Norah Jones

joseph796, are these components still in your system or have they changed?

CD Ayon CD1
Processor Anthem DV
2 Channel Amp Gamut D200i
Speakers Gamut M5

The sound quality on the CD is pretty good. What source were you using (CD, stream, etc)? You description of the album ic completely opposite of mine.

Re:sound of the record.....  I bought the LP, which I don't have yet, but will post when I get it.  Too bad if the sound is poor.....   I commented on Norah's latter LP's of the poor sound...even wrote a letter to her to become aware of the sound quality on her recordings....  We'll see.

Would like to hear your take on the LP stringreen.

I listened to Day Breaks last night on vinyl and also found it somewhat boring. I didn't even flip to the second side. Maybe with all the hype on this album I was expecting more. The sound quality was worse than I was expecting. I will get around to playing the entire record but I am not as excited as I was before my first listen. Maybe it will grow on me. I do like Come Away With Me.

Milpai - My current dedicated 2 channel system is completely different from the components you listed in your post and consist of:
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CD - Ayon CD-5
Pre - NAT Symmetrical
Amps - Merrill Thor mono blocks
Speakers - Spatial M4 Turbo S
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This system is neutral & revealing and does not hide inefficiencies in recordings. Sometimes I wish my system wasn’t so honest.  PS - The recording sounds earns a C grade in my car system.