DAC入替

 

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3年ぶりにPCオーディオ環境を弄りだしたら止まらなくなり結局DACまで換えることになった。

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オーディオメーカーの製品を狙ったが残り少ない予算では高嶺の花。

結局中華DACをチョイスした。

国内販社(ディストリビューター?)が中国から個体を買い付けてきて国内仕様として改良を加えてたものらしい。

単純に予算内であったこと、

3系統の入力端子を備えていて光入力対応であったこと、

バスパワーでなく外部電源仕様であったことからこれで良いかなと。 

 

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オブティカル入力にはCDプレーヤー出力を繋いだ。

これでアンプにステレオミニジャック端子をいちいち抜き差ししなくても済むようになった。

前面に入力切替スイッチ(トグルスイッチで使いやすい)があるのでPC出力とCDプレーヤー出力を切替える。

 

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このラックは学生の頃に買ったものでオーディオ専用品。

合板表面が所々剥げたりしているが頑丈でやたら重い。

まあ振動対策されているので安心ではある。

サブウーファーをぶち込みたくて倉庫から引っ張り出してきた。

 

本日の獲物。

 

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Gelles Peterson : Black Jazz Radio

Tracklist

1. Various - Black Jazz Radio Intro

2. The Awakening - Awakening Prologue

3. Gene Russell - Black Orchid

4. Rudolph Johnson - The Highest Pleasure

5. Henry Franklin - Beauty And The Electric Tub

6. Walter Bishop's 4th Cycle* - N'Dugu's Prayer

7. Doug Carn - Higher Ground

8. Cleveland Eaton - All Your Lover, All Day, All Night

9. Roland Haynes - Second Wave

10. Kellee Patterson - Maiden Voyage

11. Calvin Keys - Aunt Lovey

12. The Awakening - Awakening Epilogue 

 

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Zara McFarlane : If You Knew Her

Tracklist

A1. Open Heart

A2. Her Eyes

A3. Move

A4. You'll Get Me In Trouble

A5. Police & Thieves

B1. Spinning Wheel

B2. Plain Gold Ring

B3. Angie La La Featuring [Feat.] – Leron Thomas

B4. The Games We Played

B5. Woman In The Olive Groves

B6. Love

Credits

A&R [A&R Coordination] – Alex Stevenson

Arranged By – Alex Stevenson (tracks: B3), Zara McFarlane (tracks: B3)

Design – Otis Marchbank

Double Bass – Gavin Barras (tracks: A1, B3), Max Luthert (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B2, B5)

Drums – Andy Chapman (tracks: A2, A5, B5), Luke Flowers (tracks: B3), Moses Boyd (tracks: A3)

Engineer – Brendan Williams (tracks: B3), George Atkins (tracks: B3), Liam Nolan (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B2, B5, B6), Troy Miller (tracks: A5, B1, B4)

Engineer [Assistant] – Sam Harper (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B2, B5, B6), Samuele Aru (tracks: B1, B4)

Executive Producer – Gilles Peterson

Guitar – Zara McFarlane (tracks: A4)

Hang – Manu Delago (tracks: A1)

Harp – Rachel Gladwin (tracks: B3)

Mastered By – Stuart Hawkes

Mixed By – Toni Economides

Percussion – Zara McFarlane (tracks: B2)

Photography By – Casey Moore

Piano – Peter Edwards (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B4, B5, B6), Taz Modi (tracks: B3), Zara McFarlane (tracks: B1)

Producer – Zara McFarlane

Producer [Additional Production] – Toni Economides (tracks: A1)

Tenor Saxophone – Binker Golding (tracks: A5, B5)

Vocals – Zara McFarlane

Vocals, Trumpet – Leron Thomas (tracks: B3)

Written-By – A. Stanley Reid* (tracks: B3), J. Hammer* (tracks: B2), J. Murvin* (tracks: A5), L. Perry* (tracks: A5), M. Halsall* (tracks: B4), P. Edwards* (tracks: A2), Z. McFarlane* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1, B4 to B6) 

 

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Tommy Flanagan : Positibe Intensity

Tracklist

A1. 52nd Street Theme

 Written-By – T. Monk* 3:17

A2. Smooth As The Wind

 Written-By – T. Dameron* 5:43

A3. Passion Flower

 Written-By – B. Strayhorn* 4:17

A4. Muffin

 Written-By – R. Carter* 5:46

B1. Verdande

 Written-By – T. Flanagan* 2:47

B2. Ruby My Dear

 Written-By – T. Monk* 3:52

B3. Bess You Is My Woman Now

 Written-By – D. B. Heyward*, G. Gershwin* 6:00

B4. Hustle Bustle

 Written-By – T. Macero* 3:19

B5. Torment

 Written-By – J. J. Johnson* 3:38

Credits

Art Direction, Design – Teruhisa Tajima

Bass – Ron Carter

Directed By – Shuichiro Hoshino

Drums – Roy Haynes

Engineer [Recording] – Frank Laico

Engineer [Remix] – Tomoo Suzuki

Photography By [Cover] – Ryuichi Okano

Piano – Tommy Flanagan

Producer – Teo Macero  

 

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Herbie Hancock : Quartet

Tracklist

A1. Well You Needn't

 Written-By – T. Monk* 6:26

A2. 'Round Midnight

 Written-By – B. Hanighen*, C. Williams*, T. Monk* 6:38

A3. Clear Ways

 Written-By – T. Williams* 5:01

B. A Quick Sketch

 Written-By – R. Carter* 16:24

C1. The Eye Of The Hurricane

 Written-By – H. Hancock* 8:03

C2. Parade

 Written-By – R. Carter* 7:56

D1. The Sorcerer

 Written-By – H. Hancock* 7:18

D2. Pee Wee

 Written-By – T. Williams* 4:32

D3. I Fall In Love Too Easily

 Written-By – J. Styne*, S. Cahn* 5:53

Credits

Bass – Ron Carter

Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Tony Meilandt

Drums – Tony Williams*

Edited By [Digital Editor] – Jim Pace

Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Ohono*, S. Watanabe*, Tomito*

Engineer [Keyboard Engineer] – Bryan Bell

Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Tomoo Suzuki

Mastered By – SM* Photography By – George Hall

Piano – Herbie Hancock

Producer – David Rubinson & Friends Inc.*, Herbie Hancock

Technician [Equipment] – Lee Ethier

Trumpet – Wynton Marsalis  

 

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Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau

Tracklist

A1. The Old Shade Tree 6:26

A2. Tallahassee Junction 5:54

A3. Scarlet Town 6:03

B1. I Cover The Waterfront 7:00

B2. Independence Day 3:10

B3. Noise Machine 4:50

C1. The Watcher 5:27

C2. Daughter Of Eve 8:58

C3. Fast As You Can 6:07

D1. Marcie 4:50

D2. Don't Think Twice It's Alright 6:02

D3. Tabhair Dom Do Lámh