The best sounding albums - The Bear and Badger

Brooks

I'd like our musicmaking forumites to post more about their technical shit, setups and settings generally. Can't get enough datapoints.

Wrong thread for it, but we have a right thread for it.

Skerret

This would be interesting.

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Brooks wrote:

I'd like our musicmaking forumites to post more about their technical shit, setups and settings generally. Can't get enough datapoints.

Wrong thread for it, but we have a right thread for it.

Blue mic, Korg for midi input, run through Logic generally. Used a variety of stuff - ULoops (early android) etc - for general loop tinkering, but it all ends up in Logic eventually.

Lots of actual acoustic instrumentation but drums tended to be electric.

Moot_Geeza

g.man wrote:

List of some to avoid.

Interesting that My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy appears in there (or perhaps reassuring). Monster is the track I've been most disappointed in with a decent set-up. Whether it's the better headphones or the lossless rip, the chorus has suffered.

Moot_Geeza

Heh.

To sum up: Metallica, the anti-Napster poster boys, now have an album that can only be truly appreciated via piracy, and a video game featuring a guitar with 5 buttons on the fret-board is the best way to enjoy an album... the irony boggles the mind.

Moot_Geeza

Adding the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves soundtrack to the list. Dat overture.

Facewon

Bump. Great thread.

Still yes to jarreau.

Bob Marley a great shout.

And I note the mqa talk, which is what tidal is using.

Moot_Geeza

Do Hazards of Love with headphones if it's on there and you've got a full hour to commit, by the time the ghost kid chorus comes in you'll be fully converted.

cockbeard

No idea if mentioned already, but Daft Punk - Random Access Memories was a fantastic piece of production probably one of the best sounding albums to chart in years, the de-essing alone is worth the price of admission. Of course along with that it was also a bloody good album. Also anything from Spiritualised is worth sticking in the list, I'll probably always prefer Ladies and Gentlemen, but Lazer Guided Melodies is also bloody gorgeous

Facewon

Will give em a go.

Also got reminded of a little album by Kate ceberano.

She briefly had a TV show out here. Was a little jools Holland.

Album is called Kate ceberano and friends. Guest list is great cross section of 80s/90s Australian singers.

All covers, and not a dud amongst them.

(and they pick some iconic stuff.)

Sound is impeccable for live recording too.

The Daddy

I came across this on AVForums which is relevant:

https://www.avforums.com/articles/the-best-hi-res-albums-to-try-on-your-system.14595

Facewon

Ooh. Nice.

davyK

My ancient setup for the record:

Would welcome comments for gradual upgrades:-

Integrated amp : Pioneer A300. I replaced my >20 yo NAD 314 with this when the phono stage failed - bought 2nd hand off a guy in work. Sounds great to my ears to be honest and will do for now. I have a powered Phillips Bluetooth dongle rigged up to the Aux input. Works grand with smartphones etc.

CD player : NAD 512 (5 disc carousel). Starting to play up wrt to the loading mechanism and it decides not to play certain CDs - so this is up for renewal. I have had this for well over 20 years. I fancy the Marantz CD 6006 Uk edition

Turntable : NAD 5120 (bought 2nd hand in Cash Converters. Had to get a new belt for it). Came with arm, pickup , cartridge etc which I know is another rabbit hole. The only album I have that sounds shit on it is a new impression of Tubular Bells. I suspect it is the album though.

Speakers Mission bookshelf - can't remember the model : 2 way reflex enclosure, 26-75 W/Ch Impendence 8 Ohmns (no idea what all that means). They are bi-wirable and I've did that with my NAD amp that allowed me to do that but I can't say I noticed any difference. They are just single wired at the mo. Again. >20 years

I use hefty ancient speaker cable with banana plugs and I don't use the AV cables that come with the appliances - I just tend to buy something 1 step up from Poundland!

Also have a Hamas DIT2010MBT FM/DAB/Internet radio. Great wee box. Optional app and you can configure it on a website as well once you register it. Will do podcasts and the like too of course and sounds splendid through the amp and speakers.

g.man

TBH, I wouldn't change any of that unless it actually died on you. The A300 is still a great amp. Had the A400 way back in the day, and there really isn't much between the two.

davyK

Yeah - I really like what I'm getting out of it.

The CD player and the speakers are probably what I'm looking at for now. The old CD player 5 disc turntable is being snotty nowadays which considering its age is no complaint. It got a lot of use in the late 90s early 00s at parties with drunk people using it...

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