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VA - AYA - Authentic Audio Check
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 274 MB | Part. Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Stockfisch Records # SFR 357.9011.2 | Country/Year: Germany 2011
Genre: Acoustic, Jazz, Technical | Style: Contemporary Jazz, Instrumental, Singer/Songwriter

The AYA (Are You Authentic?) is an association whose members are dedicated to the aim of providing an authentic musical experience in cars. “Are you Authentic“ campaigns for “real” and “natural” sound reproduction by e.g. organizing sound competitions, where the participants receive constructive criticism from an expert jury. The new “know-how” which thereby arises is shared by all without any financial considerations. In order to facilitate a reproducible test of audio systems, a detailed points system has been developed and together with Stockfisch Records and this SACD, with which the sound of hi-fi systems can be critically judged, therefore allows the most objective possible comparison of different systems. These tracks – some newly mixed, others specially recorded for this SACD – contain certain music signals which show up weaknesses in the sound reproduction chain. These tracks were selected to optimize sound systems if necessary. The tracks sound really good only when there are no mistakes in the system.

Carl Cleves & Parissa Bouas - Out Of Australia
PS3 SACD ISO: 2,89 GB | EAC Rip, FLAC LOG & CUE: 276 MB | 24B/88,2kHz FLAC: 921 MB | Lossless Artwork: 182 MB | Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Stockfisch SFR 357.4060.2 | Country/Year: Germany 2010 | Genre: Folk, Singer/Songwriter | Hoster: Filepost/Filefactory

This nomadic anthology captures the pathos of the human condition with originality and verve. Multichannel SACD is an ideal medium for this music. The understated nuances of the various stringed instruments are reproduced with clear acoustics, whether it’s a prominent rhythm guitar, or delicate lute. Tonal quality of the voices is flawless. The depth and texture of the vocals (in particular the ensembles) refine the musical eminence.

Michael Feinstein - Michael Feinstein With The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
PS3 SACD ISO: 3,44 GB (2.0/5.1) | EAC Rip, FLAC LOG & CUE: 300 MB | 24B/88,2kHz FLAC (2.0): 1,0 GB | Artwork: 23 MB | Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Concord Records SACD-1014-6 | Country/Year: US 2003 | Genre: Jazz | Hoster: Filepost/Filefactory

As it says on the back cover, Michael Feinstein With the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is the first recording he's made with a symphonic orchestra. For this special occasion, Feinstein and Alan Broadbent decided to stick to celebrated songs from the great American popular songbook, ranging from "Stormy Weather" and "Laura" to "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)."…

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Royal Flemish Philharmonic / Philippe Herreweghe
PS3 SACD ISO (2.0/5.0): 4,13 GB | EAC Rip, FLAC LOG & CUE: 293 MB | 24B/88,2kHz FLAC (2.0): 1,13 GB | Lossless Artwork: 171 MB | Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Pentatone PTC 5186 313 | Country/Year: Europe 2008 | Genre: Classical | Hoster: Filepost/Filefactory

Conductor Philippe Herreweghe returns to the helm of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic for another set of Beethoven symphonies on the PentaTone label, this time the First and Third. Again presented as a multi-channel SACD hybrid disc, PentaTone's sound is clean and detailed without too much digital sterility. Unlike the album that included the Fifth Symphony and was fraught with many rhythmic peculiarities, Herreweghe's reading of the First and Third symphonies seems diligently respectful to every nuance of the score…

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphonie Nr. 9 "Ode an die Freude"
Leonard Bernstein / Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor / René Kollo
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 302 MB | Full Artwork: 26 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Deutsche Grammophon "Eloquence" # 476 7368 | Country/Year: Germany 2005, 1980
Genre: Classical | Style: Viennese School

"…If you want this performance on SACD, you can't really go wrong since it at least sounds as good as the RBCD, and it's cheaper anyway than the RBCD-only version. I'm torn because I love this performance, but I can not rightfully give it high marks for sound. At least it's not as awful as the SACD job that was done on Karajan's second recording of the 9th." ~sa-cd.net

Machine Head is the sixth Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded at the Grand Hotel Montreux, Switzerland in December 1971 with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, and released in May 1. The album is often cited as being very influential in the development of the heavy metal music genre. It is Deep Purple's most successful recording, topping the charts in several countries following its release. In 2001 Q magazine named it as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time. Machine Head is the subject of one of the Classic Albums series of documentaries about the making of famous albums. Machine Head was released on the multichannel formats Super Audio CD (2003) and DVD-Audio (2001).

Robert Schumann - Complete Works For Violin And Orchestra
Ulf Wallin / Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie / Frank Beermann
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 316 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: BIS # BIS-SACD-1775 | Country/Year: Europe 2011
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic

This SACD is a delight! (…) If you are not familiar with Schumann’s violin concerto, by all means avail yourself of this excellent BIS SACD – I think you will be happy to make its acquaintance.

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Midnight Sugar
EAC+LOG+CUE | WV: 241 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: First Impression Music # FIM SACD 035 | Country/Year: US 2004, 1974
Genre: Jazz | Style: Post Bop

One of the all time great Jazz Audiophile recordings of all time (…) Award Winner, Best Engineering Award, Jazz Disc Award of Swing Journal, 1974.