Audiophile Masters Volume IX [Pure DSD]

Audiophile Masters Volume IX is a Pure DSD 64 Stereo recording from Octave Records. It includes 10 tracks recorded in the familiar environs of Animal Lane and Octave Studios in high-resolution Pure DSD 64 Stereo audio, to capture the intimacy and impact of the performances with stunning fidelity.

The selections were recorded and produced by Steven Vidaic and Paul McGowan, and mixed by Paul and Jessica Carson, who also served as executive producers. Gus Skinas did the mastering.

Paul McGowan noted, “For Audiophile Masters Volume IX, we focused on acoustic music to showcase the ability of today’s best recording technology to convey every nuance of unamplified instruments and the purity of the vocalists. The clarity and presence of these recordings make you feel like the performers are right at home with you.”

This reference album starts off beautiful and familiar with Alexios Anest’s version of The Beatles’ While My Guitar Gently Weeps and is bookended with his rendition of Francisco Tárrega’s Capricho Árabe.

The light and airy vocals of Kyle Donovan comfortably move us forward with his original composition Jupiter. Octave fan favorite, Seth Lewis Quintet, gives us two great Jazz tracks Cagey and Sweet Leaf. These tracks include Octave artists Gabriel Mervine and Tom Amend.

Deal Me In gives us a familiar sound from another Octave favorite, Bonnie & Taylor Sims of Everybody Loves an Outlaw. Michael Wooten & Billy Hoke give us an audiophile treat with their drum duo The Big Groove. This is an audiophile reference album that belongs in every good music collection.

Alexios Anest (Tracks 1, 10)
Kyle Donovan (Track 2)
Monica Marie LaBonte (Track 3)
Seth Lewis Quintet (Tracks 4, 7)
Tyler Thompson (Track 5)
Bonnie & Taylor Sims (Track 6)
Michael Wooten & Billy Hoke (Track 8)
Joe D’Esposito (Track 9)