Special Live Audiophile Roundtable: Ranking the best to worst sounding One-Steps and UHQRs’!
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2023
- Please join for a special (Monday edition) live Audiophile Roundtable. Steve Westman and Nathan Goss dive into breaking down and ranking the best sounding Analogue Productions UHQR and Mobile Fidelity One-Steps!
Loved this one. Guys with useful knowledge, well presented. Thank you, men.
It’s nice to hear Nathan say the Abraxas SACD sounds “just as stunning” as the one step.
One more great video, gents, really nice watch
Some notes from me (AnalogJ): 1) The Bellman 33 of Clapton Unplugged is more dynamic and musical than the OneStep (I had both in the system). The OneStep sounds tonally grayer and less dynamic. 2
I just got my Hotel Cali today. It is breathtaking how good it is. Details details details come out. I am hearing so many new things. Stunning
Nice work guys!
Great video, guys! It's a tough task to rank the releases because ultimately it's a combination of sonics and artistic merit. But I appreciated your opinions.
Thanks for the well done review
Good topic! Of course we all have our impressions from these recordings. Certainly I don’t own them all. But I wasn’t shocked at Eagles self-titled at 14. I agree Most of Us Are Sad sounds amazing, but find me a version that comes close to the guitar/banjo/vocals of Take it Easy? I have a white asylum first press and it is beat by the One-Step. That was really the biggest surprise for me on this list as Nathan and I often have similar experiences. Only 1 out of 24 is pretty solid!
Great discussion!
I don't know if Nathan checks the comments here (probably not 😊) but, I have the Acoustic Sounds pressing of A Love Supreme. I wonder what Nathan thinks comparing that pressing with the UHQR? Thanks!
I have the Abraxas 33 RPM Mofi from 2011 I think, not sure. It sounds really good but that One Step really is a stunner. One of my fav MOFI 33RPM is Los Lobos Kiko., another Nils LofgrenLive . I have heard many, own a few, and know the compnay well since their inception. The AP UHQR is overall the best quality out there and their 45RPM titles offer many great choices that sound great. Roger Waters Amused To Death, the original AP reissue, not the box set, is one of the best sounding records I have heard period. I would love to see what AP could do with Pete Townshend/Ronnie Lane's Rough Mix and Joe Walsh Barnstorm. Why did Nathan choose Pretzel Logic for the UHQR #10? Why was it on the list? The AP Can't Buy A Thrill and Countdown are winners. We know Pretzel Logic is not well regarded so if Chad gives us a Katy Lied we never heard before, that blows us away.. He can raise his middle finger at the naysayers and say F you like Johnny Cash.
Have over half these. I would agree with all the Rankings. Only one for me I’d have different is Thriller. But to me it’s almost like a remix. I’m so use to the original that it frustrated me. It’s a bit like when I watched Ready Player One at the movies. I nearly walked out as it was nothing like the book and really annoyed me, but I have since watched it again and knowing it is its own thing and I enjoyed it more. Maybe I’ll get to that stage with Thriller - it sounds great but it is its own thing.
Suggestion: It would be helpful for those of us that may be new to your channel if you list each contributor's audio system. Thanks.
I loved One of these Nights, Hotel California was phenomenal. UHQR Kind of Blue, phenomenal, Coltrane , Love Supreme, excellent.
My wife’s favorite album of all time is Tapestry. I played my Classic Records reissue recently, and my ears hurt. Beyond the overloaded vocals, it sounded in some songs that someone was just pounding away on a crappy piano. My system is very smooth in that area, so it was definitely the LP. I had Vandersteen speakers when I bought the Classic reissue, probably why I didn’t notice it back then.
The Speakers Corner Elvis in Memphis smokes the DSD one step, also for like $80 cheaper.
Wish he'd list his favorite remaster with each title.
Thanks for this overview. Considering how critical you are to many of the one steps, I’m a bit surprised that you have continued to buy all the releases in the series.
Steve C,S, & N no Young, let Nathan do the reviews and ranking!