Norah Jones official Master Tape copy (AP Ultra Tape)...worth it?

[@johndavies6253]

Wow! Her voice is utterly mesmerizing, sublime!!! Thank you for sharing.

[@anadialog]

Thank YOU!

[@Nephilim-81]

It is such a cool vintage medium. I love Reel to Reel. Beautiful history

[@spacehopper999]

I also made the crazy decision and bought the Norah Jones Ultra tapes from AP over a year ago. It took me quite a while to actually order them, as it seemed liked rather alot of money (which it most definitely is!) I'm glad I bought them though. With a decent machine to play them on there is no contest between this and various analogue and digital copies that I have. The whole recording is so rich with much more dynamics in her voice and deep detail and air around the instruments. Also, there is virtually no noticeable tape hiss, this is helped because they are recorded in IEC equalisation and not NAB. The recorings are totally dropout free for me. Owning a reel to reel and playing tapes on it is a lot more hassle than digital or even vinyl but it is so much more rewarding with the right tapes, and these sound fantastic!

[@anadialog]

Congrats!

[@nicolabevilacqua]

I took the 20th box set release on vinyl, and I’m very happy with that. It’s a great edition and I can appreciate an huge different with the classic records version that I also have. I just can imagine your emotion in front of this pure analogue edition. If I had a tape machine, I’d run to buy it, as well as I run to buy the ticket for her show in Lucca this summer!!!😍

[@1978lukather]

What a great album! This should sound fantastic at home. Congrats Guido!

[@anadialog]

Thanks David!

[@pervertedalchemist9944]

I've had the original vinyl pressing of "Come Away With Me" since its release. It was one of the last projects Arif Mardin worked on before his passing.

[@anadialog]

Cool!

[@MeowKing767]

Crazy. When I first heard "Come Away with Me" my first response was "ok, digital music production really is so good now that I can't possibly complain about it". 20 years later I find out it was actually analogue 🤦‍♂

[@andrewlim7751]

When someone told me it was digitally recorded, I'm astonished also.

[@tweakerman]

Lovely copy on tape, I have many copies on LP, cd & sacd, great album & a beautiful lady❤️, great video👍

[@newtonsantos_photo963]

Peeeeerfect choice for getting the Ultra Tape sample 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I am a little suspect talking about Norah since her debut on The Peter Malick Group in NYC 😍 ... Left me speachless Congrats! See ya, blue skies 🤙🏻✨🍀

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

I was hoping it was doped in magic reindeer dandruff.

[@audioupgrades]

It would be interesting to see waveform comparisons, as you sometimes do. I wouldn't judge it by YT audio, but it sounds a bit more open and detailed than the original version at least.

[@Mizoshi]

by Norah Jones I have this record got before (when it came out) on CD and now I got the anniversary special edition vinyl. Both give me a strong emotion as only she can give us with her voice.

[@anadialog]

Indeed!

[@electroimpyo]

I truly love the sound of reel-to-reel tape also vinyl record

[@fletchermunson6225]

She has begun her own podcast wherein she talks to musicians etc, love her. One of the most sensual recordings ever.

[@TheIgnoramus]

Have to look into that

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

she not singing anymore ..why a podcast.

[@fletchermunson6225]

@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 Not true, She has a 2023 tour and is selling tickets.

[@willieshaw335]

I was in my workshop all those years ago when I first heard Come away with me. It stopped,e in my tracks Since then I have bough many releases including a 200 gram vinyl when I attended CES about 15 years ago. It’s excellent. I have also seen her live at home here in Dublin. I will definitely buy this tape. Thank you for your video One question if I may please. You mention your oppo 105 with all the audiocom mods in one of your videos. Do you have a specific video on it in your library .? I did have a browse but cannot see it. Thank you once again. Willie

[@anadialog]

Unfortunately no. It is a discontinued product but maybe I should do it in the future...for high-res spinning media it is still unbeatable IMHO!

[@lucabattanta9246]

Fantastic artist and product. I have a curiosity .Is there any distributor in Italy/ Europe for analogue production ?

[@anadialog]

No unfortunately, not an official one and none for tapes :-(

[@dsonyay]

Yeah.. i remember hearing her on CD when it came out .. my wife is a fan. I was pretty amazed at how it sounded.. and that was the CD on a mediocre stereo. Later on I bought the LP from AP.. on a much better home audio setup.. and it just shines. I had no idea it was recorded to tape. I always thought these were all digital. Are the AP pressings cut from tape???

[@anadialog]

I believe so. Also the anniversary edition on lp should be AAA

[@claudioportugalli4352]

i got the 20th's anniversary LP copy. And it is a very good copy for the price. but the best is the Japan Sacd that i got in dsd format.

[@dsonyay]

I wanted to add ..I’ve been a subscriber to your channel for well over a year now. I really like your shows and your discussions of music and gear. I find it very interesting. By the way, my wife and I used to live in Sicily from 1987 to 1990 .. we lived just outside of Catania (Motta) when I was stationed there while serving in the US Navy.. I sure loved my three years in Sicily. It was amazing. We lived in a small apartment on a working Vineyard and every year I would help harvest grapes and walk around in circles. Stomping them to help my landlords out in exchange for free wine when it was ready lol what an amazing time .. something I’ll never forget. What city do you live?

[@anadialog]

How cool!! I live near Florence

[@bossoli60]

Your copy sounds great in terms of nuances and dynamic range though.Congrats for the investment 😀

[@rollingtroll]

And to think that a really very good cassette copy of this would still sound better than almost anything out there, for a fraction of the price. It's a pity there's no '50 dollar budget' audiophile cassette section to these ultra high end tape labels.

[@pannonianbrute]

There are some. Companies such as Chasing the Dragon make both reel and cassette tape releases, albeit they are not exactly cheap.

[@anadialog]

I agree, that would be cool.

[@octopuscorsica4839]

A great idea indeed. Excellent cassette tapes on an excellent deck = an excellent sonic experience. I would buy such tapes.Of course, I would digitize them rightaway as well.

[@ליאורקורן-ר1ת]

Hi, i have also bought this tape, it is truly amazing! I have also bought john coltrain balads, also amazing quality but i have sent them a question why did they split a 32min album into two reels, waiting for the answer.

[@johnfoster7602]

The SM 900 mastering tape is thicker than a LPR 90. 30 minutes runtime vs 45 minutes. Guido mentioned the thicker tape is more durable and less print through and can record a louder signal on the tape. 32 minutes is really close to using 1 tape.

[@winefredestrella770]

What are your thoughts on Otari MX5050BII2.....will I enjoy these tapes from Acousticsounds and experience the "high fidelity "of their titles? Thanks....your videos are great and very informative....

[@anadialog]

Absolutely yes! A great machine!

[@sammys_erLeben]

... I'm still grinning, this time another episode that made many "ANA"DIA"LOG" assets shine. My favourites this time: "the full Price" and that sent from Italy and of course "sensual" ... was that perhaps a Freudian slip in the original? Thank you for this truly outstanding work and please "more of it" Sammy

[@anadialog]

Ok you got me...I said sexual in the original! ;-) but I did mean to say sensual...

[@sammys_erLeben]

@@anadialog that goes without saying, just a pleasure to follow your channel; even if I have my weaknesses in English / Sammy

[@ER1CL33]

Thanks for the clip, fantastic

[@ontherun8]

Just hoping they will make available some Pink Floyd's work... The Dark Side... would be a dream fullfilled ! Thanks a lot Guido !

[@anadialog]

Thank you!

[@dodegkr]

Could you do the same two samples again please but at 192/32 or higher, tidal has it on at 192/24 but would be great to hear this tape version as high as you can do? Thanks for the videos.

[@anadialog]

In the future I will rip at higher sampling rates.

[@jn3750]

Great episode. SM900 ain't "the best of the best", however. I (and several electrical engineering faculty) have done many A/B comparisions but found that ATR Masters sounds at least as good (and is a bit "hotter"). SM900 rewinds more uniformly. on the other hand.

[@piotreknyc]

Very nice 2021 reissue. I remember hearing Norah Jones first time in 2003, when I first purchased my second SACD player. Track "Come Away With Me" was on SACD sampler that came with it. I ended up buying right away her SACD album alone with Pink Floyd and Elton John... I honestly believe that if every SACD player today came along with a SACD sampler, demand and popularity of this format would be way higher. I was fascinated with SACD back then. I still am. Of course I do own Reel-to-reel but I only use it to record mixtapes of my favorite record (vinyl) tracks that I just can't find in a better digital format. I am sure you own Norah Jones' "Come Away With Me" on SACD. Have you tried recording it onto Reel-to-reel and comparing it to a master tape copy you have received? I'm jealous and I hate you. Cheers!

[@anadialog]

Hi there, if you check my channel you will see that SACD is the only format I don’t cover. Why? Because I think it is terrible. I have several SACD and an Ausiocom signature modified Oppo 1005D so I know what they sound like but compared for example to a DVD-Audio they just sound terrible. Native DSD is instead very high quality in most cases.

[@piotreknyc]

Now that's a bold statement, calling SACD a horrible format, considering that at least its Standard CD layer in most cases sounds like a very nicely mastered AAD compact disc from the 80s and the SACD layer provides better dynamic range, clearer, warmer and better filtered sound (yes, very hard to hear it, you must focus on individual tracks to spot it) no horrible compression, which is clearly present on DVD-Audio discs. Now that would be very hypocritical, considering how much you've praised AAD discs in the past and complained about dynamic range compression where I agreed with you 100%. Let's just not insult SACD saying it sounds terrible and please, if you have to, just call it no better than a standard CD. But to defense of Norah Jones' album released on CD and SACD by Blue Note, in both cases it sounds brilliant. One of those cases that if you just want to enjoy it in Stereo without Multi-ch experience provided by SACD, standard Blue Note CD still impresses. @@anadialog

[@anadialog]

@@piotreknyc it’s terrible because most of them sound terrible. When you find a good one, which once again it is rare in my experience, then it is sublime. So my statement is surely an hyperbole, terrible in the sense that it should be extremely good and it is like or worse in some cases than a CD. For those reasons it is a failed format and considering the high price tag it is even more terrible. I think you understand better what I am talking about. Finally, as already mentioned DSD is a great format on its own BUT, SACD as DSD as any other format it really shines when mastered well. I have a Chesky SACD I adore but that does not change my mind on the overall result while DVD-Audio as of today IMHO IS the best sounding high-res digital format available. The cure, respect and quality of the transfers and mastering is simply stellar. Very little of no compression. Clearly I am not talking about the multichannel or other compressed formats on the disc BUT EXCLUSIVELY of the linear PCM stereo track (LPCM).

[@piotreknyc]

I do understand your point of view. Absolutely, considering the price of equipment just to hear marginal improvement, it is a failed format. But so is DVD-Audio. I have started my adventure over 20 years ago with both SACD and DVD-Audio. The latter one just never sounded good to me. It was just loud. But so was a selection on this format. Imagine Linkin Park or Metallica on SACD? It would melt the disc. I've researched many music formats, tried to be objective as possible, and I do say a standard CD is the best format any money can buy today vs sound quality (preferably original release without dynamic range compression), especially on a used market. SACD and DVD-Audio are far behind. Now, I love finding SACDs once in a while, mixed in used CD section for couple of bucks. In US, no such luck in Europe. But that's another story. I'd love to continue this conversation, but I think I better bother you by commenting under a video more related to the topic. Talk to you soon! @@anadialog

[@gianmarcogervasi6013]

i have three dsd edition (sony, apo and shm), the 2022 remaster 20th ann. 2022 cd and 24bit-96, standard vinyl and the 20th ann 2022 vinyl.. the anniversary edition in 3cd is wonderful not only because sound good but you have a lot of different versions of the first recordings of the traks.. the 20th ann. vinyl is really good while the standard vinyl not so much... the sacd versions are fine, the apo probably is the best but the sony standard sacd has something special (it has a volume level higher than the other two).. i am sure that this tape edition is marvellous (but i don't have a tape reel deck)

[@mshadley]

Thanks. That was beautiful.

[@classicrock7890]

I have this on Classic Records clarity vinyl over 4 one sided LPs. £55 in 2010.

[@DKBoerner]

Great show. I love it. :)

[@Meteotrance]

Did she work with analog tape on studio or just DSD multitrack or PCM ? it's not clear like Hiromi Uehara first album was clearly real DSD recording it was well recorded but not as warm as a tape source over DSD i have a lot of japanese SACD that straight tape to DSD master and it was realy something especialy the release of the Buggles album plastic age or 10 CC and also Fleetwood Mac Rumours or the Eagles hotel California that with some of my european Dark Side of the moon or Deep Purple machine head are the best thing i heard on those SACD support .

[@anadialog]

Full analog tapes!

[@Meteotrance]

@anadialog where did you get the info i want to check who mix and master the album, that could help to know if it was PCM convert to DSD or pure tape to DSD .

[@Meteotrance]

@anadialog i also re discover the sound of OK computer, that was an analog multitrack tape that was use, but the digital master from the CD was ugly , the vinyl LP was by far better and make this album shine !

[@warrengday]

Norah Jones Live In Austin TX amazing double LP.

[@Fluterra]

The real interest is how the tape compares to the 20th Ann vinyl reissue

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

GUIDO …WE HAVE LOVED 🥰 THIS ALBUM ON 💿 CD SINCE WE GOT IT 🤗💚💚💚

[@anadialog]

Me too!

[@logiclust]

the lunacy of it all...

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

I know. It's amazing what they market in 2023 as classic.

[@anadialog]

Well, in the 90's we were talking about the Classic albums from Led Zep...only 20 years before...

[@jbenz9348]

​@@anadialog because those are true classics. Your ears told you the first time you heard them and that happens to countless young people still connect with their albums, the same with doors, Beatles, Hendrix, Miles, Coltrane, Floyd , the flaming lips, joy division, Dylan, the dead, Stevie, Pavement, marivin, Nirvana, slick Rick, tribe, etc. I doubt Nora has a similar effect. She has a beautiful voice and great production but it's nothing ground breaking, Whole lotta love is.

[@JImmY1982MinG]

Hello there, have you heard the R2R for John Coltrane Quartet - Ballads? It is one of my favorite Coltrane records and I'm considering heavily...

[@anadialog]

I haven't!

[@lewisticknor]

Thank you for this video bro...

[@anadialog]

Thank YOU!

[@plato801]

I have the Classic Records 45rpm 200g Black vinyl white jacket of Norah Jones "Come away with me". These were made to compare against the clear vinyl release.

[@stackoverflow8260]

How were you able to bypass YT copyrights? Also, can you please do a review of Folk Singer, Muddy Waters tape?

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

it's sometimes beneficial for the artist so they allow content creators to use it ..the video will be monetized accordingly and help fund - kinda like a tax.

[@anadialog]

I don't. The video is blocked in Bielorus and Russia and I lost all monetization. I do this for passion, not money.

[@anadialog]

I like that album...but not that much, plus, and people are going to hat me here, I don't think it's a quality recording. Too much reverb IMO.

[@sefarba]

My favorite digital version is the Hi-Res one released on HD Tracks a few years back, have you listened to that one? I also want to get the Analogue Productions 180g Vinyl too since that one’s mastered by Kevin Gray, the 20th Anniversary isn’t, it’s cut by Ted Jensen, and I’m not sure it’s an analogue transfer at all.

[@anadialog]

Yes, I think they made the DSD256 I have...great versions. The 20th should be AAA...

[@RandSilva79]

When you mentioned wanting to be closer to the original material, did you mean in terms of physical format or sound quality? You mentioned that you already obtained ultra-high-definition versions of this album, including Direct Stream Digital (DSD). The question is, how faithful to the original tape can you expect to get by spending over 400 USD on a tape whose generation copy is unknown? Wouldn't a direct conversion from the original first-generation master tape to a very high bitrate DSD provide better results?

[@anadialog]

Good questions. Well. We do know the tape generation, it's the third: original master>working copy>consumer copy. I was talking in the sense of sound quality. I love DSD as high-res PCM but it just doesn't deliver. The quality of analog tape, is just more engaging. If you try with a quality set-up it is clear.

[@TheAgeOfAnalog]

Holy $hit! $450 in US dollars. Yikes. That said, I'd sure love to hear it.

[@andreiter]

It'd be nice if you can make a video while filming the reel to reel play both sides 🙂

[@anadialog]

It’s a 2 track tape. Only one side! But maybe I am missing something…

[@onemic-theminimalist]

Are these tape copies produced from a digital copy of the original two-track, or are they a third generation from a dup? If it's the latter, I would prefer a high-res digital copy from the original master.

[@anadialog]

I explained this in the video. It's a copy of the working copy, which comes from the master tape. Yes, third generation like all copies and all...records!

[@onemic-theminimalist]

@@anadialog Why assume that? What the website says is "sourced from a copy of the original analog master tape." Not sorced from an analog copy from the original master. There is no AAA listed, so that opens the door to the use of a digital transfer from maybe the original source.

[@onemic-theminimalist]

@@anadialog Why should I assume that? What the website says is "sourced from a copy of the original analog master tape." It doesn't say the "copy" is analog.

[@gustavdito]

Hello, I want to ask you a favor, if you can. Can you request that the Norah Jones reel be put back on sale on your KZbin program? I wanted to buy it but they deprogrammed it and I was left wanting. I also like Rebecca Pidgeon's but it was my second option. Please, if you can, request in your program that Norah Jones' reel be re-edited and put on sale, I would greatly appreciate it, greetings and thanks from Santiago, Chile

[@anadialog]

Hi there, not sure what you are talking about. I don’t and never did sell anything. If you mean the tapes on Acoustic sounds I just checked and as you said they have sold out. Maybe they will come back in the future, try writing to them.

[@noslost-z7r]

Never knew it was an analog recording. Explains why there’s a 192khz copy available

[@themotownboy1]

I wish you had reduced the audio level on the songs a bit. They sound a little distorted.

[@anadialog]

I am sure it didn't clip but I did recorded it quite hot.

[@wetcat833]

Great album. I got the SACD a couple of years ago but was very disappointed as it was hard to tell the difference in quality from the standard CD. All my other SACDs sound so much better than CD but "Come Away With Me" was a waste of money.

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

because there is no difference it was all cut from the same pop vocal cloth.

[@wetcat833]

@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 A bit of a rip off. All my other SACDs are way better than their CD version. How can you know until you buy it.

[@anadialog]

The only digital version that sounded better than my CD was the DSD version, but not night and day.

[@lps4eloise779]

If you like the tape, you REALLY need to hear the AP vinyl cut. Different animal but I like it much more. As far as the 20th edition I swear it is digital. So much is lost between it and the AP, not even close.

[@thomashowe5256]

Have you compared the Qobuz 24-192 kHz file of Come Away with Me and the tape version ?

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

never.

[@anadialog]

I have high-res and dsd versions which are fantastic...but not as good. In this case it's not a night and day difference while I do have a night and day difference, for example with my master tape copies of Dire Straits or Pink Floyd. Simply UNBELIEVABLE.

[@self4autism333]

Maybe she understood the potential to record prana, chi, life force, whatever you want to call it, as well as sound if using analogue. Was her dad a sitar player? Do you notice any heat in your hands when listening to it?

[@starlightgrecording559]

Gerard Stroh*** Hi Anadialog*** The Norah Jones Recording The Masters SM 911 AP Ultra Tape Sounds Awesome!!! Reel to Reel Master Tapes Do Sound Better Because When Playing Records The Last Song Per Side Does Not Sound as Good Because There Is So Much Less Record Surface For The Music and The Speed of the Record it is also Changing After The First Record Groove and I Love Records But Thats My Take on Vinyl Records!!!! Good Video!!!! Bye From Gerard Stroh**

[@klepp19]

Which media is closest to the analog tape? Cd, Vinyl or Hi Rez stream?

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

Vinyl - beacuse it's still analogue if it's mastered from Tape format - and can handle the same frequency range if mastered properly. Then digital formats.

[@klepp19]

@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 Ok thanks. Btw do you have the Norah Jones album on tape and vinyl?

[@patbarr1351]

I have to make an educated guess, but I think CD & digital download (high res *might* be better). There are so many steps in producing an LP (lacquer master to mother to stamper to a record) that the sound is pretty much guaranteed to change noticeably from the original. Throughout the production chain, there are variables in various metal and plastic materials & the way in which they are handled. Changes will be produced in the digital process also, but these will be more controllable.

[@lucalone]

... or they just could release a digital audio file in DSD 256 (without the copy protection of SACD's...) which was directly copied from the original master tape...

[@anadialog]

I wish it was so simple...everyone would do that!

[@ivansbacon]

WOMAN, not girl. There are some voices that just resonate with our soul. Vibrations of energy (that is what voice and music is) that feel inviting and pleasurable, both to our brains but also on a much more esoteric, intangible and maybe undefinable level. In my opinion Digital, no matter how "hiRes" it is, detracts from this connection.

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

Girl. Highly produced pop music on constant rotation at Stairbucks .. if it floats your boat.

[@RumblestripDotNet]

What is the watch you are wearing?

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

hopefully one that tells the time .

[@anadialog]

It's a Hamilton "Murph"

[@RumblestripDotNet]

@@anadialog alright alright alright

[@brianrichardson5869]

very very nice even through youtube

[@PhilipvanderMatten]

How did they got hold of (a copy of) the master tape?

[@anadialog]

They have a license for several albums. Some are available some aren't. In any case remember that they use a working copy for duplication

[@PhilipvanderMatten]

@@anadialog 👍

[@danieldrz251]

Olá. Baixei os arquivos para ouvi-los. O som é muito bom, mas pelo o que notei, acredito que você gravou pelo audacity e eu acho também que talvez você tenha gravado um pouco alto demais, visto que estão os dois em 0db e que percebi alguns pequenos artefatos nas partes altas das músicas. Eu sou apenas um amador principiante e não tenho aparelhos caros, mas quando vou usar o audacity pra gravar, procuro deixar os picos em -5 ou -6db, fica bem melhor, na minha opinião.

[@RandSilva79]

Eu notei inclusive um dropout bem audível, é como eu comentei, o quão perto da qualidade original ele quer chegar? Gastando essa fortuna numa cópia cuja geração origem ele nem sabe, ou adquirir uma cópia digital e em alta resolução da primeira geração da fita e com todos os defeitos acumulados na fita nesses últimos 20 anos corrigidos?

[@anadialog]

I made sure all peaks had enough headroom. That is the important. Audacity is just an interface, the important is the soundcard/converter, which I will be upgrading soon.

[@danieldrz251]

@@anadialog Hello. Everything is fine. But even so I humbly recommend that you test recording at -5db peak in the audacity VU without any kind of leveling other than its own volume control. I think that the dynamic range in high resolution is so large that these -5db will not make any difference to it and that in practice the program records better if left away from these 0db peaks.

[@user-jn9dl9px6r]

I still have the sealed nj cwm lp. I usually bought 2 lp that i like, to make sure I still have a copy if the other got damaged. Tbh, i really Love it when it's launched. I also bought the cd and sacd version. However, today i just can't stand nj Her voice is so monotonous, it hurts my ear.

[@johnmarchington3146]

I was rather amused when listening to the tape to see shelves of CDs and cassettes!!

[@anadialog]

I love all formats!

[@johnmarchington3146]

@@anadialog I know you do. It was just seeing a digital format that some people still dislike intensely and a rather lower quality analogue format next to your marvellous Studer machine that made me smile.

[@tasisto2]

Wouldn’t be fantastic a Tape Vs Vinyl Vs DSD? 🙏

[@anadialog]

Indeed but in th end it would all be PCM from your side...but sometimes I do that...here for example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6aYemCwbMtpn9U

[@ephraimwarrior6766]

Wow

[@TheSoundrookie]

Hi Guido. There should be laws against customs and taxes on music. Music is art and should be able to travel around the world without the vultures jumping it. (At least the kind of music that can be considered art - Not including stupid pop crap of course). If they are that greedy they could instead raise customs and taxes on low end aftermarket crap like most present turntables and tape machines in the consumer class. They might even be able to push the price on junk so high that consumers who doesn't know any better begin to think twice before they let themselves get scammed. High taxes and customs on junk and low on quality gear. Now that would make sense - Even when it comes to environmental matters. But of course we can't expect them to think that far. Awesome purchase Mate. Envious here. How much for a copy? I could avoid customs, and you could get back what the vultures drained you for. (Just kidding of course). Great video. All the best from Denmark.

[@anadialog]

True! In Italy music is taxed like other normal items (jewelry, cars, TV etc) while books for example have a low VAT because "it's culture" 🤬

[@debarghyaroy9948]

Customs department is like a mafia for me. I recently ordered from cheap records and they slashed me with a tax of 42 percent in India! No price cap on anything. Only books exempted!

[@kenknight5983]

I think you forgot the speed: 15 ips

[@anadialog]

Nope, right here: 11:24

[@georgegeranios2918]

What is the source for these tapes? It seems it has to be a third gen (copy of a copy of the original 2-track master) Just silly.

[@anadialog]

Yes, from what I understood the copy I am holding comes from a working copy, which comes from the original master. But that is normal. Direct copies can maybe take place with new recordings.

[@Phil_f8andbethere]

Not my kind of music, but I guess if you just want to relax and have wallpaper music to unwind to, then it suits the bill. Find it incredible that they cost so much, and here's me baulking at spending a tenth of that on new vinyl 🤣. But hey, if it floats your boat - go for it.

[@pedrosolorzano1]

😮

[@ghostdancer58]

Another overhyped album, like many before it and after, someone should compile a list of albums that have been overhyped by the music press and audiophile's that were not that special, nice presentation thought.

[@AudioFileZ]

I do not need a friend so bad as to want to suffer through about 3-minutes of ???. At 2:33 we start getting to the meat of the matter and, for one, it couldn't have come too soon. This channel is par for many who over-extend the intros (then ad segment for other channels), making me feel like I waded through dross to get to the matter at hand. I love the channel for many other reasons however...good content is a start.

[@uncled39]

How rude

[@johnkaplun9619]

Why listen to the snorah version at all? I'll just listen to you sing it lol

[@jackwhitestripe7342]

Arif Mardin

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

are you are a fan of the white stripes

[@jackwhitestripe7342]

@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 yes of course.

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

It wasn't 'bad' vocal jazz for the time it was released..but I don't find it special in any way - all it invokes is a Starbucks commercial. No offense to those that really like this singer! I just forgot until today how much she annoys me. Maybe I should blame Jesse Harris for this contrived mess.

[@anadialog]

All opinions are welcome!

[@GuilhermeSantos-ty7gy]

SEEMS THAT IS LESS TREBLE

[@frankgeeraerts6243]

Is that a problem ?

[@RandSilva79]

Same herre! The generation of this tape is a complete mystery. It could be a never-ending chain of copies upon copies upon copies... It's anyone's guess! Personally, I believe the desire to buy it might be driven more by passion than reason. I mean, wouldn't a high-resolution DSD copy derived directly from the first-generation tape, with all the damages accumulated over these past 20 years meticulously corrected, not only sound better but also be more faithful to the original recording from two decades ago? Just a thought.

[@GuilhermeSantos-ty7gy]

@@RandSilva79 yes

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

@@RandSilva79 Copy of a safety master dumped to DAT, then back to Digital up sampled, dithered, ripped to MP3 and back into purestream and finally onto physical tape 😅

[@filmnarr163]

@@RandSilva79 If You want that, You have to buy MFSL LPs. The did that for years without telling anybody. Now they have to "bleed"...

[@jbenz9348]

450 for that album 🤣

[@jbenz9348]

Honestly I paid a dollar for my cd, only bought it to listen to it on my system. It's a nice album but it doesn't move me. I play it for my girlfriend occasionally but that is only conciliatory. I sort of get what you paid for jazz at the pawnshop, I love that album. It is one the greatest live recordings but this seems to be a stretch. Please don't confuse this I have lots of love for you and your channel, you have seemed to fall down the old man audiophile rabbit hole. Please climb out and put the money in an IRA or other investment. The 9inch kuzma , the cd player, when you already had excellent sources, you have/had a Holo audio dac and a great deck. I'm not putting you down, nothing but respect to you. Climb out of that rabbit brother 400 dollars isn't worth it for Nora.

[@anadialog]

What can I say, points of view! I always liked a lot this album. It has a special video. But that is a matter of taste. The other stuff I carefully evaluated what was best for me and my system and so I did. I am keeping a delicate balance between new and vintage but I still haven't found the time to present what I am currently using now. Will come up soon eventually.

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

She did a Christmas album 😅 She's got a sense of humor...or she's broke.

[@patbarr1351]

It was fun to have a new LP for the holiday (records have a high "cool factor" for sure). *Come Away* is OK, but I think *The Fall* is a superior album & the sound quality is excellent.

[@enricotesei3718]

Sorry, for me she is highly overrated, and dear Guido, you still trusting American music companies and their blabla about mastertape copies? This issue is again far too expensive and the so-called audiophiles are celebrating whatever they think to hold in their hands, I am disappointed from you and your power of decision making!

[@anadialog]

I trust Analogue Productions. Most of their products are outstanding also because Chad Kassem is not your typical business man. He is an audiophile in the first place.

[@enricotesei3718]

@@anadialog I know analog productions many many years now and I have purchased some products, also making experience with customs etc., Dear Guido, it's not funny, you are totally right , 🤣, but I have the impression that quality is not as good as at the beginning, I have recently sent back a couple of vinyls because of their bad pressing quality , I doubt that newer releases are still completely analog, you have made a video on that with speakers corner Kai Seemann, what is valid for vinyl is valid for tapes, if there's a digital step in the production of a new release, why not buying a very good digital source and put it on tape yourself? I think it's worse to discuss this now and in the future, maybe on your channel, take care Guido, best

[@noneya313]

nah it's boring

[@oraclejmt]

It's deep

[@noneya313]

@@oraclejmt deeply boring

[@digilyd]

Box design facts [x] - tech facts [?]

[@Jghosn13]

Not Eligible for Additional Discount) $450.00

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

wait until they sell a bunch grab it for $99 in 2 years.

[@anadialog]

I know...🤯

[@Gez492]

I know I'm gonna stick out like a sore thumb but I found it a bit..well.. meh🫢

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

It's horrible vocal 'jazz' . And I LOVE vocal jazz..but not this contrived notion.

[@xentakis]

@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 It’s jazz-influenced pop, that’s all. It should be assessed in comparison to other pop music, not jazz.

[@anadialog]

I can only say that live here in my system, Norah is in the room. Can't sayvthe same for the instruments