{"id":5659,"date":"2012-03-02T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T14:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/?p=5659"},"modified":"2012-03-02T09:00:02","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T14:00:02","slug":"classical-audiophile-label-2l-antelope-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/?p=5659","title":{"rendered":"Classical Audiophile Label 2L & Antelope Audio"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Uncompromising Classical Audiophile Label 2L Relies on Antelope
\nAudio\u2019s Zodiac Gold DAC to \u201cProof Listen\u201d its High Resolution Masters<\/strong><\/p>\n

12-Time GRAMMY Nominee Morten Lindberg Specializes in Capturing Essence of the Performance in Various Norwegian Concert Halls, Cathedrals and Churches <\/em><\/p>\n

Oslo, Norway, March 1st, 2012 \u2014 <\/strong>Morten Lindberg is well-known in the audiophile community as head of 2L<\/a> (Lindberg Lyd), a recording label based in Oslo, Norway that has been exporting its premium classical and folk recordings from Scandinavia for over a decade. Lindberg, who insists on extremely high quality production values throughout the entire recording, manufacturing and packaging processes, uses the Antelope Audio<\/a><\/strong> Zodiac Gold to \u2018proof\u2019 the carefully recorded 352.8 kHz\/24-bit stereo master files before they are ever duplicated or distributed to the company\u2019s discriminating international customers.<\/p>\n

2L has garnered no less than 12 GRAMMY Award nominations over the last six years \u2014\u00a0seven of them in categories including \u201cBest Engineered Album\u201d and \u201cBest Surround Sound Album.\u201d These releases, which feature Norwegian composers and musicians, are recorded in spacious concert halls, cathedrals and churches throughout Scandinavia. One of the greatest challenges is to ensure that performances are reproduced in the living room of the listener as accurately as possible, therefore, 2L is always exploring the best mediums, file formats and technologies available: including Antelope Audio\u2019s Zodiac Gold DAC<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Zodiac Gold is a D\/A converter, pre-amp and headphone amp engineered to deliver pristine audio with keenly articulated pitch and a spectacular soundstage. The unique sound of Zodiac DACs is based on Antelope’s Oven Controlled Oscillator and 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking technology used by the world\u2019s top audio engineers.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cWorking daily with the finest European A\/D and D\/A converters on venue recording, our standard is set to the extreme,\u201d says Lindberg. \u201cI was hardly prepared for the overwhelming moment when I found that the sonic qualities of the Zodiac Gold immediately recalled my memory of the recording sessions.\u201d The Zodiac Gold, which is now a key component in Lindberg\u2019s monitoring chain, is also convenient to use on-location. \u201cWith the USB, I am able to use the Zodiac Gold in true plug-and-play fashion with my MacBook Pro. This makes it perfectly suited for portable playback in workshop environments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than 50% of our total revenue as a label now comes out of Hi-Res FLAC file distribution, with international partners like Hdtracks.com, Highresaudio.com and e-ONKYO,\u201d Lindberg continues. \u201cThe Zodiac Gold is a perfect match for domestic customers, searching for the best sonic values in computer playback of these super-high resolutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

While still a relatively young recording label from a classical music perspective, 2L\u2019s accomplishments are very impressive nonetheless. When 2L began its own studio operations 15 years ago, its core business was contracting recordings out to other labels such as EMI\/Virgin, Naxos, Linn and Philips and others. Since 2001, there have been well over 50 recordings issued by 2L and among the highlights for 2012 will be a landmark release of TrondheimSolistene<\/em> \u2013 SOUVENIR<\/em>, which is being released in two parts and will appear on both vinyl and Pure Audio Blu-ray.<\/p>\n

While nothing can replicate the exact sensory experience of listening to a recording session in-person, the Zodiac Gold DAC can help listeners come just a little bit closer: \u201cThere is no method available today to reproduce the exact perception of attending a live performance,\u201d concludes Lindberg. \u201cAs recording engineers and producers we need to do exactly the same as any good musician; interpret the music and the composer’s intentions and adapt to the media where we perform.\u201d For 2L, the Zodiac Gold continues to perform.<\/p>\n

To learn more, please visit www.antelopeaudio.com
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Uncompromising Classical Audiophile Label 2L Relies on Antelope Audio\u2019s Zodiac Gold DAC to \u201cProof Listen\u201d its High Resolution Masters 12-Time GRAMMY Nominee Morten Lindberg Specializes in Capturing Essence of the Performance in Various Norwegian Concert Halls, Cathedrals and Churches Oslo, Norway, March 1st, 2012 \u2014 Morten Lindberg is well-known in the audiophile community as head […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,21,15,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5659"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5659\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}