The very best sound: Direct to Disc
no one mentioned the 1982 Nautilus D2D LP "Secrets of the Andes" by Victor Feldman? Lots of 'air'....you can hear the musicians breath and turn pages on the music stands if one listens closely....hard to find nowadays in mint condition...a CD is available but no cigar compared to the LP IMHO. https://www.discogs.com/Victor-Feldman-Secret-Of-The-Andes/release/3447375 |
My first Sheffield was Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues, which I purchased at Opus One in Pittsburgh in 1973. I've enjoyed many, particularly the Harry James and Erich Leinsdorf leading the LA Philharmonic in Debussy's Prelude to the afternoon of a fawn and Stravinsky's Firebird Suite. Other D2D's are Virgil Fox on Crystal Clear Records playing the Fratelli organ at the Crystal Cathedral, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and Louis Bellson Note Smoking on Discwasher's label. My analog setup is a Linn LP12 with Cirkus and Lingo, an Ekos arm and Akiva cartridge feeding a Clearaudio Balance phono stage, Parasound Halo P7, Classe CA-5200, and Revel Performa F30's and a Performa B15 sub. |
I have most all of the D2D mentioned, but feel I should submit some other great LPs. The OPUS 3 are fine recordings with special mics in defined acoustical spaces. They issued a series of system setup discs: imaging, dynamics, timbre, etc. Even better are the Pierre Verany LPs. The Mamba Percussions is amazing! |
Dear @fleschler : To what RR label are you reffereing to?, if it’s Reference Recording I think I own all its recordings and no D2D LPs down there or at least I did not know RR has it. If is the same label and exist D2D from them I'm interested to know it and try to find out. @oddlots M.Lavigne already posted it and I own at least one of them and is good recording but not up to best D2D several LPs that exist. R. |
Dear @oldears : I own all Opues 3 and mentioned that even that are very good recorded and even used as a system test are not in the same league of the well recorded D2D LPs. Of course only a first hand experienced opinion. @angeloinny you are rigth Nautilus label had good D2D recordings and even very good non D2D LPs too. R. |
