Jaw Dropping on the 803Ss

[KEF]

I don't post often, but I just picked up a CD that has given me the chills – it’s one of my new favorites, and worth, IMO, mentioning here.

I spend a lot of time in Spain, and have become a big fan of Paco De Lucia while there.

Today while looking for a little HDCD material, I came across Friday Night In San Francicso - a guitar trio with Al di Meola and John McLaughlin, originally recorded in 1980 in SF, it was remastered in ’97.

I have to say, it has been a while since a CD has moved me like this one - my oh my is this a great recording.

In any case, I am running an 803Ss driven by a FPB-300cx and they are singing beyond belief at this moment.

If you are an acoustic guitar fan, this is one to look into. :T

Cheers,
Keith

[Nolan B]

perfect. I enjoy accustic and was looking for some HDCD material for my relatively new 1072.

can you please confirm this is it?

http://www.amazon.com/Friday-Night-San-Francisco-Mclaughlin/dp/B000002AHM/sr=11-1/qid=1162775027/ref=sr_11_1/002-8368728-7663257

[KEF]

You got it - it is very good - I've listened to it a second time. I am currently using the same CDP and why I was looking for a little more HDCD content.

Cheers,
KEF

[EastCoaster]

If you are an acoustic guitar fan, this is one to look into. :T

Cheers,
Keith

They should put you on their payroll - I just ordered it as well... :T

[jim777]

I have it in SACD, it is one of the best albums I have (fun to listen to) and one of the best to test dynamics. They start low and gets louder and louder as the songs goes, so don't start the album out at full volume

[KEF]

You'll have to let me know if you guys like it - it has been one of the best "out of the blue" CDs I have picked up in a long time.

The Spanish guitar in the sets with Paco De Lucia are fantastic -

Enjoy,
Keith

[RebelMan]

KEF, Ever hear of Marc Antoine?

[dmccombs]

Wow, and I read this thinking it was going to be about 803s... WTF?

[KEF]

Rebel, I have not - but a quick trip over to his web site sounds promising, any recommendations in particular?

Cheers,
KEF

[EastCoaster]

I don't post often, but I just picked up a CD that has given me the chills – it’s one of my new favorites, and worth, IMO, mentioning here.

Cheers,
Keith

Yowza - I just got the CD this evening - I didn't know one can play on guitar this way... Are you sure they didn't just speed up the recording tape? :W Nice show - a great recommendation, and amazing quality!

Any other suggestions for music that makes your 803s sing? My 805s are clearing their throat...

[EastCoaster]

Nice show - a great recommendation, and amazing quality! ...

I forgot to add - the only thing I thought was a little odd with the recording was that much of the guitar playing is done far left of center stage, and just a tiny bit to the right of center stage. That leaves the soundfield far right of center stage a bit empty. I wonder whether that's just the way they were sitting on stage? I don't think it takes away from the overall performance which is unbelievable - it's just a bit odd.

[chinets]

Man, KEF...We are all buying this " Friday Night In San Francisco" here!! Thanks for the Info. We should all order from you, Instead.!!! Hint...commission!!!!
If you like that CD, then think about Ottmar Liebert too ,he has some great Spanish Guitar accustics. Brilliant Fast guitar like the above mentioned CD!!!
Have fun guys,
Cheers!!!!!

[KEF]

That leaves the soundfield far right of center stage a bit empty. I wonder whether that's just the way they were sitting on stage? I don't think it takes away from the overall performance which is unbelievable - it's just a bit odd.

For me, the when I listen to this CD the picture I get it two guys sat on chairs about 5 foot apart, one left and on right of center.

When I listen, the source flips back and forth as they play to (or against) each other. Like the short "Pink Panther" clip - I can clearly "see" them playing to each other left-right-left-right.

Like I said, the whole CD I just see two guys, sat on chairs on stage just going to town like I have never heard before - absolutely amazing.

Glad you like it - I was blown away, it is one of the most impressive CDs I have ever owned.

Cheers,
Keith

[KEF]

Man, KEF...We are all buying this " Friday Night In San Francisco" here!! Thanks for the Info. We should all order from you, Instead.!!! Hint...commission!!!!
If you like that CD, then think about Ottmar Liebert too ,he has some great Spanish Guitar accustics. Brilliant Fast guitar like the above mentioned CD!!!
Have fun guys,
Cheers!!!!!

Nah, I lurk here enough that you'll all pay me back in a recommendation or two in the future I am sure.

I'll pick up one of the above CDs and give it a listen, thanks!

Cheers,
Keith

[gianni]

I love it. People buying little silver shiny discs to feed their CD players. I'm already feeling a little nostalgic about this with all the talk that we'll all be forced to download all of our music soon. Maybe that wont be all bad if they eventually offer something higher in quality than today's downloads. While I still can, I'm buying all the CD's I can to feed my RCD-1072.

[Blindamood]

I'm actually somewhere in between -- buying more CDs lately, but for the purpose of ripping to FLAC to store on my Olive Musica's hard disk.

BTW, are any of you familiar with Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ)? They have at least two multi-channel SACD releases (Telarc) that are both outstanding guitar performances. Highly recommended!

[dknightd]

Here are my notes from that CD

Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho - Paco De Lucia (l)/ Al Di Meola (r)
Short Tales Of The Black Forest - Al Di Meola (l)/ John McLaughlin (r)
Frevo Rasgado - John Mclaughlin (l) / Paco De Lucia (r)
Fantasia Suite - Al DiMeola (l)/McLaughlin (c)/DeLucia (r)
Guardian Angel - Paco De Lucia (l)/ John McLaughlin (c)/ Al Di Meola (r)

(l) means playing on left of stage
(c) means playing center stage
(r) means playing on right of stage

Of course I could be wrong . . .

You should hear right and left guitar players, except for the last two tracks
when all three play. I don't remember the balance being off on this recording.
Maybe your room is out of balance, or my memory is failing?

I only have the CD, not SACD, DCD, etc. It is possible
they remastered for these formats. It is a good recording
of a special night.

I'll have to bookmark this thread because I'm interested in listening to the other things that have been suggested

[EastCoaster]

Here are my notes from that CD

Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho - Paco De Lucia (l)/ Al Di Meola (r)
Short Tales Of The Black Forest - Al Di Meola (l)/ John McLaughlin (r)
Frevo Rasgado - John Mclaughlin (l) / Paco De Lucia (r)
Fantasia Suite - Al DiMeola (l)/McLaughlin (c)/DeLucia (r)
Guardian Angel - Paco De Lucia (l)/ John McLaughlin (c)/ Al Di Meola (r)

(l) means playing on left of stage
(c) means playing center stage
(r) means playing on right of stage

Of course I could be wrong . . .

You should hear right and left guitar players, except for the last two tracks
when all three play. I don't remember the balance being off on this recording.
Maybe your room is out of balance, or my memory is failing?

I only have the CD, not SACD, DCD, etc. It is possible
they remastered for these formats. It is a good recording
of a special night.

I'll have to bookmark this thread because I'm interested in listening to the other things that have been suggested

Yup - I do hear two guys, one clearly to the left, the other just to the right of center. But the guy on the right isn't as far to the right as is the guy on the left, who is pretty much extreme to the left. It makes for an odd soundstage, as I feel a little "hole" to the extreme right. I've played around a bit with my toe-in, but it didn't help. It's also not the case when I put in my other CDs. I just find it curious - I'm not bothered by it - I like this CD a whole lot - I think they are playing these guitars like demons! :T

[RebelMan]

Rebel, I have not - but a quick trip over to his web site sounds promising, any recommendations in particular?

Sorry KEF, I missed this earlier.

I would suggest you start with "The Very Best of Marc Antoine" to get a fair idea of what he does. The tracks are not limited to acoustic (spanish) guitar but I suspect you'll like it just the same and if you do give "Mediterraneo" a try also and then you'll be hooked.

[Bluespower]

Thank You - Thank You - Thank you

Just got my copy tonight and have listened to it twice. Excellent recording! I got turned off to John McLaughlin during the Mahavishnu period and hadn't given any of his newer releases a second look. Silly me...

[KEF]

Why you are welcome, glad you enjoyed it.

Cheers,
Keith

[Angioguy]

I've had the Friday Night in SF CD for many years now; I demoed my first pair of B&W's with it-- the DM-330s, and it has become a staple for listening to every piece of equipment I have bought, including the 803S, to my most recent acquisition, the 802D's. The recording is nothing short of superb.

Recently picked up an SACD player, and one of the first albums I bought was the Al Dimeola, Paco DeLucia and John McLoughlin FN in SF SACD. Having listened to the cd and sacd each on the sacd player and 802D's, I find them to be remarkably similar, in every respect-- you simply can't go wrong with either!

[EastCoaster]

I don't post often, but I just picked up a CD that has given me the chills – it’s one of my new favorites, and worth, IMO, mentioning here.

Okay guys (and gals) - what's the next recommendation? I need more music! :B

[Bluespower]

I'll tell you one that you won't believe until you hear it. Pick up a Flim & The BBs recording called "Tricycle". The third track "Lunch Hour Wedding March" will test your system like nothing else I've heard AND IT IS EXCELLENT MUSIC!

You can pick up their discs second hand on Amazon between $2-$4. Give er a try, you won't be disappointed...

[Blindamood]

Okay guys (and gals) - what's the next recommendation? I need more music! :B

Have you heard the new Beatles "Love" disc? It is recorded specifically for a Cirque du Soleil show, and is pretty spectacular in DVD-Audio (comes packaged with CD as well).

[EastCoaster]

I'll tell you one that you won't believe until you hear it. Pick up a Flim & The BBs recording called "Tricycle". The third track "Lunch Hour Wedding March" will test your system like nothing else I've heard AND IT IS EXCELLENT MUSIC!

You can pick up their discs second hand on Amazon between $2-$4. Give er a try, you won't be disappointed...

I LOVE IT! (listened to shorts on Amazon) Which album should I get? There is:

Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
Original Release Date: November 1982
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Digital Music Prod
ASIN: B000003DCJ

And also:

Audio CD (November 15, 1999)
Original Release Date: November 15, 1999
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Hybrid SACD, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Digital Music Prod
ASIN: B0000500CP

If I'm not mistaken, the Hybrid SACD is only two-channel SACD.

Nice suggestion!

[EastCoaster]

Have you heard the new Beatles "Love" disc? It is recorded specifically for a Cirque du Soleil show, and is pretty spectacular in DVD-Audio (comes packaged with CD as well).

Nice! $15.88 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on Amazon - I'm there!

[Bluespower]

My Flim is the original release on CD. I don't have the gear to play SACD. The fidelity of the CD is soo good I can't imagine what Hi-Res brings to the table.

I've been creaming to get the new Love album but it is one that I asked Santa for so I'll have to wait. I've been a Beatles fan for over 40 years, so this WILL be a treat to unwrap Christmas day. Yeah Yeah Yeah

[csuzor]

are any of you familiar with Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ)? They have at least two multi-channel SACD releases (Telarc) that are both outstanding guitar performances. Highly recommended!

Yes, LAGQ, 3 mch sacd albums, fantastic guitar playing, and with a guitar in each of the 4 speakers, and occasional sounds through the center, it is great. It's good in stereo too, very accurate (the 2 rear guys have been mixed in mid-left and mid-right), but the recording engineer from Telarc will tell you, it's been recorded in mch, 5 mics, and that's they way it should be played.

Try Romero too, 2 mch sacd albums, both awesome guitar albums too. The acoustics of the church as great in mch.

[caleb]

My Flim is the original release on CD. I don't have the gear to play SACD. The fidelity of the CD is soo good I can't imagine what Hi-Res brings to the table.

I've been creaming to get the new Love album but it is one that I asked Santa for so I'll have to wait. I've been a Beatles fan for over 40 years, so this WILL be a treat to unwrap Christmas day. Yeah Yeah Yeah

Bluespower - there are acutally four "Yeah"s at the end of She loves you!

YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH

[Bluespower]

Caleb, beginning or end, we're both right... Yeah!

She Loves You
Beatles

She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah,
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah.
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You think you've lost your love,
Well I saw her yesterday.
It's you she's thinking of
And she told me what to say.
She says she loves you,
And you know that can't be bad.
Yes, she loves you,
And you know you should be glad.
She said you hurt her so,
She almost lost her mind.
But now she says she knows
You're not the hurting kind.
She says she love you,
And you know that can't be bad.
Yes, she loves you,
And you know you should be glad, oooh.
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah,
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah.
And with a love like that
You know you should be glad.
You know it's up to you,
I think it's only fair.
Pride can hurt you too,
Apologise to her.
Because she loves you
And you know that can't be bad.
Yes, she loves you,
And you know you should be glad, oooh.
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah,
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah.
With a love like that
You know you should be glad.
With a love like that
You know you should be glad.
With a love like that
You know you should be glad.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[EastCoaster]

Have you heard the new Beatles "Love" disc? It is recorded specifically for a Cirque du Soleil show, and is pretty spectacular in DVD-Audio (comes packaged with CD as well).

Just got it - I love the CD! What sorround processor setting do you use to listen to the DVD-Audio?

[Blindamood]

For DVD-Audio (and SACD) on my system, I listen only through the multi-channel analog inputs. No sound processing required!

[Blindamood]

Today while looking for a little HDCD material, I came across Friday Night In San Francicso - a guitar trio with Al di Meola and John McLaughlin, originally recorded in 1980 in SF, it was remastered in ’97.

Just picked this one up last week, thanks to comments here and on another forum. Excellent suggestion! This, and Al DiMeola's new "Consequence of Chaos" SACD are two of my new favorite recordings.

[PavelL]

Here is my suggestion of some jaw-dropping material - Buena Vista Social Club http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...0:smd0ylo1xpvb

[Bluespower]

Well Santa came through with my CD/DVD-A Love album. All I can say is:

Are you people at Apple records listening?

I would buy the whole Beatles catalog again if it were reissued in the same format/quality as this recording! Thank you George & Giles...

[KEF]

I am going to try to get a copy tomorrow - I was wondering if it would be worth trying to get a copy of this:

http://www.amazon.com/Love-Special-Beatles-George-Martin/dp/B000JBXLOM/sr=1-4/qid=1167281373/ref=sr_1_4/105-5237479-0934833?ie=UTF8&s=music

It is the import copy, any advantage?

Cheers,
KEF

[ejuanpiman]

guy's, one is a sacd, and another one is a remastered cd, wich one this one http://www.amazon.com/Friday-Night-F...e=UTF8&s=music, or this one http://www.amazon.com/Friday-Night-S...e=UTF8&s=music, thanks for your time.

[KEF]

The copy I have is the remastered version - is is redone in 20bit HDCD, look at the second post in this thread.

I found the CD looking for HDCD content -

Cheers,
Keith

[EastCoaster]

I'll tell you one that you won't believe until you hear it. Pick up a Flim & The BBs recording called "Tricycle". The third track "Lunch Hour Wedding March" will test your system like nothing else I've heard AND IT IS EXCELLENT MUSIC!

You can pick up their discs second hand on Amazon between $2-$4. Give er a try, you won't be disappointed...

Just got my Flim CD from Amazon ($3.00, but took eons to get). This is a nice one! I do especially like the Lunch Hour track!

I'm open to more music from all sources - any other suggestions for "Jaw Dropping" music for B&W speakers?

[beden1]

After listening to the B&W DVD sampler, I picked up Peter Gabriel "Growing Up Live" Music DVD. It just blows me away. Fantastic video and audio, and a wonderful concert. Enjoy!