What's your system response on " Feels like home"

No, Rotarius. I don't like the TIZZY sounds.I do not knock tube sounds either. As a matter of fact, I am trying to sell one of my 400Xi to get the tube-intergrated. Again, there is no battle between tubes vs SS here. My apology to all tuby heads. Just a fact that, as much as I love NJ first CD, her second CD sounds darn-good in my car stereo ( little on the bright side)but the second " Feel like home" sounds overly open and too much bass in my home set-up system. However the " comes away with me" sounds wonderful at home or on the roads. I read some where in this web, the 400XI is ruthless to its source. Maybe, that is the case here.Happy listenning.

Well, I am glad you did not intend to knock tubes. I don't think it's the recording, there isn't much use of cymbals and such to produce the usual top end sparkle.
So which tube integrated are you considering?

I have the recording, "Feels like home" sounds a little better than "come sail away". Both are good recordings that only fall down in the area of drum reproduction when compared to other very well recorded drums...ie, pat Barber (All)...Willie Nelson "Teatro" and others that get it right.

If by "fatigue feeling" you mean makes you want to take a nap...I can understand that, her music is pretty laid back.

Dave

Rotarius, you are pretty sharp. (1)Yes, I do not like the " vocal too up front" and heavy bass. Just my own preference. The "Love scenes" by DK is my personal reference CD for testing different gears for vocal. (2)Don't know yet. Tried Rogue ( magnum series/mono blks) but they don't sound like tubes. Tried some CJ back in the 80s with 250w CJ SS and their line stage tubes and such a coloration added to my SL3 ML.So far, very sacry experience to return opened gears, paid 15 or more restocking fees and still made the Audio salon unhappy.

Warrenh, this thread is about "Feels Like Home". It has not been released as an SACD, only her first was (and supposedly mixed from a 16/44 source, etc). Anyway, I like the warmth of the newest release, but then my system tends slightly toward the cooler side.

Interesting comments.I find both Norah Jones CDs sound a bit dull and hazy-sort of like a classic NAD amplifier.Not unpleasant but a bit contrived.

JT