Archive for audio engineering
Audiophile Audition Review of “West of the Sun” by Joel Fan
Joel Fan, piano – West of the Sun, Music of the Americas – Reference Recordings Fan has created an album with more programming innovation than most such piano recitals. Joel Fan, piano – West of the Sun, Music of the Americas – [TrackList below] Reference Recordings RR-119, 67:17 [Distr. by Allegro] ***** [Release date: Apr. 14, 09]: We liked Joel Fan’s previous CD for Reference Recordings – World Keys – and similarly find this new…
What is HRx?
Yesterday we explored HDCD, and what it is all about, and today we are going to explore HRx and what it offers to audiophiles. HRx DVD-R data discs contain exact, digit-for-digit copies of the original Reference Recordings 176.4 kHz / 24-bit digital masters. This is the ultimate in fidelity for two-channel sound: TRUE high-resolution audio, ready to load from DVD-R data discs onto your computer music server! Best of Show award for “Greatest Technological Breakthrough:…
Introducing Tam Henderson
For more than 30 years, J. Tamblyn (“Tam”) Henderson has combined his love and knowledge of music with his quest for “the sound of real musicians making music in real space,” molding Reference Recordings into one of the most innovative and respected independent labels in the music business. Founded on the premise that most commercial recordings sound nothing like the live performance experience, Henderson’s productions for Reference Recordings have been widely and lavishly praised for…
Introducing “Prof” Keith O. Johnson
For those that know about Reference Recordings, this may be old hat, but since this blog is so new, I thought that I would introduce you to one of the “brains” that truly make Reference Recordings the “audiophile” label that it is. So here is a little blurb about “Prof” Keith O. Johnson: “Professor” Keith O. Johnson is widely known for his recordings and for his contributions to entertainment technology. His legacy began with a…