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。
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。
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。
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。
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
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)
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
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
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