{"id":40199,"date":"2023-07-26T18:36:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T22:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/?p=40199"},"modified":"2023-11-17T18:41:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T23:41:05","slug":"octave-records-the-art-of-hi-fi-series-with-volume-02-soundstage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/en\/octave-records-the-art-of-hi-fi-series-with-volume-02-soundstage\/","title":{"rendered":"Octave Records Expands The Art of Hi-Fi Series…"},"content":{"rendered":"

…with Volume 02: Soundstage<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 The latest Octave Records demonstration recording is an invaluable reference for setting
\nup <\/em>loudspeakers to achieve a three-dimensional soundstage \u00a0<\/em>\u2013<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Boulder, Colorado, July, 2023<\/strong> \u2013 PS Audio\u2019s Octave Records<\/span><\/a> has released The Art of Hi-Fi Volume 02: Soundstage,<\/span><\/em><\/a> the second in its series of reference-quality recordings that showcase a different aspect of high-fidelity audio reproduction. The Art of Hi-Fi Volume 02: Soundstage<\/em> offers a series of tracks that enable listeners to tell if their loudspeakers and system are set up optimally, to achieve a soundstage that can provide a three-dimensional sound field that has depth, width, and height, and extends beyond the boundaries of the speakers and even the room walls.<\/p>\n

The Art of Hi-Fi Volume 02: Soundstage<\/em> was recorded live at multiple venues as well as at Octave Studios, in order to present a range of sonic environments from up close and personal to expansive. Paul McGowan, PS Audio CEO, noted, \u201cIdeally, your speakers should \u2018disappear\u2019 and the musicians should seem like they\u2019re right there in the room with you, with a distinct presence and in a space that can sound larger than your listening room.\u201d<\/p>\n

Volume 02: Soundstage<\/em> literally begins and ends with a bang as flamenco dancer Salli Gutierrez, accompanied by Steve Mullins and a large band, dances on an old platform stage on \u201cSevillanas: A la Puerta de Toledo and Traditional Instrumental Melodies,\u201d and \u201cAlegrias (Excerpts).\u201d \u201cDiporti di Euterpe, Op. 7 No. 4: Lamento,\u201d performed by Duo Azure, captures the exquisite piano playing of Dr. Jessica Nilles Kressin and the soaring purity of soprano Ekaterina Kotcherguina in the spaciousness of the First Congregational Church UCC in Boulder, Colorado, while Mozart\u2019s String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, K 157 <\/em>was recorded in Octave\u2019s studio in a more intimate sonic space.<\/p>\n

Trumpeter Gabriel Mervine plays \u201cAurora\u201d with his group in a small jazz club, and you\u2019ll feel like you\u2019re having a night out, sitting at a table in front of the band. Jessica Carson\u2019s heartfelt performance of Leonard Cohen\u2019s \u201cHallelujah\u201d demonstrates the ways in which spaciousness can be created in the recording studio, as Jessica sang seven different parts at varying distances from the microphone, with different degrees of reverb. Other tracks feature a bluegrass quartet, jazz combos, and more.<\/p>\n

Volume 02: Soundstage <\/em>was recorded live and in the studio in pure DSD 256 on the Pyramix recording system. The microphones and placement were optimized for each track, to bring out the spaciousness, presence and dynamics of the original performances.<\/p>\n

All tracks were recorded, mixed and produced by Paul McGowan and Jessica Carson, and mastered by Gus Skinas. Volume 02: Soundstage<\/em> features Octave\u2019s premium gold disc formulation, and the disc is playable on any SACD, CD, DVD, or Blu-ray player. It also has a high-resolution DSD layer that is accessible by using any SACD player or a PS Audio SACD transport. In addition, the master DSD and PCM files are available for purchase and download,<\/a><\/span> including DSD 256, DSD 128, DSD 64, and DSDDirect Mastered 352.8 kHz\/24-bit, 176.2 kHz\/24-bit, 88.2 kHz\/24-bit, and 44.1 kHz\/24-bit PCM. (SRP: $19 \u2013 $39, depending on format.)<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a member of the media and would like The Art of Hi-Fi, Volume 02: Soundstage<\/em> for review, please contact Frank Doris at frank@psaudio.com<\/span><\/a><\/strong> or 631-645-5668.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

About PS Audio
\n<\/strong>Founded in 1973, PS Audio has earned a worldwide reputation for excellence in manufacturing innovative, high-value, leading-edge audio products. Located in Boulder, Colorado at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, PS Audio\u2019s staff of talented designers, engineers, production and support people build each product to deliver extraordinary performance and musical satisfaction. The company\u2019s wide range of award-winning products include the all-in-one Sprout100 integrated amplifier, audio components, power regenerators and power conditioners.<\/p>\n

www.psaudio.com\/octave-records<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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…with Volume 02: Soundstage \u2014 The latest Octave Records demonstration recording is an invaluable reference for setting up loudspeakers to achieve a three-dimensional soundstage \u00a0\u2013 Boulder, Colorado, July, 2023 \u2013 PS Audio\u2019s Octave Records has released The Art of Hi-Fi Volume 02: Soundstage, the second in its series of reference-quality recordings that showcase a different […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":154720,"featured_media":40201,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2723,1359,2727,2725],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hifi","category-headline-en","category-rhythm-and-music","category-whats-new","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/154720"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40199"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40206,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40199\/revisions\/40206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}