Popular Post One and a half Posted March 9 Popular Post Share Posted March 9 Norah's 9th album is a below average fidelity, the mix is missing something, compressed to the moon. DR's attached for the Redbook and 96. When previewing on Qobuz, thought, it was the music is overloaded, distorted, the downloads are not much better. 01- All This Time_log.txt 01- All This Time_log.txt dericchan1 and Priaptor 2 AS Profile Equipment List Say NO to MQA Link to comment
firedog Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 1 hour ago, One and a half said: Norah's 9th album is a below average fidelity, the mix is missing something, compressed to the moon. DR's attached for the Redbook and 96. When previewing on Qobuz, thought, it was the music is overloaded, distorted, the downloads are not much better. 01- All This Time_log.txt 1.51 kB · 0 downloads 01- All This Time_log.txt 1.53 kB · 0 downloads Listening to it now on Qobuz. Not the greatest sounding album, but not terrible. My main impression is that the bass and upper mids are too dominant. But that gives it a bit of a thick sound, maybe that's what she wanted. Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protectors +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Protection>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three BXT (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three BXT Bedroom: SBTouch to Edifer M1380 system. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
Popular Post The Computer Audiophile Posted March 9 Popular Post Share Posted March 9 6 hours ago, One and a half said: Norah's 9th album is a below average fidelity, the mix is missing something, compressed to the moon. DR's attached for the Redbook and 96. When previewing on Qobuz, thought, it was the music is overloaded, distorted, the downloads are not much better. 01- All This Time_log.txt 1.51 kB · 3 downloads 01- All This Time_log.txt 1.53 kB · 3 downloads I listened to this one as well and just couldn’t get into it. There was no emotional pull into the music for me, perhaps because the sound was just blah. orresearch, jhwalker, Mercman and 1 other 3 1 Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
botrytis Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 I just found it meh - nothing exciting about the LP. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
jrsub Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 I listed to it from Qobuz and thought the mix was horrible. At first I thought it was a mono recording, basically no sound stage. The music itself wasn't good enough to keep me listening. botrytis 1 My System.pdf Link to comment
botrytis Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 45 minutes ago, jrsub said: I listed to it from Qobuz and thought the mix was horrible. At first I thought it was a mono recording, basically no sound stage. The music itself wasn't good enough to keep me listening. Her first LP while nice also had a horrible mix. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
jhwalker Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 3 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said: I listened to this one as well and just couldn’t get into it. There was no emotional pull into the music for me, perhaps because the sound was just blah. ... especially compared to some of her other albums, which are among my favorites. Disappointing. The Computer Audiophile 1 John Walker - IT Executive Headphone - SonicTransporter i9 running Roon Server > Netgear Orbi > Blue Jeans Cable Ethernet > mRendu Roon endpoint > Topping D90 > Topping A90d > Dan Clark Expanse / HiFiMan H6SE v2 / HiFiman Arya Stealth Home Theater / Music -SonicTransporter i9 running Roon Server > Netgear Orbi > Blue Jeans Cable HDMI > Denon X3700h > Anthem Amp for front channels > Revel F208-based 5.2.4 Atmos speaker system Link to comment
botrytis Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 23 minutes ago, JoeWhip said: Even the Atmos tracks were boring. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
dericchan1 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 3/9/2024 at 1:16 AM, One and a half said: Norah's 9th album is a below average fidelity, the mix is missing something, compressed to the moon. DR's attached for the Redbook and 96. When previewing on Qobuz, thought, it was the music is overloaded, distorted, the downloads are not much better. 01- All This Time_log.txt 1.51 kB · 7 downloads 01- All This Time_log.txt 1.53 kB · 5 downloads I am in agreement with the above. I certainly thought the recording quality was not on par with her usual high standards. More importantly I did not enjoy the songs. I had jplay streamed this album to my car on Saturday, taking the kids to downtown. The music itself was so uninspiring(boring) I almost fell asleep driving on the highway!!! On the return trip, I listened to Cyrille’s new album, and even my 6 year old son and 3 year old girl enjoyed the album much more!! Link to comment
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