by Road Warrior on 2012-06-15, 21:54:13 (108.71.182.157)
David: Went over to his place, 1975. He had new Yammy NS 1000s, Yammy top of the line separates, and a turntable I can't recall. He put on a Sheffield D2D LP of Thelma Houston and Pressure Cooker and .......

198: RE: Whaddya think about the last paragraph in this Stereophile review ? (4.11)
Posted by Analog Scott on 2022-09-13, 10:41:32 (172.58.27.25)
It depends on the recording. The recordings we tend to hold in the highest esteem such as the Mercuries, London Deccan, RCA Living Stereos, Reference Recordings, Sheffield Labs, get 90% closer to an a .......

199: Re: Green pen....... (4.10)
Posted by hifitommy on 2000-11-25, 12:57:16 (64.0.99.137)
when the idea first came to the surface, i picked ry cooders 'jazz' because of the strings and great bass. i listened repeatedly before greening the disc with a magic marker and then again after. i wa .......

200: RE: Sheffield LAB 20 (4.07)
Posted by Bill Way on 2014-08-25, 18:26:18 (108.21.60.113)
I just pulled it out and gave it a listen for the first time in a couple decades. It's pretty great. I guess what I should have said is that most engineers, in typical live rooms, will get mud trying .......

Found 21 records in Amp/Preamp Asylum.

1: RE: Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? (6.70)
Posted by gme109 on 2011-06-05, 10:16:33 (98.245.209.123)
I believe the Cardas/Ayre CD is for assisting in equipment burn-in, not warm up. I use a similar product from Sheffield / Xlo, to help with equipment burn-in, and de-magnetizing. .......

2: RE: Nad c352 as a preamp (6.70)
Posted by beppe61 on 2013-02-19, 22:41:49 (85.19.92.6)
Hi ! Yes. I think that separation and the ability to reproduce the soundstage are the main goal of a system Expecially depth of sound field Or at least it is what I like I have a special cd for testin .......

3: Re: Try the XLO Burn in CD (6.46)
Posted by beppe61 on 2006-08-17, 09:01:45 (87.4.204.245)
Thank you fro your kind and helpful advice. Are you referring to "The Sheffield/XLO Test & Burn-in CD"? I have one. There is a Track 8 "Burn-in tones". Do you follow the instructions on the leaflet w .......

4: You could try these people (6.36)
Posted by Mrcat on 2005-10-16, 14:14:42 (82.3.32.72)
I have not used them, but they are based in China, appear to have servicing in Sheffield and import direct from China. Shipping and VAT are extra. Dave .......

5: In my experience (5.94)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2018-12-21, 19:23:10 (50.110.189.41)
Yes best used for subs only. HF is a bit edgy. As to the other things I don't so much agree. If the THD is lower at higher volume and higher at lower volume I'd be willing to bet at neither level is i .......

6: RE: I may be reading your question wrong but... (5.72)
Posted by Duster on 2020-08-27, 20:50:46 (73.19.55.31)
A polarity check is a fundamental aspect of a system set-up, with only one reason to do so. Sometimes a listener will connect one channel correctly, while the other is reversed. If incorrect, the effe .......

7: " The best recordings do not sound "dry" or "unmusical" on ultra-low distortion equipment " (5.70)
Posted by Story on 2022-06-22, 04:57:44 (71.53.134.88)
they don't sound like that with old tube consoles and equipment either. You don't understand THEY BOTH CAN SOUND WONDERFUL IF DONE CORRECTLY. Have you ever listened to any Sheffield VINYL? You come he .......

8: Re: tone controls (5.65)
Posted by theprieb on 2004-03-25, 18:50:48 (209.240.205.63)
The best tone control I ever used was a pl20 mic. for my trumpet, sounded smooooth, not like a harsh sm57. For my stereo I try to buy "good" recordings, as my amp has no tone controls). Strange how th .......

9: RE: I may be reading your question wrong but... (5.51)
Posted by immatthewj on 2020-08-27, 19:58:19 (73.236.15.243)
Duster, the reason is: that at the end of my listening session last night, I used two different test disks to check phase. The first one was the Sheffield Labs disc & going by that, everything checks .......

10: RE: Low power consumption (4.81)
Posted by Hornlover on 2022-03-16, 08:34:09 (128.115.190.40)
I admit that I like my music at a realistic volume, like I would hear it at a venue suitable for the type of music. I remember one time I had my scope hooked up to the output of my modified ST-70, whi .......

11: QUAD QSP amplifier (4.72)
Posted by Disbeliever on 2012-05-26, 00:10:51 (78.149.244.125)
Anyone experiencing protection relay problems with this new amp. After pressing standby to on , I get a loud pop through speakers, when switching off directly from wall socket ,sound continues for 4/5 .......

12: Depends upon several factors (4.51)
Posted by E-Stat on 2003-01-07, 12:13:50 (24.99.45.50)
1. Room size 2. Speaker efficiency 3. Type of music While the first two factors are more commonly known, the dynamic requirements also vary by type of music played. While there are some exceptions (Sh .......

13: 1KW ? (4.36)
Posted by djk on 2005-06-23, 12:51:45 (208.252.113.168)
I built some real home theater speakers for a friend. I used the same JBL horn and compression driver used in most real theaters, but with a pair of Klipsch K43 woofers (they go lower than the JBLs). .......

14: RE: I may be reading your question wrong but... (3.90)
Posted by immatthewj on 2020-08-27, 15:19:59 (73.236.15.243)
Another poorly worded question on my part, Airtime; I was talking about red to black & black to red on both speakers (vs red to red & black to black on both). Jonesy, I have messed around with inverti .......

15: RE: newbie Need a good power amp to replace kenwood m1a (3.76)
Posted by xhtc@yahoo.com on 2014-06-12, 10:08:12 (74.39.161.58)
OK I have been playing the Behringer a 500 for days now- 24hrs/5days - I run the gain up to the point that the last green light does not blink and the red clipping light never blinks. No signal = QUIE .......

16: Integrated Amp Choice (2) (3.08)
Posted by musicker34 on 2006-07-17, 13:08:22 (62.11.132.194)
Integrated Amp advice (Post 2) Hello, I am looking for some input on the following integrated amps: Onkyo a-9211 Denon pma-495 Denon pma-655 Sony TA-FE370 I have recently changed speakers to Bose AM5 .......

17: REVIEW: Tube Audio Design TAD 1000 Amplifier (Tube) (2.32)
Posted by risabet on 2005-06-25, 20:49:26 (68.4.51.180)
Model: TAD 1000 Category: Amplifier (Tube) Suggested Retail Price: $2600. pr. Description: 100 watt per channel all tube mono block amplifiers Manufacturer URL: Tube Audio Design Manuf .......

18: Simaudio 760A, Part 13 (2.02)
Posted by Luminator on 2023-12-30, 14:52:34 (162.205.183.92)
In the early 2000s, an audiophile named Pete moved to Fort Worth, for a new job. His new home had hardwood floors, so he reached out to me about spikes and footers. But at the time, I was on vacat .......

19: Digital Amplifier - Class A Sound - Carver ZR500 (1.50)
Posted by JCC on 2002-11-06, 11:29:12 (4.19.6.130)
If you have been reading the Audiophile press recently, you have probably already heard about the revolution going on in amplifier technology. In the October 2002 Stereophile, Sam Tellig raved about t .......

20: REVIEW: Carver Professional ZR500 Amplifier (SS) (1.49)
Posted by JCC on 2003-09-17, 07:08:26 (216.130.131.66)
Model: ZR500 Category: Amplifier (SS) Suggested Retail Price: $899 Description: Power Amplifier - Digital Switching Technology Manufacturer URL: Carver Professional Model Picture: Vie .......

21: REVIEW: Fleming Audio Labs Fleming Preamp Preamplifier (Tube) (1.23)
Posted by Dman on 2004-02-03, 06:51:50 (206.186.115.200)
Model: Fleming Preamp Category: Preamplifier (Tube) Suggested Retail Price: Priced as per user required features Description: All tube cathode follower phono and line stage preamplifier .......

Found 30 records in Cable Asylum.

1: Sheffield speaker cables (10.17)
Posted by paulg on 2000-05-13, 06:54:31 (207.107.177.17)
Hi there. I was wondering how come nobody ever talks about the Sheffield speaker cables. UHF magazine says that they are the best cables in their price range (about 150$ CAN - that is $100US for about .......

2: That's because you can't play the Sheffield Lab I promised to you (10.17)
Posted by Muzikmike on 2010-06-07, 15:44:48 (67.234.128.107)
if you ever got to Ribfest! That would have worked magic. "I've got the meeeyooozic in me!" .......

3: RE: That's because you can't play the Sheffield Lab I promised to you (7.30)
Posted by artemus on 2010-06-09, 09:35:35 (97.89.38.63)
Hold that for me til next year please. Maybe by then life will have slowed down enough to come to Chambersburg .......

4: Well..... (7.23)
Posted by DannyB on 2002-09-28, 08:01:37 (24.27.244.235)
"So let us know - which property of a burn-in signal is predominant at burn-in in your opinion ?" I am trying to use less personal opinion and rely more upon the experience of others and those more kn .......

5: Sheffield Labs speaker cables, Opinions anyone? (6.21)
Posted by milag on 2006-03-06, 19:19:18 (69.70.171.162)
Anyone know about these cables ? I must replace my MIT terminator 4 cables that are now too short, and I may get a good deal on longer Sheffields...are these better or not as good as the MIT's? The MI .......

6: Re: Break in cd's ? (6.08)
Posted by MiKeY on 2000-01-24, 19:55:41 (192.169.41.99)
hi bigjim, why not try music on repeat mode? there is a sheffield/xlo test cd that has burn in tones. there is also the densen demagnetising cd that some folks use to burn in their equipment. but for .......

7: RE: No. (6.07)
Posted by Jack G on 2010-10-19, 05:14:50 (67.91.31.114)
Just wondering. I have the Sheffield/XLO, MSDS, Isoclean, and the IBE discs. I've noticed differences, but which is best depends on which gear (or tubes) I have in my system at the time. Right now, I .......

8: Re: Break in cd's ? (6.04)
Posted by Peter B on 2000-01-25, 06:13:47 (194.183.125.81)
Hi Big Jim, It's a pity you don't intend to spend the $119 (price of the Cable Co) on the Purist CD. There are other products (Sheffield/XLO, Densen, Gryphon Exorcist), which all have positive effects .......

9: This one's no problem (5.63)
Posted by Luminator on 2000-12-22, 14:48:27 (166.90.60.125)
The Kimber Silver Streak, regardless of termination, burns in quite quickly. Give it two weeks max. But most of the burn-in will occur in the first four days. Just set your CD player on infinite repea .......

10: Bob Fulton (5.54)
Posted by HD Audio on 2001-04-03, 13:54:15 (64.241.230.20)
I remember when an electrical engineer first saw the Fulton Golds and remarked that it was nothing more than welding cable. We gave him a short sample of the Fulton Golds. A month later, he returned w .......

11: Re: Actuator Cable as Speaker Cable--It Works! (5.13)
Posted by Jon Risch on 2001-09-19, 10:14:33 (209.215.72.243)
One of the other Inmates posted about RS's Actuator cables used as speaker cable, praising it for it's sweet sound. Perhaps they use some decent PE insulation, and a copper that is not too impure. I d .......

12: Re: welding cable for speakers (4.87)
Posted by HDAudio on 2002-02-27, 14:35:52 (12.250.120.234)
Actually I think it was more during the mid 70's. This may in part be due to the Fulton Gold speaker cables. I remember doing a listening comparison of a customer's clone. Our store had given him an i .......

13: Re: welding cable for speakers (4.70)
Posted by HDAudio on 2002-02-27, 14:35:52 (12.250.120.234)
Actually I think it was more during the mid 70's. This may in part be due to the Fulton Gold speaker cables. I remember doing a listening comparison of a customer's clone. Our store had given him an i .......

14: Power Cord Causing Amp Problems (4.66)
Posted by PhillyB on 2004-10-16, 06:30:20 (66.160.77.100)
All, I just purchased a new 8 gage power cord and it seems on some cd the McIntosh MC402 amp is flashing its power guard lights sooner then I remember. The speakers are the Dynaudio Confidence 5 speak .......

15: 89259 break-in biwire question for JR , Alan , & others (4.54)
Posted by agram on 2002-04-12, 21:12:08 (209.149.145.250)
I finally made my runs of cross connected 89259 speaker wire. I'm actively biamped with a signal from one amp with signals above 2.5 k to the tweeters and the other amp with lower signals to the mid/w .......

16: RE: The Bocchino Brenda RCA Connector - It Really Makes a Difference (4.43)
Posted by zako on 2012-05-30, 20:02:59 (64.91.23.94)
The marketing dept, Of Telark,, Sheffield,,And other lables make sure The Obsessive compulsive audio geeks not worry about the audio chain,,,Over my 30yrs of recording,,I have collected thousands of p .......

17: Re: I'm not at all surprised-Correct Sirs (4.40)
Posted by PhillyB on 2004-10-18, 16:36:09 (66.160.77.100)
All, Thanks to all so much. I did a test using the Harry James Sheffield Labs CD (20 Bit Mastered) with three other power cords and the power guard lights flickered at the same point in the music. The .......

18: Speaker cable aging? (4.38)
Posted by NickWay on 2004-11-14, 22:10:38 (154.5.138.217)
I was talking with a speaker company rep, describing my system, asking about their product and he said I might benefit from new speaker cables. I have audioquest Midnight 3 Hyperlitz speaker cables. I .......

19: Thanks, Duster! (4.36)
Posted by Winston Smith on 2014-09-26, 20:29:20 (125.238.9.14)
Your experience and mine mesh 100% on the teflon break-in front. Cruelly long, but ultimately, worth the wait. Thus, my surprise at Uncle Stu's post. Hey, it is worth a try, that's for sure. I also ha .......

20: RE: The Bocchino Brenda RCA Connector - It Really Makes a Difference (3.79)
Posted by Sam N on 2012-05-30, 14:15:57 (68.50.30.158)
I found the discussion on “soundstaging” very interesting. Clearly, the recording engineers at such audiophile labels as Sheffield, Telarc, Chesky, MA, Proprius, Reference Recordings and others exert .......

21: I am still using mine DC-200KHz, made in Japan ! (3.75)
Posted by cheap-Jack on 2008-11-26, 06:49:28 (69.156.196.162)
Hi. I'd not declare my 60W+60W direct current amplifier (built in 70s) as another "most linear" SS device. But it was definitely one of a kind pure DC amplifier ever invented. Amazingly fast, transpar .......

22: Thanks Thorsten. Some clarifications on Belden89259 vs 89292 (3.48)
Posted by SteveLim on 2002-03-06, 20:26:47 (203.95.68.137)
Hi Thorsten, Wow ..... that's a lot of suggestion on what i could do and advice on what are possible causes of the problem. Thank you very much for all these inputs. In fact you really starting me thi .......

23: New Luminous Audio Synchestra Reference - Quick Review (3.48)
Posted by zog on 2002-03-01, 11:03:06 (206.155.173.228)
I believe I am one of the first to actually get a pair of Tim Stinson's newest and best interconnect cable, the Synchestra Reference, so I thought I'd share my impressions. I don't think Luminous even .......

24: HMS phono cable (2.09)
Posted by lpcd2001 on 2002-03-10, 12:11:34 (143.127.3.10)
Just to post my experience with listening to these cables in many hours in the last two days. I am aware of the HMS cables and this posting is to report my experience in my system. If it gives other i .......

25: AudioQuest Lapis Revisited (1.82)
Posted by Luminator on 2011-12-12, 22:30:46 (75.25.149.110)
There is a deeper story to my blog posts about the AQ Lapis. Part 1 Part 2 I revisited the Lapis, because an audiophile had a couple of these interconnects. He wanted me to Cook them, but did not .......

26: Re: Addition Info On Cables? (1.72)
Posted by PhillyB on 2005-02-03, 05:08:56 (67.201.169.54)
All, I been asked for more detail so here it is. I used the cables for over 6 months on four different systems either friends or mine. Equipment used Mcintosh MC 402 amp, C200 Preamp, Sony SCD1 CD Pla .......

27: REVIEW: Solitone #1 Cable (1.59)
Posted by RPW on 2006-04-24, 18:30:16 (24.16.92.41)
Model: #1 Category: Cable Suggested Retail Price: $799.00 for 2 meters Description: Model One Speaker Cable Manufacturer URL: Solitone Manufacturer URL: Solitone Review by RPW ( .......

28: REVIEW: Onix Master Cable (1.34)
Posted by Rick_S1 on 2001-09-10, 11:33:13 (24.25.9.43)
Model: Master Category: Cable Suggested Retail Price: $495.00 Description: 2.5 Meter single run with Spade terminations Manufacturer URL: Not Available Manufacturer URL: Not Availabl .......

29: REVIEW: WEGRZYN LOUDSPEAKER COMPANY Silver Nuance / Hybrid Spk Cables Cable (1.27)
Posted by PhillyB on 2005-02-03, 09:46:21 (66.160.77.100)
Model: Silver Nuance / Hybrid Spk Cables Category: Cable Suggested Retail Price: $238.00 and up. Description: Powercords, Interconnects and Speaker Cables Manufacturer URL: WEGRZYN LOUD .......

30: RE: So who has heard these cables &...... (1.07)
Posted by Hyperion on 2007-09-05, 13:50:07 (124.104.154.221)
Yes. I have had Kondo cables (AN-Vz, AN-SPz) since a decade ago and added KSL-LP, KSL-SPc and KSL-ACz a few years ago. check out this long lost review I posted at Audio Review nearly 10 years ago (it .......

Found 9 records in Computer Audio Asylum.

1: RE: Some Questions-No answers-Add (8.76)
Posted by Les C on 2013-04-19, 03:52:04 (112.209.101.139)
i just had to try this as i had an old XLO demag and burn in cd lying around. i tried this on my modded xtreme audio (yes, me and my soundcards) and there was a profound effect. i did this with the si .......

2: RE: Degasussing file effect on UD501 (8.76)
Posted by Mercman on 2013-04-17, 09:22:48 (99.174.246.225)
I like the Sheffield one as well. .......

3: I like (8.58)
Posted by G Squared on 2011-08-26, 18:10:49 (68.50.160.51)
the drum solos from the Sheffield Track Record. Great for the feeling of being there. .......

4: RE: "the huge dynamic range of many LPs" - Which ones? [nt] (8.41)
Posted by JerryS on 2017-09-29, 17:08:55 (73.78.29.94)
The Sheffield LPs are pretty good. .......

5: How am I making up my own rules? (7.63)
Posted by AudioDwebe on 2011-08-06, 08:35:26 (174.61.178.188)
So first, you accuse me of not being able to read, then you accuse me of making up my own rules? Pretty righteous, are we? I wonder, if your neighber was giving away hundreds of Mofi's, Checky's, Shef .......

6: RE: Response from HD tracks (6.73)
Posted by rrob on 2014-02-15, 12:38:26 (68.102.23.227)
Just a guess, but I doubt that it's clipping or Bruce Brown would have fixed it. There are tools to remedy clipping, for example iZotope RX3. A few days ago there was a discussion on the Vinyl Asylum .......

7: No problemo (6.31)
Posted by E-Stat on 2016-02-21, 16:34:52 (206.255.213.61)
You have, however, described a guy I met while working at an audio shop in college during the 70s. We called him "Al Gear" which was very close to his real name. Al bought some Dahlquist DQ-10s from u .......

8: RE: Rapid change??? (4.35)
Posted by rick_m on 2012-02-17, 10:35:05 (96.25.74.167)
Actually I think I'm just trying to convince myself Bill! I'm usually near the rear in the parade of progress and I'd probably still be using records if the record companies hadn't soured me on them d .......

9: RE: Software volume controls.. are risky (4.19)
Posted by Tony Lauck on 2009-11-04, 17:40:58 (65.19.76.104)
"I think your warning doesn’t go far enough!" I won't disagree. All of my previous posts on this subject were more guarded. Over the years, I've blown my share of speaker drivers, some even while "pr .......

Found 22 records in Critic's Corner.

1: RE: Let's make a deal! (6.33)
Posted by mkuller on 2017-11-13, 15:21:48 (107.205.10.55)
>One of my favorites.> No doubt you put it on as you're about to kick back at the end of the day with nice glass of wine and relax. How about Dave Gruisin's "Discovered Again" - my favorite Sheffield .......

2: Re: I use the old Sheffield/XLO Burn-in and Test CD... (6.33)
Posted by bbc_andy@yahoo.com.au on 2004-09-14, 02:24:01 (203.111.30.38)
facinating... so Densen aren't the only ones to sell this snake oil/money spinner/emperor's new clothes/flogging a dead horse, concept. Thanks for your info. .......

3: Let's make a deal! (6.17)
Posted by Ivan303 on 2017-11-13, 14:25:37 (198.27.242.3)
I think I've got one of these laying around somewhere amongst my many, many, many classical LPs. ;-) .......

4: Here's one for ya..... (6.12)
Posted by Bob Rex on 2006-05-16, 16:39:58 (24.229.113.100)
I sold the Fourier speakers those many moons ago. And honestly, while they weren't what Petey wrote, they weren't that bad. We sold a good number of them. Although I did fry a midrange on them during .......

5: I use the old Sheffield/XLO Burn-in and Test CD... (5.48)
Posted by mkuller on 2004-09-13, 10:22:12 (205.188.116.9)
...which has 2 demagnetization tracks (and is out of print but replaced with the XLO/Reference Recording Disc which is probably similiar to the Dennesen). The demag tracks seem to make a subtle improv .......

6: RE: "the implication that an MQA'd release must inevitably be preferable to the hi-res original" (5.45)
Posted by regmac on 2018-10-11, 06:03:34 (172.78.28.167)
"All of a sudden, percussion became alive, horns had bite, and the feed conveyed so much dynamic range that when all the musicians went at it at once, the sound grew louder than the small room could h .......

7: I’ll leave the analog/digital debate for others. That said... (5.38)
Posted by regmac on 2012-05-03, 08:56:14 (50.104.242.107)
initially things looked promising for vinyl and digital. Telarc's first 4-5 digital recordings (released on vinyl) were unqualified successes according to almost everyone—even audiophiles. Admittedly, .......

8: The sly and witty Mr. Atkinson is SO subtle!!!!! (4.83)
Posted by John Marks on 2005-01-02, 09:13:08 (64.222.48.6)
Been to Sheffield recently, have we? And, he has spared me the trouble of drafting a response to this complaint. If you don't see his clever little thrust yet, re-read his post, and think carefully ab .......

9: ahhh, the LA times. (4.80)
Posted by hifitommy on 2009-12-21, 18:22:12 (76.170.137.175)
remember the big ads in the calendar section for audio. then they went away, cost went out of sight. i rarely heard a working PAIR of ohms (As orFs), they were so inefficient that the required power .......

10: Audiophile real time duplicated cassettes. (4.79)
Posted by Teresa on 2012-09-07, 00:30:00 (24.205.98.160)
And the last time a commercial enterprise made "real-time duplicated Cassettes" was when, exactly? Mid-1980's I believe MFSL's High-Fidelity cassettes were the last ones. BTW MFSL real time duplicat .......

11: RE: What aspects of live sound do you think are most hindered by recordings and/or playback equipment? (4.66)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2013-05-03, 06:50:20 (173.74.207.218)
"To me, the elephant in the room is the conflict between the acoustics of the recording space and those of the listening room. When the brain hears the recorded acoustics of the original space superim .......

12: Look at (4.62)
Posted by unclestu on 2012-12-25, 17:14:24 (74.87.55.18)
the microphone placement. It is very rarely that mikes are set up where an audience sits. Most recording set ups are set up very high and pretty much above the conductor. This is what most listeners w .......

13: "I heard her CD" - that could be the problem? Have you experienced music through a high resolution format? (4.20)
Posted by Teresa on 2009-05-17, 15:55:27 (75.0.13.73)
Such as SACD, DVD-Audio, 24/96 DVDs or high resolution downloads? IMHO it you want to duplicate both the "feeling" and sound of a live performance you need to also reproduce the ultrasonics especially .......

14: RE: LP quality. (4.08)
Posted by rick_m on 2009-06-18, 19:31:00 (64.13.14.96)
I know this is an awkward thread to have this in, but you are the ONLY person on AA that I've seen mention what a hellish mess LP's became. My experience was that they went from the occasional bad one .......

15: RE: "Bigger than life" (3.93)
Posted by regmac on 2010-02-21, 11:02:16 (64.12.116.16)
"I don't presume to speak for all the Telarcs of that era, but I assure you that the impact of the concert drum in the '78 ASO recording of The Firebird was quite realistic." That has not been my expe .......

16: Re: yes. (3.91)
Posted by regmac on 2006-06-20, 12:23:44 (64.12.116.131)
"A lot of the Columbia classical records from the 1960s and 1970s sound pretty lifeless..." During the 1960's my best friend's mother worked at Columbia Records as a "quality control analyst." Her job .......

17: Get out ot town! (3.83)
Posted by E-Stat on 2009-03-31, 17:18:24 (12.50.25.66)
Really? Here's a third: through other's opinions. Having worked in an audio store, I've met all sorts. My favorite example of the latter is a guy we used to call "Al Gear" (his actual name was pretty .......

18: RE: Look at (3.60)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-12-27, 08:45:21 (68.183.146.8)
Excellent points about setting up a system to reveal how a recording was made. And yes, audiophile tend to tweak their systems to their tastes, so it becomes difficult to discuss aspects such as "soun .......

19: My personal opinion and experiences differ from yours. (3.41)
Posted by Teresa on 2012-09-06, 16:12:21 (24.205.98.160)
"I think what's really going on as you listen, is that you're more sensitive to some types of distortion and shortcomings than to others..." Yes I would define that as how comfortable music feels whi .......

20: You're (3.40)
Posted by E-Stat on 2019-08-23, 09:51:22 (206.255.211.119)
absolutely clueless! Chet Atkins in Hollywood RCA LSP-1993 Chet Atkins: Caribbean Guitar RCA LSP-2549 The Other Chet Atkins RCA LSP-2175 Joan Baez: Diamonds & Rust Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-238†‡ Joan B .......

21: Wait until you hear pre-recorded cassettes on a correctly aligned Nakamichi deck! (2.84)
Posted by Teresa on 2006-12-21, 00:53:11 (172.195.44.64)
from a older post of mine on the Tape Trail: ______________________________________________________________________________ Playing lots of Cassettes on the Nakamichi and DVD-Audios as the RTR & turnt .......

22: Re: Stereophile gangbang (2.52)
Posted by Jim Tavegia on 2005-10-23, 16:24:28 (216.78.56.185)
It is easy to be a Holy man on the top of the mountain. Maybe TAS's goal is stricly to inform us. Dialog not required. It seems to me that "Phile" writers and their editor want us to enjoy the hobby a .......

Found 46 records in Digital Drive.

1: Re: CI VDA-1 digital de-emphasis is now working! (9.00)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2003-01-06, 22:38:04 (208.176.169.25)
I'm wondering if later VDA-1s may have this problem fixed. I tried some of my old CDs (Sony's, Sheffields, and others), and none have that overly-bright sound. (I'd figure to check inside, but I don't .......

2: Re: How to invert w/o a switch? (9.00)
Posted by bublitchki on 2005-02-08, 07:46:03 (68.161.82.36)
"I have the Benchmark. Since I don't have an invert switch, how do I do it? Is it simply switching the + and - on both my speakers? Or alternatively to switch the + and - of my power amp outputs?" Yes .......

3: Re: Can't live without using my Sheffield/XLO burn in CD (nt) (7.38)
Posted by agram on 2003-04-29, 21:05:45 (64.154.14.83)
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4: RE: Tidal users question (7.24)
Posted by ahendler on 2017-12-13, 21:20:15 (108.249.169.177)
There are two sheffield lab test discs on Tidal Alan .......

5: Re: Try it on your cables (6.81)
Posted by Tubenut on 2002-12-04, 12:57:06 (163.203.138.35)
I do have a hand held unit, I also have the Sheffield burn in and demag CD, which seems to have the same effect as you describe. Playing the CD seems easier, no? I am in the process of selling my spea .......

6: For the best advice on that... (6.30)
Posted by mkuller on 2007-03-14, 14:48:19 (207.200.116.196)
...you might chech with the manufacturer and ask for their recommendations. Personally, I'd put in, say the Sheffield/XLO CD, on the burn-in track on 'repeat' mode and let it play for about 5 days bef .......

7: We Need A Sheffield/XLO SACD Test&Burn-In Disc (6.21)
Posted by PeteG on 2000-08-25, 07:31:58 (205.188.200.46)
Who can we get, and E-mail them, to make us a full test & burn-in SACD disc. .......

8: RE: About depth of field with digital (6.05)
Posted by huubdas on 2015-05-08, 05:22:58 (87.210.32.152)
Heppe, The music tracks on Sheffield are the best tests. If you can get what you want with Sheffield you're done, others CD's will reveal what's in it then. As you know every minus 6 dB on CD means 1 .......

9: RE: Top loading cd players (5.97)
Posted by Dave Pogue on 2007-07-03, 16:39:02 (69.138.175.19)
The Raysonic CD 128 allows a full view of the spinning disc. Be sure you want to see this, though. Some CDs are so off-center that it's really painful watching the poor player cope with them. The abso .......

10: I use... (5.63)
Posted by mkuller on 2007-11-08, 12:57:34 (207.200.116.66)
...the Sheffield/XLO Test and Burn-in CD. No need for the preamp to be on. Put on repeat and let it play for a few days to a week. .......

11: How to invert w/o a switch? (5.56)
Posted by WTW on 2005-02-07, 21:25:37 (203.120.68.71)
I have the Benchmark. Since I don't have an invert switch, how do I do it? Is it simply switching the + and - on both my speakers? Or alternatively to switch the + and - of my power amp outputs? Is po .......

12: Re: We Need A Sheffield/XLO SACD Test&Burn-In Disc (5.30)
Posted by PeteG on 2000-08-25, 08:33:06 (205.188.200.32)
My SACD player has dual lasers one for CD and one for SACD, so I believe the circuitry is diffident for each one. So wouldn't the test tones be diffident?(I don't know). I also would like the high & l .......

13: Re: We Need A Sheffield/XLO SACD Test&Burn-In Disc (5.27)
Posted by Rodney Gold on 2000-08-25, 07:46:29 (196.2.56.5)
Why does it have to be a SACD disc? Surely you can use the conventional one (I had one , stolen , however the best test disc is the Court/Parsons Sound check 2 which I still have) for burn in etc and .......

14: RE: Used cd players -- safe bet ? (5.20)
Posted by Michael Samra on 2007-11-13, 22:47:51 (97.84.129.58)
Greg I hate to say this but since I got back into analog and started listening to my audiophile reference direct to disk and Sheffield LPs,I have been very satisfied with the oppo I have because Cds .......

15: RE: Thanks! Actually mid-80s. My player was basis for Meridian (5.19)
Posted by zacster on 2010-10-04, 02:59:11 (66.114.78.126)
I'm not so sure. I had a Magnavox FD1000, which is the same as the first Philips, and it sounded awful to my ears compared to more modern players. But then again, I sampled some of my very early CDs t .......

16: Perhaps you nailed the problem with digital (4.99)
Posted by audiozorro on 2008-01-17, 21:30:42 (68.239.74.173)
Convert analog to digital and then convert digital to analog and hope noting is lost in the translation. Laudable goal that's doomed to fall short. Feel free to disagree but I would love to swap brand .......

17: I believe (4.82)
Posted by unclestu on 2012-01-27, 14:44:16 (72.253.179.5)
it has more to do with software rather than componentry. Almost all Philips, DDG, and Columbia recordings are out of correct polarity even from the LP era. KLyrita was in correct polarity when pressed .......

18: SCD-777ES Break In (4.81)
Posted by ml2000 on 2000-09-09, 14:31:43 (38.31.224.70)
I just received my SCD-777ES from J&R (Placed order on Wed, when J&R was out of stock, J&R got new shipment, & I received it the following Thurs). I have heard about very long break-in times (200-300 .......

19: How useful are DACs ? (4.70)
Posted by oscar on 2005-10-03, 18:38:46 (68.116.155.41)
I probably haven't learned to appreciate a good digital CD setup but I'm curious what it takes to get there. I currently have a Sony 777ES CD/SACD player which purported is supposed to be an excellent .......

20: RE: About depth of field with digital (4.70)
Posted by beppe61 on 2015-05-07, 23:34:17 (85.19.92.6)
Hi and thanks a lot for the very valuable advice. I have this track ... to test the soundfield depth from Sheffield Labs It is a very reliable tool. Most of the time the result is very flat. No prob .......

21: Thanks for the post; concurs with my listening (4.66)
Posted by MervinB on 2002-11-26, 15:52:24 (202.166.126.234)
Thanks for the review Todd. For the moment my Krell 250CD/2 is taking a rest while the VDA-1/VAC-1 run the show. It is very musical, and has a refinement around the mid/upper range that does very well .......

22: Re: solution: get a better CD player (4.50)
Posted by NJC on 2006-02-17, 12:37:03 (198.103.172.9)
"Even the very best digital, which I believe to be SACD, sounds to my ears more like open-reel tape rather than vinyl". For something to sound as good as an original tape is, in my mind, pretty good. .......

23: There may be several issues being discussed here (4.46)
Posted by Jack G on 2022-03-30, 07:11:37 (68.83.223.145)
Due to vague nomenclature. What you are asking (I think), is about the absolute phase of the recording, or possibly your stereo, where the speakers start with a pull instead of a push. Some equipment .......

24: Heck of a thrift store find (4.25)
Posted by vinyl phanatic on 2015-03-17, 14:04:24 (100.36.127.90)
I was in a local Salvation Army, and was actually looking at a nice Akai reel to reel deck which a quick glance showed was marked $24.95. I was considering it until a better look revealed that it w .......

25: The mod adds de-emphasis capability... (4.23)
Posted by MB on 2003-01-06, 15:08:04 (202.166.126.227)
.. so that CDs recorded with pre-emphasis sound correct. Otherwise they sound *very* bright. Few CDs ( Without correct de-emphasis, the sound will be around +3dB at 3kHz, +6 at 7kHz, and +9 at 10kHz ( .......

26: Re: Get yourself some... (4.20)
Posted by robert on 2001-05-20, 22:44:04 (206.47.244.55)
Devon, engineers think anything they can't measure is nonsense. But our hearing and the properties of electrically amplified signals are only partly understood and measureable. If we all relied on eng .......

27: Channel balance disfuntion, need help to diagnose... (4.18)
Posted by M. Vidal on 2004-08-27, 20:46:08 (200.58.2.140)
I have this problem. I had been noticing a right channel tilt in my system lately,(don't have balance pot)so I decided to play Sheffield's CD with the balance track (track 1). The right channel test i .......

28: RE: Audio Note Dac Zero (4.17)
Posted by mike1127 on 2010-08-25, 23:32:05 (75.50.160.247)
I have listened a bit to the Dac Zero (with PS Audio Lambda Two as the transport). Aside from the leanness, it gives my $3900 Naim system (CD5x + Flatcap) a run for its money. The Dac Zero seems to ha .......

29: RE: just my 2 pennies (4.12)
Posted by rick_m on 2011-01-21, 20:31:25 (96.25.74.167)
"I believe many audiophiles attribute bad sounding CDs to the format its self. But I think much of the blame goes to the process." Me too. The innate media capabilities are exposed by how good the bes .......

30: Why Of Course....... (3.96)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2007-11-27, 21:56:39 (70.213.181.15)
When CDs first came out, it was all the rage, and most of the mainstream rags were unanimous in the CD's sonic superiority...... The CD naysayers may have been loud, but in the tiny minority. The (in) .......

31: CI Audio DAC - pre-emphasis problem (3.86)
Posted by MervinB on 2002-08-19, 20:41:25 (203.125.85.234)
The CI Audio unit does deliver what Irongen and other posters have indicated. It is also a well-built, petite unit. I purchased one, with the additional PS, because I'm in 230V land. Overall I am happ .......

32: recording fads and fashions (3.65)
Posted by mls-stl on 2009-07-15, 06:43:37 (70.249.192.78)
>> The bad CDs you sight are probably not from independant-acoustic labels. >> I'd try labels like Chesky, Naxos, Hyperion and Harmonia Mundi. Actually, I have many great sounding CDs from "independe .......

33: AZUR 640C Scope Measurements and Guts /pictures/ (3.59)
Posted by Metalguy on 2005-07-02, 08:36:03 (83.228.58.239)
Hi, Couple of days ago I borrowed a Velleman Pc_Lab 2000 PCS500 digital scope and from a friend and took some measurements on couple of my amps. For some reason I didn't like them so I followed the si .......

34: Here's what I listen to...! (3.46)
Posted by Tone! on 2002-12-07, 03:43:55 (203.96.111.237)
During critical listening for the purpose of evaluating different components, I usually figure that the type of music I play shouldn't matter... it should all either sound the same, better or worse .. .......

35: RE: This is a stupid question about a power cord for a CD player (3.26)
Posted by immatthewj on 2020-09-17, 14:47:30 (73.236.15.243)
Fantja, since you seem interested in my impressions & perceptions of my "new" SA10, I will preface this by telling you that I spent a significant portion of my adult life (up until 2006) as an aircraf .......

36: RE: he's not completely wrong ... (2.76)
Posted by rick_m on 2012-03-14, 09:51:08 (96.25.74.167)
"They have not suffered from the same subjective problems which has seemed unique to CD." I don't think you've got the scope quite right, I think they are unique to quantization. Back in the day when .......

37: RE: "an appropriate sampling rate, e.g. 48 kHz or 50 kHz" (2.66)
Posted by rick_m on 2010-08-13, 11:38:24 (75.94.30.190)
Yes, I think that really would have done it but of course a little higher resolution would have given more margin. But I take exception to you characterizing it as "Sony and Philip's greed and/or inc .......

38: The device in question is a $25K CD transport (2.35)
Posted by jeromelang on 2022-03-28, 19:55:05 (116.12.204.131)
The CD transport is listed on the manufacturer's website as having polarity switching function. It is also mentioned in their owner's manual it has polarity switching function. The problem is - there .......

39: Marantz SA10; first, second, & third impressions. (2.15)
Posted by immatthewj on 2020-08-15, 23:59:06 (73.236.15.243)
I've been hemming & hawing & obsessing about my 25 year old front end ever since I took my equipment out of moth balls in November of 2017. Last Monday I finally went with a marked down "factory refur .......

40: And see also. . . (2.12)
Posted by Jim F. on 2005-12-29, 12:46:50 (157.150.192.237)
I wrote: > [A] Tube Technology Fulcrum DAC-64 > (a Chord 64 with tube output stage) will do 24/192 over > dual wire, and so should accept output from an > Apogee Rosetta 200 -- but the Fulcrum DAC has .......

41: Audio Note Dac 3.1 REVIEW (2.03)
Posted by Eugene P. Yu on 2001-08-28, 07:25:29 (208.142.142.17)
Dear members, Over the weekend I had the chance to compare my Rotel 991 reference cd player and Audio Note's Dac 3 with IV Transformer @ the local Audio Note dealer here in the Philippines. The store .......

42: REVIEW: Scott Nixon TubeDac Plus DAC Processors (1.91)
Posted by Nico on 2004-07-02, 09:51:24 (68.161.184.209)
Model: TubeDac Plus Category: DAC Processors Suggested Retail Price: $450 (assembled) Description: TubeDac with Black Gates & other upgrades Manufacturer URL: Scott Nixon Model Picture .......

43: Meridian G08 - Further thoughts (very long) (1.63)
Posted by CSF on 2003-12-10, 04:21:52 (203.54.200.66)
Ok, time to follow up on the brief note I posted last week on the arrival of the Meridian G08. It's now had just over 150 hours continuous playing (music by day, Sheffield/XLO burn in track by night) .......

44: REVIEW: Rotel RCD-1072 CD Player/Recorder (1.56)
Posted by WayneC on 2005-04-22, 09:06:37 (66.251.7.202)
Model: RCD-1072 Category: CD Player/Recorder Suggested Retail Price: 800 € Description: Last Rotel model Manufacturer URL: Rotel Manufacturer URL: Rotel Review by WayneC ( A ) on .......

45: RE: Coca Cola knows how to count! (1.43)
Posted by RGA on 2014-03-18, 22:19:30 (115.160.152.66)
Aspartame gets a lot of bad press - possibly deserved possibly unfairly vilified. The trouble is separating fact from fiction - not automatically trusting whatever the government (and especially any c .......

46: REVIEW: 3950 a�a�a�a�?uf (1.19)
Posted by bossa nova on 2004-06-07, 21:44:07 (64.12.116.205)
Model: 3950 Category: a�a�a�a�?uf Suggested Retail Price: $ 60 Description: toshiba Manufacturer URL: Not Available Manufacturer URL: Not Available Review by bossa nova ( A ) on .......

Found 7 records in DVD-Audiobahn.

1: Re: Opus 3 uses one stereo microphone as does Sheffield Lab, Naim and a few other small companies. Also (8.36)
Posted by The Sound Guy on 2005-11-30, 20:47:48 (202.136.21.15)
Unfortunately Sheffield Lab, Naim, etc don't do DVD-A or SA-CD. Vox & Vanguard do not exist anymore (so no new recordings)! Looks like there are no DVD-A companies that are doing new minimal miking re .......

2: Re: That Does Sound Like Nonsense (8.36)
Posted by Dan on 2006-02-17, 13:51:10 (209.200.60.125)
This argument has been running for years and every test ever done, blind or otherwise, always indicates that vinyl sounds nothing like an original performance or a master tape, there are just so many .......

3: Opus 3 uses one stereo microphone as does Sheffield Lab, Naim and a few other small companies. Also (5.49)
Posted by Teresa on 2005-11-30, 19:08:52 (172.199.173.41)
Telarc used to use 3 microphones in their older Stereo recordings. But now their Surround Sound Classical recordings use 7 microphones, however only 4 of them are used for the high resolution 2 channe .......

4: Incorrect Vinyl is higher resolution than any digital out there, 192kHz or DSD. And that is FACT! (5.17)
Posted by Teresa on 2006-02-17, 01:16:29 (172.184.200.154)
You said: "24 bit digital easily surpasses vinyl’s capabilities. Thats fact." That is not only wrong but it is very wrong. All you have to do is compare an audiophile LP to any DVD-Audio or SACD o .......

5: I agree 100% percent with everything you said (5.06)
Posted by Teresa on 2005-06-20, 21:26:31 (172.193.41.61)
There are three types of audiophile recordings: 1) Original Audiophile Recordings Recordings made with high-end equipment and as few microphones as possible and little or no mixing, with no EQ and n .......

6: Pink Floyd is actually stoned teen music, but I still like it even sober. Can't listen to Classical 100% of the time (3.82)
Posted by Teresa on 2005-03-16, 21:44:19 (172.197.155.30)
after all! It was actually Art Rock that introduced me to Classical. I had ELO II with "Roll Over Beethoven" which had all of Beethoven's most popular pieces intermixed with Chuck Berry's song. Well I .......

7: "Hold the phone" (3.30)
Posted by Christine Tham on 2006-02-17, 13:47:52 (147.10.153.57)
You said: *** I've discovered that digital Lps are far better than their CD counterparts as well, suggesting that digital may not be the problem, it may be the CD or CD player issues. *** I think you .......

Found 171 records in Hi-Rez Highway.

1: Re: Where's Sheffield? Would love sacd's of Harry James... (10.29)
Posted by bmoura on 2001-03-04, 23:30:10 (205.178.72.218)
Well, the Sheffield Lab record label web site is still up at http://www.sheffieldlab.com/catalog.html. It hasn't been updated since 1997, so the phone number and other info may not be up to date. You .......

2: The Sheffield Track Album and The Sheffield Drum Album - what wonderful rock music (nt) (10.29)
Posted by Metralla on 2006-05-11, 17:31:48 (199.81.222.209)
grrr Regards, Geoff .......

3: Re: Is there an SACD of Planet Drum expected? (9.65)
Posted by Jazz Inmate on 2002-03-25, 09:44:07 (207.212.40.254)
Tunenut refers to the Sheffield Kodo recording, which was a relatively early CD, and a good one as far as CDs go. The two Kodo JSACDs are so vastly superior I consider the Sheffield obsolete. ::: TOPI .......

4: Pop music does not have to be heavily processed, ever heard the Sheffield Track Album recorded with (9.29)
Posted by Teresa on 2002-10-21, 19:03:04 (198.81.26.200)
only one stereo microphone, no EQ and no mixing? One of the best sounding Rock recordings of all time (on Vinyl). Come on Sheffield Lab give us some SACDs! .......

5: Has anyone compare those Sheffield lab download from HDTrack ? (9.18)
Posted by akltam on 2015-10-29, 03:25:21 (222.166.2.239)
I am listening to the Sheffield Lab Drum record 24/96 download from HDTrack. It does not sound right to me compare to the CD. Any comment on these 24/96 downloads ? Alan .......

6: I use Track 8 from the Sheffield/XLO Test & Burn-in CD (8.19)
Posted by Dave Pogue on 2014-03-12, 13:32:29 (68.55.22.7)
It's 12 minutes long. Probably hard to find now and I would think any burn-in disk or any complex orchestral music would work pretty much as well. In fact, the notes to the Sheffield/XLO disc say you .......

7: Reference Recording and Sheffield Lab on SACD !!! (8.01)
Posted by oscar on 2001-05-24, 21:51:45 (216.228.130.55)
In my dreams... I thought about one poster's suggestion that the Sony Columbia label SACD re-releases were a tad "dry" and I think I agree. This will not stop me from buying a bunch of them since even .......

8: Sheffield Lab D to D discs (7.82)
Posted by Robert C. Lang on 2012-03-30, 23:03:15 (99.113.36.165)
I have several of the Sheffield Lab D to D discs. I have three of them before me as we speak. They are the Leinsdorf/Wagner, Leinsdorf/Prokofiev, and the Sheffield Drum Record. I do agree that they re .......

9: not SACD (7.74)
Posted by G Squared on 2014-12-30, 12:56:05 (69.244.66.43)
but about as good as a drum track gets. .......

10: Excellent post Christine and BTW (7.74)
Posted by Teresa on 2005-10-06, 22:26:40 (172.195.8.31)
There are some Rock/Pop/R&B single Stereo microphone recordings done by Sheffield Lab direct to disc: Thelma Houston: I've Got The Music In Me (Sheffield Lab direct to disc LP) Tower of Power (Sheffie .......

11: Re: Sheffield Labs & SACD (7.55)
Posted by bmoura on 2002-12-09, 07:28:26 (12.236.238.75)
Actually First Impression Music (FIM) is planning to put some of the Sheffield Labs direct to disk albums on XRCDs in January at CES on a new label named Lasting Impression Music (LIM). And as folks h .......

12: Harry James on Sheffield (7.36)
Posted by Mali on 2013-02-09, 15:13:14 (208.114.70.212)
These are not SACDs but they just as well could be since the sonics are first rate. These sets of recordings were originally issued on Sheffield Direct-to- Disc Lps. The CD transfers are excellent, an .......

13: Re: Nope, but a CD degaussing disc should... (6.93)
Posted by ggraff on 2002-10-19, 04:45:03 (209.240.198.63)
I thought maybe a CD disk would work, but wanted to find out if anyone has made one specifically for SACD (George are you listening?). I use the Cardas for my TT and it works quite well. Chris, degaus .......

14: RE: recorded from vinyl (6.76)
Posted by John Elison on 2015-09-27, 10:04:29 (74.130.29.193)
Not Sheffield Lab! None of Sheffield Lab's direct-to-disc records were designed for FM radio. They were designed for audiophiles with high-end audio systems. The thing is, microphones and cutting lath .......

15: I'll second all 3 and raise you Sheffield Lab (6.67)
Posted by Joe M on 2003-01-28, 05:24:26 (66.19.184.58)
:-) .......

16: Sheffield Labs didn't appear in you dream, did they? (6.51)
Posted by kerenlaser on 2002-12-09, 07:01:07 (212.150.116.151)
nt .......

17: Re: SCD 333ES/On the fence/Help ?? (6.44)
Posted by oscar on 2001-06-11, 22:45:57 (216.228.130.124)
The only encouragement I can give is I have been very happy with the SACD offerings to the point that I am beginning to loath playing regular "redbook" CDs. The 'smooth" sound of SACD just seems so mu .......

18: Re: demagnatizing SACD player? (6.32)
Posted by Jazz Inmate on 2001-01-24, 19:00:13 (209.245.138.150)
Thanks. do you notice an audible improvement after running the Sheffield, or do you do it more as a routine? .......

19: Where are the SACDs and DVD-As from Sheffield Lab, Reference, Clarity, Mapleshade & dcc? (nt) (6.26)
Posted by Teresa on 2001-07-11, 04:25:50 (198.81.16.184)
. .......

20: No, It's McBroom, and it's odd (6.26)
Posted by bhjazz on 2002-11-20, 21:13:36 (12.242.142.133)
She's on Gecko records now, but she used to be on Sheffield Lab. Heard a few tunes, and she's just not my style. .......

21: RE: Sheffield Lab D to D discs (6.19)
Posted by nairb on 2012-03-31, 05:19:20 (71.223.136.69)
Should read "exhilaration" not "exhileration." Can't edit my posts unless I'm registered. .......

22: Where's Sheffield? Would love sacd's of Harry James... (6.19)
Posted by theob on 2001-03-04, 07:53:39 (63.27.42.248)
...Thelma Huston. Tried to find their website on audiogon & they're not listed. Anyone have any ideas? .......

23: RE: Any recommendation of DRUM records in SACD format ? (6.14)
Posted by fantja on 2014-12-30, 05:05:21 (99.46.118.39)
Alan- there is an older title from Sheffield Labs/ Chesky catalog. .......

24: Actually here are some Rock albums that have good fidelity: (6.02)
Posted by Teresa on 2006-05-11, 17:27:12 (172.197.89.19)
Emerson, Lake and Palmer (self titled first album) The Animals: Love Is (2 LP set on MGM, UK pressing is killer) Boogie with Canned Heat Men without Hats: Rhythm of Youth Donavon: Hurdy Gurdy Man (esp .......

25: Re: ARE THE XRCd24 that good? I think they may be (6.00)
Posted by Norm on 2003-01-13, 17:41:27 (4.3.168.40)
I only heard the sampler and one Sheffield so I will withhold judgment until I hear more, but they were very good. .......

26: Bob Ludwig, Sterling Labs - Steve Hoffman, MoFi - Doug Sax, Sheffield (6.00)
Posted by Joe M on 2002-09-03, 10:03:40 (66.19.183.31)
Absolutely the Best Ears in the Business today for Mastering. .......

27: Re: Clair Marlo I'm a Fan that will be awaiting to replace my Redbook (5.86)
Posted by Joe M on 2003-04-12, 05:40:20 (66.19.182.93)
Sheffield version.And a version released from a special promotion by Boston Acoustic. .......

28: Re: POLL : Which Label do you want MOST on SACD ? (5.77)
Posted by TGT on 2003-01-27, 18:10:06 (12.64.66.182)
Maybe I'm cheating by including more than one, so sue me: Decca/London, Mercury Living Presence Series, RCA/BMG, Reference Recordings, Sheffield .......

29: I don't think so (though I sometimes wish). (5.75)
Posted by oscar on 2001-06-12, 23:37:22 (216.228.130.105)
I have ordered from Music Direct and directly from Chesky, Sony, and Telarc without backorder problems. Now if I can just order Sheffield, Reference Recordings, RCA victor, Blue Note, MFSL (more than .......

30: RE: Pentatone Recordings (5.65)
Posted by Frank I on 2009-06-30, 17:31:58 (68.32.151.53)
Agee about the Telarcs some arent as spectactular but all the clssical I own are extraordinary. Some of the jazz not so but still will miss my favorite audiophile label as I discovered it along with S .......

31: $15.99 - $35.00 per LP, yes they are on average more expensive than SACDs, but there are Sales and (5.65)
Posted by Teresa on 2003-06-27, 01:17:24 (65.178.112.108)
you can buy used, I have bought many Direct to Disc recordings for as little as $5.00 from used record stores and on eBay. I have even bought 3 Direct to Disc records at thrift shops: Harry James: Com .......

32: Excellent album (5.63)
Posted by Metralla on 2003-02-08, 17:35:50 (24.219.10.19)
Terrific music, Stephen. "The Sheffield Drum" record it ain't, although the percussion is outstanding. Dynamic modern stuff, not boring or mindlessly repetitive. Regards, Metralla .......

33: Thanks for the recommendations everyone! (5.60)
Posted by Teresa on 2004-09-04, 03:20:04 (63.187.137.97)
Various Hi-Rez Highway recomendations: CAREY BELL: Harpsliger - superb music and sound DONOVAN: Storyteller - one of my favorites, thanks for talking me into it even though I had most of the works o .......

34: New JVC XRCD24 format....anybody listen to it? (5.56)
Posted by Patrick on 2003-02-18, 23:10:00 (202.123.13.208)
What is your impression? I have just received new LIM's Dave Grusin from original Sheffield Labs master tapes. Quite outstanding! Very analogue like! At least as good as SACD. Patrick .......

35: sorry I forgot (5.55)
Posted by tunenut on 2005-04-22, 17:29:15 (67.150.27.176)
From now on, I will only listen to Sheffield Labs Direct to Disk LPs and I will only listen to the following artists: Harry James, Lincoln Mayorga, Thelma Houston. That is it fot the rest of my life. .......

36: RE: recorded from vinyl (5.47)
Posted by John Elison on 2015-09-27, 08:05:58 (74.130.29.193)
I think that most LPs, even direct-to-discs, have little to no musical frequency content above 20-kHz and many end at 15-kHz. Here is a spectrum of a Sheffield Lab direct-to-disc: .......

37: PS. The pressings are superlative (5.45)
Posted by SnaggS on 2007-06-14, 02:52:06 (210.84.19.145)
The limited edition paper sleeve version are closer in size to a 7" LP than a regular CD, and if you've never owned a three bind mice before, think Sheffield Labs. Recordings are great.. Ill play them .......

38: Clair Marlo (5.28)
Posted by Char on 2003-04-12, 02:10:38 (24.53.36.174)
Clair Marlo/Let It Go on Sheffield Lab is nice. The SACD hopefully will best the Redbook. Great voice. She is from Valencia, CA and I understand she plays local gigs/charity functions? Anyone a fan? C .......

39: He's got point. . . (5.28)
Posted by M_Anker on 2002-03-19, 05:01:15 (198.234.229.100)
It really makes a lot of sense from a purist standpoint. DSD is for SACD, and PCM is for CD. Personally, I'd rater have the SACD any day of the week. What he's really talking about is the difference b .......

40: Heard it from the grapevines..... (5.15)
Posted by jeromelang on 2002-11-12, 01:39:50 (202.166.126.225)
Can you verify that Beatles mastertapes are currently being archived to DSD? Thought you might have some inside story. BTW, when will the Concord Jazz SACD be out? Are you planning to license Sheffiel .......

41: I do not have a good recording of my own piano.... (5.14)
Posted by Penguin on 2008-04-29, 20:50:59 (68.48.41.47)
But I have a number of the Sheffield Lab piano recordings, and they use a Mason Hamlin B. A lot of things are different about the recording environment and my living room, the B is an 8 foot grand... .......

42: Ask Doug Sax if he fiddled with Harry James' band...? (5.13)
Posted by High-end Dreamer on 2002-11-14, 13:31:05 (208.197.26.34)
.....when recording for Sheffield, and he will answer in the negative. (No compressors used). An **EXTREMELY** dynamic recording. Very hot. Especially the trumpets. Difficult? Most certainly. Imposs .......

43: I gave 15 examples of good sound, why did you gravitate to those two? (5.04)
Posted by Teresa on 2006-05-11, 17:40:14 (172.197.89.19)
I actually enjoy them, even though the four tunes on the Sheffield Track Album are more like Jazz than Rock. It does show how good electric instruments can sound with a little TLC. The question was so .......

44: RE: Kinda like who won the Falkland Islands? (5.01)
Posted by Larry I on 2008-02-21, 09:19:56 (65.205.15.220)
I was merely pointing out my concern that Blu-ray could have won a meaningless war if the public does not embrace ANY high-definition format. It is not clear that the "winner" is really a winner. Sadl .......

45: RE: Romeo and Juliette LSO SACD (4.95)
Posted by Mali on 2011-02-18, 17:14:25 (24.143.15.206)
You sum up the sonics very well with the statement, "Very good, but not necessarily stellar." I have no problem with the sound, typical Barbican. It does not get in the way of an excellent performance .......

46: Re: SACD wishlist - Join in, for the hell of it. (4.87)
Posted by theob on 2001-01-18, 17:01:03 (63.27.47.5)
Lets go big here: How about sacd releases of the Mercury Living Presence Series / the RCA Shaded Dogs / All the Columbia 6 eye series / The Blue Note Catalogue / how about the Sheffield Stuff ...Harry .......

47: Re: Heard it from the grapevines..... (4.83)
Posted by groovenoter on 2002-11-12, 03:14:56 (192.169.41.33)
I have no idea as to the future hi-tech disposition of the Beatles recordings. Concord SACDs were supposed to be out this month but we're still waiting for Crest to get their new SACD line up and runn .......

48: RE: Ironically (4.80)
Posted by E-Stat on 2019-11-05, 13:35:45 (206.255.201.68)
all of my DSD256 recordings were purchased from NativeDSD.com, who claims they were never up-sampled from a lower resolution digital format. Which means they did not originate from a CD format - no .......

49: RE: The mid 60's ended great sounding LP's? What about Reference Recordings, Sheffield Lab, Crystal Clear, etc. (4.79)
Posted by PhillyB on 2007-06-02, 12:54:53 (24.131.15.228)
These were small labels that made music for a small group of buyers and they sounded good, the golden age of recordings to me ended in the 60's. Take a mono recording from the 50's and it would smoke .......

50: RE: Sheffield Lab D to D discs (4.75)
Posted by nairb on 2012-03-31, 05:15:14 (71.223.136.69)
Many psychological factors (age, environment, senses and mood for starters) at play affecting our perceptions of music at a given time and place. Who hasn't had some of those wonderful fleeting times .......

51: Re: Vinyl and HDCD are close to hi-rez (4.74)
Posted by Teresa on 2001-06-11, 02:23:24 (198.81.16.172)
Q. "What do you see as the strengths of hi-rez compared to your old tapes and direct to disk/audiophile LP's?" A. Excellent sound quality (I came to expect from Open Reel) with the convience of CDs. I .......

52: I am in the same boat (4.71)
Posted by tunenut on 2002-03-25, 09:00:28 (198.151.12.20)
But that's how it goes. If I had waited for U.S. release of the first 2 Kodo SACDs, I would still be waiting. So $10 to hear it early- not the worst $10 I've ever spent. With the involvement of Mickey .......

53: your point is really that you want it all (4.69)
Posted by PaulN on 2002-09-11, 18:13:28 (65.103.133.41)
You are asking small audiophile labels to price along with enormous mulinationals. That rarely happened in the "old" days with LPs or CD's. Why do you expect it to happen now? I have a collection of S .......

54: RE: Yes - Telarc's later recordings used lots o' mics (4.68)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2012-03-30, 12:21:39 (67.188.250.219)
Telarc's CD's in the 80's used plenty of mics? That's not what they say on the site below. Re the Leinsdorf/LAPO/Sheffield discs, I remember them as being very well received for the most part. There w .......

55: Re: a human singer is a point source, and yet a voice can fill an auditorium (nt) (4.62)
Posted by oldmkvi on 2005-08-30, 09:01:21 (69.236.161.215)
Quite true, but an auditorium will amplify and disperse the sound. In my living room, mono recordings come from the center of the speakers. If the room was so live that the sound seemed to come from e .......

56: RE: Romeo and Juliette LSO SACD (4.60)
Posted by Robert C. Lang on 2011-02-17, 18:34:04 (99.27.130.30)
***the Gergiev is perfectly fine*** I understand that the Gergiev SACD ranks below your other recommendations. But since I have considered this disc I am interested in your view as to its strengths, o .......

57: Re: but what about direct-to-disc Vinyl...? (4.56)
Posted by ggraff on 2002-03-01, 13:05:01 (204.124.92.254)
I just read John Curl's response to your comments and couldn't find a way to post to his comment, so I am doing this instead. I was just curious if he ever had an opportunity to compare a direct to di .......

58: RE: I presently have 350 DSD files that I've downloaded (4.55)
Posted by Bob_C on 2013-04-06, 22:40:42 (108.29.190.13)
Hi Ted, Well pretty much everyone that is dead. :( I do enjoy all types of music to a point, but... First is Jazz. Ella, Bill Evans, Monk,Dizzy, Mingus,Miles... Etc... Sadly I just don't think they .......

59: Comment on "I am amazed that a 16/44 master could sound that good on SACD" (4.54)
Posted by TGT on 2005-11-21, 08:53:19 (216.69.46.141)
Teresa: I have a ton of 16/44 CDs in my collection that sound wonderful and rival my SACDs. Virtually all of my Reference Recording, Sheffield Labs, Proprius (and other Scandinavian labels), JVC XRCDs .......

60: RE: I presently have 350 DSD files that I've downloaded (4.50)
Posted by ted_b on 2013-04-07, 07:40:29 (75.118.96.229)
Everyone you mention (except the etc :) ) is on DSD and I own it and ripped it. Wonderful Verve, Blue Note, Prestige, Concord and Fantasy jazz recordings have been carefully transferred directly to DS .......

61: Yes - Telarc's later recordings used lots o' mics (4.48)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2012-03-29, 17:53:32 (67.188.250.219)
I think they used about 35-40 for their Atlanta Berlioz Requiem. (I remember an article in Stereophile which detailed this.) OTOH, their early recordings were pretty minimally miked. The Leinsdorf/LAP .......

62: I found this post from June 03, 2001, four years later looks like my SACD wishes are starting to come true! (4.48)
Posted by Teresa on 2005-04-12, 21:45:04 (172.193.209.19)
Here is what I got: RUSSO: Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra and Street Music (DGG) LA FOLIA DE SPAGA (Harmonia Mundi) The beginnings of the "RCA LIVING STEREO" and "MERCURY LIVING PR .......

63: You forgot added reverb to Greg Lake's voice. I expect Rock recordings to be gimmicked but not Classical or Jazz. (4.44)
Posted by Teresa on 2003-08-05, 23:30:26 (65.178.72.232)
But even rock music can be recorded naturally. Have you ever heard Randy Sharp's First In Line Direct to Disc or the Sheffield Track Record recorded with only 1 stereo microphone? With Rock music I ju .......

64: Does any of the Nickle Creek or other Sugar Hill bluegrass SACDs have percussion, I prefer my (4.44)
Posted by Teresa on 2003-06-28, 22:12:54 (65.178.112.249)
bluegrass with percussion. Example the Larry McNeely Confederation LP on Sheffield. I looked at the Nickle Creek and it looked like the only instruments are Guitar, Banjo and Fiddle. I love bluegrass .......

65: The mid 60's ended great sounding LP's? What about Reference Recordings, Sheffield Lab, Crystal Clear, etc. (4.36)
Posted by Teresa on 2007-05-31, 21:31:21 (172.191.128.108)
It was only most commercial LPs that took a turn for the worse after the mid 60's. There were exceptions such as the Vox and Vanguard recordings made by Marc Aubort and Johanna Nickrentz. The late 70' .......

66: Michael Bishop you can cancel my request for Frederick Fennell SACD I gave up & bought a turntable. (4.19)
Posted by Teresa on 2003-02-20, 18:46:22 (198.81.26.200)
And got the LP versions of Holst/Handel and Bach (5038) and March Marches by Frederick Fennell (DG-10043) and am looking for the third Fennell Telarc LP. The Holst/Handel/Bach SACDs orignal release da .......

67: RE: Tim A., is that you .... (4.16)
Posted by JTimothyA on 2008-11-29, 19:31:33 (66.168.17.108)
Hi John, I bought the SACD Shostakovich set from Amazon.de around the end of August - it was then actually a few pfennigs cheaper than the JPC price. I vaguely recall it arrived straightaway. Yes - lo .......

68: My guess is not being PURE analog, when I collected LPs I looked for pure analog LPs, and (4.16)
Posted by Teresa on 2003-01-16, 20:51:31 (198.81.26.200)
the high frequency response of Sheffield Labs Direct to Disc LPs was measured to over 50kHz and on LPs frequencies above 20kHz are about 50% noise, this is just another reason I do not buy the argumen .......

69: 34,95 Euros = 51.345045 U.S. dollars (4.16)
Posted by JTimothyA on 2008-08-28, 22:02:38 (66.168.20.74)
at least according to Google a few minutes ago. Exchange rates fluxuate daily but not extreme amounts. Kitajenko did a wonderful job with S's "Festive Overture" (a really fun piece for the first chair .......

70: Here's what we listened to. . . (4.15)
Posted by M_Anker on 2002-03-28, 10:28:34 (198.234.229.100)
Supertramp "Crime of the Century" CD Amanda McBroom / Lincoln Mayorga "Growing up in Hollywood Town" CD Sheffield Telarc "1812 Overture" SACD Duke Ellington / Count Basie "First Time: Count Meets Duke .......

71: The SKRYABIN / SVETLANOV Water Lily SACD is a sonic travisty and a slap in the face to anyone who loves realistic sound! (4.14)
Posted by Teresa on 2005-07-21, 19:26:11 (172.197.185.195)
Hi Mr. Greene here are some of your comments and my responses: "But to object to lack of bass, say, or to claim there is no "midrange warmth" is just foolishness." Why? enjoyment of orchestral music .......

72: Cisco Music Releases Clair Marlo SACD (4.08)
Posted by bmoura on 2003-06-13, 00:24:52 (12.236.238.182)
FYI, Cisco Music's new Clair Marlo Hybrid Stereo SACD "Let It Go" from the original Sheffield Labs direct to 2 track master tapes is now available at Acoustic Sounds, Elusive Disc and Music Direct. I .......

73: RE: Romeo and Juliette LSO SACD (4.08)
Posted by Mali on 2011-02-17, 16:28:06 (24.143.15.206)
If you really want a SACD, the Gergiev is perfectly fine. If you want what is generally considered the best performance, get Maazel. The Leinsdorf arrangement with the L. A. Philharmonic is interestin .......

74: $$$ - How many $ would it take to get one of these labels to jump early(er)? (4.07)
Posted by Jim Susky on 2001-07-11, 13:48:30 (209.193.6.161)
Money Talks. Bullshit walks. What would take to get Sheffield et al to do this DSD/SACD thing? Who here knows the economics of mastering and producing SACD's? How many presold titles/copies would enco .......

75: Telarc spends the necessary time to create a realistic 2 channel mix, not everyone does. (4.07)
Posted by Teresa on 2004-09-03, 21:57:00 (63.187.136.66)
For many labels the 2 channel mix is an afterthought and I believe that a lot of them could be better. Also microphones are set up for optimal pickup for surround sound, the optimum position for 2 cha .......

76: No telling. Although I guess there are many who (4.06)
Posted by sgb on 2002-05-21, 06:40:14 (68.11.223.29)
visit this forum enjoy Ms Barber's work, I am not among their numbers; nor will I buy any of the three releases merely to support the format. Most of my audiophile friends own at least one Barber reco .......

77: so what else is new? (3.90)
Posted by tunenut on 2002-07-15, 16:02:39 (198.151.12.20)
Back when Reference Recordings and Sheffield Labs were putting out beautiful sounding LPs, you had choices of Dafos, Tafelmusik and Lincoln Mayorga. The best in audio quality AND your exact favorite m .......

78: New direct to disc LP and hybrid SACD from same session (3.88)
Posted by Ole Lund Christensen on 2007-02-28, 23:54:29 (212.213.204.99)
This collectors item is nice for all, who want to compare the 3 formats, LP, SACD and CD. DMM Direct cut LP is the LP format at its best. No tape, no editing, just a live performance microphone signal .......

79: the good part (3.87)
Posted by docw on 2007-12-24, 18:20:08 (12.186.18.202)
is that they did fine through the remodeling, which is done mostly. then we're going to organize this better. now up to around 1000, 60 plus percent my own original buys (classical, jazz and some rock .......

80: Chris you made a good point (3.84)
Posted by Teresa on 2008-12-24, 16:28:32 (69.104.122.12)
Are these the same sources who told us CD was perfect sound forever and abandoned vinyl? Hmmm.... I believe they were, but some say they did it to stay in business such as Reference Recordings and Sh .......

81: These are "Poor" the Great 2 CH recordings of the past 50 years use 3 mic's or less & NO damn MIXING (3.82)
Posted by Teresa on 2003-07-15, 23:31:14 (65.179.241.110)
The largest orchestra's have been recorded with as little as 1 stereo microphone. You are talking about Multi-track, mixed and crummy major label recordings! Sheffield Lab, RCA Living Stereo, Mercury .......

82: Re: your point is really that you want it all (3.79)
Posted by sgb on 2002-09-12, 05:53:19 (68.11.220.211)
PaulN, if you paid $19-20 for Sheffield Labs LPs you were taken, or they raised prices. The most I ever paid for one was $12.98; most were bought for $10-11. jimmyjames' point about audiophile label p .......

83: Re: Hey it is possible I find 2 Track 15 ip Master tape dubs on eBay sometimes, they usually go for $30.00 to $500.00 ea (3.75)
Posted by Tre' on 2006-02-24, 10:30:39 (69.232.98.167)
Master tapes are cool. I sat with Allen Sides, Lincoln Mayorga, Bill Schnee and Richard Fowle in Allen's "special" room listening to a bunch of Allen's master tapes. Great fun....( Doug Sax and Lincol .......

84: Some music with low tones (3.75)
Posted by edta on 2006-02-18, 05:10:50 (67.140.94.193)
These are all CDS, but maybe the same music on SACD will include the same low tones. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= CDs with Deep Bass Telarc CD80097: The Ruffati Organ in Davies Symphony Hall, Mic .......

85: most 25 cent Vinyl is crap, OK sometimes you find a mint 1S/1S shaded dog, but the best (3.72)
Posted by Teresa on 2001-09-04, 23:18:21 (198.81.16.187)
LPs are unfortunally the $25-$30 180 GRAM audiophile pressings. Stay away from Simply Vinyl, as their LPs are often mastered from Digital and they generally sound no better than regualar LPs. I would .......

86: Good answer, but (3.69)
Posted by sgb on 2007-03-11, 01:04:21 (68.11.193.165)
this presumes that the "indistinguishable" DSD copy of the microphone feed is completely indistinguishable from the sound of the actual piano being recorded. I would maintain that most listeners could .......

87: bass is not exaggerated as they do not use EQ, what you are hearing is what Bass really sounds like (3.69)
Posted by Teresa on 2002-10-22, 21:15:06 (198.81.26.200)
if your system goes deep enought and you have enough POWER. Proper low frequency response demands that the microphones be way back from the instruments as low frequency waves are VERY LARGE, push a lo .......

88: Re: Robert if you remember the #1 reason I bought a turntable was for the Classic 180/200 Gram Living Stereo LPs. (3.64)
Posted by cf@tiscali.se on 2005-06-12, 04:27:55 (213.204.138.77)
Hi there Teresa. I agree with you in general here and would only like to let you know that I've taken my already very good Xindak SCD-2/Sennheiser 650/Musical Fidelity X-Can V3 combo to yet another le .......

89: Re: It only makes sense that you and Chris are bonding (3.58)
Posted by chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com on 2003-01-31, 16:18:26 (62.64.142.85)
No revelations from me apart from a Mr Bin Laden sleeping in the attic for the last few months. I think the advantage of DSD sourced SACDs is simply the lessening of digital processing/conversion - .......

90: Dynamic range is indeed excellent. . . (3.56)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2009-05-29, 15:45:27 (67.188.253.246)
. . . as is the image stability, but overall I didn't like this recording because I felt that the microphone placement slighted the strings - especially the cellos, which carry so much of the importan .......

91: Is it really worth getting a hi resolution CD/DVD player?? (3.56)
Posted by Roland N on 2003-11-14, 21:18:37 (66.217.194.166)
Been reading different forums planning to get a DVD player with hi rez capability. Mostly hearing complains about limited title availability and often poor sound quality in both SACD and DVD-A formats .......

92: A return visit to my vinyl. (3.56)
Posted by TGT on 2011-02-26, 11:44:58 (72.147.174.207)
I’m sure I’m the last to know this but vinyl is back. And not just at Acoustic Sounds. Best Buy has 15,000 Lps available on line. Well I still have a fair amount of vinyl left in storage, mostly popul .......

93: RE: Yes - Telarc's later recordings used lots o' mics (3.55)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-03-30, 17:42:36 (68.183.162.234)
The early Telarcs, including the pre-digital recordings, were done with minimal miking, which was modeled after the Mercury Living Presence technique. The two owners of Telarc, Robert Woods and Jack R .......

94: Re: I just posted a review on SA-CD.net of a WaterLily Orchestral SACD that I love and has deep bass. (3.48)
Posted by Kekl-Schmekl on 2005-08-13, 11:56:07 (68.175.113.95)
Fortunately/Unfortunately, this is a bug/feauture of coincident miking--Blumlein pairs and, to a lesser extent, MS. Unlike widely spaced omnis, they pick up only intensity differences, not arrival tim .......

95: Just listening to the music (3.47)
Posted by oscar on 2001-06-04, 22:47:38 (216.228.130.50)
The first time I played the SACD version of "Tapestry" (Carole King), I wistfully thought of how this might have turned out if Chesky or Sheffield Labs or other audiophile label had recorded this. I l .......

96: Re: Terrible misinformation on the analog resolution debate! (3.43)
Posted by sam9 on 2002-02-02, 09:39:30 (64.1.8.193)
If it's that simple why did labels like Sheffield Labs, RealTime, and Crystal Clear take such extreme measures in the late 70's and early 80's to produce D2D vinyl? I suggest that between the micropho .......

97: An indication to what? (3.41)
Posted by Ozzie on 2010-05-13, 16:35:47 (32.176.152.59)
Who here has the disposble income to buy all SACD discs released so far in the first 4 months of last year, much less this year? By any simple calculation it is 1250 per month so far this year, not co .......

98: 25% off sale on Allegro distributed CDs/SACDs (3.38)
Posted by applejack on 2002-07-16, 15:56:36 (64.105.81.205)
Just received an email from Allegro Distributors about a 25% off sale through August 1 on all CDs, including SACDs. Allegro distributes SACDs by Linn, Buzz, Challenge, and Vanguard/Everest. SACDs on B .......

99: SACD wish list: (3.38)
Posted by Teresa on 2005-03-27, 15:17:27 (172.192.241.161)
Here are some recordings I would love to have on SACD: Ancient Danses of Hungary and Translvania / Clemencic Consort (Harmonia Mundi) Tarentule-Tarentelle / Paniagua, Atrium Musicae de Madrid (Harmon .......

100: RE: Digital signature to Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - Gergiev (3.35)
Posted by JBen on 2010-09-01, 22:49:11 (69.65.66.188)
Well, I too have issues with the Gergiev reading. Like you, I wonder if I am just too used to the Maazel/CO version (CD in my case). The SACD sonics are not bad at all over here. That said: - Gergiev' .......

101: Re: IS compression a reality? (3.32)
Posted by High-end Dreamer on 2001-08-21, 16:44:12 (172.171.122.77)
I'm sure that compression is a typical phenomena with a lot of LPs whose program material has wide dynamic range (unlike most pop/rock etc.) BUT even when you have a *thundering* big band (which will .......

102: Re: Water Lily is back with three Classical Orchestral SACDs! (3.30)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2005-06-07, 13:38:19 (24.4.156.89)
Believe me, I sympathize with what I believe are the underlying sentiments of your posting, and I appreciate the financial risk and dedicated efforts of the producer and wish him the best in future ef .......

103: boy am I wrong, AGAIN! I just played Larry McNeely's Confederation and there is NO PERCUSSION. (3.30)
Posted by Teresa on 2003-07-01, 00:42:49 (65.179.240.166)
Oh my, I actually own a recording without percussion, is the world ending? Actually not one of my favorite recordings. I got it because it was a Sheffield Lab Direct To Disc LP and it was cheap and to .......

104: I bought TOTO IV because it was mastered by Doug Sax of Sheffield Lab fame, sound isn't too bad and (3.24)
Posted by Teresa on 2002-06-09, 14:08:13 (198.81.16.47)
my Stereo version doesn't make any popping noises. My favorite Hi-Rez Rock/Pop recordings are: Cowboy Junkies: Open on Zoe SACD; Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Rage Hard on ZTT SACD; Cyndi Lauper: She's S .......

105: Audiophile LPs are the ONLY reason I own a turntable! (3.23)
Posted by Teresa on 2007-12-06, 18:42:03 (75.0.11.49)
If you never heard an Audiophile LP you have not heard what vinyl is capable of! Since the first Direct to Disc made in 1976, there have been somewhere near 5,000 audiophile LPs released. The best are .......

106: Re: Guess What 96kHz 24 Bit DAD not dead at CLASSIC RECORDS! (3.22)
Posted by Teresa on 2001-05-26, 18:52:17 (198.81.16.151)
And I do love CLASSIC RECORDS remasters A LOT. And I also heard rumors that Reference Recordings may choose 96/24 DAD instead of DVD-Audio, as they have to pay for Watermarking even though they DO NOT .......

107: Re: what titles or artists would you like to see on SACD (3.21)
Posted by Teresa on 2001-06-03, 01:17:39 (198.81.16.166)
MALCOLM ARNOLD: English, Scottish, Cornish & Irish Dances (Lyrita) MALCOLM ARNOLD: Symphony No. 4 (Lyrita) HOLST: Japanese Suite (Lyrita) RUSSO: Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra (DGG .......

108: Re: Don't Get It!!! Why Can't....... (3.20)
Posted by Norman Tracy on 2002-11-19, 15:40:19 (68.0.66.89)
MCH rants: "There are practically more versions and models (especially Sony) of SACD players than SACDs! Then trying to buy SACD or DVD-A is a nightmare!!! But they keep on pumping out different model .......

109: I would tend to agree but... (3.12)
Posted by oscar on 2001-06-27, 23:05:48 (216.228.130.129)
then again, I have not heard an SACD/CD comparison in an average home. At first glance, a direct comparison of the two formats would seem to indicate very subtle differences between CD and SACD, even .......

110: Re: Image aside, how does the DVD-A format REALLY sound? (3.11)
Posted by Mikko Mattila on 2001-01-15, 12:17:18 (193.66.66.212)
Looking very much forward to see details of arrangements of this comparison. I agree your comments in respect of performance of Technics DVD-A10. However, it's performance does not constitute the whol .......

111: Re: Do a search on DVD-Audiobaun, there are several there that record vinyl to 24 Bit 96kHz (3.09)
Posted by Teresa on 2006-10-28, 02:57:51 (172.190.2.28)
I am sorry I haven't experimented with recording Vinyl to 24/96 PCM yet but "tubesforever" who also lives in Reno has done it and says it makes an almost perfect copy of an LP. Next time I go over I w .......

112: You then have not been spoiled by excellent sound yet, when you are you will see how poor those Naxos are. (3.09)
Posted by Teresa on 2008-02-02, 16:10:25 (75.0.2.244)
Also when you can do deep bass you will hear Naxos lack of, even in their newest Amercian Classics series. Here is a list of some record companies that actually deliver deep bass even in CD: Albany .......

113: Karajan 1963 Beethoven 9th (3.08)
Posted by oscar on 2003-12-03, 21:02:02 (163.179.184.114)
I picked up the SACD version of 1963 Karajan Beethoven cycle (on Deutsch-Grammaphone) at Towers over the weekend and just now got through listening to the 9th. I liked the performance though it seemed .......

114: I have owned Infinty Speakers (the Kappa 7's are my 3rd pair) since 1975 with a top end of 45kHz.... (3.07)
Posted by Teresa on 2002-01-05, 13:35:32 (198.81.16.34)
my current pair I have had for 10 years, way before SACD. SACD goes to 100kHz. My Alpha Genisis 1000II Moving Coil Cartridge went to 75kHz. And a Sheffield Lab direct-to-disc LP was actually measured .......

115: ***if I really want to hear the rim shot in a way that can surprise I tend to go with red book.**** (3.06)
Posted by Robert C. Lang on 2009-12-12, 21:48:21 (76.254.56.42)
****if I really want to hear the rim shot in a way that can surprise I tend to go with red book.**** By I wide margin the best sound of a recorded drum kit I have heard comes from the Eighty-Eights l .......

116: Re: I've heard the some... (3.02)
Posted by unclestu52 on 2005-07-28, 21:56:40 (63.16.42.203)
of the Polyhymnia recordings of the Philadelphia Orchestra (They have a contract with the PO). My opinion is that Kavi, you need not worry. Your recordings, and I have them on CD, are much more cohere .......

117: I agree and prefer 2 Channel Stereo as well as I find the less microphones one uses the more (3.01)
Posted by Teresa on 2003-07-15, 01:23:17 (65.179.233.16)
realistic the soundstage and imaging. The Sheffield Lab recordings used 1 stereo microphone to create a HUGH soundstage with precise imaging and accurate timbre. The Mercury Living Presense and early .......

118: The vinyl front end (3.00)
Posted by John C. - Aussie on 2004-02-02, 16:03:01 (203.220.204.74)
You are correct in the implication there is more invested in digital than in vinyl. I dislike having to face up to the extravagences of componentry but I guess the combined 800/861 Meridian combo has .......

119: when I collected Vinyl (up to 1999) I got hooked on those $30.00 180 Gram Audiophile LPs.... (2.95)
Posted by Teresa on 2001-07-14, 15:08:09 (198.81.17.164)
the cheap $2.00-5.00 used major label LPs from the Used Record Stores just didn't do it for me. So while currently there are more Audiophile LPs, than Audiophile SACDs, and we are still waiting for th .......

120: Vinyl's potential? (2.88)
Posted by Allen Wright on 2003-02-21, 08:01:53 (217.235.120.90)
>Does anybody know of any links that show how well vinyl recreates a master tape's (or direct mic feed for that matter) original signal? Back in the 70's, just before digital entered the field, many t .......

121: SACD and DVD-A have opened up many new musical vistas for me. (2.83)
Posted by Teresa on 2005-03-27, 03:20:00 (172.195.35.74)
Before SACD and DVD-Audio, 100% of my non-audiophile LPs were European pressings of Classical Orchestral Music. British and French EMI, British Decca, Philips from Holland, Harmonia Mundi from France, .......

122: Back to 777ES bliss... (2.81)
Posted by oscar on 2003-05-22, 20:39:21 (216.228.130.41)
Finally got my 777ES back after sending it for TOC read error-related warranty work. I forgot how much better this sounded than the Phillips SACD1000. I spent most of the evening listening to my favor .......

123: I also bought used as I could recoup the $6.00-$8.00 investmen twhen the SACD version was released (2.77)
Posted by Teresa on 2005-02-27, 13:35:11 (172.194.202.107)
This is until I quite buying CDs altogether. I listen mostly to Classical and Jazz. And my favorite recordings are from Telarc, Delos, RCA Living Stereo, Mercury Living Presence and Reference Recordi .......

124: VSAC comparison of digital front ends (2.76)
Posted by Norm on 2003-10-07, 12:29:48 (128.194.112.183)
As it takes a day to get back to Texas, and I had to immediately go into the classroom, I only now can comment on what I heard at VSAC and express my displeasure with what has been said thus far. By g .......

125: I prefer the original PURE Audiophile recordings over remasters of Major Labels but the Beatles (2.73)
Posted by Teresa on 2001-07-16, 01:48:34 (198.81.16.152)
never an audiophile recording. By the way the Classic Records remastering of "Overture, Overture" was so much better than my mint 1S/1S RCA Original Living Stereo pressing. The bass was more realistic .......

126: I'm afraid I have to agree with Hiro here, even before I experienced my first SACD I knew CDs were crap. (2.73)
Posted by Teresa on 2008-12-03, 18:13:42 (75.14.210.69)
That includes MFSL's UltraDiscs, JVC's XRCD, XRCD2 and XRCD24, Sheffield Lab's 20 bit 20+16 Ultra Matrix Digital Processing, Telarc's 20 Bit, Sony's Super Bit Mapping. etc. I have tried them all and t .......

127: Incorrect, the most NATURAL SOUND comes from using ONE STEREO MICROPHONE, or at most 3 microphones (2.72)
Posted by Teresa on 2001-12-24, 16:18:38 (198.81.16.176)
hung well high and A LONG WAS AWAY FROM THE INSTRUMENTS! ie: the Early Mercury Livng Presence, RCA Living Stereo, the early Soundsdteam 3 microphone Telarcs, the 2 microphone Pope Music recordings, th .......

128: Here you go....... (2.68)
Posted by Chris Garrett on 2003-11-22, 00:09:37 (172.201.232.20)
This is based on Lars Fredell's 5000 CDs that he cataloged prior to his early and untimely death. The original article appeared in one of the Ultimate Audio mags that he wrote for. I'll dig it out if .......

129: during this this Sale the Sony SACDs are $16.19 postpaid! Less than a plain Jane CD from the mall! (2.67)
Posted by Teresa on 2001-07-04, 14:41:53 (198.81.17.176)
Did you notice the new release Classic 24/96 DAD "DAD1040 Nancy Griffith/Last of the True Believers (classic records 24/96 DVD) $24.99" (22.49 postpaid)? I have this it is excellent and a great way to .......

130: July 6th, Live at Birdland New York - The Great Jazz Trio, Hank Jones (2.62)
Posted by Robert C. Lang on 2007-12-11, 23:02:50 (75.18.218.134)
I just listened to a new SACD from The Great Jazz Trio (Hank Jones-piano, John Patittucci-bass, and Omar Hakim-drums). The title, “July 6th: Live at the Birdland New York”. It was recorded this last J .......

131: I apologize for suggesting that everyone should own both a SACD and DVD-Audio player. (2.60)
Posted by Teresa on 2002-11-12, 23:38:13 (198.81.26.200)
I apologize for suggesting that everyone should own both a SACD and DVD-Audio player. I was only trying to bring PEACE to the High Rez Highway. Well, after my grand 4 month experiment using 2 high end .......

132: FAQ: Lars Fredell's 'absolute polarity' list for recording studios... (2.54)
Posted by Chris Garrett on 2003-02-01, 19:26:00 (64.12.102.181)
and as he states in his article from Ultimate Audio/Summer 2000, there is no correct polarity as it's system dependent. In the US, when Pin Two is wired HOT, we get 0, which we call CORRECT, but in Ja .......

133: There I was in Alex's SACD-1000 nursery (2.53)
Posted by LWR on 2003-11-17, 18:56:04 (198.144.206.5)
this morning very early. There were 6 little Philips all lined up next to one another with their guts exposed to the whole world, or at least me. Chris Redmond's little darling' was hugging mine looki .......

134: Try this list for starters (2.48)
Posted by Tympani on 2008-08-17, 08:52:36 (96.255.37.60)
On the website of Silent Running Audio (SRA) there was a list of recording labels that tended towards one or the other polarity. Although its a good start, personally, I have found that even within a .......

135: Here are my 10 best sounding Classical and 10 best sounding Non-Classical (2.44)
Posted by Teresa on 2006-04-04, 23:47:15 (172.192.133.183)
TOP OF THE PILE: Respighi: Church Windows; Belkis, Queen of Sheba and "Belfagor" Overture Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Holland 2 Channel Stereo / Multichannel Hybrid SACD .......

136: Where are all the 5,000 SACD titles that were supposed to be out by Spring 2002? It's Spring at best (2.41)
Posted by Teresa on 2002-04-09, 14:15:06 (198.81.16.38)
there are only 600+ titles, only one Hovhannes SACD, No Malcolm Arnold, only 1 Holst and it's a Japanese import of The Planets. I am so dissapointed in Major Labels recordings especially Columbia/Sony .......

137: Re: dsd mastered cd--"from the isles to the courts" (2.37)
Posted by RBP on 2001-03-04, 04:21:58 (209.128.168.247)
Several Redbook CD I have worked with of late has been exceptional. My label is up to 10 CD's and all of them are on par with SACD's due to the fact I have complete control over the recordings, mixing .......

138: well let's see: the best LPs are Audiophile LPs, the best Cassettes are Audiophile Cassettes, (2.35)
Posted by Teresa on 2004-06-13, 04:53:06 (65.178.112.216)
the best CDs are Audiophile CDs, the best Reel to Reel's are Audiophile Reel to Reels, so what made me think SACD would be any different? I have plenty of wonderful music on Audiophile labels, over .......

139: Hope this is helpful, but remember that...(long) (2.32)
Posted by Lars on 2001-09-17, 07:35:48 (208.212.136.94)
... the polarity of my system might not be the same as yours. In addition, some of the labels had small samples (less than 10) while others had large samples (several hundred). Only smaller labels lik .......

140: Phew! Sign of relief.... (2.31)
Posted by jeromelang on 2004-03-28, 19:32:27 (165.21.154.9)
I have already busted my software budget 5 times over this month. Allman Bros can wait. Time to face the music from the credit card companies.... SACDs purchases in March Florestan Trios (replacement .......

141: Water Lily Russian Recordings and turning the other cheek.... (2.28)
Posted by music@waterlilyacoustics.com on 2005-07-28, 01:37:36 (207.211.152.131)
In theoretical terms what you have said about bi directional mikes is true and is applicable more precisely to the ribbon types. Let us look at the two different types of mikes: ribbons and condensers .......

142: Hi Kavi, I have always loved and been a big supporter of Water Lily Acoustic Recordings (2.23)
Posted by Teresa on 2005-07-22, 20:15:04 (172.191.238.51)
I just want to know what went went wrong with this one? No low frequency energy and cold sounding. This DOES NOT sound like the Water Lily recordings I love. I even love Nature's Realm even though the .......

143: Thanks to SACD I am able to enjoy music not just on Audiophile labels but Major labels as well. (2.16)
Posted by Teresa on 2003-01-26, 14:51:45 (198.81.26.200)
On Vinyl I mostly collected Audiophile LPs: Direct To Disc, Half Speed Mastered, Super Analog and some of the smaller pure analog labels like Lyrita. I avoided Digital except for the Soundstream Telar .......

144: Found my SACD wish list from June 3, 2001. Looks like I got some and am still waiting for others. (2.07)
Posted by Teresa on 2009-02-27, 20:25:50 (75.15.200.124)
Let's see how well the record companies responded to my requests? Todays comments are in purple. Re: what titles or artists would you like to see on SACD MALCOLM ARNOLD: English, Scottish, Cornish & .......

145: Jazz recordings I have (1.98)
Posted by Teresa on 2007-07-02, 03:49:18 (172.192.250.81)
Here are the 78 Jazz recordings I have from my database, alphabetized by Artist first name. Prices include shipping, handling and taxes. I put a note on a few of the titles. But I love all of these re .......

146: Re: I welcome the Major labels to SACD but I have one concern... (1.93)
Posted by sgb on 2002-02-10, 13:35:44 (68.11.223.29)
I've been an audiophile since the mid-sixties, Teresa; I started buying audiophile software soon after it started appearing (I'm thinking here of the Sheffield Direct-to-Disk LPs that started to appea .......

147: Teresa's List... (1.89)
Posted by joyzmantoyz on 2006-05-12, 06:22:24 (12.166.233.3)
Well I can speak to at least a half dozen of these, the rest either aren’t rock or are total trash anyway. I don’t think there is anything there from the last 20 years. Its been quite some time since .......

148: My pain is your gain - the Inbal/CzPO "one point microphone" Mahler 1 (1.88)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2013-09-05, 17:54:21 (67.188.250.219)
This post could save you $43 (as shipped to me from HMV Japan: $31 for the disc and $12 for the shipping) unless you are so hungry (as I was) for a modern minimally microphoned recording that you igno .......

149: Re: dvd-audio is flawed before the watermarking (1.87)
Posted by applejack on 2001-04-18, 20:32:02 (216.36.67.206)
It's funny how this post would be considered "trolling" if you replace DSD/SACD with PCM/DVD-A, but such is the nature of this board. As a counterpoint, I remember reading the article in the Audiophil .......

150: I owned Aesthetic Audio in the late 1970's and released audiophile cassettes (1.85)
Posted by Teresa on 2008-07-29, 00:39:35 (75.0.12.164)
so I know what the format is capable of especially on a Nakamichi. BTW I would love to have a Dragon but they are out of my price range. If you happen to have the Nakamichi Reference version of Sheff .......

151: Re: Thanks for the thoughtful response... (1.78)
Posted by sgb on 2002-06-16, 12:29:02 (68.11.223.29)
I would like to hear some of these. As it was for me at the beginning, and evermore shall be, stereo playback will always be my reference, though. About 28 years ago, I met a man who invented a totall .......

152: RE: All truth, I will not bow down to CD, I have not in 25 years! The worst thing that ever happened to music! (1.74)
Posted by rick_m on 2008-12-22, 08:28:13 (64.13.14.96)
You lack perspective. (In other words I'm an old coot.) Here's the way it was: Record companies in the '70's were having a hard time, Compact Cassettes were 'ruining their business' (what doesn't?) an .......

153: Couldn't part with some of my favorite non-SACD music so I will keep the Toshiba 9200 for now. (1.71)
Posted by Teresa on 2002-10-23, 21:21:08 (198.81.26.200)
I tried but there are just some recordings that are not yet on SACD that I dearly love. As long as I can play SACD 90% of the time, I'll be happy. And when these other recordings come out on SACD, I w .......

154: Re: one thing i've learnt recently is that ... (1.69)
Posted by Christine Tham on 2005-11-13, 16:40:01 (203.58.188.211)
*** I’ve never yet encountered a recording which sounded barely acceptable on a given system (given a certain threshold of quality) and which all of a sudden sounded state-of-the-art on a better or mo .......

155: perhaps you missed my post from the 23rd keeping the 9200 for now but am not buying any new DVD-As (1.68)
Posted by Teresa on 2002-10-27, 13:28:31 (198.81.26.200)
Couldn't part with some of my favorite non-SACD music so I will keep the Toshiba 9200 for now. 198.81.26.200 [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Thread: Display Email Next ] [ Hi-Rez Highway ] [ FAQ ] .......

156: 50 Sonically superb SACDs that will easily revile the superiority of SACD over any other Digital format (1.62)
Posted by Teresa on 2005-04-22, 23:16:45 (172.194.114.64)
I have 344 SACDs so far and picking the absolute sonic best was a real chore, I left out several hundred that are also superb. So here go my 50 best sounding SACDs so far: 1) JENNIFER WARNES: The Well .......

157: Not to be picayune, but let's clarify a few minor (1.61)
Posted by sgb on 2002-06-15, 07:14:38 (68.11.223.29)
statements you made. 1. There is no K2 version of Sonny Rollins Plus Four, nor is there an XRCD version. This would mark the first entry into the "audiophile market" for this title. I point this out t .......

158: Re: one thing i've learnt recently is that ... (1.60)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2005-11-13, 15:57:29 (24.4.156.89)
Christine, I’m replying to your note, although some of my remarks are actually in reference to other listeners' posts on this topic. “as i've upgraded my system over the years, i've been c .......

159: Re: DIY Mods of Philips DVD963SA (1.59)
Posted by cf@tiscali.se on 2003-09-15, 10:44:27 (213.204.135.57)
Hi there guys .I have followed the modding and general discussions on Universal players and the Philips DVD963SA for a while and would like to know if anybody can confirm the rumours about some player .......

160: Re: Your experience is dramatically different than mine. Please share more information about (1.54)
Posted by wlee on 2003-05-03, 00:44:40 (202.156.2.123)
hi Clarity, thanks for your response. I am looking to order those you mentioned. Perhaps I was having too much expectation with Belafonte at Carnegie Hall (74321894852) and Los Indios's Always in My H .......

161: Erich Kunzel, Paavo Jarvi and Telarc (1.54)
Posted by Teresa on 2007-02-14, 08:18:51 (172.194.121.51)
Hi all I fully expect some of you to tell me I told you so. Several months ago I thought about upgrading my DVD-Audio player to a universal one that decodes DTS for better sounding movies and SACD as .......

162: New Hi-Res Format (1.54)
Posted by Merlin on 2009-01-06, 09:33:15 (168.216.137.164)
Read this at the Virtual Press Office for CES: Jan 06, 2009 12:00 ET Pioneer Subsidiary Technical Audio Devices Partners with Celebrated Music Icons to Demonstrate New High-Res Audio Format LAS VEG .......

163: No..here is an interview with Doug Sax (1.47)
Posted by Sherlock on 2003-03-19, 07:55:51 (66.248.97.40)
Doug Sax Takes Us To The Dark Side Doug Sax, the lead mastering engineer for the Dark Side Of The Moon LP and SACD reissues, granted Acoustic Sounds an exclusive interview. The following are the only .......

164: Has Sony fulfilled its original promise for 2 channel SACD? (1.46)
Posted by Teresa on 2006-03-02, 18:33:01 (172.191.104.104)
From Sony’s first brochure “Super Audio Compact Disc, Eliciting the full Performance of Music. Super Audio Compact Disc is the realization of an audiophile’s dream come true: all the precision of dig .......

165: REVIEW: Xindak SCD-2 SACD Player (1.36)
Posted by Teresa on 2005-04-30, 23:01:02 (172.193.202.153)
Model: SCD-2 Category: SACD Player Suggested Retail Price: $1695 Description: SCAD/CD Player with tube output stage and Balanced analog outs Manufacturer URL: Not Available Manufacture .......

166: Bald face lies and purposeful misinterpretations! Here is the original post of mine: (1.21)
Posted by Teresa on 2009-01-20, 23:06:50 (75.15.195.238)
because I said in The Vinyl Asylum "SACDs are WAY, WAY better than CDs but LPs even on this cheap turntable were just better." The Pro-CD folks came out of the woodwork, the Pro-CD folks do not belon .......

167: The Colloms, D'Agostino, Fremer affair (1.04)
Posted by Norman Tracy on 2003-11-20, 21:36:20 (216.226.6.253)
My compliments to DkB for his thoughtful post, I took it as a serious effort to raise pertinent issues not hand wringing over his new toy being dished. Here are a few more points in an attempt to rais .......

168: My SACD/DVD player is in the shop so I bought a turntable - the Music Hall MMF-1 (0.99)
Posted by Teresa on 2003-02-27, 19:59:43 (198.81.26.200)
And it arrived yesterday. For the next 3 weeks or longer I'll be listening to Vinyl LPs only as I can't play any SACDs or DVDs until my Sony DVD-S9000ES is fixed. I was at Recycled looking at some of .......

169: I do of course disagree and as many on Tape Trail have discovered (0.83)
Posted by Teresa on 2008-07-29, 22:38:38 (75.0.13.173)
if you tape your CDs to cassette you can make them sound better by adding analog warmth. There is no where I have heard a CD outperform a cassette, in a home, in a sound room or in a car. CDs just do .......

170: You are aware Holst's Band Suite Nos. 1 & 2 are on SACD? (0.72)
Posted by Teresa on 2008-11-12, 15:45:46 (75.15.207.137)
And the sound is excellent on this Telarc's first from 1978 50kHz Soundstream recording, don't be afraid of this SACD because it is PCM it sounds much better than it's resolution would indicate, possi .......

171: I have several lists of recommended SACDs and DVD-Audios, here are the most recent ones. (0.35)
Posted by Teresa on 2008-10-29, 22:13:15 (75.14.216.226)
The most recent is from my current article in PFO "How to get the best from 2 Channel Stereo SACD and 50 recommended recordings." http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue39/sacd.htm 50 Sonically superb .......

Found 1 records in Films/DVD Asylum.

1: Well, Tom.... you're a bit unclear. Anyhow, here's a different take (3.10)
Posted by tinear on 2007-07-29, 15:50:22 (4.235.205.13)
by this Amazon guy: A terrific study in sanity, 5 April 2007 Author: Captain_Peroxide from Sheffield, England How would we cope under the most extreme circumstances imaginable? That is the question po .......

Found 1 records in Headphone Heights.

1: hd800 bad reputation (2.44)
Posted by joessportster on 2015-10-11, 07:32:10 (98.21.246.78)
Sennheiser HD800 in the house, My expectations were I would find a bright analytical can that was weak on bass with an out of the head soundstage. This is what I was expecting based on the hundreds of .......

Found 2 records in Hip Pop Stop.

1: Sheffield Labs goes hip hop. (8.45)
Posted by TAFKA Steve on 2006-11-15, 19:31:00 (209.51.206.175)
On track 12 of his current hip hop CD, "Food and Liquor," Lupe Fiasco uses samples of the rhythm track from "Pressure Cooker" (last track, side A) on the Sheffield Labs LAB-2 direct-to-disc: "I've Got .......

2: Re: Sheffield Labs goes hip hop.....what a Fiasco! Nice to see apost here -n/t (8.45)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2006-11-16, 09:35:53 (70.109.71.132)
.......

Found 12 records in Inmate Central.

1: Re: Good Albums vs. Good Songs (7.63)
Posted by rcrump on 2002-09-16, 14:50:22 (24.167.95.101)
Joe Cocker's Sheffield Steel, Dan Fogelberg High Country Snows, Grover Washington Strawberry Moon (with BB King & Marcus Miller & others)......John Renbourn the Enchanted Garden and A Maid in Bedlam.. .......

2: We got tickets last time they were in Pittsburgh. (7.63)
Posted by ghost of olddude55 on 2018-10-19, 14:40:30 (108.39.196.215)
I took my copy of the first Sheffield LP. I know the music's crap, but I only paid four bucks for it and it's worth a lot more than that. But I got blown off by the woman who evaluated it. She looked .......

3: A U-lock is only as secure at the thing it's attached to (7.19)
Posted by Dave_K on 2021-03-16, 11:07:22 (71.232.142.235)
I think most "Sheffield stands" and similar bike parking racks are just made out of galvanized steel tube because I've seen a number of them cut off over the years. You can cut them with a small pipe .......

4: RE: W�sthof Dreizack knife user here (7.15)
Posted by b.l.zeebub on 2021-01-21, 10:46:41 (80.193.155.222)
Bought a set some 30 years ago and still using it. Sabatier in itself is fairly meaningless. All it tells you is that the knives were produced in the Thiers region of France and they can range from to .......

5: I have a few ... (7.10)
Posted by reelsmith. on 2014-04-15, 11:55:40 (24.89.169.194)
...which came about since I collect old fishing tackle. A fly fishing knife by George Butler of Sheffield, England. Here is an ad for a knife from a catalog printed in 1890, with a picture of the .......

6: I might start catching up with Mikee (7.08)
Posted by Brian Walsh on 2009-12-18, 19:01:32 (64.81.137.157)
if people keep giving me records... A friend in California says he has about 1000 records he wants to find a good home for, all of them in excellent to as-new condition. Some are MFSL, Direct-to-Disc .......

7: RE: Digi-guys...help! (7.03)
Posted by Brian Walsh on 2010-09-01, 07:28:45 (64.81.137.157)
See what crossing over to the Dark Side will do to you? You have incurred the wrath of the Digi Monster! (I hope Noel Lee doesn't sue!) Sorry, I don't have the foggiest. Good luck, though! Back in the .......

8: Well, since no one at Vinyl seemed to know anything, nor care... (6.96)
Posted by Muzikmike on 2005-09-21, 09:30:16 (205.130.19.107)
Spent a fabulous evening with J.J. Gunning, a newbie vinyl dooood. Aligned his cartridge for him and then we went downstairs to the listening room where I HAD to play some J.J. Johnson for him and the .......

9: RE: Whoa!... (5.99)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2018-10-19, 19:10:00 (47.188.188.111)
Having been in the hifi biz at that time, I have several direct-to-disk Sheffield and Crystal Clear LPs of that time, including two copies of "Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues" - one I ope .......

10: RE: Yeah, it's really sad. There is some truly... (5.46)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-11-23, 14:48:50 (47.188.188.128)
... "sick and twisted psychology going on" Yes, in the minds of people who decide to kill a bunch of other people. With regard to other people, there's nothing sick nor twisted about having a hobby of .......

11: I go back farther than you.... (5.19)
Posted by olddude55 on 2006-02-05, 08:12:42 (24.3.237.135)
The first real stereo we had--Miracord 10H changer, Bogen tube receiver (if you wanted FM stereo, you had to buy an add-on multiplex unit) and a pair of 15" coaxials (actually, only one was a co-ax; t .......

12: Time for the GLACIS PLATE story! (3.58)
Posted by Timbo in Oz on 2003-07-14, 22:46:51 (203.54.191.73)
Ahem, KP et al will remember the Matilda mk11. It had armour plate of up to 80mm thick in 1940 yet. Australia used heaps in the SWPA from 1943 on, as its 2pdr ATk gun was quite effective against Nip b .......

Found 6 records in Inmate Systems.

1: Sheffield Tunes - Lahav's Setup (6.88)
Posted by Sheffield Tunes on 2007-11-17, 06:05:27 (77.127.179.111)
Moniker: Sheffield Tunes System Name: Lahav's Setup Amp: Emille Labs KI-270W Preamp: None Speakers: Magnepan 1.6/QR with REL Storm III Sub CDP: LENCO!! hahaha Table: Oracle Audio Delphi MKV turntable .......

2: beppe61 - Joe (6.88)
Posted by beppe61 on 2013-02-15, 04:19:16 (92.221.109.2)
Moniker: beppe61 System Name: Joe Amp: Cambrige Audio 340a Preamp: no one now Speakers: Tannoy 609 mk II CDP: PC > Gustard U12 > Apogee Rosetta 200 Table: No one Cables: - Sommercable Galileo xl .......

3: mike1127's Bedroom (3.38)
Posted by mike1127 on 2024-04-07, 22:08:02 (75.142.52.0)
mike1127 's Bedroom System IP Address: 75.142.52.0 Last Update: April 07, 2024 at 22:08:02 Amplifier: - Hifiman EF-5 headphone amp: 12AU7/FET, modified with bypass caps, high-speed opamp, .......

4: showcasehome@yahoo.com - CLARITY JANE!! (2.33)
Posted by showcasehome@yahoo.com on 2005-08-24, 17:16:42 (65.12.19.37)
Moniker: showcasehome@yahoo.com System Name: CLARITY JANE!! System Rev Date: 2005/08/28/16:45 System Rev IP: 65.12.19.37 Amp: Sherwood/Newcastle -very heavily modified! See below Preamp: None Speakers .......

5: Martin Penicka - Martin's Reference (2.03)
Posted by Martin Penicka on 2005-08-02, 01:20:48 (123.200.232.28)
Moniker: Martin Penicka System Name: Martin's Reference Amp: Ekelund Amplification S-300b TJ 300b+ tubes 18w rms Preamp: Ekelund PH1 phono pre Speakers: Celestion SL6 82db, ATC SCM7 84db CDP: Exposure .......

6: Heliumhead - Heliumhead (1.88)
Posted by Heliumhead on 2002-11-26, 19:15:22 (138.163.0.43)
Moniker: Heliumhead System Name: Heliumhead System Rev Date: 2004/02/15/02:14 System Rev IP: 138.163.0.43 Amp: NAD C370 Intergrated NAD T752 Receiver Preamp: NONE Speakers: Paradigm Reference Studio 6 .......

Found 1 records in Isolation Ward.

1: RE: Believing in belief. (3.51)
Posted by rick_m on 2009-09-07, 12:22:57 (64.13.14.96)
If I may join you in idle speculation, I believe that some are inclined to believe in believing while others are inclined to believe in physics and engineering. I'm strongly in the latter camp so you .......

Found 149 records in Music Lane.

1: If you like that one... (11.00)
Posted by TAFKA Steve on 2000-07-23, 14:25:03 (209.51.192.9)
...try to find Sheffield S-13, Mendelssohn Organ Sonatas, with Murray on the same organ. The first Sheffield direct-to-disc is the rare Sheffield S9, Lincoln Mayorga & Distinguished Colleagues, with a .......

2: That's a Sheffield Town Hall record. (11.00)
Posted by TAFKA Steve on 2000-07-23, 14:03:44 (209.51.192.9)
Lincoln Mayorga released LPs from tape recordings before releasing the first direct-to-disc on the "Sheffield Lab" label. The picture is of the Victorian town hall in Sheffield, England. But the label .......

3: Is Sheffield Lab still in business? (10.94)
Posted by hotbird on 2001-07-01, 05:18:55 (202.156.2.245)
Trying to find out any new releases from Sheffield lab and it seems that their "latest release" at http://www.sheffieldlab.com Acoustic Storm by Robert Stanton is nearly 5 years old. Is Sheffield Lab .......

4: sheffield lab cds (10.91)
Posted by mboldda1 on 2002-09-20, 14:59:09 (204.33.34.98)
what do you think of the old sheffield labs recordings? i ran across some at $2.50 ea. .......

5: Re: Are there any recordings of the Art of Fuguing (10.04)
Posted by AudioVibe on 2000-10-12, 13:48:07 (12.73.130.27)
Good News! A version of this work, a Live performance CD recording (20+>16 ultra matrix processing) of the Bach-Malloch/The Art of Fuguing is available on the Sheffield Labs Label. This recording is c .......

6: Sheffield Drum CD... (9.99)
Posted by mkuller on 2006-11-16, 10:46:35 (207.200.116.133)
...the direct-to-disc record was one of THE demo audio discs in the early 1980s. .......

7: Sheffield vinyl... (9.88)
Posted by mkuller on 2006-11-17, 09:48:30 (207.200.116.133)
...as I recall, the best drumkit sound from a D-t-D Sheffield record was from Dave Gruisin's "Discovered Again", the "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" cut. .......

8: You mean on Decca? (9.74)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2013-12-23, 20:53:13 (67.188.250.219)
LAPO/Leinsdorf (Ride of the Valkyries only) was on Sheffield. (Decca) (Sheffield) .......

9: Re: Sheffield Audio recordings. (9.68)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2004-09-15, 09:28:15 (170.215.156.196)
Well it seems they are asking top dollar for sure. I have both on vinyl and they are nice. I got a couple of Sheffield Cd's a few years ago for 8.99 at a used CD store. Maybe they are out of print now .......

10: Sheffield Steel (9.63)
Posted by Balle Clorin on 2014-12-22, 11:24:51 (84.211.93.117)
put this on.. http://www.allmusic.com/album/sheffield-steel-mw0000644514 .......

11: ID-ing an old Sheffield record (9.46)
Posted by Dane on 2000-07-23, 10:12:15 (209.81.241.240)
Hello, I'm hoping you can share some of your expertise to help me learn more about a record that strikes me as a unique and very interesting find. The title is "Thomas Murray Plays Cesar Franck: Grand .......

12: Re: Audiophile-Worthy Christmas Recordings? (9.33)
Posted by phr on 2004-12-09, 20:19:36 (203.34.63.1)
Try Freeway Philharmonic - "Road to Joy" on the Sheffield Lab Label. As is the case with Sheffield Lab discs - you are guaranteed great sonics - and some great music too. .......

13: Re: amanda mcBroom/ lincoln matorca (8.89)
Posted by Hugh M. McElroy on 2000-01-06, 11:57:27 (208.34.187.201)
I have "Growing up in Hollywood" and one more both sheffield recordings. I believe both use Sony point mikes Thanks for the "a waiting heart" & Midnight Matinee" info I'll look for it. Both sheffield .......

14: help to find Sheffield Labs CDs on line or here Philly (8.78)
Posted by Rodrigo Braga on 1999-09-08, 13:30:59 (206.105.182.26)
Please anyone that can help me to find Sheffield Labs CDs on line or here in Philadelphia cheap! I'm looking for Clair Marlo CD - Let it go! Jazz Experience, etc... .......

15: if you want to buy sheffield lab cd and lp's check this out from another forum (8.59)
Posted by zuki on 2003-11-26, 11:07:04 (68.224.105.23)
gold and aluminum aswell as vinyl .......

16: Oh, boy... (8.34)
Posted by Bagsgroove on 2002-09-20, 17:38:21 (24.197.0.6)
Sheffield is one of those labels that prove that audiophiles are insane. Some of the very best engineering and sound quality ever, their d-to-d recordings are amazing. But, the music...sigh. There are .......

17: Wagner Tristan & Isolde recommendations, please (8.13)
Posted by sgb on 2003-07-07, 12:54:42 (68.105.34.112)
Hello All, I'm not much of a Wagnerite, but I enjoy several of his overtures. For the most part, those that appear on the two Sheffield classical collections are among the best combination of good sou .......

18: I like his Soria Die Walkyrie very much (6.91)
Posted by jdaniel@jps.net on 2007-12-13, 21:53:11 (67.164.212.44)
A Kenneth Wilkinson recording too! I also like his Boston Symphony selections from Romeo and Juiliet. It makes Maazel's more famous recording seem clueless and ham-handed. Alas, the Leinsdorf is only .......

19: LSO/Leinsdorf on Sheffield. nt (6.46)
Posted by David Smith on 2013-12-23, 05:31:23 (76.15.129.225)
.......

20: I like that Leinsdorf/LAPO Walk�renritt on Sheffield too! [nt] ;-) (6.37)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2013-12-24, 08:42:21 (67.188.250.219)
.......

21: Michael Ruff, "I Will Find You There" (6.31)
Posted by Luminator on 2024-05-15, 19:48:44 (162.205.183.92)
"It's the guy on the burn-in CD!" exclaimed my future wife, 30 years ago. At the time, she was finishing her junior year at UC Berkeley. Via the Sheffield/XLO CD, she had previously heard Micha .......

22: Re: additional notes: Die Kunst Der Fuge (6.23)
Posted by Dr. T on 2000-10-13, 11:05:22 (192.160.165.63)
Thanks much. Are Sheffield CDs hard to find? .......

23: Re: Sheffield Drum CD... (6.18)
Posted by EagleKeeper on 2006-11-24, 16:44:55 (12.216.86.253)
I just so happen to have a mint copy... still sounds great.. .......

24: Re: Is Sheffield Lab still in business? (6.18)
Posted by gopher on 2001-07-01, 05:45:33 (38.30.183.231)
yes, that is odd... i suspect they may have packed it in (so who's paying to keep the website up, and why?), perhaps you should try calling the phone number. .......

25: Re: Can someone please explain Dave Grusin to me-not all is crap (6.13)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2006-01-31, 16:46:11 (70.96.105.153)
Try the Sheffield Labs recording-nice. .......

26: RE: You mean on Decca? (6.13)
Posted by David Smith on 2013-12-24, 05:18:16 (66.249.88.152)
No, I'm an idiot, I meant Sheffield, I thought he was talking about the Ride and not the whole opera. .......

27: Re: Well, that's depressing. (6.13)
Posted by Robert H. on 2002-08-04, 17:59:19 (64.229.10.243)
With rare exceptions, the "audiophile" labels tend to produce lousy sessions. Neither Sheffield or Audioquest are still recording. .......

28: Anybody know if the Confederation LP by Larry McNeely on Sheffield was transferred to CD? NT (6.07)
Posted by Neil L on 2001-01-15, 13:00:11 (63.195.224.110)
nt .......

29: Re: Anybody know if the Confederation LP by Larry McNeely on Sheffield was transferred to CD? NT (6.01)
Posted by Douger on 2001-01-16, 09:23:37 (207.15.61.3)
I don't know, but you can find their website at www.sheffieldlab.com. .......

30: I have that Sheffield as well (6.01)
Posted by kavakidd on 2007-12-16, 20:08:23 (205.188.116.141)
must be areason it has sat on the shelf since new. I'll check it out again for the sound. Thanks "Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain .......

31: A start? (5.95)
Posted by Ozzie on 2012-05-22, 17:50:10 (32.176.83.108)
The Sheffield drum and track record. While it doesn't specifically say what ius being hit when, the sound out of those Zidjans is so fine. Good luck. .......

32: Thanks! That's impressive, considering... (5.84)
Posted by Dane on 2000-07-25, 05:59:44 (216.93.22.225)
...that I called Sheffield and nobody there had any idea! Granted, Doug Sax was out doing a session. The office manager was going to email him and see if he could respond to me with whatever he knew a .......

33: Re: Sheffield Lab "Lincoln Mayorga & Distinguished Colleagues volume III " (5.75)
Posted by Kal Rubinson on 2002-02-01, 06:04:56 (128.122.2.125)
Great sound. Mediocre music. Enjoyable for what it is. .......

34: Re: Amanda McBroom (nt) (5.67)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2005-07-03, 15:59:46 (68.96.55.90)
I always thought the Sheffield album "Growing Up in Hollywood Town" had some haunting music on it... Not expected from an "audiophile" album... / .......

35: Re: amanda mcBroom/ lincoln Mayorga (5.67)
Posted by roberts@ bandstand productions on 2000-01-06, 09:57:04 (208.149.44.198)
I am keeping my ear to the ground also. Wonder whats up at sheffield? I was contacted about a mastering job 2 years ago, then it's like they left the Globe.Questions ? questions..... .......

36: Just tried a Mapleshade cd...and (5.53)
Posted by agram on 2002-01-03, 15:20:42 (206.112.72.3)
this sampler is simply stunning! Seems to be a cut above the Sheffield's that I have in every way: dynamics, imaging, soundstage, timber etc. Now I'm going to have to order the ARC choir, Drink Small .......

37: Sheffield Lab "Lincoln Mayorga & Distinguished Colleagues volume III " (5.53)
Posted by Slartibartfast on 2002-02-01, 04:20:34 (213.142.70.245)
Any body knows this record? I found it on an ebay-like site they sell it for approx. 25$ - is it worth it? thanks for any help .......

38: Sheffield Audio recordings. (5.53)
Posted by jimbill on 2004-09-14, 12:21:57 (216.201.171.185)
I saw where they had a couple of recordings that appeal to me, Harry James last works and Thelma Houston. But their prices are high, $25 and $35 for CD's. Are they really that good? Is there anywhere .......

39: The best Grusin is.... (5.53)
Posted by Bob Rex on 2006-01-30, 13:02:53 (167.155.125.184)
...Discovered Again on Sheffield. It's the only Grusin record I can stomach. The rest is lite jazz/lite funk. Course, that pretty much describes the whole GRP label. .......

40: Re: Try "Dafos" or the "Sheffield Drum CD". (nt) (5.50)
Posted by mkuller on 2004-04-30, 13:24:21 (64.12.116.9)
(nt) .......

41: Where can I find Sheffield ... (5.49)
Posted by Vladimir Dorta on 2000-03-01, 12:29:41 (12.77.148.38)
Labs' Lincoln Mayorga & Distinguished Colleages Volume 3 on CD? I have tried CDNow, Tower, Amazon Music, Music Millennium and Acoustic Sounds. No one has it. Some inmate's help would be appreciated. V .......

42: ranking record labels (5.49)
Posted by afg on 2002-08-05, 01:37:23 (203.199.79.171)
Hi How do you'll rank these recording labels between themselves- Telarc, Sheffield, DMP, GRP, Narada, any other labels I may have missed. Is there any one for a particular genre of music. Which lables .......

43: How bout some Harry James??!! (5.49)
Posted by YECH on 2001-08-26, 07:06:27 (216.65.185.166)
The Best Of Harry James on Sheffield Labs $25.00 at Acoustic Sounds YECH .......

44: Looking to Track Down a Michael Newman Guitar LP on the Sheffield Label. Any suggestions for locating? (5.49)
Posted by Jaybar on 2001-03-07, 17:06:04 (192.135.176.62)
The Album is called "Italian Pleasures". Its long out of print and I had an accident that destroyed it. I have had no luck with Acoustic Sounds or Princeton Record Exchange. Thanks Jay .......

45: Re: amanda mcBroom/ lincoln matorca (5.44)
Posted by Allan on 2000-01-06, 12:37:03 (216.26.28.108)
I've got the sheffield direct-to-disk LP of "Growing Up in Hollywood Town" - love it, love it, love it! Oh...you were wondering about cds:-) Allan .......

46: its one of the pieces that (5.43)
Posted by hifitommy on 2005-02-06, 21:45:37 (24.130.135.9)
i self cut my classical teeth on (HvK). then petrushka with boulez (my fave igor), symphonie fantastique (solti), mahlers 3rd-horenstein/nonesuch (still one of the best imo) and then on to the planets .......

47: Re: Which CD for demo with mass appeal? (5.40)
Posted by RBP on 2000-11-20, 19:10:19 (209.128.168.116)
Sheffield Lab ( Label) James Newton Howard and friends Warner bros Jazz. Bob James Hands Down. Anything by Fourplay. Also the new Chrismas Album (Snowbound) Tight sound, and enjoyable for all. ::: TO .......

48: Re: Is Sheffield Lab still in business? (5.36)
Posted by wcmanagement on 2001-08-04, 00:17:28 (66.65.118.118)
Yes, they are in business, albeit, very limited. They have one staff person and one studio person. You can call 800-576-4745 and speak to a woman named Patty who runs the office there, taking orders, .......

49: Re: Great Sound//Garbage Music (?) (5.35)
Posted by marantzman on 2002-08-05, 09:41:27 (63.229.151.25)
I totally agree with you, and as you say, there are exceptions. But the sad truth is most 'audiophile' productions have music making that are just average or eye-rolling-lame. Life's too short to hear .......

50: RE: Just curious!! (5.32)
Posted by Kal Rubinson on 2011-02-21, 08:50:47 (76.192.3.27)
One can go much lower from LP/TT but that is rare. (Telarc's 1812, for example) OTOH, the detail from this particular LP (which I have not played in a year or so) has always been outstanding. It was f .......

51: Generally true - but some aren't so bad (5.32)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2016-06-22, 23:40:54 (73.222.105.47)
The Sheffield recordings of Leinsdorf and the LAPO were made in a studio, and Naxos seems to have had good luck with the studio they use for Yablonsky and the Russian State Orchestra. In neither of th .......

52: maybe its from the same session. (5.32)
Posted by hifitommy on 2003-02-25, 22:52:59 (24.130.132.51)
harry james cut two DTDs in the same session on sheffield. sax was going to stop but james said they were up to form and they had more recording time, why not continue. btw, those HJ titles are relati .......

53: RE: Let's Be Real (5.31)
Posted by mkuller on 2015-12-24, 10:25:03 (67.188.166.191)
...it is decent but there are plenty as good or better. On vinyl: For Duke Discovered Again (Dave Gruisin) Other Sheffield Lab D to Ds CDs Clifford Jordan Live at Ethel's When I Look in Your Eyes (Dia .......

54: Re: Sheffield Lab "Lincoln Mayorga & Distinguished Colleagues volume III " (5.31)
Posted by hifitommy on 2002-02-03, 11:14:13 (172.182.243.246)
being here in LA is a benefit in used record availability. over the years, ive acquired all the early sheffields. while all the music isnt up to its recording quality, these records make a good exampl .......

55: RE: music recommendations...Here's a few Sonic gems.... (5.29)
Posted by markheadphonium on 2014-05-03, 20:19:40 (66.85.170.106)
I'll check it out. I think I have one of their CDs from a while back, some Strauss (A Hero's Life). By the way, they didn't do a lot of classical, but one of my favorite labels of all time is Sheffie .......

56: Definitely not a conventional reading of this chestnut but. . . (5.26)
Posted by risabet on 2014-06-16, 21:50:52 (68.4.182.137)
The Los Angeles Saxophone Quartet is really interesting. Two LPs on Protone Records PR-143/144 mastered by Bernie Grundman and plated by Sheffield Labs and pressed on Quiex II vinyl, I have no idea .......

57: Re: What is your most trusted evaluation track/disc? (5.26)
Posted by SR on 2003-05-20, 12:28:25 (12.107.13.10)
I use Telarc samplers. I think there are 3 volumes. I own the first two and prefer #1. It's got solo guitar, orchestra, solo piano, opera and jazz trio. If I can use LP I also bring Lincoln Mayorga "I .......

58: VERY perceptive JIM ! (5.24)
Posted by hifitommy on 2009-11-06, 21:22:16 (76.170.137.175)
yeah, i bought 'em back when they were new. with all my bitching about the new 45rpm releases, DTD is a good reason to go 45. i LOVE my DTDs from the sheffield era. those were halcyon days. road fath .......

59: finding used "Reference Record" (5.22)
Posted by destiny22 on 2003-11-27, 11:51:00 (68.100.104.44)
Any place in the Internete (USA) I can find Reference Record CD's and or other Audio phile quality CD's? (e.g. Sheffield? et,) .......

60: Re: amanda mcBroom/ lincoln Mayorga (5.21)
Posted by Hugh M. McElroy on 2000-01-06, 11:14:59 (208.34.187.201)
I heard Lincoln Mayorga(thanks for the correct spelling I'm so bad.) had done a recording with a Polish Jazz pianist, but if one or both surface, please post. I have his sheffield recordings of the Mo .......

61: Glad you enjoyed it! (5.20)
Posted by vinyl survivor on 2011-02-27, 14:12:06 (66.32.223.154)
I heard them in concert about 15 years ago. The only remaining members at that time were the bass player and the Bari sax player. What other original members were there? If you don’t have it, get the .......

62: Re: Big Band Swing Recommendations (5.20)
Posted by rlawry@mindspring.com on 2001-08-26, 07:15:02 (165.121.117.6)
Try one of the Century Direct-to-Discs, such as The Glenn Miller Orchestra or any of the Sheffield Labs Tower of Power Direct, or the Toshiba Rob McConnell Big Band Jazz. All of these have great sound .......

63: Mapleshade (5.16)
Posted by agram on 2001-12-25, 11:47:20 (206.112.72.3)
I've seen for years in the audiophile press how great Mapleshade's sound is. I decided to get their sampler just to find out. I remember (and have) a few Sheffield's lying around, but for the most par .......

64: Re: Sheffield Lab "Lincoln Mayorga & Distinguished Colleagues volume III " (5.16)
Posted by sam9 on 2002-02-01, 10:31:38 (208.240.143.196)
Had 2 or 3 Mayorga D2D in the early 80's. Technically and sonicly they were fabulous. Unfortunetly not to my musical taste. Nothing wrong with them - it just wasn't music I enjoyed but obvoiusly it su .......

65: Re: Watch your back! (5.13)
Posted by TAFKA Steve on 2002-01-27, 10:14:28 (209.51.206.27)
You're right about the cheaper shelving (Boltz is probably the most expensive I've seen), but I admired the industrial look of the Boltz stuff. The ten shelves are filled with my more expensive LP's ( .......

66: Also . . . (5.12)
Posted by markrohr on 2006-11-17, 13:02:19 (66.30.248.240)
. . . . . . the CDs of the earlier Sheffield records (such as the Drum/Track record) were mastered from analog tapes made simultaneously with the DtoD discs. Right there you have a stage of compressio .......

67: Re: "Cool" Jazz Christmas music (5.12)
Posted by excelit on 2000-11-20, 13:06:16 (63.27.111.226)
Sheffield Lab has a jazz oriented Christmas CD (can't remember exact title sorry) featuring various artists. Good music and good recording to boot. .......

68: RE: please elaborate (5.03)
Posted by jimdgoulding@yahoo.com on 2011-02-22, 14:08:28 (74.193.18.86)
Paul Horn, man, you bad as me. I remembered, thought I did, that Mr. Schmitt was associated with Sheffield and that I had thought some of their recordings were a might dry or clinical sounding to my t .......

69: His music is... (4.97)
Posted by mkuller on 2006-01-31, 13:26:19 (64.12.116.131)
...as you described, 'jazz lite'. But in the early 1980s his Sheffield Lab release, "Discovered Again", a direct-to-disc recording, was THE audiophile demo disc. I can still recall the sound of the dr .......

70: Re: Can anyone give recommendations for Japanese drumming? (4.92)
Posted by msk58 on 2001-01-04, 08:53:59 (206.47.244.62)
I'm no expert but there's a group called 'Kodo' that's been around for quite awhile and is the best known and traveled of the Japanese drum outfits. They have a large number of recordings available... .......

71: RE: Glad you enjoyed it! (4.83)
Posted by mancavemike on 2011-02-27, 16:42:34 (74.210.16.189)
If I understood correctly, there were four founding members performing including "Doc" Kupka( Bari ), Emilio Castillo( 2nd Tenor ), David Garibaldi( Drums ) and Francis Rocco Prestia ( Bass ) I'll def .......

72: Re: Sheffield Lab "Lincoln Mayorga & Distinguished Colleagues volume III " (4.83)
Posted by rlawry on 2002-02-01, 08:16:13 (165.121.117.236)
I have all 3 of the Lincoln Mayorgas and the one with the record lathe on the front is one of the best Sheffields I have heard. It has a dynamic drum sound obviously lost in their other releases. Unfo .......

73: Actually, miking is the easy part. (4.81)
Posted by markrohr on 2006-11-18, 10:28:39 (66.30.248.240)
If it's the typical multimike job, savvy engineers know what brand/model to use on each drum and where to put it. Still, it can take all day to optimize the drum sound; first you need to decide just w .......

74: Timbo - what are some good coincident stereo symphonic recordings? (4.74)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2012-07-05, 17:20:04 (67.188.250.219)
Personally, I know of only two: the LA Philharmonic Sheffield recordings with Leinsdorf. I've always found the Water Lily symphonic recordings problematical. There's a lot less room for error with coi .......

75: I have the vinyl version of The Sheffield Lab.... (4.73)
Posted by millen on 2006-11-16, 12:06:33 (142.56.5.23)
Drum for Audio Component and Testing improvisation by Jim Keltner and Ron Tutt recording. This is one of the collectible and rare records out there. The drum kit from this recording sound very real as .......

76: Re: A mometary lapse of reason (4.71)
Posted by Muzikmike on 2000-06-29, 06:57:38 (4.23.225.5)
I thought I was the only one that bought strange stuff...the wierd thing is that some of it is great! I bought 3 Towson College Jazz Band (Bands from '76, '77, '78) records a few years back...figured .......

77: Re: Dylan tonight! (4.69)
Posted by Mick Jones on 2000-11-08, 17:42:43 (62.7.60.126)
I went to see Bob about six weeks ago in Sheffield. I thought he was really very good, and that it was the best Dylan concert I have ever attended (there have been quite a few). His voice may have dec .......

78: Re: Are there any recordings of the Art of Fuguing (4.68)
Posted by Steve L. on 2000-10-14, 01:44:35 (209.239.217.66)
The original LP was on Town Hall Records Produced by Lincoln Mayorga and mastered by Doug Sax. I believe this was before they started Sheffield. It was released as two two-LP sets. Both were the same .......

79: Significant Musical Experiences (4.67)
Posted by Bob Smith on 2001-09-09, 00:07:23 (195.139.108.77)
The most recent was seeing the Eva Cassidy documentary on Norwegian TV three weeks ago, and before that, the Janis Joplin documentary. However my MOST significant experiences were seeing these artists .......

80: It was more of a "snap,crackle,pop" (4.59)
Posted by jimbill on 2005-03-17, 20:20:11 (66.69.128.19)
In all honesty, I just loved when I got a new album and was mesmerised by my latest purchase. Then I would play it over and over. I would clean the vinyl everytime with my dics-washer and solution. I .......

81: RE: Sheffield lab Moscow sessions CD25 (4.59)
Posted by Bhasi on 2010-04-02, 01:54:55 (149.254.51.21)
I remember getting the 3CD set quite cheaply not long after I got my first CD player in the late 80's. I used to go back to it for Griffes's The White Peacock, Ives's The Unanswered Question (I typed .......

82: Agreed (4.55)
Posted by castironandtubes on 2008-11-28, 01:16:12 (208.120.39.133)
I don't have either of the ones you mentioned but I do have the Fennel/Holst and it is very outstanding. I have it on lp, I wonder if they were released on CD and if so whether the CD does as well as .......

83: one of the sheffield DTDs had--- (4.55)
Posted by hifitommy on 2002-05-02, 13:10:51 (172.138.5.212)
one side of the LP that was inverted relative to the other and had instructions to reverse the speaker polarity for that side. that aside, dont amps and preamps with either even or odd numbers of gai .......

84: Funny - we disagree a lot! I really liked that Maazel/Cleveland R&J (4.55)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2016-06-11, 19:33:02 (73.222.105.47)
And I don't find it mechanical or cold at all - to me, i's a COLORFUL recording. ;-) Lots o' good recordings of the excerpts and suites: I agree with you about Leinsdorf/BSO (but I'd also include Lein .......

85: See pg. 62 (4.52)
Posted by TAFKA Steve on 2000-05-03, 16:08:35 (209.51.192.9)
> Yes, and to complete the quote: "Spears has a good, solid voice--the genuine article". I suppose Karl is going to sue me for copyright infringement now. The thing I can't believe is that even the p .......

86: Re: amanda mcBroom/ lincoln matorca (4.49)
Posted by BiWired on 2000-01-06, 11:42:10 (209.240.200.65)
I have 2 with just Amanda "Midnight MATINEE" from 1991 and "A waiting Heart" from the later 90's both are on the Gecko Records and have above average sound. I have enjoyed them very much and highly r .......

87: additional notes: Die Kunst Der Fuge (4.48)
Posted by AudioVibe on 2000-10-12, 17:31:25 (12.73.134.59)
The Sheffield recording uses analog two-track, minimalist microphone techinques and tube preamps. It was remastered in 1995 by Doug Sax and Lincoln Mayorga. There also lists another 1927 Graeser Orche .......

88: Here are a few "etcs"... (4.46)
Posted by Bagsgroove on 2002-06-30, 13:06:10 (208.248.194.14)
Off the top of my head, and limiting to classical: RCA Living Stereos Mercury Living Presence Decca/London (approx.1957-1964) EMI (same dates as above) Reference Recordings Sheffield Labs (only a few .......

89: Well, that's depressing. (4.46)
Posted by Bagsgroove on 2002-08-04, 13:27:51 (208.248.194.14)
Though it may have a silver lining for audiophiles. With Atlantic gone from jazz, and Columbia not finding Marsalis worth the bucks, maybe some of the small, indi, audiophile labels will have a shot a .......

90: Have Something Like This Happened to You Before? (4.43)
Posted by Jose Garcia on 2000-03-18, 20:40:13 (206.99.218.240)
I went to a music store and browse around the CD racks just looking for anything to buy. In a separate rack I saw various crap cd's and for a moment it just happened to found a nit Sheffield Labs prin .......

91: In a big band mood (4.40)
Posted by YECH on 2000-02-18, 19:12:31 (216.40.150.154)
Searching through my vinyl yesterday and pulled out George Benson's "Big Boss Band".The only Benson I have(he is not my favorite)but a nice effort.Decent sound quality and the music is easy on the ear .......

92: Re: The Queen is on vinyl and the King is on CD... (4.38)
Posted by il Barbiere on 2004-11-23, 20:20:43 (202.87.85.6)
Agree with you that Telarc are uniformly good (on all their recordings). Also like BIS. Some of the Sheffield Lab recordings that I have, are very good. Have also got some Sony recordings which sound .......

93: Re: Recommendations:cd with Great Engineering, and Performance (4.37)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2003-02-16, 10:44:25 (208.176.171.149)
Just CDs.... Aleks Syntek y la Gente Normal- "Bienvenido a la Vida." EMI Mexico. (Out of print- Available only on eBay.) Debussy "La Mer"- Cleveland Orch./Pierre Boulez. Deutsche Grammophon. Mannheim .......

94: Re: Sheffield Audio recordings. (4.34)
Posted by lanny on 2004-09-15, 21:14:01 (65.69.55.163)
I have the Thelma Houston and two of the three Harry James Sheffields on vinyl; they all have spectacular sonics. The Harry stuff is well worth having in any format for the fine performances, guarante .......

95: If you prefer recording quality... (4.30)
Posted by mkuller on 2011-12-10, 14:33:53 (24.4.150.31)
...then enjoy listening to the most well recorded, but souless, audiophile recordings. Let's see, there were the original Lincoln Mayorga Sheffield Labs D to Ds, now we have Reference Recordings, Ches .......

96: No (4.29)
Posted by Penguin on 2008-02-03, 10:42:09 (68.48.41.47)
Very interesting sound, but has little to do with how a real 10' concert grand sounds in a good room. I do not have one Keith Jarret recording that i could recommend as a good piano recording, even th .......

97: Re: ranking record labels (4.27)
Posted by Robert H. on 2002-08-05, 10:44:12 (64.229.10.243)
Telarc - marginal. Processed sounding highlighted recordings, a few good artists but not many. Sheffield - thankfully out of business. Amanda McBroom commited suicide. DMP - poor. No good artists or m .......

98: Sheffield lab Moscow sessions CD25 (4.24)
Posted by jazz1 on 2010-04-01, 08:09:34 (198.54.202.226)
I must have bought this cd at least 20 years ago, during my audiophile phase, I am sure that I must have paid quite a bit for it. I actually do not remember when I played this cd last? Maybe 10 years .......

99: Re: Poll on categories of records found in thrifts by geographical locale (4.23)
Posted by John E on 2000-11-30, 08:39:02 (152.163.205.39)
I've moved on from thrift store vinyl, as I've found that I can get near mint and unopened classical cheaper then what they sell theirs for. I'm averaging purchases of 200 to 300 records a month and I .......

100: Good miking methodologies? (4.23)
Posted by il Barbiere on 2004-11-18, 03:52:09 (202.87.102.32)
Which record labels use miking methods that re-produce music very similar to the original performance? Happen to like the BIS, Sheffield Labs, Errato and Naxos labels. Any other labels that can be a .......

101: Re: In a big band mood (4.21)
Posted by David Lee on 2000-02-20, 22:48:45 (209.204.154.203)
Did you say BIG BAND? 1)Thad Jones/Mel Lewis "Potpourri" & "Central Park North" 2)Buddy Rich "Mercy, Mercy" 3)Toshiko Akyoshi/Lew Tabackin "Tales of A Courtesan" 4)Harry James "King James Version" (Sh .......

102: Re: Direct to disk recording (4.21)
Posted by hifitommy on 2002-05-23, 14:16:07 (172.162.190.81)
just keep looking for dave grusins-one of a kind on sheffield (i think rit is on that too), woody herman-road father (one of the best versions of -baby, ive got news for you. also keep your eye out .......

103: Best place to buy/sell audiophile albums. (4.19)
Posted by Hunter on 2001-10-22, 21:03:14 (63.28.249.33)
I have over 200 audiophile albums - MoFi, Nautilus, Sheffield, East Wind, Toshiba/EMI, Chesky, Reference Recordings, Wilson, Fulton, EMI, Direct Disk Labs, and many European imports - that I want to s .......

104: Re: no more Patricia Barber, Diana Krall, or other show music (4.12)
Posted by jyow on 2002-10-07, 02:45:52 (61.120.152.66)
I think audiophiles go thru phases. Before seriously going into high end I listened to what I felt like listening to. Then I got into higher end and I dug after disks like Telarc 1812, Carol Kidd and .......

105: The community library just let a VG+ donated "Switched-On Bach" LP go for $2 (4.05)
Posted by John Marks on 2015-09-23, 11:00:23 (100.40.104.113)
That pricing call was based on LPs having SOLD (not asked for) on eBay from 99 cents to $4.99. The Quadraphonic LPs are really sucking pondwater, BTW. The LP I priced at $2 was at least VG+; a good wa .......

106: Re: Can anyone give recommendations for Japanese drumming? (4.05)
Posted by JR on 2001-01-04, 04:15:28 (203.117.33.25)
Also, try "Asian Roots" by John Kaizan Neptune and Take Dake (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000009QQU/audiop2000joseph) 'Finally, shakuhachi virtuoso John Kaizan Neptune puts out a new recor .......

107: The cosmic coincidence strikes again (4.04)
Posted by Allan on 1999-12-05, 12:59:29 (216.26.28.82)
"Funny I never hear anybody around her talk about Amanda Mcbroom..." Man Kelly, I get chills sometimes when I read stuff like this. I just picked up the coolest boxed LP (not a set, but 1 LP in a box) .......

108: Thank You Doctor, (4.01)
Posted by BiWired on 1999-12-05, 13:47:19 (209.240.200.55)
I feel much better now, you don't know how right you probably are. They are two very different singers. I just luv female vocals and I'm always looking for that next new hi I get when I find the righ .......

109: Max Geldray and the Goons (4.00)
Posted by Bob Smith on 2003-07-08, 10:17:13 (195.139.108.120)
It's great to find someone with the same passion for the Goons as myself. The first show I ever heard over fifty years ago made me laugh so much that I nearly had to have medical attention. Like you I .......

110: RE: Mendelssohn: Organ Sonatas, which recording?? (3.96)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2008-11-13, 07:47:50 (208.127.5.183)
I have several versions of the organ sonatas. My favorite is the performance by Thomas Murray on the historical Hook Organ (1854) in Jamaica Plain, Mass. Originally released on two LPs by Sheffield Re .......

111: they dont always have to sound that way (3.91)
Posted by hifitommy on 2009-05-07, 19:01:03 (76.170.137.175)
docw brought up the harry james sheffield DTDs which i never thought of as being over-reverberant. the recording engineer has MUCH control over of how much of the ambient sound is reproduced or not. .......

112: Re: Recording engineers (3.85)
Posted by Dan Bonhomme on 1999-08-26, 06:47:30 (206.172.131.139)
Excessive use of technology would seem to be the problem alright. As you state, a simple recording technique has the most natural sound. The best recording in my collection, (which numbers about 1000, .......

113: Re: query about Atlantic Records (3.78)
Posted by roberts@bandstand productions on 1999-12-27, 00:42:33 (208.149.44.137)
Some mastering jobs have had specifications for 5.1 encoding. The mainstream record companies are at odds which format to turn to. It generally leads to "to much creative control" left to the engineer .......

114: Re: His tenure in Boston... (3.77)
Posted by hifitommy on 2000-12-03, 10:17:12 (64.209.134.133)
re the prokofiev, didnt leisdorf record a cou;le of DTDs for sheffield? i think yes. side two of romeo and juliet starts off with such an foreboding outpouring of orchestral emotion, that you get the .......

115: Stokowski Living Stereo (3.64)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2013-05-14, 18:50:31 (67.188.250.219)
Of course, that's not quite the bleeding chunk Ride as we're used to it - he's got actual Valkyries singing in his performance! I never understood the reverence for the Szell Wagner recording - it's s .......

116: RE: well I have to break it to you but Telarc was one of the very first audiophile labels and the most successful! (3.59)
Posted by jazz1 on 2008-12-03, 22:56:44 (198.54.202.226)
The labels you mentioned may use good recording technique but the reason people buy them is mainly because of the great music they have recorded and produced. My idea of an audiophile label are compan .......

117: Re: ranking record labels (3.59)
Posted by Bagsgroove on 2002-08-05, 06:51:37 (216.12.32.138)
Telarc is usually excellent in both classical and jazz (there are exceptions, recordings where they have dispensed with their usual "purist" approach and played around with electronic gimmickry). Tela .......

118: Re: Where to look for vinyls in Chicago area? (3.58)
Posted by Phild on 2001-09-25, 11:55:32 (205.188.192.39)
The Jazz Record Mart is the place to go for Jazz. They have the most, and they have a huge new selection...most don't. For used you can check out several stores. Most don't specialize in Jazz, but the .......

119: Well, you probably won't like the music . . . (3.58)
Posted by markrohr on 2005-09-30, 06:38:46 (66.30.250.231)
But Sheffield Labs had the best recorded drum sound around. (Ex-drummer, father of current drummer speaking; I hear live drums every day.) They seemed to get away with less limiting than the usual, do .......

120: Worst Audiophile Recordings. (3.57)
Posted by TAFKA Steve on 1999-11-03, 15:52:49 (209.190.32.6)
Finally, a "music category" I know something about. Classical--Carmina Burana on Fulton's Ark label. Singing and playing are hideous. Beats out Maazel and the Cleveland Orchestra on Discwasher D2D. Vo .......

121: Re: XRCDs to get in your estimation? (3.56)
Posted by K CLAM on 2003-03-15, 19:16:00 (202.156.2.131)
All the JVC Releases are great both musically and the quality of software. My favorite is JMCXR-0016, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Fritz Reiner and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. It's my test .......

122: differenciate between audiophile music and good music (3.52)
Posted by hifitommy on 2002-05-12, 11:40:28 (172.164.74.148)
by listening to music that you like. just keep buying the artists and tunes you really enjoy and sooner or later, there will be 'audiophile music'. its amazing how many records are very well recorded. .......

123: RE: Summing up life and music changes over many decades (3.40)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2008-11-17, 09:43:29 (74.46.241.115)
you wrote: ""I will no longer purchase something just because it is an audiophile recording"" I actually felt embarrassed for doing just that. I became aware of it in the late 70's when trying to buy .......

124: Re: And While You're at it help me too (3.39)
Posted by dirkronk on 2000-12-08, 07:13:22 (216.4.114.182)
Hi Batman, Sorry, don't really know all that's available on CD, but I can tell you a couple of really good performances from the LP era to look for (I'm presuming some or all of these have been transf .......

125: So how purist do we want to be? (3.33)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2011-05-29, 18:02:39 (67.188.250.219)
Timbo - In general, I agree with you that the use of multiple microphones has been a really BAD development in the history of recorded sound. There's a reason that the "Golden Age" of recording is con .......

126: Yes Buddy Rich is the greatest jazz drummer of all time, I owned the original Direct to Disc LP of (3.25)
Posted by Teresa on 2003-01-26, 14:09:25 (198.81.26.200)
this recording and yes if it was on Mo-Fi SACD for $25.00 instead of Audio Fidelity SACD for $15.95 I would have bought it but not on any other format than SACD. Yes this is on my SACD want list as we .......

127: off the top, typing quickly... (3.12)
Posted by docw on 2009-07-09, 18:52:32 (162.119.238.162)
more to come, if time. I agree with those below. Fennell/Cleveland Wind LP's, esp Telarc LP 5032 and also the cd/sacd hybrid Try Ansermet's last record, Stravinsky's Firebird, Philharmonia on speci .......

128: Interesting thread. I too have been looking for that (3.00)
Posted by sgb on 2003-02-09, 07:08:14 (68.11.237.185)
perfect piano recording — one that might give the listener a sense of hearing the pianist on stage from the third or fourth row in the center of a small auditorium. I think the laws of physics and the .......

129: Stan Kenton (the king), Harry James, Les Hooper, Duke & Count (2.89)
Posted by Neward T on 2000-12-05, 07:23:57 (205.163.202.10)
Kenton is big band el Supremo. Swing's highest achievement. Avoid the rock-schlock late 60s - 70s stuff, though. Basie - many of the latter year Pablo recordings had good music and great sound. Duke's .......

130: Re: Cost of posting a CD internationally- a rip off on Ebay? (2.89)
Posted by Joe M on 2002-01-25, 07:51:21 (216.77.220.134)
Let me add a few thoughts. I'm a dealer on eBay.I try real hard to deal with people the way I would like to be treated. I price fairly for my used LP's ,CD's and new still wrapped items.In order to ge .......

131: RE: Do you have 1 or 2 faves from this label? (nt) (2.86)
Posted by jazz1 on 2008-12-09, 08:32:43 (198.54.202.234)
One of them the Mendelsohn organ sonatas which was originally superbly recorded by Sheffield lab. These famous recordings of all six sonatas (Op. 65) have received the highest praise for the playing, .......

132: Though, curiously, it's (2.81)
Posted by markrohr on 2006-11-16, 13:13:42 (66.30.248.240)
not as dynamic as you might hope for. Oh, if you turn it up loud it sounds good--it's a good recording--but the range of dynamics doesn't sound as "unlimited" as you might expect. (The cymbal sound is .......

133: Apologies - Try these for Prokofiev (2.79)
Posted by Rushton on 2004-06-02, 16:26:39 (66.173.183.98)
My apologies! Here are some recommendations on LP for Prokofiev : Sym 1 (Classical Symp), Marriner/ASMF, Decca/London (King Super Analogue reissue, Cisco) Sym 6, Weller/LPO, Decca SXL 6777 (Speakers .......

134: The Pre-CD-Era Soundstream Digitally-Mastered LPs...... (2.77)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2008-11-27, 23:31:29 (75.212.65.192)
The LPs cut from the Soundstream Digital Recording System were mastered from 16 bit data at a sample rate of 50 kHz. I personally think these were the greatest commercial recordings ever produced. The .......

135: must you be mad to play jazz?? (2.73)
Posted by jazz1 on 2003-09-06, 00:05:15 (168.209.97.34)
Professor Dr Sean Spence, of the department of psychiatry at the University of Sheffield, was speaking to representatives at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' annual conference. He said jazz music a .......

136: Revisiting the three Lee Ritenour D2D JVC recordings from the 70's (2.72)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2013-06-27, 12:27:23 (74.46.242.43)
I started listening to these again and for me they hold up. The three are Gentle Thoughts, Sugarloaf Express and Friendship released in that order. Great rhythm sections on all with Anthony Jackson an .......

137: Mainstream releases that sound good, and Audiophile dogs (2.72)
Posted by PaulN on 2000-06-22, 09:10:08 (206.233.68.152)
John Scofield: A go go Medeski Martin and Wood: Friday Afternoon in the Universe Mike Stern: Between the Lines Leni Stern:Ten Songs (Super recording!) Just about any Pat Metheny album Crash Test Dummi .......

138: All vinyl with the reasoning added. . . (2.48)
Posted by risabet on 2009-07-10, 22:16:23 (68.5.245.101)
I use these to audition any change IMS though all are not "audiophile" recordings. Holst: “The Planets” Mehta LAPO Decca SXL6529 (Massed orchestral sound, tonal balance, string tone). Schubert: “Symph .......

139: Ok, Dan . . . (2.41)
Posted by patentguy on 2000-02-29, 15:38:23 (206.233.68.152)
. . . to start, i am not offended by your opinion. It is interesting to me that people can have such different and visceral reactions to the same music. I tend to like the "more-is-more" styles of Dav .......

140: Re: Anyone know what Lincoln Mayorga is up to these days? nt (2.33)
Posted by grumpybb on 2001-06-17, 01:42:40 (207.191.211.6)
I was doing some digging around on the net awhile back and found this article somewhere and saved it. I don't know how old it is but it can't be more than a couple of years old. Here it is: CHATHAM'S .......

141: RE: music recommendations (2.31)
Posted by Bill Way on 2014-04-26, 19:48:50 (108.21.60.113)
rock: Joe Jackson Blaze of Glory Ella: everything, but Ella and Louis is my favorite piano: the "re-recording" of Glenn Gould's 1955 perf of the Goldberg Variations in binaural (hdtracks has it; when .......

142: I've owned three Paquito d'Rivera recordings, two on SACD and one on cassette: (2.18)
Posted by Teresa on 2008-11-19, 18:36:31 (75.14.221.86)
Portraits of Cuba - SACD298 Tropicana Nights - SACD208 CARIBBEAN JAZZ PROJECT - Paquito D'Rivera, Andy Narell, Dave Samuels - Heads Up Cassette HUMC 3033 He's OK, I like Big Band much better such as H .......

143: Here are a few to sample (w/o comment) (2.16)
Posted by kavakidd on 2005-02-10, 16:32:30 (64.12.116.7)
Song Title ARTIST Album Title LABEL / CAT # Caravan TYNER, MCCOY, TRIO Plays Ellington IMPULSE! A-79 Caravan QUARTETTE TRES BIEN, the B .......

144: Summing up life and music changes over many decades (2.14)
Posted by Teresa on 2008-11-14, 04:01:46 (75.14.212.87)
Hi everyone, For many years I have been bragging about my wide musical tastes and the fact that I practice format promiscuity and own and play pretty much all formats except for the lowest resolution .......

145: Anyone know much about the worth of very, very old 78s? (1.84)
Posted by tinear on 2009-09-28, 19:00:52 (97.125.114.209)
Here's what a retired professor friend recently told me he had: "Columbia La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours Columbia Symphony Orch. Columbia Masterworks Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave Cleveland Orch.; Rodzin .......

146: Re: The Emperor has no clothes (1.71)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2005-09-13, 17:45:46 (24.4.156.89)
Big B and Thornhill: At the risk of contributing to another week-long fracas concerning “Kavi’s Fifth” (like the one we had over at the Hi-Rez Highway at the beginning of August), le .......

147: Why Am I Not Surprised? ..... (1.58)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2013-09-06, 09:11:59 (66.87.131.87)
To say I was underwhelmed is putting it mildly. I just don't get it - how can so many of those "golden age" minimally microphoned recordings sound so good, while the couple of modern minimally microp .......

148: here's an old email I received recently ... (1.38)
Posted by Mart on 1999-09-20, 02:43:09 (155.218.171.242)
... have kept up to date just in case the DVD-A doesn't pan out as expected Elusive Disc Elusive Disc Mailing ------------------------ To order: Call: 1-800-782-3472 Fax: 765-778-2669 E-mail: elus .......

149: Great 98 King FM play list, most requested....long (0.69)
Posted by JellyRoll Mozart on 2001-12-31, 17:17:59 (165.121.39.186)
Thank you for your votes! Keep listening to Classical KING FM 98.1 for your music 24 hrs a day! Go to www.king.org to find a complete playlist for today, yesterday, and tomorrow. If it's on the statio .......

Found 15 records in Classical Court.

1: Wait until you hear the Gergiev (6.01)
Posted by Rob on 2000-06-14, 07:51:47 (62.108.1.71)
he recorded the complete version and I don't know what orchestra Sheffield Labs use, but the Kirov is an established Prokofiev ensemble and the recording, even on CD is simply wonderful. Rob ::: TOPIC .......

2: Speaking personally, I'm sure I would have a more favorable impression of Lenny. . . (6.01)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2019-01-26, 17:15:59 (77.111.246.35)
. . . if he had recorded for RCA (during the Living Stereo era), Mercury, Everest, Command Classics, or Sheffield. . . regardless of which hall was used, although Boston's and Chicago's would have bee .......

3: Re: Sheffield Labs - Prokofiev "Excerpts from the ballet Romeo & Juliet" - anyone know it? (5.92)
Posted by Jim Treanor on 2000-06-14, 06:50:05 (128.193.208.3)
This is the Erich Leinsdorf reading...and, yes, the "Montagues and Capulets" and "Tybalt's Death" are included in the suite played on the CD. .......

4: Re: Sentimental drivel!!!!! (5.87)
Posted by Rob on 2000-06-04, 08:22:55 (62.108.1.71)
I don't know what's happening with Dutch sports nowadays. We just won the Champions Trophy in hockey and Inge de Bruijn swam another worldrecord after her worldrecord races in Sheffield. All coaches d .......

5: It's hard to beat this recent Concertgebouw issue of Parsifal excerpts (4.96)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2020-03-24, 14:41:01 (77.111.246.161)
Two excerpts: Prelude to the THIRD act (not the first act), and the Good Friday Spell from the third act. Of course, you have to take a Bruckner Ninth along with it, but since JM already set that prec .......

6: It's a wonderful work - aka "Dawn Over the Moscow River" (4.80)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2021-04-20, 09:23:44 (77.111.245.14)
It's incredibly atmospheric and beautiful. I haven't heard the Sheffield recording you're referring to, but I love that company's minimalist microphone approach to the recordings they did in LA with L .......

7: A review of the Cisco record from AUDIOPHILE AUDITION (4.63)
Posted by ecl876 on 2020-04-08, 10:04:33 (67.204.159.248)
PROKOFIEV: Symphonic Suite of Waltzes; Gypsy Fantasy - Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra/Hans Schweiger - Cisco Music Records LP CLP 7002: This 180 gram audiophile LP was the first recording for the .......

8: Yes, that sounds possible (4.54)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2023-09-01, 11:45:57 (188.215.235.85)
Actually, one of the Steinberg/Pittsburgh Command Classics recordings which REALLY impressed me when I was in high school was the Ring excerpts album, which contained Ride of the Valkyries. I was very .......

9: Piston: The Incredible Flutist, What A Treat From A Russian Conductor! (4.41)
Posted by B. Scarpia on 2021-09-29, 18:56:57 (97.82.221.142)
I don't know that I've ever heard a more energetic or humorous performance than that of Dmitri Kitayenko and The Moscow Philharmonic. On one of the three discs, TLP-1000 (or singly) of The Moscow Sess .......

10: Sheffield Labs - Prokofiev "Excerpts from the ballet Romeo & Juliet" - anyone know it? (4.40)
Posted by marc g. on 2000-06-14, 02:34:08 (209.214.153.86)
Kind of a dumb to ask a question about a record I already placed the order for, but what the heck. It may be next week before I get it - $20 for a sealed copy. I have Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet on CD .......

11: What recordings do you use to check things out when a new component enters your audio system? (4.31)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2019-07-04, 17:29:05 (77.111.246.50)
With me, more often than not, it's Wagner. I can remember during my LP days, I would christen the new component with Ride of the Valkyries more often than not. I can recall at least three different re .......

12: Enrico Caruso's first marriage ended when she ran off with the chauffeur... (3.25)
Posted by John Marks on 2022-05-25, 12:45:53 (100.40.114.211)
Enrico Caruso's first marriage ended when she ran off with the chauffeur... which brings to mind the politically-incorrect joke about the two inner-city youth walking past a synagogue. Enrico event .......

13: Is there room for dissent? (kinda long) (2.47)
Posted by Bruce from DC on 2000-04-21, 07:49:28 (207.91.86.2)
I will certainly admit that not all stereo is equal. There's bad stereo and there's good stereo. And I certainly admit that, in any seat that I've occupied in a concert hall (the one's you pay for, no .......

14: Just another day or two left for the 30%-off Chandos sale at the Chandos site (2.03)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2021-01-27, 14:42:00 (77.111.247.4)
As mentioned previously, I've been dribbling the downloads/titles out (no more than one per day), and in general, I'm really happy with what I've gotten on sale so far this month: Respighi - Pines, F .......

15: RE: You flatter yourself if you think your opinions are science (1.21)
Posted by Analog Scott on 2019-09-08, 09:36:40 (67.131.75.36)
> Actually, I was the one who quoted the scientific papers above - and I don't know how much more wrong you can be about Disney Hall. Based on what? Your experience testing the sound of Disney Hall fr .......

Found 3 records in Jazz Alley.

1: Jim Keltner on Sheffield. (5.61)
Posted by G Squared on 2025-04-20, 08:54:55 (98.218.3.146)
. .......

2: Ha! Thanks. I actually have a lot of ECM that I have not cleaned (5.61)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2021-05-04, 11:05:26 (216.67.39.119)
and played yet. I think they have some of the very best recordings and pressings, but I don't like a lot of the music. One of my ECM favorites is Jan Garbarek. I find best recordings and pressings als .......

3: RE: Jazz at the Pawnshop (5.39)
Posted by chocolate_lover9999@yahoo.com on 2021-01-04, 12:28:31 (68.6.116.124)
I originally thought JATP had to be overrated like some Sheffield Lab or Chesky recordings and then read this review. I checked it out after just subscribing to Qobuz and appreciated the streaming cla .......

Found 21 records in Rocky Road.

1: Best CD edition of "Sheffield Steel"? (9.36)
Posted by Sea Blight on 2002-12-11, 06:13:37 (198.80.167.114)
After years of passing on it, I've decided to pick up a copy of the Joe Cocker classic "Sheffield Steel." Have any inmates compared the new remaster with the Mo-Fi GAIN edition? Based entirely on soni .......

2: RE: Death on 2 Legs. Yes, I know who, and yes I have met him. (9.36)
Posted by Olde Bulldogge on 2008-04-13, 20:43:17 (24.45.248.165)
I did just "Google" it and Norman Sheffield was the manager they were referring to, according to Wikipedia. .......

3: OK, I'll play (7.23)
Posted by Road Warrior on 2005-08-23, 19:23:15 (199.188.1.153)
In Reply to: More buried treasures posted by LWR on August 23, 2005 at 09:08:10: 2 sealed Thelma Houston and Pressure Cooker's I've Got The Music In Me on Sheffield, Harry James, King James Version on .......

4: Sheesh! (7.14)
Posted by Muzikmike on 2000-12-12, 05:09:58 (205.231.160.9)
I offer 2 MoFi's and a Sheffield and you want more...be like me, I'm satisfied with what I already own...today! I wish the weekend would hurry and come so I can get more...more I tell you...I need mor .......

5: Re: Jim Keltner (6.96)
Posted by JR on 2001-01-04, 06:24:45 (203.117.33.23)
Right, one of my favorite drummers. Only got to know about him from the Sheffield Drum Record. Yes, I have the "Long Gone" LP. Very good, favorite is Jimi Hendrix' "Train A' Comin" .......

6: Re: Most emotive female singer today? (6.85)
Posted by Corsair on 2005-10-15, 08:38:42 (212.50.170.134)
Lucy Kaplansky Saw her at Sheffield last time she came to the UK and she was knockout. The way she engages her audience as if she was singing to each one individually. She has strikingly good looks .......

7: There certainly was... (6.66)
Posted by My name is Fred on 2016-01-28, 04:04:47 (101.103.155.121)
Amongst my favourites were Human League (and their offshoot the BEF) and Soft Cell both of whom I toured with. I am sure there are some really interesting others that my failing memory has lost down t .......

8: Joe Cocker "Look What You've Done" from Sheffield Steel. (nt) (6.60)
Posted by [Badfinger] on 2002-10-22, 15:10:44 (195.93.32.7)
nt [Badfinger] .......

9: New Duane Eddy Album (6.53)
Posted by CAFC on 2011-06-30, 01:59:35 (92.21.41.202)
"Road Trip" doing well in the UK,cd and vinyl.Recorded in Sheffield England at Richard Hawleys studio. Richard and his band also back Duane on the album. .......

10: Re: Lets fight, - what are your 5 greatest drummed recordings? (6.29)
Posted by rlawry on 2003-02-11, 07:55:21 (165.121.114.67)
Assuming we are sticking to rock music, my fav five is: Atomic Rooster, In Hearing Of Joe Cocker, Sheffield Steel China Crisis, Diary of a Hollow Horse Led Zeppelin I Led Zeppelin II .......

11: Re: 80's UK Pop(new wave?) Bands Vinyl Recommendations (6.07)
Posted by bluenose on 2003-05-30, 13:42:02 (142.177.109.51)
Excellent suggestions. Don't forget the Eurythmics,"Savage". Joe Cocker,"Sheffield Steel". Also, UB40, "Labour of Love". Everything but the Girl[ one of my favourite groups]-anything by them. Lots of .......

12: Re: Favorite Audiophile LPs (6.01)
Posted by JR on 2001-04-14, 11:13:16 (202.156.2.244)
Here's 5, each different music (limit of 5 is impossible) : James Newton Howard - James Newton Howard & Friends - Sheffield Labs The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We - Audioph .......

13: Talk about a bad sounding CD... (5.69)
Posted by whackamus on 2000-10-30, 10:35:18 (24.7.220.202)
**The Powerstation** (remember the old mid-80's supergroup featuring plastic lead-man Robert Palmer and (I think) two members of Duran Duran?): I used to have the LP back in the day, and -- hell, I'll .......

14: Re: New audio chain....give me your suggestions for best albums (5.62)
Posted by mohave syd on 2002-02-24, 19:51:09 (209.240.222.132)
If you have an audiophile system, you need some audiophile recordings... So here's some of my favorites. All have great sound IMHO Holly Cole "Temptation" - - nothing but covers of Tom Waits songs Re .......

15: I thought THis Heat were... (5.54)
Posted by dave c on 2006-01-14, 17:47:46 (220.237.234.52)
... Northern English... Manchester or Sheffield, but I could easily be wrong. I completely forgot TD... I have 3 or 4 CDs. I and possibly you are still waiting proper re-releases of the Dusseldorf stu .......

16: Re: Favorite Audiophile LPs (5.54)
Posted by Wes Middaugh on 2001-04-16, 18:01:39 (64.38.93.240)
1. The Doors - I am listening to the one I bought new after I saw them in San Diego. I saw them one year later with the Chambers Brothers, both of these groups sound just like their records. The conse .......

17: Bonnie Raitt, "Cry On My Shoulder" (4.98)
Posted by Luminator on 2024-04-19, 17:51:29 (162.205.183.92)
"It's the guy on the burn-in CD!!!" In the mid-90s, my friends got used to the Sheffield/XLO Test & Burn-in CD. It included Michael Ruff's "Poor Boy," which we liked, and got to know well. However .......

18: RE: Best sounding CD's & LP's you own (4.62)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2007-05-28, 07:12:04 (74.32.110.121)
Thanks for mentioning RadioAxiom by Laswell/Wobble I love that performence but only consider a B- for fidelity. Nice image though. Here's my list: Mino Cinelu- S/T on Blue Thumb-EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR .......

19: The record shop revisited (4.46)
Posted by The Flying Dutchman on 2000-07-06, 09:48:47 (212.127.152.76)
Some guy drove on his bike through the streets of Rotterdam. Big smile on his face. A huge stack of vinyl under his arms. It was me. Check out what I picked up at my favorite record store: Kim Carnes .......

20: Here is a good story about Jackiem, 7 years old but (3.13)
Posted by LWR on 2008-02-21, 06:23:22 (198.144.206.5)
it tells alot about him. Here are the Officail Boots. On these live show discs JL tells some jokes and stories in between some of the tunes. He is a nasterful teller of tales an stories. Any of these .......

21: Let's try this again... (2.88)
Posted by dave c on 2007-12-31, 16:45:20 (58.110.33.85)
And in case it doesn't work, here is the text... December 19, 2007 It's been a long, open road putting together a show that will celebrate the band and their much-loved songwriter, writes Bernard Zue .......

Found 3 records in Pro Audio Asylum.

1: reliable pink noise track? (4.38)
Posted by dave789 on 2002-05-31, 18:54:07 (128.148.213.138)
I found that a pink noise track in a test CD is not reliable. Any suggestion for a reliable test CD? Test CD (TCDE 863902. C 1996. Disky Communications Europe B.V.) track 16 pink noise ?10dB has +8dB .......

2: Re: Asuume that i managed to scrape together $1700 for this. (4.38)
Posted by Roland on 2002-02-25, 09:59:27 (213.1.169.57)
As I remember, Sheffield Labs used predominantly modified AKG's. If you can scrape together $1700 I would buy the Sony mic I suggested, and get rid of the PR99 in favour of a resonable digital recorde .......

3: Asuume that i managed to scrape together $1700 for this. (4.07)
Posted by Penguin on 2002-02-24, 16:41:24 (68.34.18.180)
I like what the guys are writing on the earthworks web site. There is a pair there that could be had for that. Anybody can describe the difference between the QTC1 and the and the TC30K. A new pair .......

Found 33 records in Propeller Head Plaza.

1: Who has used the Sheffield THD disc? (8.17)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2007-08-23, 15:36:36 (74.38.202.4)
One of the Sheffield discs has a track recorded first w/.01, then .1 then 1 and finally 10 percent THD. I used to play it for people (usually over CJ tubes>Quad ESL setup) and almost no one heard anyt .......

2: Of course there are exceptions... (8.17)
Posted by mkuller on 2010-02-28, 11:44:30 (207.200.116.66)
...but I'm thinking about the Lincoln Mayorga and Sheffield recordings of the 1980s that every audiophile showed off his system with. .......

3: RE: Who has used the Sheffield THD disc? (6.07)
Posted by morricab on 2007-08-24, 01:31:40 (196.3.50.254)
Of course then one has to ask, what kind of distortion did they use that adds up to the given THD value?? If it is all 2nd harmonic then that is probably why it was inaudible to such high levels. ::: .......

4: How old were you in 1978 (5.80)
Posted by E-Stat on 2008-07-22, 10:22:37 (65.209.12.147)
when I was listening to Telarc master tapes (directly from Dr. Stockham's open reel recorder) and Sheffield direct to disc recordings? Still in diapers? Still swinging on the jungle gym? rw ::: TOPIC .......

5: Play the Sheffield record/CD..... (5.54)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2008-06-18, 15:47:38 (74.37.190.63)
the drum record has tracks of music that go from .01 or .1 up to 10% THD. When can you hear the THD? Have a friend play the tracks w/o you knowing which ones are playing. ET ::: TOPI .......

6: RE: Mapleshade recordings prove one thing to me (5.17)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2009-06-13, 16:21:09 (173.51.82.167)
"The music is a bazillion times more important than the sound." Totally agree..... Except for the Telarc Soundstream and Sheffield vinyl, I've never been a big believer "audiophile" labels..... The pe .......

7: RE: 1977 Stereophile Article on Amplifier Distortion (4.99)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2007-09-20, 17:19:28 (74.37.191.164)
I remember selling gear in the late 70's. You'd hear but this amp is .02THD, well this one is .012THD. So silly. I used to play the Sheffield track at 10% THD and most peole thought it sounded great. .......

8: One of these days (4.93)
Posted by Richard BassNut Greene on 2009-06-09, 08:57:46 (66.51.146.158)
I just want to be sure no one faints after I tell them a Sheffield direct-to-disc record, they said they were interested in, is free ... like in the last meeting I attended! . . . . Richard BassNut Gr .......

9: RE: Play the Sheffield record/CD..... (4.91)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2008-06-19, 02:06:41 (75.214.72.185)
If it's the CD, it's impossible to add THD above 11 kHz..... The digital filtering/frequency limit removes all harmonics for fundamental frequencies at and above that point (including harmonic distort .......

10: RE: huh? (4.85)
Posted by BillyBuck on 2009-04-11, 17:45:55 (63.195.16.225)
Well, almost anything recorded, mastered or pressed after the late '60s is going to have passed through PCB traces, op-amps, feedback loops, IC's, miles of generic grade cabling, non-premium AC cords, .......

11: Re: With your elaboration, now I get it. (4.79)
Posted by john curl on 2006-10-02, 12:59:16 (24.7.86.40)
What do you want from me, Soundmind? I did my worse case tests with 'The Perfect Song' on the Sheffield direct cut recording. It will make almost any cartridge mistrack. That is what I wanted to tes .......

12: Ok (4.75)
Posted by E-Stat on 2010-02-23, 08:08:47 (206.255.211.134)
I will agree that musical enjoyment is independent from recording quality. I like listening to early 60s Astrud Gilberto's music where the recordings are arguably thin and early stereo ping-pongy. The .......

13: Re: He means he killed you but you won't stay dead! :) (4.49)
Posted by AJinFLA on 2007-04-05, 19:07:13 (75.200.232.160)
Kerr - I'll let you know how it turns out. Please do. Feel free to post at the top so it does not get lost in the shuffle down here. Pity you don't have a nice grand piano solo in the demo selection. .......

14: With your elaboration, now I get it. (4.17)
Posted by cheap-Jack on 2006-10-02, 12:36:03 (69.156.196.162)
Hi. But what's the sonic impacts on your risetime theory? You still have not answered it. From my sonic experience with Supex decades back, using ARC & the like tube & SS phono-preamps built with disc .......

15: Why you want 5V/uS for phonostage ? (4.10)
Posted by cheap-Jack on 2006-09-05, 13:39:33 (69.156.196.162)
Hi. Were you influenced by Nelson Pass who once quoted:- "The best I have ever seen is 5V/uS with a vinyl copy of the Sheffield Drum record just short of clipping a 100W amp." But he further quoted: " .......

16: Futurism (4.02)
Posted by jbmcb on 2006-02-03, 11:05:43 (12.148.60.177)
Really? Mofi sells MP3s? Reference Recordings? Sheffield? Do any audiophile labels, which, ostensibly, put quality over everything else, cryo their discs? For upwards of $20 to $40 a disc, they can af .......

17: RE: 78's (4.02)
Posted by rick_m on 2009-09-03, 09:15:47 (64.13.14.96)
I guess 'jump factor' is a good way to put it. They are often livelier than the slower moving media seems to be. However, I have several CD's made from 78's and they still have IT. So it, whatever it .......

18: It's worth noting . . . (3.96)
Posted by markrohr on 2003-07-10, 12:54:21 (24.128.219.207)
. . . that (1) Mr. Nichols is very much pro-digital, and (2) he's talking about "Two Against Nature" not the more recent "Everything Must Go." (He's been involved in all the SD recordings.) Most telli .......

19: Re: Futurism (3.87)
Posted by unclestu52 on 2006-02-03, 12:45:49 (63.16.80.13)
While I don't agree with your reasoning, let me point out that RR's only just recently bought back the rights to their recordings. Sheffield, well, Doug Sax left years ago, and I haven't heard much fr .......

20: RE: Who has used the Sheffield THD disc? (3.59)
Posted by gymwear5@hotmail.com on 2007-08-24, 11:08:20 (213.237.179.6)
I've been playing around a little bit with this device... essentially a machine that can add Tube SE clipping distortion in a more or less continuously variable amount. It is intriguing that if a play .......

21: RE: Even your summary of your prior post is WAY.......... TOOOOOOOOOOOO......................... LOOOOOOOOOOON (3.49)
Posted by tomservo on 2008-06-26, 11:42:46 (76.16.76.21)
"You say: "Try the fireworks recording (at the work web site) on good headphones and then test your woofers, looooow bass and no compression." RG replies: This is an obvious underhanded tricky scheme .......

22: Yeah but... (3.48)
Posted by Analog Scott on 2009-04-11, 22:15:59 (72.2.50.23)
>> Well, almost anything recorded, mastered or pressed after the late '60s is going to have passed through PCB traces, op-amps, feedback loops, IC's, miles of generic grade cabling, non-premium AC cor .......

23: Re: Several comments..... (3.31)
Posted by john curl on 2003-04-22, 21:54:53 (66.81.220.244)
I disagree, JJ. I hate CD, I like DVD and SACD, and LOVE LP. Why can I love LP's? Because I make one of the finest phono preamps in the business (on occasion) and I use good MC phono cartridges with .......

24: Even your summary of your prior post is WAY.......... TOOOOOOOOOOOO......................... LOOOOOOOOOOONG (3.09)
Posted by Richard BassNut Greene on 2008-06-26, 07:42:51 (66.51.146.3)
You say: "Try the fireworks recording (at the work web site) on good headphones and then test your woofers, looooow bass and no compression." RG replies: This is an obvious underhanded tricky scheme t .......

25: RE: You got a point (3.08)
Posted by Analog Scott on 2008-02-18, 19:44:20 (205.188.116.141)
I suppose much of it never could sound live. Certainly the Hedrix couldn't. Getting the sound of the back of the hall is cool. But I don't know that I find it the difference between sounding real and .......

26: Yes, you are missing something. (2.97)
Posted by tlyyra on 2007-12-20, 03:25:06 (83.248.95.107)
Quite a bit, in fact. Read the sources cited. And then read also what you yourself post. "In a double-blind demonstration to eleven members of the SMWTMS audio group...": - What does it say the 99% c .......

27: RE: I Shouldn't Comment, But......... (2.80)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2009-05-19, 11:31:32 (75.214.184.82)
"An AM radio is a RF receiver that's is almost unique in it susceptibility to RFI(EMI actually), static exists because AM receivers attempt to demodulate spurious signals to an audio frequency. Amplif .......

28: If I may add one more explanatory note re: that "circumstantial" connection. (2.33)
Posted by tlyyra on 2007-12-17, 16:18:14 (83.248.95.107)
When Lipshitz in his AES article is writing that: "The authors have demonstrated the two-tone experiment described above to numerous people on different systems. No one has ever failed to hear the ti .......

29: conflict between accuracy and impressive (2.32)
Posted by unclestu on 2012-05-18, 17:29:30 (72.253.179.5)
I believe a truly neutral system will reveal the microphone set up and the mixing. The issue is how does a listener, isolated from the actual recording event, determine that set up. There only a few r .......

30: RE: You got a point (1.69)
Posted by Don T on 2008-02-19, 06:01:15 (68.226.126.8)
"I suppose much of it never could sound live. Certainly the Hedrix couldn't. Getting the sound of the back of the hall is cool. But I don't know that I find it the difference between sounding real an .......

31: RE: Are we discussing test equipment or audio systems? (1.57)
Posted by jrlaudio on 2012-11-24, 22:32:12 (96.250.190.109)
I think you and I are heading towards some mutual agreement in concept. Understand, my criteria is as the person responsible for creating the recordings being listened to. I was a staff engineer for S .......

32: RE: I posted............. (1.50)
Posted by jrlaudio on 2012-11-03, 06:57:05 (96.250.187.180)
Please understand, I am over-simplifying my explanations. I could get very technical but that is not important for the discussion here and would easily bar those less technical from joining in. My hop .......

33: My Reply (long) (0.80)
Posted by Jon Risch on 2007-03-12, 16:33:58 (68.222.73.83)
Bill wrote: "We need only for it to respond *in some audible way* to the changes we are trying to detect. AND It only matters that some audible trace of the difference is left in the record/play proce .......

Found 1 records in Radio Road.

1: Mr Mayorga's taste in HiFi... (6.83)
Posted by Steve O on 2012-01-27, 06:26:30 (99.97.7.98)
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Mr. Mayorga's involvement with Sheffield Labs, the original modern purveyor of audiophile music. i.e. Great sound combined with generally mediocre music, performers .......

Found 88 records in Speaker Asylum.

1: Try this... (12.17)
Posted by mkuller on 2015-03-07, 12:44:59 (107.205.10.55)
...the Sheffield/XLO CD. Tracks #6 and #7 are frequency sweeps to demagnitize your whole system. Let them repeat at least 5 or 6 times before listening. .......

2: Re: Answers to your questions (12.17)
Posted by bstan on 2002-09-18, 10:28:16 (12.81.28.6)
afg, Question 1) What method did you use to caliberate your PC sound card? ANSWER: You don't need to calibrate the sound card as long as it supports full-duplex mode (record and playback simultaneousl .......

3: Sheffield Track Record (nt) (7.71)
Posted by Bill Way on 2004-12-13, 09:29:32 (66.65.106.243)
nt .......

4: RE: DAFOS in the right hand slot!!!! You are such a tease, John!!! (6.95)
Posted by Jim Gardner on 2014-02-14, 10:46:58 (68.57.64.194)
how's it compare to Sheffield's drum track record? .......

5: Have you used a test cd to check phase on your system? (6.87)
Posted by hawkmoon on 2020-02-20, 08:02:02 (107.77.195.5)
Sheffield, nordost and others have test tracks that are useful. .......

6: "BTW, I think the "fourth row in Carnegie Hall" comment... (6.78)
Posted by jeffreybehr on 2005-09-29, 10:48:34 (68.230.67.50)
...does indeed explain Harry's love for the Mercuries. I find almost all the Mercury Living Presence recordings* to be a bit closely recorded**, and some are WAY too close. These latter also seem to b .......

7: peavy replacements (6.67)
Posted by Joe Marsden on 1999-10-12, 15:27:27 (207.136.25.37)
I have a Peavey 4x12 guitar cab w/ Sheffield series model 1290 speakers. one is dead. have any suggestions for finding another the same or comparable? any help is appreciated. joe .......

8: The Sheffield Labs' Test cd has indeed a "burn-in" track ... (6.43)
Posted by beppe61 on 2006-12-21, 06:56:34 (194.185.74.117)
... to use for "breaking-in" also the speakers. Maybe they believe in such a process. For me a hundred hours of playing at medium to high level should be more than enough anyway. Kind regards, beppe : .......

9: Re: One Of THE Best Speakers I Ever Heard ! (6.28)
Posted by HD Audio on 2007-03-22, 08:29:43 (24.15.4.4)
The first time I heard these was at the Sheffield Labs booth back in the 70's. Considered the experience as one of the best that I had encountered. I was informed that there was a disco in Singapore t .......

10: Re: Which CD really shifts air? (6.16)
Posted by bmotorcycle on 2002-11-01, 08:39:33 (205.188.208.104)
I have not read the other threads so if this is a repeat my apologies. "James Newton Howard and Friends" on the Sheffield Lab label recorded in 1983. Truly one of the most dynamic CDs that I own, and .......

11: Re: Which test disk? (6.12)
Posted by ymm on 2002-04-28, 00:59:32 (202.156.2.58)
Try 1. The Sheffield/A2TB test disc, "My Disc".Easy to use. 2.Chesky Records Audiophile test compact disc,vol. 1. Contains the LEDR test. 3. Stereophile TEST CD2 or CD3,track 15 to 19 are very useful .......

12: Re: Who here is "blown" by their speakers? (5.89)
Posted by chocolate_lover9999@yahoo.com on 2007-02-08, 19:37:18 (4.182.36.69)
I'm always being blown by my Joseph Audio standmounts - they are front ported!;)...but I'm even more blown away by the way very special recordings sound like the Clair Marlo cd I picked up today that .......

13: Re: Can Aurios work for Speakers ? (5.64)
Posted by BTW on 2000-11-20, 03:31:30 (192.169.41.41)
Hi Bob, Just curious about how the Aurios will work with speakers especially those ported speakers. A couple of years back I placed a pair of Proac Tablets on top of a friend's speakers and we blasted .......

14: worth a try (5.44)
Posted by afg on 2002-09-13, 03:25:19 (203.199.79.128)
HI Bstan I check out the site and downloaded the ETF 5 software.It looks interesting and is definitely worth a try. Since you have used it for 3 years, probably you could help me out with some queries .......

15: Sorry I confused noise with "noise." (5.38)
Posted by Dave Pogue on 2017-06-22, 07:20:53 (69.138.246.219)
My own favorite break-in "noise" is Track 8, "Burn-in Tones" from the Sheffield/XLO Test Burn-in CD. I recorded a CDR of this track a number of times, and use it in the way you note, with the player s .......

16: Damaged Woofer (5.34)
Posted by Jaybo on 2003-03-04, 10:18:26 (24.205.76.157)
I just bought a pair of used Thiel 2.3's from a private party. When I hooked them up they sounded fine on some typical music at low-to-moderate listening levels. However, when I later played Gavin Bry .......

17: I miss A&B sound.... (5.34)
Posted by kootenay on 2012-10-11, 09:34:34 (162.139.5.35)
You got that right! We used to have two stores in Calgary that I used to hang around with in the 90's as I know some of the salesmen. Back then they used to carry some highend equipment such as Dynaud .......

18: Thank you Sir. Very interesting. (5.27)
Posted by beppe61 on 2006-10-18, 23:42:39 (194.185.74.117)
I would like to report my experience in my Dynaudio 2 ways (8" woofer + 1" dome). The dome is crossed with a 1st order filter. Last Sunday we get it clipping very badly at not so high level with the .......

19: Measuring frequency response (5.26)
Posted by afg on 2002-09-12, 00:12:28 (203.199.79.128)
Can you'll tell me the best method of measuring the frequency response of speakers (and the room which also plays its part). I have a Radio Shack SPL meter and a Sheffield test disc. Which is the appr .......

20: You are quite correct. (5.21)
Posted by roberts@bandstand productions on 2000-04-26, 03:12:28 (208.149.44.186)
Piano music on Maggies is something to behold, where a good Sheffield recording on a horn system put you close to the event. As mentioned above....on profit margins, ( see I must be dreaming) It is a .......

21: Follow the manufacturer's... (5.03)
Posted by mkuller on 2006-04-09, 12:52:07 (207.200.116.196)
...recommendation in terms of length of break-in. They should know. I put the two speakers face to face, place a heavy blanket over them, wire on out of phase and play them continuously for a week or .......

22: Re: Dynaudio 1.3 question. (5.00)
Posted by JTube on 2001-01-07, 20:19:18 (64.39.133.96)
I have owned a few dynaudio speakers and can say that they do tend to sound a bit forward. But for the most part this is due to bad source material. I have noticed that Dyn's tend to be too resolving .......

23: That's for sure. (4.95)
Posted by Dave Pogue on 2007-04-14, 14:54:11 (69.138.175.19)
The break-in-is-a-myth folks oughta be forced to listen to these things when they have about 10 hours on them. I put mine head to head, threw a blanket over them and then threw my wife's fake fur over .......

24: RE: Fourier Systems 1 Loudspeakers (4.94)
Posted by Bob Rex on 2007-07-06, 05:45:00 (167.155.125.204)
Okay, I'll admit it - I used to sell them. Sold quite a few of them too. At the time they didn't sound bad and had the capability to play quite loudly (although I did fry a midrange during a raucus in .......

25: just found! JGHs review of the dyanaco a25 (4.91)
Posted by hifitommy on 2017-08-05, 15:21:46 (108.185.228.214)
it was my first pair of REAL speakers and they survived many an electronics upgrade. Gordy's assessment matched my own in most respects, from the somewhat fat bottom (which i brought into line with th .......

26: Soft low-frequency distortion from Dynaudio woofer (4.85)
Posted by awhw on 2001-06-10, 13:13:28 (202.156.2.245)
Just discovered a soft distortion sound only when certain low notes are played. The sound resembles the sound of computer hard-disk access. (For a moment I thought the sound was from my computer) It w .......

27: First... (4.84)
Posted by mkuller on 2012-01-01, 12:51:32 (24.4.150.31)
...check with the manufacturer of your speaker and find out what period of break-in they recommend. For example, Thiel recommends a couple of hundred hours but says they will continue to improve to ab .......

28: Re: Which CD really shifts air? (4.73)
Posted by Andy on 2002-11-01, 04:34:38 (194.117.133.84)
Some pop CDs contain some very nice extremely low synth bass. You need to boost the frequency range from 10 to 40 Hz like hell though. Then you get what you asked for e.g. on the following tracks: Ear .......

29: Very different styles (4.71)
Posted by E-Stat on 2014-02-14, 11:37:24 (206.255.206.205)
The Sheffield album is a great recording of a standard drum kit with very natural "pop" and dynamics. Dafos , on the other hand, is all about low frequency SLAMM! Mickey Hart called the big drum "The .......

30: An amp that is not current limiting at 80dB (4.54)
Posted by chuck55 on 2013-11-18, 19:40:29 (64.148.21.37)
I can understand the amp thing if it cannot supply enough current. There was an interesting article in the September 1998 issue of "Audio" magazine for the Snell E.5 tower speaker. D.B. Keele wrote th .......

31: Re: Vandies are not forgiving (4.51)
Posted by stevenakamichi on 2003-11-09, 01:45:55 (64.203.60.77)
Re:Vandersten #A Signature's "If you are looking for that rock concert sound, than do not make the trip," I couldn't disagree with that statement more strenuously. First, there is the typical implied .......

32: RE: Meridian M2 unruly behavior... (4.48)
Posted by Duke on 2007-09-04, 20:51:10 (208.98.184.19)
Is this the M2 from the early 80's, with the two KEF B110 woofers vertically straddling an oversized (T52 tweeter?) tweeter? If so, just for the record, this speaker used the MTM layout well before Jo .......

33: Re: To TAFKA Steve How Are The N801's..... (4.43)
Posted by TAFKA Steve on 1999-09-27, 15:26:37 (209.190.32.6)
Thanks for asking. Treble is a bit strident, but this changes with break-in (my dealer's set does not sound strident). Bass power and slam is very dynamic and impressive, up there with the Wilson X-1 .......

34: Re: Did someone say horns ??? (4.42)
Posted by Soundmind on 2005-10-02, 07:50:04 (24.149.197.165)
Horn systems are very useful in auditoriums where uniformity of coverage, maximum gain before feedback, high sound levels, and efficiency is achieved by using multiple constant directivity horn driver .......

35: RE: Magnetostriction on your power amplifier (4.41)
Posted by dave789 on 2016-01-20, 16:52:58 (74.74.162.231)
"If it changes proportionally with the other frequencies then it is a room mode or is signal related." It changes proportionally with the other frequencies. To rule out the second case, I posted the m .......

36: Another one I just got today (if you can find it!!!) (4.40)
Posted by Dman on 2001-09-14, 20:22:15 (206.186.115.30)
China Crisis- Black Man Ray (12" EP)- the B/W side, Animalistic (a day at the zoo mix) has an incredibly real drum kit with depth and height in the soundstage- if you can get past most of the processe .......

37: Re: A Vandy fan. (4.38)
Posted by klepp on 2006-08-30, 09:07:40 (209.240.206.214)
I would agree with Joe. Heard the new Celius ES with Rogue. Very good with rhythm, speed, tansparency, creating tension music and amazing bass for a relatively small floorstander. Play the Sheffield d .......

38: I once built three test boxes... (4.21)
Posted by Duke on 2000-04-21, 17:48:50 (24.4.254.164)
...using a pair of interchangeable baffles with the same drivers and crossover (KEF B-110 & T-27). The boxes were sealed, vented, and transmission line. This was for a research paper for a class. The .......

39: This is the Decade! Remain Healthy & Hopeful (4.12)
Posted by cin5 on 2025-07-13, 14:27:03 (174.244.145.18)
https://sheffield.ac.uk/news/first-human-trial-regenerative-cell-therapy-sensorineural-hearing-loss-approved Sadly, not a bit surprised that the UK are on the way to beating out the Dumbericans, given .......

40: Modifying Genesis subwoofers (4.09)
Posted by Retsel on 2004-02-03, 09:13:33 (134.67.6.46)
I have a Genesis 900 subwoofer which I mate with Hedlund Horns/Lowther DX4 drivers. The Genesis sub has always been quite good, although a tad behind the speedy Lowthers. I recently found out that Gen .......

41: Re: Sound from OUTSIDE of speaker placement: Good or Bad? (4.06)
Posted by Mr. Vinyl on 1999-12-01, 15:26:44 (207.36.197.84)
I have no explanation for it, but I routinely get sound coming from outside of the speaker placement. Mostly if not always with vinyl playback. This has nothing to do with reflections because I have g .......

42: Yes! (4.05)
Posted by Duke on 2002-08-13, 08:19:32 (68.11.78.98)
I spent many a happy hour listening to Snell Type A's at a friendly stereo store in Baton Rouge when I was a college student. They were definitely among the best of their day. It's been too long for m .......

43: RE: What do these specs mean? (3.98)
Posted by Dr.Phil on 2008-09-24, 08:09:00 (76.123.12.139)
I give the 4 ohm tap a try again after speaking with Ron C of McIntosh. He said play a good recording with a stand up bass, it will be very easy to hear which tap to use. I told him about the power .......

44: CDs to test your woofers and shake your walls (3.81)
Posted by edta on 2005-04-24, 18:14:46 (67.140.87.148)
CDs with Deep Bass Telarc CD80097: The Ruffati Organ in Davies Symphony Hall, Michael Murray. Track 1 and Track 11 (3 min., 45 sec. into track) Sub 20 hz bass. Telarc CD80146: Star Tracks II Try track .......

45: RE: With the help of Jean-Marie Reynaud Offrande 5.1 Speakers... (3.75)
Posted by chocolate_lover9999@yahoo.com on 2008-05-05, 10:19:08 (4.182.36.182)
Cookie Marenco, a multiple Grammy award winning producer and recording engineer, and Jean-Claude Reynaud recorded and mixed the Blue Coast Collections: The E.S.E. Sessions (Extended Sound Environment) .......

46: REVIEW: SP Technology Continuum A.D. Speakers (3.64)
Posted by rms on 2008-05-01, 07:56:19 (137.54.69.101)
Model: Continuum A.D. Category: Speakers Suggested Retail Price: $3995.00 Description: 2-way, dual 8 inch aluminum cone woofer and 1 inch, waveguide loaded tweeter. Manufacturer URL: SP Te .......

47: Re: My 25 years of evidence-Low Powered amps & speaker damage-Robert Harley (3.58)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2004-09-07, 07:24:09 (170.215.145.120)
Hello: After working in the industry for full service retailers for 25 years it was overwhelmingly true in my experience that lower powered transistor amplifiers driven into clipping were the cause o .......

48: I think we need to define "3D effect" (3.56)
Posted by beppe61 on 2013-10-13, 01:04:59 (81.167.153.96)
Hello and of course you are perfectly right. For a start I would say a great and convincing reproduction of one of those 3D test on the best test cds. Even if these tests are artificially created. I h .......

49: Re: Proac or Living Voice for alt. rock? (3.49)
Posted by JR on 2005-05-05, 22:00:14 (202.156.2.202)
I see :) Well, I wouldn't say the LVs are polite, nor etched for that matter. For kick drum presence, try the Sheffield Drum Record with its amazing sound. It is very well-served by the LVs, dependin .......

50: B&W 805 vs Mirage MRM-1 (3.48)
Posted by YECH on 2000-03-23, 04:16:14 (216.40.150.78)
Associated equipment:Anthem Amp 2/Classe 30 pre/Rega P3 RB300 Sumiko BPS/lINN k-400 bi-wired cable.Various music used,but two main l.p's were:Harry James...Comin From A Good Place/Sheffield Lab-6 & Fr .......

51: Test/burn-in/conditioning CDs (3.31)
Posted by Luminator on 2021-06-07, 09:21:23 (162.205.183.92)
More and more, readers tell me that they like/prefer when my writing partner is a non-audiophile. They like learning about the different perspectives, life arc, listening habits, and music. In 199 .......

52: YMMV with your ceiling (3.28)
Posted by Rick R on 2012-01-20, 23:39:28 (108.193.224.60)
An excellent and interesting post on imaging. I have come to many of the same conclusions myself. I am also a sucker for a good 3D image. A couple of points I might add. First is the impact of the ce .......

53: Re: Technics...good or bad? (3.25)
Posted by Prolab on 2003-02-10, 09:43:49 (216.199.57.86)
I was in an electronics shop (REX TV and STEREO) it is like a circuit city or best buy but a smaller chain. They did have one set of speakers on display that was rather surprising, actually two sets o .......

54: Re: JBL L-166 (3.25)
Posted by TAFKA Steve on 2001-01-09, 12:22:46 (209.51.192.9)
I wanted a pair of these since I heard their debut at a JBL seminar in 1976. Twenty years later, I bought a used pair which had refoamed woofers by a JBL-authorized repair center. On the plus side, th .......

55: RE: "your LF driver is, effectively, "physically" located one meter behind the HF driver" ..." ... (3.23)
Posted by andyr on 2018-02-16, 18:37:25 (101.188.230.68)
The results of my playing around with the delay put on my Maggies, in my miniDSP unit, indicate that the group delay does need to be accounted for. I had originally set it to 4ms - as the sub driver .......

56: Comparisons bet. CDM 1NT and Concertino Home (3.19)
Posted by Arnel on 2001-07-11, 23:48:04 (202.108.97.218)
Some notes on my previous B&W CDM 1NT (which I still plan to keep for a month, for comparison, just in case I would still prefer it to SF) -- I played Prokofiev "Violonsonaten" (Deutsche Grammophon) t .......

57: Re: A few points. (3.15)
Posted by mauimusicman on 2006-08-31, 03:58:15 (70.95.30.237)
This is getting old, but....... "How do you arrive at the conclusion that a mic would overload from dynamic peaks from an audio system when they can handle dynamic peaks from the real thing" Do you re .......

58: Re: B&W 804 or JMLabs 926 or Von Schweikert VR4-JR (3.11)
Posted by Alex_G on 2004-03-25, 19:27:03 (66.122.212.76)
About a week ago I had pleasure of listening to VR-4jr speakers. All I can tell you is that I’m blown away with VR-4jr’s. VR-4Jr’s were driven by the Gamut CD 1 CD Player, Rogue M-150 Monoblocks, and .......

59: Stereophile review (3.07)
Posted by saxguy on 2015-05-15, 16:42:13 (24.187.34.183)
In terms of the review of the Blade 2, I think it is very positive. They are easy to place in the room to get a very, very good sound. If you take the time to really dial them in they are spectacular .......

60: Is this cone speaker broken or not? (narrow peak in high) (2.99)
Posted by dave789 on 2016-01-09, 21:27:51 (74.74.162.231)
I understand that a single-cone full-range speaker has boosted high when measured on axis. On this speaker, however, there are narrow peaks. For example, look at the peak between 7 -8 kHz. The peak .......

61: Integration of sub for 2-channel (2.99)
Posted by Oscar on 2001-04-13, 22:44:29 (216.228.130.132)
I just recently bought a 15" sub primarily for High output Home theater LFE effects but this sub has high potential for integration with main speakers in 2-channel mode (very "musical"/non-boomy IMHO) .......

62: Bass Problems (2.99)
Posted by ka7niq on 2010-09-24, 08:26:38 (71.180.62.73)
Ok, I turned off my sub woofers, and listened just for bass problems. I don't hear any resonances or boom. But what I do hear is a speaker that don't go real deep in the bass. The 35 hz rated spec is .......

63: RE: You "get" it. (2.95)
Posted by jimdgoulding@yahoo.com on 2010-01-26, 15:19:30 (74.193.6.25)
Fellas- I’m going over to a friend of a friend’s house this weekend and listen to his Planetarium Beta speaker system from AudioKinesis*. Thought I would share my excitement. I’m takin five albums and .......

64: RE: Help for tinnitus, too??? (2.95)
Posted by cin5 on 2025-07-14, 02:09:11 (174.216.209.250)
As discussed here, tinnitus is usually the result of partial hearing loss. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus Therefore, if these trials in the UK prove successful, and the procedure is made avail .......

65: Re: Are Triangle Titus really that good? Yep (2.86)
Posted by Ron on 2000-10-18, 07:49:41 (152.163.204.184)
Im sorry I can't speak for the Sapphires. I did take a pair of Vienna Haydns home for a weekend. I didn't buy them if thats any indicator. Not that they were bad speakers but I felt for the money, the .......

66: Re: DJK you never answered-reproducing 8hz, 10hz and 16hz (2.84)
Posted by djk on 2000-09-24, 00:14:42 (4.16.43.94)
You are asking a good question about the recordings actually available.No music of course.Mostly sound effects recordings.Thunderstorms,steam locomotives,car engines starting up and doors slamming.Rei .......

67: Re: more detail at lower volumes (2.69)
Posted by mauimusicman on 2003-07-12, 17:35:54 (66.91.178.175)
The 6" woofer produces bass just fine. I recall reading a post of yours...your listening to The Carver "amazing" speaker which has a "Q" of I believe 1.1 "Q" being the relationship between stored and .......

68: peak level of music/film source after Bose 901 VI EQ (2.66)
Posted by dave789 on 2016-09-03, 14:21:18 (74.74.162.231)
On a 901VI EQ with bass and high at max position, I measured about 23dB voltage gain at 18kHz. The second order harmonic distortion of that frequency lies outside the audible frequency band. So even i .......

69: My Conclusion - Led Zeppelin and Did It (2.52)
Posted by MikeT on 2001-10-31, 07:59:42 (24.4.254.192)
Based on all the great suggestions I did some tests. First I played the 1 Khz tone from the Sheffield disk. Both sides measured the same at the listening position using an RS meter. Power amp is a Rot .......

70: First impressions Elac Debut B6 loudspeaker. (2.50)
Posted by Opus 33 1/3 on 2015-11-05, 05:02:12 (74.214.41.63)
First off, I've only played 4 LPs through these new speakers so these are early impressions. Associated equipment includes a restored, upgraded Thorens TD-150 turntable with Jelco SA-370H tone arm .......

71: REVIEW: Sonus Faber Cremona Speakers (2.39)
Posted by Arnel on 2002-09-29, 07:37:28 (61.50.157.160)
Model: Cremona Category: Speakers Suggested Retail Price: Description: lute-shaped 3-way 4-driver ported floorstander; construction similar to Amati Homage Manufacturer URL: Sonus Faber .......

72: Re: Well it's amusing ... but not true (The cannonball goes in one direction but the sub driver vibrates in both directi (2.36)
Posted by John A. Casler on 2005-05-05, 10:36:19 (71.106.102.96)
Hi Richard, I generally agree with much of what you post, but might offer the following: You said: Subwoofers typically weigh 75 to 150 lbs. -- they do not move when they are in use. I write: While it .......

73: Re: Speaker imaging problem - Out of Phase ?? (2.22)
Posted by Franco on 2001-01-31, 18:25:33 (151.21.103.207)
Hi, It seems me possible you have some out of phase on the loudspeakers. Pay attention to the operations taking care of any risk of damage of equipment or shock hazard, thus made any operation switchi .......

74: GENESIS speakers low frequency spectrum calibration... (2.19)
Posted by skaloumbakas on 2003-05-26, 23:12:40 (62.38.21.134)
Dear friends, " My Disc " - The Sheffield / A2TB Test Disc , is an interesting evaluation tool as far as: Critical evaluation of audio components Listening environments And your critical listening abi .......

75: REVIEW: Audio Physic Virgo 2 Speakers (2.06)
Posted by Champion on 2002-01-04, 04:49:19 (203.109.252.18)
Model: Virgo 2 Category: Speakers Suggested Retail Price: $5300 Description: 3 way floorstanding loudspeaker Manufacturer URL: Audio Physic Model Picture: View Review by Champio .......

76: Reaction Audio Gamma 18 subwoofer - after one day (2.01)
Posted by sbrians on 2015-12-29, 09:14:49 (99.46.90.131)
I could find almost no information on this brand or model on the internet, so I will add my impressions here. The company started in 2014 in MS in the US. They are offering no-frills high value hand-b .......

77: REVIEW: Vandersteen Audio 3A Speakers Review by Scott Campbell at Audio Asylum (1.88)
Posted by Scott Campbell on 2000-03-28, 11:35:21 (209.168.74.188)
I recently purchased a pair of used Vandy 3A's in mint condition (from a dealer in New Jersey). Hence, the speakers were well broken in when I received them. My previous speakers were a pair of Vander .......

78: A baffling mystery in frequency response-help! (very long) (1.87)
Posted by jsm on 2006-03-26, 20:09:02 (64.74.212.75)
My previous speakers, Spendor SP 100s, sounded rather bright in my listening room. They are not known for being bright. I treated my room quite a bit, installing window coverings, covering most of the .......

79: Gravity, inertia, force, mass, acceleration and subwoofers (1.72)
Posted by Richard BassNut Greene on 2005-05-06, 12:12:32 (209.104.139.41)
YOU WROTE: "While it is true the best subs are weighty, they are subject to the reactive forces produced by the driver to the cabinet. These forces "can" cause a sub to move (creep), if it is played l .......

80: My take on DIY2003 loudspeaker building event (long) (1.43)
Posted by � on 2003-06-04, 18:46:45 (216.190.22.152)
First of all, thanks to Mark K for hosting the event. By the way Mark, I accidently left a folding metal chair at your house (garage). But you can keep it if you want, or I'll get it next time. And th .......

81: REVIEW: Event Opal Speakers (1.29)
Posted by HotStamper on 2010-11-01, 10:58:27 (184.152.2.165)
Model: Opal Category: Speakers Suggested Retail Price: $3999 Description: Two-way Active Studio Monitor Manufacturer URL: Event Model Picture: View Review by HotStamper on November 0 .......

82: Ed Frias Enterprises (EFE) T-22 speaker review (1.18)
Posted by Threeputt on 2003-03-08, 14:14:46 (64.12.96.10)
EFE T-22 Review Summary The T-22 (for more information regarding the design specifics of this speaker email Ed Frrias at EFESPKRS@aol.com) is a truly great speaker. In short, it is a transducer that g .......

83: Review of Ed Frias Enterprises (EFE) T-22 speakers (1.03)
Posted by Threeputt on 2003-03-08, 14:01:48 (64.12.96.10)
EFE T-22 Review Summary The T-22 (for more information regarding the design specifics of this speaker email Ed Frrias at EFESPKRS@aol.com) is a truly great speaker. In short, it is a transducer that .......

84: REVIEW: B&W Nautilus 801 Speakers Review by TAFKA Steve at Audio Asylum (1.03)
Posted by TAFKA Steve on 1999-12-08, 18:55:27 (209.190.32.6)
This is my first product review for the Asylum, so constructive criticism is welcome. The Nautilus 801 is the current iteration of a model which first entered the market some twenty years ago. The tru .......

85: REVIEW: Inner Sound Eros Speakers (0.94)
Posted by Mike Currie on 2002-04-01, 12:32:04 (192.195.167.53)
Model: Eros Category: Speakers Suggested Retail Price: $5995 Description: Transmission Line/Electrostatic Manufacturer URL: Inner Sound Manufacturer URL: Inner Sound Review by M .......

86: REVIEW: Audiokinesis Planetarium Beta Speakers (0.87)
Posted by Mike Currie on 2009-05-15, 06:38:11 (97.65.238.194)
Model: Planetarium Beta Category: Speakers Suggested Retail Price: $10,000 Description: Bipole Speakers w/ Powered SWARM Subwoofer System Manufacturer URL: Audiokinesis Review by Mike C .......

87: REVIEW: nOrh 5.1 Speakers Review by Jick at Audio Asylum (0.80)
Posted by Jick on 2000-07-19, 06:45:27 (202.78.88.130)
I. INTRODUCTION: I recommended the nOrhs for my brother based purely on speculation and internet reviews. I would have the nOrhs for a week before handing it over to him. Because of this, I had to do .......

88: REVIEW: Air Tight MSM-1 Bonsai Speakers (0.74)
Posted by Tobias on 2012-01-22, 09:05:03 (68.68.13.213)
Model: MSM-1 Bonsai Category: Speakers Suggested Retail Price: $1500 Description: Monitor Manufacturer URL: Air Tight Model Picture: View Review by Tobias on January 22, 2012 at 09:0 .......

Found 40 records in High Efficiency Speaker Asylum.

1: Re: Anyone living close to Sheffield (Eng) (13.08)
Posted by Mick Jones on 2000-04-20, 16:40:54 (195.224.25.123)
I do live quite close to Sheffield, within 40 miles, but I have no idea what you are are on about as the link you posted leads to a "server error" screen. What is it about Sheffield that interests you .......

2: Sheffield Lab (13.08)
Posted by djk on 2006-10-14, 00:36:18 (63.254.144.247)
Listened to the old test disc from Sheffield Lab for the first time tonight, it came out in 2000 for the autosound market. Tracks 77, 78, 79 are very interesting. Same track, but 0.1%, or 0.3% THD add .......

3: Re: Anyone living close to Sheffield (Eng) (8.63)
Posted by David W (Cardiff) on 2000-04-21, 18:20:52 (152.168.229.144)
Some straight talking from the northerner. .......

4: Anyone living close to Sheffield (Eng) (7.28)
Posted by P�r on 2000-04-20, 03:19:59 (193.15.117.19)
Read this posting To read news .......

5: Re: Sheffield Lab (6.98)
Posted by freddyi on 2006-10-14, 07:02:48 (75.109.37.43)
how would 83$84 fare on k-horn? (Dan Weiss has a fun teental drumkit cd) .......

6: Records do bass better. (6.87)
Posted by Magnetar on 2002-09-15, 17:28:05 (67.39.144.16)
CD's for drums/bass? Nah, My turntable STOMPS any CD player I ever heard. Not even close. Here's a few good drum records-- Phil Collins - FaceValue Genesis - Trick of the Tail Rush - All the World's a .......

7: RE: Horns and Opera music (6.84)
Posted by Hornlover on 2011-02-10, 08:34:37 (128.115.27.10)
Not just opera, but classical music in general. An eye-opener I experienced comes to mind. About 30 years ago, I had just gotten a copy of the Sheffield recording of Prokofievs'ballet Romeo and Juliet .......

8: More (6.78)
Posted by gymwear5@hotmail.com on 2009-01-08, 11:43:08 (65.218.140.58)
Drum Improvisation, Jim Keltner, Sheffield Lab Track and Drum CD... 23.5dB crest factor at Max Peak level .......

9: RE: where are the really good recordings of really good drummers ? (for enjoyment and speaker evaluation) (6.44)
Posted by KanedaK on 2019-09-03, 14:19:27 (94.111.40.237)
I remember! The label is Sheffield labs. Great drum recordings. .......

10: Re: TAD based 2 way DIy speaker project (6.42)
Posted by Bruce Edgar on 2006-10-12, 23:01:23 (24.24.213.69)
The drum demo was the Sheffield Drum Record. The TAD 2001 does have wider bandwidth than the comparable JBL 1" drivers. .......

11: Magnetar, thanks for the great sound, music, and food at Ears & Beers. (6.26)
Posted by TAFKA Steve on 2003-06-30, 06:12:27 (209.51.206.25)
It'll make Randy sick just mentioning this demo material, but that was the most impressive playback of the Sheffield Drum Record I've ever heard. Your bass horns have killer dynamics. .......

12: Re: PPPPLLLLEEEAAASSSSEEEE...... (6.02)
Posted by Retsel on 2004-03-31, 15:06:08 (134.67.6.46)
Lowthers can be delicate, at least with delicate music. But Lowthers can kick butt too!! I play track 6 off of the Sheffield Lab drum CD and the sound is spectacular, like the drums are in my living r .......

13: Thanks to Dan for hosting the meeting. (5.97)
Posted by KCHANG on 2005-11-07, 11:15:13 (66.147.165.212)
As Paul said, Dan's system sounded really good. The playback of teh Sheffield drum & track CD was especially impressive. The food, beers, and conversations were also very enjoyable. I am considering .......

14: RE: I wonder... (5.87)
Posted by Tre' on 2015-04-06, 08:28:25 (76.90.39.24)
"A friend has some custom speakers that are 107dB/2.83V/1M. Most of the time he is listening to 100mW or so, the quality of the program material just isn't all that good. Two albums cause him to run h .......

15: Re: Can cone treatment help an 18" driver's "tone"? - if so what affordable treatment?(nt) (5.71)
Posted by Magnetar on 2004-04-30, 07:14:42 (68.72.210.223)
The Sheffield Track/Drum demonstration disk Edgar uses for demonstration is very realistic - but boring.. Magnetar IMG alt="" src="http://hometown.aol.com/batespm/images/gpstar.jpg" .......

16: RE: HE speaker power needs (5.55)
Posted by Hornlover on 2009-08-24, 07:53:22 (128.115.27.11)
There are so many variables (type of music, prefered listening level, distance from speakers, etc.), it is difficult sometimes to just come up with a number. The best way is to use a scope. If you don .......

17: I wonder... (5.39)
Posted by djk on 2015-04-05, 23:06:17 (205.175.226.39)
A friend has some custom speakers that are 107dB/2.83V/1M. Most of the time he is listening to 100mW or so, the quality of the program material just isn't all that good. Two albums cause him to run hi .......

18: RE: Cabs (5.31)
Posted by Story on 2018-09-02, 03:54:53 (184.102.223.66)
The cabs are the Onken style, not too big, but they require some EQ on the bottom because of that. I used to use a McIntosh EQ, but now I have an Aphex Exciter with the Optical Big Bottom. It comes fr .......

19: where are the really good recordings of really good drummers ? (for enjoyment and speaker evaluation) (5.31)
Posted by freddyi on 2019-08-18, 15:17:02 (173.80.176.148)
the old Sheffield lp/dc is boring compared to a break or solo by a good jazz drummer. Steve Clarke's "Solo Drums" is pretty good but not "rich" enough in snare work. A thrashing drummer would not do. .......

20: Re: best Cd's of drum solos to get your joint & woofers jumpin'? (4.87)
Posted by Cut-Throat on 2002-09-15, 15:50:24 (205.188.208.104)
Go to Part Express and look at the Sheffield Drum Track Disk. I have it and it is great! It was used at a booth at the CES show in Vegas. Cut-Throat .......

21: Why Not? (4.87)
Posted by TerryO on 2008-03-03, 17:50:25 (207.200.116.66)
I've heard these speakers several times and they are my all-time Lowther Speakers as well as being one of my favorites...period. Lew Hardy of Vivaldi Audio has taken the road less traveled and came up .......

22: RE: Anyone give up on Hi-Efficiency? (4.72)
Posted by TerryO on 2008-12-16, 21:52:10 (207.200.116.66)
Chopper, Your Lowther setup sounds similar to Jon Van Halen's OB that he had at last Summer's VSAC. That was just about the best sounding setup I heard there. I've also heard Lew Hardy's Vivaldi spea .......

23: Re: Sheffield Lab (4.61)
Posted by freddyi on 2006-10-15, 08:44:23 (75.109.37.43)
in a 28x18 room my khorns sound like big headphones. the lower note on Gary Karr's rendition of "Vocalise" (Spirit Of Koussevitzsky - oop again) is muddy compared to a Karlson 12 with C12CX (which has .......

24: LC boost jumpin' haha (4.49)
Posted by freddyi on 2006-03-23, 17:47:53 (24.197.85.255)
20mH/500uF lytic to pym1298 in funky little K12 copy. push it too hard and wimpy Samson F1200 goes into nasty current limiting w. racheting flyback pulses. FWIW still sounds about 6-10dB more solid in .......

25: No doubt, one of the best! (4.33)
Posted by 2chJunkie on 2010-09-29, 21:29:04 (209.103.248.239)
Having helped Bruce setup his Titan rig before Mid West Audio Fest in Ohio opened... I can attest, its a meticulous rig. And the results are AMAZING!! Its all about the dynamics! The rig can reproduce .......

26: Try Classic Audio Reproductions (4.25)
Posted by Duke on 2003-08-01, 21:27:35 (68.11.55.180)
They make an outstanding reproduction of the Hartsfield. Nope it's not the most polite or smoothest or most accurate speaker made, but it just might be the most foot-stompingest butt-shakingest funnes .......

27: Silver Flute 8" in a small Karlson-coupler (4.23)
Posted by freddyi on 2012-04-18, 14:04:35 (75.109.225.207)
here's a Silver Flute 8 in a small k-coupler laying around in my pile - it could sound better as the generic network and wrong ohm pad (only thing I had) cause problems in the blend around 2K5 its pos .......

28: Re: THREE - 8 Hz Sydney Town Organ CDs! (4.08)
Posted by KCHANG on 2002-09-20, 09:12:03 (66.147.165.212)
Hi Paul, I finished the EQ for my dipole subwoofers last weekend just before going to the CAS meeting. The dipole subs, using eight 18" subwoofer drivers, are able to shaked the house quite well. I EQ .......

29: Re: Precen vs. Present (3.99)
Posted by Hornlover on 2005-11-07, 09:11:20 (128.115.103.221)
Part of the problem, at least, is the idea that a loudspeaker system should have 'flat' response. I find when a system is adjusted for flat response using a spectrum analyzer, it will always aound to .......

30: Why did you ask then? (3.91)
Posted by Scholl on 2005-10-01, 14:32:13 (68.60.233.193)
You asked about favorite DIY speakers to handle kick drum transients but you didn’t have any recordings in mind. Try these: Who, “Live at Leeds” “Quadraphinia” Dead, “Dead Set” “Shake Down Street” man .......

31: Edgarhorn / Cyrus Brenneman amp experience!! (3.70)
Posted by Rick R on 2005-03-29, 17:16:52 (4.41.255.114)
I had the opportunity be at Cyrus Brenneman’s house and to hear the combination of his Cavalier plus amp (K100 SET integrated) and Bruce Edgar’s Edgarhorn Titan’s with a pair of Edgarhorn Seismic subs .......

32: Re: Hey Tom Dawson - here's non-optimized LC "boost" on K12 size (3.65)
Posted by freddyi on 2006-04-01, 17:38:04 (24.197.85.255)
re:Samson more stout output section would help - I push small things hard only tack 2 of Sheffield's Kodo CD has indced that ratcheting and mainly when only had 15mH choke vs 20mH. those dB figures ar .......

33: open baffle power and bracing requirements? (3.59)
Posted by freddyi on 2006-06-02, 10:52:36 (24.197.68.161)
baffle = 2'x4' with 1' right angle wings with biamping (2nd order electrical slopes) at 90Hz for Beta 12cx and 21" withF1200 Samson at 50Hz lowpass, a TA1600 Hafler on 12CX runs out of steam quick on .......

34: RE: Peavey Scorpion Speaker Akin To Mesa/Boogie MC90 (3.59)
Posted by FRG7SWL on 2012-08-03, 15:58:09 (75.48.6.3)
Gear Page's V-Type finds Peavey's Scorpion handles power like an Electro Voice, whilst voiced like Celestion's GT-100 (tight bass & slightly recessed mids). Similar to Mesa/Boogie's MC-90 driver; alth .......

35: Re: Newbie, but why do folks disagree so violently on Lowther speakers? (3.55)
Posted by Retsel on 2002-09-12, 12:47:50 (134.67.6.24)
Some instruments, such as bass drums and large kettle drums and stand-up bass can excite frequencies in the range from 20+hz to the low 100s. Thus, if the sound from either transducer is different in .......

36: Re: how close can your system get to reproducing a drumkit? (3.23)
Posted by Steve Schell on 2002-04-08, 15:52:25 (165.121.115.212)
Freddy, My three way horn system with 35Hz. J style bass corner horns does a pretty good job, when driven with 20 or 30 watts or more. Although it is fun to crank them up and impress people occasional .......

37: Re: Sheffield Lab (3.20)
Posted by djk on 2006-10-15, 03:09:09 (63.254.144.247)
Listened to a pair of Klipschorns today with that cd. K43s, 6X13 throats, bass sounded real good. BMS co-ax on those 'bentwood' horns coming out of Canada. Bi-amped on the low end, and a passive cross .......

38: RE: PPSL hit box (3.00)
Posted by Scott L on 2014-07-27, 12:18:33 (74.248.219.136)
Just this week I completed my 3rd in a series of ppsl's. In each case I learn more. My most recent used the 12" bigger brother Dayton PA-310. This is what, a $65.00 driver? My previous (and still exis .......

39: FWIW I had the 925 and 900 for a week .....(long) (2.76)
Posted by NuTube on 2004-09-21, 05:39:26 (205.188.116.9)
of scrutiny with a group of audio friends and 2 solid 6 hour days by myself . First off they are both excellent units ...but Initially the 900 sounded a little smoother. There seem to be slightly more .......

40: Saturday Chicago Horn Club Meet at Dan's. (2.65)
Posted by Paul Eizik on 2005-11-06, 10:23:57 (209.86.97.21)
Hi All A big thanks to Dan for his hospitality, and great Bar-BQ beef (have'nt had that for a while, and I coulda ate the whole pot!). The Edgar "salad bowls"/Fane tweet with sealed JBL direct radiato .......

Found 65 records in Planar Speaker Asylum.

1: Harp, sine waves (11.24)
Posted by sbrians on 2012-08-10, 18:25:34 (75.60.98.196)
The harp does sound like the best music to use. But I rely on the Sheffield lab disc linked below for years. It's cheaper than a sine wave generator. http://www.sheffieldlab.com/sheffield.pl?detail=SL .......

2: RE: Amanda McBroom's "Growing up in Hollywood Town" on Sheffield (11.24)
Posted by JBen on 2018-06-23, 07:58:43 (107.143.89.151)
Ahhh, what a coincidence! Just last night I was reminiscing about it and other Sheffield LP jewels of those times. A neighbor came in -- to borrow a car battery charger -- but sat down to listen as we .......

3: Re: My top 5 (9.83)
Posted by MikeCh on 2001-07-21, 22:31:14 (209.244.111.55)
>1. The Rose - from the CD "Dreaming" by Amanda McBroom (She wrote the song and does it far better than Bette Middler. If you haven't heard this CD, do yourself a favor and find a copy, listen and en .......

4: Sheffield Labs (at least they used to) (nt) (9.45)
Posted by Gary Selken on 2004-09-02, 09:51:15 (24.243.46.104)
. .......

5: RE: the brand new tube amp for Maggies.. (7.25)
Posted by Sheffield Tunes on 2010-04-19, 05:15:30 (77.127.179.111)
Thanks for letting me know, the pics should be visible now.. .......

6: RE: A problem with 3.6/R (6.97)
Posted by Sheffield Tunes on 2011-05-14, 04:54:13 (77.126.116.107)
I dont know where to get a meter from, I'll try and find one, that would require to tighten the screw on the midrange strip as you said. It's not on the outside. .......

7: Re: Maggies do African Drums! (6.77)
Posted by vinylbee on 2005-07-11, 04:00:00 (171.159.192.10)
Totally agree with you. I have the Sheffield Drum test cd and its spectacular on my modded MMG's. .......

8: RE: the brand new tube amp for Maggies.. (6.71)
Posted by Sheffield Tunes on 2010-04-21, 15:44:55 (77.127.179.111)
I tried that even in monoblocks topology and it just doesn't drive them all the way, espacialy in harder usic styles like Fusion... .......

9: RE: subwoofers for Magneplaner 1.7 in city apt. (6.59)
Posted by Utley1 on 2022-01-30, 09:02:54 (108.14.103.129)
Was not familiar with that set- but know the British midland organs-studied in Sheffield Univ. Thank you for your hearty enthusiasm. .......

10: RE: A problem with 3.6/R (6.59)
Posted by Sheffield Tunes on 2011-05-13, 18:37:42 (77.126.116.107)
I switched sides of the speaker cables but only on the back of my amplifier and it got much better, right in the middle in some tracks and almost centered in others) what is that means? is it my ampli .......

11: RE: Here you go (6.48)
Posted by BDP24 on 2017-07-11, 02:17:52 (67.189.82.60)
Saties mention of direct-to-disc LP's brings me back to the day I first heard one, and what a startling thing it was. I was hearing not only the lack of analog tape recorder distortion (of all types, .......

12: Sheffield labs (6.43)
Posted by MikeCh on 2001-07-23, 09:48:01 (150.215.40.17)
See http://www.sheffieldlab.com The album that has "The Rose" on it is: Growing Up in Hollywood Town (Catalog #10013-2-M) This is her second release: West Of Oz (Catalog #10015-2-M) >So, how were you .......

13: RE: I'll gladly mail you the Manilow's. (nt) (6.14)
Posted by JBen on 2012-02-20, 13:27:27 (69.65.66.188)
Many thanks! I don't have LP playback anymore. Now, if you happened to have Sheffield's Erich Leinsdorf – Excerpts From Ballet Romeo And Juliet original on LP, and "not like it" , I'd go steal a frie .......

14: No "Songs" (6.00)
Posted by Jerry O on 2001-07-23, 14:06:54 (12.13.238.141)
There exists quite a bit of great music that does not include singing. For me, I like to show off with the following: Tchaikovsky 3rd movement piano concerto no. 1, Schostakovitch final movement symph .......

15: RE: Best Subwoofer for the 1.6's???? (5.91)
Posted by Sheffield Tunes on 2007-11-17, 06:16:50 (84.108.33.84)
Hello, I'm new so hi everyone! you've got a very cool forum here! :) I'm using a REL Storm III with my MG1.6 wich blend real good, it's down-firing but there's no boomy sound or anything like that. yo .......

16: RE: Bottoming out sound (5.88)
Posted by Infinite Monkey on 2012-05-08, 14:24:49 (67.188.100.134)
So far I haven't heard either sound when playing any music. Only when I tried the Sheffield disk with frequency sweeps well below what I usually hear. I'd guess that at least some of it was mylar hitt .......

17: Re: Maggie IIIa 3-way Active Crossover Project (long) (5.86)
Posted by andyr on 2004-02-15, 02:27:19 (203.51.160.195)
Hi, Tim, thanks for your input over these months. And thanks for your post ... nice to see other people coming to the same conclusions as lil ol' me!! I will have to see if I can get hold of the Sheff .......

18: RE: Best CDs for Maggies ? (5.65)
Posted by gentlegiantfan on 2010-02-25, 22:11:05 (24.164.38.234)
I can't speak to the Acoustic Alchemy CDs ... but I can say the Lps sound incredible! A lot of Manhattan Transfer stuff also sounds very, very good from Lp. One of the all time greats is Thelma Housto .......

19: A problem with 3.6/R (5.64)
Posted by Sheffield Tunes on 2011-05-13, 16:46:14 (77.126.116.107)
Hello Everyone! I am a maggie owner for about 7 years now and recently upgraded from 1.6/QR to 3.6/R. I dont know why but It seems that the left speaker is louder then the right one and I can't get th .......

20: RE: If it sounds as good as it looks, (5.58)
Posted by Sheffield Tunes on 2010-04-21, 15:42:27 (77.127.179.111)
Well it's completly dual-mono with 2 volume controlers (with out a remote) and it uses FOUR 6550, SIX 6350 and TWO 6922, all stock tubes are NOS. you can get more information on the link i posted. ::: .......

21: RE: A problem with 3.6/R (5.39)
Posted by Sheffield Tunes on 2011-05-13, 17:07:55 (77.126.116.107)
Thanks for the reply, by switch between them I mean moving the right speaker to the left and the left speaker to the right. so the tweeters are on the outside. I tried a diffrent set of cable with sam .......

22: Do you face this ... (5.38)
Posted by nex on 2000-12-18, 07:53:04 (165.21.83.140)
Trying out my placement of the 1.6QR and find that the "centre" of the two loudspeakers (Sheffield/XLO Test & Burn-in CD - track 2) is consistently tilted slightly more to one side. It doesn't matter .......

23: High quality Piano recordings to showcase planars (5.28)
Posted by Eric W on 2007-02-14, 06:22:27 (69.250.163.158)
...can anybody recommend good piano recordings? I'm trying to build a collection of high quality stuff and I think the piano is one of the hardest instruments to faithfully reproduce but the planar is .......

24: RE: Test signals for Dynamics. (5.21)
Posted by BigguyinATL on 2013-08-13, 08:02:54 (63.111.2.217)
I give up! The test is relevant to its purpose. I can run any waveform through the system you want? This is one that most people are very familiar with. Better that some obscure piece. If you go back .......

25: MG 1.7 review by TONEAudio. (4.94)
Posted by Sheffield Tunes on 2010-07-06, 07:31:19 (79.183.120.130)
Hey all, the new ToneAudio Maggazine issue 30 has been released and features an MG 1.7 review. enjoy. .......

26: Re: AR LS 16 MkII & Bryston 4B SST good match for 3.6R? (4.88)
Posted by DKG on 2005-06-22, 06:38:14 (65.15.21.42)
I ran my 3.6's with a 4BST and it did a very nice job. I did have a few issues with it clipping on occassion, mainly on a few sheffield labs DD jazz albums. My room is 20'lx12'wx9'h..I had a chance to .......

27: Differing results (4.87)
Posted by George6 on 2019-01-27, 11:25:42 (24.141.8.161)
As expected, doing a few more measurements, this time using the Sheffield 1/3 octave pink noise bands and a stationary SPL meter, has produced yet again a different correction curve. The extreme corre .......

28: RE: Opening MGIIIs -- I chickened out! (4.81)
Posted by Infinite Monkey on 2012-05-04, 12:59:13 (67.188.100.134)
Great response and perfect explanation, DNM. Thanks. I'm stiffening my backbone and getting ready to attempt this again. Meanwhile, I ran through some frequency sweeps with a Sheffield test CD today a .......

29: RE: Here you go (4.72)
Posted by JBen on 2017-07-11, 09:59:00 (69.167.9.84)
Ahhh, yes! Direct-to-Disc, better vinyl, half speed mastering, improved electronics...all coming together for the briefest of times before the CD spoiled the party for a good while. One could not go b .......

30: RE: RTRs - some of the best ever made (4.72)
Posted by triamp on 2010-03-28, 02:32:56 (98.206.43.107)
That's not damping on that woofer- it's MASS LOADING. They lowered the Fs of those Cerwin-Vega woofers using simple (and cheap) MORTITE. And they didn't work it out as some custom "tweak" for each dri .......

31: I agree, as when I'm jamming with my sons.... (4.70)
Posted by kootenay on 2012-02-01, 07:34:10 (162.139.5.35)
We always wear the earplugs, especially if we cover the "Comfortably Numb" song by PF as my son loves to let his Eric Clapton Signature Series Fender Guitar ripped on the over drive during the guitar .......

32: I think you have identified your problem. (4.66)
Posted by Penguin on 2005-05-30, 08:27:52 (69.251.125.165)
"I listen mainly for what the stereo can do, not for the music (that's part of the problem, the music that shows off the stereo's ability the most is the stuff she doesn't like)." Bad reason to have .......

33: MG-IIIa fuse questions (4.33)
Posted by kff on 2007-02-10, 16:13:31 (68.80.203.143)
The IIIas I have like to pop the midrange fuse, used up all my 2.5 went to 3.0, still does it. The amp McCormack DNA-1 (usually about 180 at 8 and 325 @ 4 ohms) sounds fine at the point when the fuse .......

34: RE: A problem with 3.6/R (4.30)
Posted by Hoshi on 2011-05-15, 10:13:35 (75.172.91.26)
Hey Sheffield, You did not state whether or not you have stock crossovers or not. I experienced the same problem a few months ago with my MG2.5r. I thought that it was the room acoustics or maybe that .......

35: The Death of another pair of MG-1's (4.28)
Posted by FAB1 on 2010-06-02, 21:36:48 (216.135.13.34)
Basement flooded last Tuesday and soaked my MG-1's to the bone so for now I am Maggie-less, unless I pull out my old SMGa pair which didnt get wet at all in the same room, go figure. The MG-1's were .......

36: Re: SVS sub (4.25)
Posted by MaggieDriver on 2007-04-08, 11:28:45 (24.184.40.241)
Since I am sending full signal from my stereo pre-amp outputs, I'm using the crossover on the sub. For the 1.4s, I found a dial setting of 45 hz sounded about right. For the MMGs, I have it set at 70 .......

37: Re: crossovers/Quads/subwoofers (4.22)
Posted by 90493m on 2003-03-13, 06:40:01 (65.124.37.11)
Thanks for the response thus far guys . Several have asked about the amps i use. I am using Wavac 833 monos. I do not think they are the sources ofthe problem as they drive the Quads right up to the s .......

38: Kodo, Heartbeat drummers of Japan (4.08)
Posted by wwalden on 2008-01-07, 16:39:03 (209.240.206.199)
This is my personal torture disc. An older Sheffield Lab recording that plumbs the entire range from almost inaudible to insane levels. The group named (aptly) named themselves Ondekoza (demon drum gr .......

39: Re: SVS sub (4.07)
Posted by MaggieDriver on 2007-04-08, 11:32:28 (24.184.40.241)
Since I am sending full signal from my stereo pre-amp outputs, I'm using the crossover on the sub. The MMGs ae currently being fed full signal. For the 1.4s, I found a dial setting of 45 hz sounded ab .......

40: My top 5 (4.07)
Posted by Gary on 2001-07-20, 21:45:51 (199.3.9.7)
1. The Rose - from the CD "Dreaming" by Amanda McBroom (She wrote the song and does it far better than Bette Middler. If you haven't heard this CD, do yourself a favor and find a copy, listen and enjo .......

41: RE: Here you go (4.03)
Posted by JBen on 2017-07-15, 21:25:49 (107.143.89.151)
I should say, the AR-11 were something else at the time. In those days, I had a love/hate relationship with the New England Sound. Then, I heard the AR-11 and things changed. You've may have seen me t .......

42: RE: Adding a tweeter to MMG (3.97)
Posted by aceinc on 2017-02-21, 07:30:53 (23.31.52.249)
JBen, actually the longer story which I have recounted elsewhere is about 8-9 years ago I called up, specifically asked if they could demo the LFT8b, setup an appointment, arrived at the proscribed ti .......

43: RE: I chickened out! Why, it is easy!! (3.94)
Posted by Infinite Monkey on 2012-05-04, 12:53:02 (67.188.100.134)
Thanks for the great response, kff. I'm really not quite as far down the road as you think, as I've not taken the staples out. I lay down one speaker on the dining room table and tried to take out one .......

44: RE: Time alignment (3.92)
Posted by sbrians on 2017-09-18, 23:16:13 (99.46.90.131)
Thanks. I figured that latencies should not be too much. You had me a bit concerned. I have the Sheffield My Disc which has impulses. I will check some time. I figured that since I have the sub betwee .......

45: the brand new tube amp for Maggies.. (3.91)
Posted by Sheffield Tunes on 2010-04-18, 18:32:11 (77.127.179.111)
Hello, I've being reading here for about 6 years now but i almost never write... people here always suggest others to buy powerfull amps for maggies (more then 100w) anyway... I own a Magnepan 1.6 wit .......

46: RE: Adding a tweeter to MMG (3.82)
Posted by JBen on 2017-02-21, 21:23:08 (208.91.64.7)
Aceinc, I am happy that you got the B&W's you wanted...and no tar and feathers treatment, LOL. I've always found the company's speakers to be worth every penny, if one wants good boxes. If I had to ha .......

47: RE: assumptions (3.80)
Posted by JBen on 2010-08-10, 16:46:12 (69.65.66.188)
Similar experiences. Heavy, or even light, processing never got me anywhere with music in the late 70s & early 80s. Despite the effort put into making the companders and equalizers of the time sound m .......

48: Re: About lottsa power for Maggies.............?? (3.78)
Posted by kentaja@yahoo.com on 2005-12-11, 07:24:03 (205.188.116.7)
The dynamic range capacity of the CD is 90dB. I have yet to hear one that even comes remotely close to this figure. The typical CD contains no more dynamic range than your typical vinyl LP. If we have .......

49: Agreed as I used to drive my Thiel CS 3.6 .... (3.77)
Posted by millen on 2006-02-01, 08:30:16 (142.56.5.23)
with an ARC D-250 tube amp (250w/c) with excellent results. Combining with the Sonic Frontiers SFL2 pre the sound is truly holographic when listening to excellent recordings by Sheffield Labs and or .......

50: RE: To all those who love ribbons and 'stats (3.76)
Posted by BDP24 on 2019-03-23, 01:49:02 (67.189.82.60)
Interesting post Josh! Using live sound as a standard is fine, but is an abstract ideal. There are concert halls legendary for their good acoustics, and others known for their bad. Rock and Pop shows .......

51: OK lets start with the basics (3.57)
Posted by Penguin on 2007-02-15, 16:47:34 (69.251.125.165)
What is your favorite piano? Bosendorfer, Steinway, Yamaha, Mason Hamlin, Baldwin, Chickering, Fazioli, Pleyel....they all sound different, and they are recorded on a bunch records. So first decide i .......

52: Anybody have more then your planar system? (3.47)
Posted by eric on 2004-01-18, 22:25:52 (68.34.111.232)
I used to put all my money into one system, but wanting some variety, I branched off and started assembling a second system. My first system consists of Magneplanar MGIIIA speakers with a custom 12" 7 .......

53: RE: Magneplanar-most overrated speaker ever? (3.45)
Posted by kentaja@yahoo.com on 2007-12-01, 05:20:03 (64.12.116.141)
I am guessing the source of your comments regarding the lack of bass energy and dynamics with the ESL is largely related to the amp. The original ESL has excellent mid-bass performance; lots of energ .......

54: Re: Maggie IIIa 3-way Active Crossover Project (long) (3.41)
Posted by Tim Murphy on 2004-02-13, 00:01:29 (65.146.250.19)
Thanks for the report My friend ended up setting his digital crossover so they duplicated the stock IIIA crossover also. Pink noise can be used with the driverrack PA because it has a 29? band RTA/EQ .......

55: RE: Power for 3.6's.. do you think... (3.28)
Posted by Jallen on 2008-11-09, 11:46:10 (69.226.65.196)
The mathematical equation for a sensitivity of 86db at 1 watt like the 3.6 would place it at about 101db at 32 watts for peaks, and 104db max at 64 watts peaks,not continuous. The mathematical formula .......

56: Re: Some people claim that tube amps are not fast enough. Any thoughts? (3.10)
Posted by angus80808 on 2002-05-05, 05:48:19 (207.177.197.34)
I'll admit it...I love fast amps, especially with electrostatic speakers and Goldmund are the fastest! Even though I don't own a Goldmund, I wish I did! I borrowed a Goldmund 29er for a few weeks and .......

57: Magnepans, Sound Lab, or Martin Logan (2.91)
Posted by angus80808 on 2002-04-30, 15:27:47 (207.177.197.75)
Hi All: After 12 great years with my ML Quests, I'm ready to upgrade to some new speakers. At the moment, I'm considering Magnepan 20.1, Soundlab M1/A1, or Martin Logan Prodigy. I have heard the ML Pr .......

58: Re: Tube amps too slow for electrostatic speakers or not? (2.91)
Posted by angus80808 on 2002-05-05, 06:03:09 (207.177.197.34)
OOPS! I didn't see that you started a new thread! I'll admit it...I love fast amps, especially with electrostatic speakers and Goldmund are the fastest! Even though I don't own a Goldmund, I wish I di .......

59: The Soundlab U-1s survived! (2.88)
Posted by E-Stat on 2005-04-10, 08:27:47 (24.99.71.139)
despite the inept freight company, if not with some scratches up and down the metal frame of one. Also, I still don't have the box with the mounting bolts, power cords, tip toes, and frame caps, but w .......

60: The Soundlab U-1s survived! (2.80)
Posted by E-Stat on 2005-04-10, 08:27:47 (24.99.71.139)
despite the inept freight company, if not with some scratches up and down the metal frame of one. Also, I still don't have the box with the mounting bolts, power cords, tip toes, and frame caps, but w .......

61: You're most certainly welcome to you opinion (2.80)
Posted by E-Stat on 2018-06-22, 15:36:53 (206.255.198.236)
but my observation holds true in my experience. Sorry. You seem to be a more visually oriented individual. I don't care if Ralph the Dog created a musical recording. I perceive sound the same way. It' .......

62: Re: Quad II's + ESL57's boring? Yikes! (2.73)
Posted by kentaja@yahoo.com on 2004-09-13, 05:01:57 (64.12.116.9)
Yes I have spent quite a bit of time with the Quad II/ESL combo. I will stick with my observations. Lovely sound with small scale music, a little boring when the music gets going. While I listen to so .......

63: RE: t works just as advertised but doesn't sound very good. Funny. nt (2.60)
Posted by BillMilosz on 2007-12-15, 06:05:58 (71.194.195.244)
I have both a DEQX and a couple of Behringer DCX2496's - I use the Behringers for various things, and the DEQX with my MG 3.6's. I have used the Behringer on the woofer panel- splitting the LF output .......

64: More on MMGs with SVS subwoofer (2.45)
Posted by MaggieDriver on 2007-06-02, 15:47:03 (24.184.40.241)
I haven't posted in a while because right after I received my MMGs a few months ago (after using MG-1.4s for 17 years), we began renovations in our home and I had to take the system down. I only had a .......

65: Room acoustics or crossover mod? (2.27)
Posted by Frank D�az on 2000-09-09, 23:09:07 (192.115.144.17)
Dear MUG Friends, I have an Ah! Tjoeb CD player (with all the goodies) feeding a YBA Integre DT integrated amp, which in turn feeds a pair of 1.6's. The interconnects are Nordost Blue Heaven and the c .......

Found 12 records in Tape Trail.

1: Nakamichi Reference Recording Series Pre-Recorded Cassettes (5.41)
Posted by kingseiko on 2010-05-25, 18:49:56 (69.148.49.112)
Hi Forum Members: Today I came across a reading describing an interview by David Tarumoto of High Performance Review on Doug Sax ( founder of Sheffield Lab and Mastering Lab ) in 1984. Below i .......

2: RE: Nobody?? (5.41)
Posted by popsy on 2011-02-06, 14:16:22 (98.203.184.62)
Have some: Claude Bolling Don Braden--Sealed Ana Caram Pat Coil--Sheffield Al Dimeola Return to Forever Pat Metheny Dave Grusin Spyro Gyra Hiroshima Keiko Matsui Benoit-Freeman Jazz New School--Gene K .......

3: RE: Pre-recorded DATs (5.10)
Posted by draka1032 on 2009-04-24, 15:21:58 (99.249.212.114)
I have quite a few prerecorded DATS from Sony, Chandos, DMP, GRP, Sheffield, Capriccio, etc. Had no problems so far. I use a Sony DTC-2000ES through a Genesis Digital Lens into a Parasound DAC 2000 Ul .......

4: Try the library, maybe yours has the Harrison Tape Guides on microfilm (5.09)
Posted by Teresa on 2006-03-07, 17:20:48 (172.197.168.118)
All cataloging of pre-recorded Reel to Reel tapes was on microfilm. eBay is the best place I have found to buy RTRs but sometimes expensive. I am looking for Nakamichi Reference Recording pre-recorded .......

5: Re: I was listening to a killer cassette on the way home in my car the other night (4.33)
Posted by kingseiko on 2006-04-22, 07:33:54 (64.219.196.83)
I agree. With a good setup and a good deck those MoFi cassettes' sound are very nice indeed. Remember these tapes were recorded only on Type-II BASF chrome tapes using a non high-end JVC deck ( althou .......

6: Find someone who can MIX live..... (4.28)
Posted by grhughes on 2006-03-18, 11:13:26 (12.73.205.178)
Go talk to Doug Sax and see who he would recommend to MIX for you and who has direct to disc mixing experience on those Sheffield releases. Armin Steiner is a good choice! Multitracking single mics de .......

7: looking for pre-recorded Nakamichi Reference Recording pre-recorded Metal cassettes, any clues? (3.80)
Posted by Teresa on 2006-03-07, 17:25:48 (172.197.168.118)
I've looked all over the internet in search of audiophile pre-recorded cassettes and all I seem to find is over priced MFSL High Fidelity cassettes. I am looking for Nakamichi Reference Recording pre- .......

8: BTW I did clean the heads and entire tape path and demagnetized the heads. (3.56)
Posted by Teresa on 2006-05-19, 19:36:16 (172.192.138.78)
I hate playing with adjustments by ear, but it is really sounding great. The best sounding tape I've played so far is Sheffield Lab's "The Missing Linc" from Nakamichi's Reference Series duplicated in .......

9: It arrived today! I have it set up and it performs great and it is more beautiful than the picture from the auction. (3.42)
Posted by Teresa on 2006-09-19, 18:40:22 (172.191.88.230)
It does have the Dolby tone generator. You record the Dolby Tone and adjust record calibration for 0VU and then play it back and adjust the playback calibration for 0VU and your done. I had to do with .......

10: Playing lots of Cassettes on the Nakamichi and DVD-Audios as the RTR & turntable are out of commission & guess what (3.12)
Posted by Teresa on 2006-10-20, 18:55:56 (172.194.42.140)
I like the cassettes much better than the DVD-Audios; they just sound more real and alive! Audiophile cassettes from the 1970’s are the best but many regular commercial cassettes also sound excellent. .......

11: I have many pre-recorded cassettes and reel to reels that DO sound better than Vinyl (2.40)
Posted by Teresa on 2007-10-18, 22:04:28 (172.193.4.79)
You said "Purchased prerecorded cassettes never sounded as good as vinyl" Here are how some pre-recorded tapes sound on my "azimuth" correct Nakamichi cassette deck: MFSL High Fidelity Cassettes alw .......