AWESOME: AUDIO SYMPHONY Vol. 1 - Rca RVLE-1 – Japanese Pressing
$
83
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
AWESOME:
AUDIO SYMPHONY -
Check Up Your Sounds, Volume 1 -
Rca RVLE-1 –
Japanese Pressing -
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!
One of the finest orchestral demonstration recordings on the planet, AUDIO SYMPHONY is intriguing in its concept.
On side 1, it presents in four movements a symphony composed by Koichi Sugiyama, specifically to evaluate sound.
The first movement delivers the full power of the orchestra, the second provides texture and minute detail in the playing of solo flute with strings, the third demonstrates the reverberation of sustained notes, while the fourth is a great test of transients. (The 4th is a doozy, what with plucked strings, percussive attacks, etc.)
The end of this side also has YOUNG WHEAT, composed for voice and full orchestra, to complete the test, this one for rock-solid localization.
Side 2 proves even more interesting by recording instruments in a dry anechoic environment and then in a hall, so one can hear the differences tonally. (By the way, the bass drum here is a great test for locating a sub-woofer in your listening room so that it doesn't sound muddy, which this recording is NOT.)
Other instruments under examination for tonality and attack are drums, hyoshigi, xylophone, piano, biwa, violin, trumpet, tenor sax, and flute.
A fabulous idea, wonderfully recorded throughout: In an edition jacket with very mild shelf and a punch hole. The well-pressed disc within should play near mint, if not better.
Audiophile fun that should not be missed.
For other fine records, TAS picks and hard-to-finds, please see my complete list of offerings here on eBay.
Records Worth Owning
price rating
