Various Artists Audiophile Analog Collection Vol.2 CD

Audiophile Sampler on CD!
From the worlds of jazz, blues, percussion ensembles, world music and classical music, this is a special compilation of analog audiophile recordings at their best, with emphasis on great sound.
René Laflamme is one of the most sought-after sound engineers in the industry. In the world of high-end hi-fi, he has earned an excellent reputation with his infallible instinct to combine audio components for the best possible sound. Companies such as Nagra Audio and Kronos Audio hire him as a representative and seek advice from him. Together with André Perry, founder of the famous "Le Studio" in Québec, he runs the label 2xHD and publishes audiophile remasters with the help of sophisticated technology.
For his second sampler, Laflamme has also selected recordings made with a Nagra IV-S or NagraT.
The 2xHD Fusion Mastering System: In the constant evolution of its proprietary mastering process, 2xHD has progressed to a new phase called 2xHD FUSION, integrating the finest analog, with state-of-the-art digital technology.
The mastering chain consists of a selection of high-end vacuum tube equipment. For the recordings on this album, the original 1/4" 15 ips NAB and CCIR master tapes were played on a Nagra-T tape recorder, modified with high-end tube playback electronics, wired with OCC silver cable from the playback head direct to a Nick Doshi tube head preamplifier. The Nagra T, with its four direct dive motors, two pinch rollers and a tape tension head, has one of the best transports ever made. A custom-built carbon fiber head block and a head damping electronic system permit 2xHD FUSION to obtain a better resolution and 3D imaging.
The resulting signal is then transferred into high resolution formats by recording it in DXD using a custom 2xHD Technologies A to D converter. All analog and digital cables that are used are state of the art Siltech. The 2xHD FUSION mastering system is powered by a super capacitor power supply, using a new technology that lowers the digital noise found in the lowest level of the spectrum. A vacuum tube NAGRA HD DAC X is used as a reference digital playback converter in order to A and B with the original analog master tape, permitting the fusion of the warmth of analog with the refinement of digital.

Selections:

1. Lights of Barcelona – Mar Vallee Trio
2. Libertango – Trio de Curda
3. Seven Last Words of Christ – Theodore Dubios
4. Dindi – Shirley Horn
5. We'll Be Together Again – The L.A. Network
6. The Duke – The L.A. Network
7. Maya The Carnival – Art Johnson & Frédéric Alaire
8. Échanges synaptiques interdits
9. Musicus Percussion 3
10. Cry Me A River – Doreen Smith
11. Le Violette – Anonymous tenor & harpsichord players
12. All, psallite, Laya – Juggler de la Mandragore