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The Art of HiFi: Guitars

Name: The Art of HiFi: Guitars
Brand: Various
SKU: OCM-SACD-154AG
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Reference-level guitars recordings

The Art of HiFi Series is a series of reference level recordings, our most recent with a focus on guitars. This newest collection showcases beautiful examples of flattop vs nylon, lap steel vs pedal steel, acoustic bass vs electric bass, 12-string, resonator and more. With perfect mic placement to capture the room as well as the intricate nuances of the instrument, these DSD256 recordings are sure to become a tried and true reference for great audiophile systems.

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The Art of HiFi: Guitars is not only beautifully recorded, but masterfully played by some of the top artists in Colorado. Julian Peterson gives a compelling performances of Keb Mo's Am I Wrong. Octave artist, Bill Kopper performs on three stellar tracks with flattop guitar, nylon-string guitar and 12-string guitar. Jazz favorite, Seth Lewis, shows great examples of upright bass and electric bass with 2 classic tunes by Burt Bacharach. Connor Terrones electrifies our speakers with his version of Manic Depression by Jimi Hendrix. Wyn Walke gives and honest and heartfelt performance of the American Traditional song made famous by The Grateful Dead, Deep Elem Blues. Greg Schochet paints a relatable picture with his original song Broken Down Chair and Khabu Young makes the baritone guitar sing on The Beatles's Come Together.

The Music

01 Am I Wrong
02 Amor Prohibidon
03 Sweet Lorraine
04 Broken Down Chair
05 Come Together
06 The Look of Love
07 Close to You
08 Hungry Heart
09 Deep Elem Blues
10 Manic Depression

Recording

The Art of HiFi: Guitars was recorded exclusively at Octave Studios in Pure DSD256 Production Credits: Paul McGowan- recording and mix engineer, producer Jessica Carson- executive producer, producer, recording engineer, mix engineer Terri McGowan- assisting Gus Skinas- mastering engineer Emilie Druss- art & digipak design Recorded and Mixed at Octave Studios, Boulder, CO

Album Features

One pressing Austrian gold-pressed dual-layer SACD
Pure DSD + PROMastered CD layers
Pure DSD recorded on the Pyramix DSD256 system
DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, DSD Direct-Mastered 176.4kHz 24 bit, 88.2kHz 24 bit, 44.1kHz 24-bit PCM download
CD layer of SACD playable on any CD player
Mastering monitored through the PS Audio DirectStream DAC
All tracks mixed on the PS Audio FR 30 reference loudspeaker in Octave Studios' Mixroom by Paul McGowan and Jessica Carson
Limited edition one-pressing physical media