Playlist at our February ’13 Music Demo – Music Lovers S.F.

Highlights were best summarized in Jason Victor Serinus’ writeup in the Stereophile Magazine but here’s an excerpt of what he wrote: “Some of the most colorful and engaging music playback I’ve ever experienced in an audio showroom, big or small. The tonality was gorgeous, with a sweetness that would make of many a seasoned audiophile a kid in a candy store. Images were perfectly placed, instruments clearly defined, and timbres fleshed out in the most musical way imaginable. The sound was, in a word, luscious. Read more>> ”

Playlist at our February ’13 Music Demo – Music Lovers S.F.

From Demo XV:

– “This Love Is Over” – Ray La Montagne (PCM 24/192 from the LP)

– “Sigh No More”  – Mumford & Sons  (PCM 24/192 from the LP)

– “Born Under A Bad Sign” – Jimi Hendrix   (DSD recording from the LP )

– “Worship”  – Ane Brun     (PCM 24/192 from the LP)

– “Pink Panther” – Henry Mancini  (PCM 24/192 from the LP)

– “When your Lover Has Gone” – Ben Webster meets Oscar Peterson (PCM 24/192 from the LP)

– “Fields Of Gold”  – Eva Cassidy   (DSD recording from the LP )

Comparisons :

1.  “Just A Little Lovin’  – Shelby Lynne on the Spiral Groove  (DSD recording from the LP ) Just A Little Lovin’  – Shelby Lynne on the Brinkmann Balance (DSD recording )

2.  “My Romance”  – Gene Amons on the Spiral Groove  (DSD recording from the LP ) “My Romance”  – Gene Amons on the Brinkmann Balance (DSD recording )

3. Patricia Barber – “You & The Night & The Music”  played at 24 /44.1, 24 / 88.2, 24 /96, 24 / 176.4 & 24 / 192

4. Rachmaninov 2 Symph, First Movement / Ivan Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra (Channel Classics DSD file transferred from SACD) Rachmaninov 2 Symph, First Movement / Ivan Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra (Channel Classics DSD Master)

DSD Master Downloads:

1. Mahler 4, Fourth Movement  – Ivan Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra (Channel Classics DSD Master download) singer – Miah Persson

2. Chiquita – Puente Celeste      (MA Recordings DSD Master)

3. Beethoven /Amsterdam Sinfonietta  Allegretto from String Quartet opus 135  (Channel Classics DSD Master)

4. Bach / Ema Ito “Aria” from “Goldberg Variations ”  (MA Recordings DSD Master)