All the Portland State Chamber Choir recordings are like that. Very well recorded with a spatial sound that is special. John Atkinson from Stereophile is one of the recording engineers who worked on these recordings. Thank you so much for reminding me that this recording was now available. I just bought the 24/96 from Qobuz and the Naxos CD will be on its way to me.
Just finished listening to the album in 24/96. I had to stop after the 3rd track to recompose myself. The 3rd track "Translation" had me melting in my chair. The album is a compilation of new and old recordings. The recordings from 2009 and newer are great. The tracks from before 2008 are not the same level. Still good but not at the same sonic qualities of the 2009 and newer recordings that John Atkinson worked on.
John Atkinson has worked on 4 of their albums so far. "A Drop In The Ocean" 2012 (16/44.1), "Into Unknown Worlds" 2014 (16/44.1), "The Doors Of Heaven" 2017 (16/44.1 & 24/88.2), "Translations" 2020 (16/44.1 & 24/96).
"A Drop In The Ocean" has a version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" that is glorious. Amazing. "Into Unknown Worlds" has a version of "Amazing Grace" that is heavenly. Amazing. But both only available publicly in 16/44.1. I desperately want both of those tracks in high-res.
These are audiophile recordings. One of the tracks I use to demo the difference between CD and high-res is the first track on "The Doors Of Heaven". The bass drum in that track is recorded in a church acoustic. The bass drum sounds more lifelike and real in the high-res version. Transient and room sound more real. Get both the CD and high-res and compare. My gear is Gungnir MB A1, Cavalli LF, LCD-2 Classic.
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