Audiophile Masters Volume V
Audiophile Masters Volume V
Various Artists
A deliciously rendered work from the heart
Audiophile Masters V is a beautifully hand-curated collection of the best from Octave artists. Start with My Nitride Heart where the exotic sounds of the Handpan are combined with Marimba and Tabla in a new-age style instrumentation that will put a smile on your face. Track after glorious track, from jazz and heart-searching soul to lively acoustic picking, listeners will be treated to some of the best Octave has to offer. Audiophile Masters V also includes the lovely solo performance of one of the world's greatest musicians, cellist Zuill Bailey. Each and every track is an audiophile classic, perfect to just put on and listen or dig deep into every cut. Recorded exclusively on Pure DSD, this latest Octave release is a wonderful sampler of the best in music. As always, fully playable on any CD, DVD, or SACD player or simply download right onto your music player.
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The Music
01 - More Than Physics - My Nitride Heart | |
02 - Briana Harris - Thin Places | |
03 - Foxfeather - Nature of Things | |
04 - Joe D Esposito - She ll Be Right | |
05 - Many Mountains - Endless Time | |
06 - Zuill Bailey - BWV 1007 Suite No. 1 in G Major - Prelude | |
07 - Tom Amend - Concatenate | |
08 - Zoe Berman - Perfect Storm | |
09 - Taylor Sims Kyle Donovan - Lowland | |
10 - Augustus - Diana |
Recording
Audiophile Masters V was recorded exclusively at Animal Lane Studios in Lyons, Colorado using Octave Records’ Pure DSD process and the Sonoma multi-track DSD recording system. 9 out of the 10 tracks were mixed in analog on Octave Record's Studer 961 analog mixing console before being transferred back to DSD64 using a Meitner A/D Converter while Track 8 (Zoe Berman) was mixed on the Pyramix DSD system after conversion using Bit Perfect's custom Zephiir filter. Audiophile Masters V is playable on any SACD, CD, DVD, or Blu-ray player. It also has a high-resolution DSD layer that is accessible using a PS Audio SACD transport, or by copying the DSD tracks on the included DVD data disc. In addition, the master DSD and PCM files are available for purchase and download (including DSD64, DSDDirect Mastered 192kHz/24-bit, 96kHz/24-bit and 44.1kHz/16-bit PCM). The album was recorded and produced by Steven Vidaic and mastered by Gus Skinas. Giselle Collazo, assistant recording engineer. Octave Records’ Jessica Carson was the executive producer.
Album Features
- One pressing Austrian gold-pressed dual-layer SACD
- Pure DSD + PROMastered CD layers
- DVD data disc containing DSD64, DSDDirect Mastered 192kHz 24 bit, 96kHz 24 bit, 44.1kHz 16 bit PCM
- Pure DSD recorded on the Sonoma DSD system
- DSD64, DSDDirect Mastered 192kHz 24 bit, 96kHz 24 bit, 44.1kHz 16-bit PCM download
- CD layer of SACD playable on any CD player
- Mastering monitored through the PS Audio DirectStream DAC
- All tracks hand-curated on the PS Audio FR 30 reference loudspeaker in PS Audio's Music Room Two
- Limited edition one-pressing physical media