V.A.-Best of Chesky Jazz And More Audiophile Tests (1992) - 13 March 2010

Total Running time: 1:14:30
Year:1992
Format:flac.cue.log.covers

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Audiophiles can be an incredibly fussy bunch. They won't hesitate to spend thousands of dollars on audio equipment, whereas other music lovers can be quite happy with a system that costs 300 dollars, 200 dollars, or less. And when it comes to sound quality, audiophiles notice subtle imperfections that non-audiophiles tend to overlook. Audiophiles are the target audience of this Chesky compilation, which the New York-based label put out in 1994. While tracks one through eleven -- the first part of the CD -- contain nothing but music, tracks twelve through forty-five consist of listening and technical tests. In other words, tracks twelve through forty-five are strictly for hardcore audiophiles. The first part of the CD however, contains many fabulous tracks from the Chesky collection and one doesn't have to be an audiophile to appreciate these jazz, blues, Brazilian and classical performances.
~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

1. Africando - Ana Caram 3:44
2. Out of This World - Livingston Taylor 2:40
3. Wave - Leny Andrade 5:50
4. "Winter" from The Four Seasons - Connecticut Early Music Festival Ensemble 3:27
5. Grandmother - Rebecca Pidgeon 6:25
6. Battery Park - Orquesta Nova 5:08
7. I Cover the Waterfront - Laverne Butler 6:06
8. Horse I Used to Ride - Sara K. 4:26
9. Con Alma - Fred Hersch 5:56
10. Num Pagode Em Planaltina - Badi Assad 4:41
11. Ave Verum Corpus - Westminister Choir 3:39
12. Announcement/Artificial Stereo Demonstration - John Henry 1:25
13. Mono Mike 0:38
14. Artificial Stereo 0:46
15. Xy Cardiod Technique 0:40
16. Xy and Added Ambience 0:43
17. Xy with Increased Ambience 0:45
18. Crossed Figure 8's 0:47
19. Spaced Pair of Omnis 0:41
20. Three Spaced Omnis 0:43
21. Announcement - Instrument Placement 0:14
22. Piano Against the Wall of the Studio - Instrument Placement 0:24
23. Piano in the Middle of the Studio - Instrs. Placement 0:16
24. Announcement - Natual Vs. Artificial Space 0:23
25. Drum Set Recorded in a Dry Studio 1:00
26. Drum Set in a Live Studio 0:52
27. Drum Set with Artificial Reverberation 0:45
28. Natural Stereo Imaging 1:44
29. Artificial Stereo Imaging 1:28
30. Introduction to Compressors 0:57
31. Jazz Group with Compression - Natural Vs. Compressed Dynamics 0:15
32. Jazz Group Without Compression - Natural Vs. Compressed Dynamics 0:14
33. New 20-Bit High-Resolution Technology 2:04
34. Violin Recorded with Dirty Power - Tech. Tests/Demos 0:24
35. Violin Recorded with Clean Power - Tech. Tests/Demos 0:24
36. 20-Bit, All Digital Recording 0:43
37. 20-Bit Recording Made from Analog Tape 0:44
38. Equipment and Cable Burn-In Signal 1:07
39. Volume Level Warning - Tech. Tests/Demos 0:09
40. Mujsic at -30 dB into 16 Bit System 0:45
41. Mujsic at -30 dB into 20 Bit with High Resolution Dither 0:41
42. Fade to Noise, No Dither - Tech. Tests/Demos 0:18
43. Fade to Noise, Flat Dither 0:30
44. Fade to Noise, High Resolution Dither 0:31
45. Volume Level Warning - Tech. Tests/Demos 0:01

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