If you ever attended some HiFi Show or visited an audiophile-oriented dealer you may have noticed that, for evaluation purposes, some strange recordings are very popular there. Audiophile recordings, that\'s the name of the game: records (CDs or LPs) containing excellently recorded musical tracks (Music, not noise) that can be successfully used to test and evaluate HiFi components and systems. This is one of those recordings!
Dynamics and sheer energy at their best! The drums solos are a severe test for any HiFi system if played - as they should always be - extremely loud (a live drum kit sounds very loud...). A realistic 3D image is included too. Musically, you have to love this Toto-style kind of Music.
About the Process: Instead of improving the software technology like other formats do, JVC has chosen to do some serious homework on the hardware side. Developed from its well-known K2 20-bit proprietary digital processor, engineers at JVC Mastering Center spared no effort in refining and extending the K2 system into a K2 24-bit configuration. The most remarkable breakthrough is the application of a unique timing system called "Rubidium RF Distribution" technology. Instead of using crystal as the medium for laser clocking, they implemented a timing system based on rubidium, a rare material that is used for space applications. This device is 10,000 times more accurate than conventional crystal clocks. (Detailed information of this system will be found elsewhere in the liner notes.) In a nutshell, XRCD24 produces the finest analog sound: warm, musical and dynamic, but in a normal 16-bit PCM digital format, meaning the disc is playable by any CD player without any additional equipment or different player!
Selections:
1. Drum Improvisation - Jim Keltner 2. Drum Improvisation - Ron Tutt 3. Amuseum - James Newton Howard, Wendy Smith Howard 4. The Higher You Rise - J. Gruska, P. Gordon 5. Wise to the Lines - Buchanan C. Dore 6. Le Ballade - R. Buchanan
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms XRCD2 Model/Varenr.: 99110
"Brothers In Arms" was pretty much the success story of the 80's and was primarily fuelled by a slate of huge hit singles like the classic "Money For Nothing", "Walk Of Life" and "So Far Away". Obviously the production and Mark Knopfler's superlative guitar playing are exemplary as usual. Here's your chance to experience it all over again in glorious xrcd2 sound!
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping Model/Varenr.: 99233
One of the finest of the Southern rock bands, Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1974 album follows the success of "Free Bird" and "Gimme Three Steps" from their 1973 debut and features their biggest hit single, "Sweet Home Alabama", an answer song to Neil Young's "Southern Man" and "Alabama".
John Lennon - Imagine Ultradisc II™ 24 KT Gold CD Model/Varenr.: 99115
MFSL returns with one of rock and roll’s most important visionaries and
a rock classic no collection should be without: John Lennon - Imagine.
No one needs to be reminded of the historical significance of this
masterpiece from one of music's most influential artists.
Jennifer Warnes - The Hunter Gold CD Model/Varenr.: 99231
The Hunter was released 5 years after her breakthrough with 'Famous Blue Raincoat'. It is a varied affair with several songs given by Todd Rundgren, Donald Fagen and mentor Leonard Cohen (who puts in another guest appearance) as well as self penned material. It's the voice that matters, and hers is crystalline.
Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat (Gold Edition) Model/Varenr.: 99199
Cisco Music proudly presents Jennifer Warnes' Famous Blue Raincoat on 24 Karat Gold CD for the best sound possible! This deluxe Gold CD reissue contains four previously unreleased songs!
FAITH NO MORE - ANGEL DUST GOLD CD Model/Varenr.: 99272
Angel Dust is the fourth studio album by Faith No More and it was the second to feature Mike Patton on vocals and the final with long time guitarist Jim Martin. To this day it is still held in very high regard as one of the most influential records of the '90s and many consider this album to be Faith No More at their finest.
Best Audiophile Voices Vol. 1 XRCD2 Model/Varenr.: 99200
One of the best sounding XRCDs featuring Female Vocals! Includes Alison Krauss, Jheena Lodwick, Eva Cassidy, Carol Kidd, Jane Monheit and more! This Hong Kong imported xrcd2 from the Premium label contains more than a dozen wonderful tracks from female vocalists famous for their music. The recording was very well done and the selections emphasize ballads to bring out the best in the artists.
TERRY EVANS - COME TO THE RIVER XRCD24 Model/Varenr.: 99280
When Terry Evans sings, people listen... and believe. For years, Evans voice has fueled albums by the likes of John Fogerty, John Lee Hooker and Ry Cooder. Terry's first album for AudioQuest Music, Puttin' It Down, was called "one for the ages" by Stereophile magazine. Come To The River, featuring some very special guests, is quite simply, Terry's best album to date
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