カナダの高音質レーベル2xHDより、最新「アナログ録音」によるアルバムが登場！

グラミー賞ノミネート経験もあるシンガー、Aubrey LoganとBill CantosをフィーチャーしたElla Fitzgeraldソングブック『The L.A. Network, Ella on our Mind』。今作は、音質を愉しむオーディオファンのための作品ともいえる全編アナログ録音。編集やオーバーダブは一切なし！15インチ／秒、2トラックのアナログ一発録音という、ピュアなサウンドを求めるオーディオファン必聴のアルバムです！

This second album by the L.A. Network is a unique collection of fresh renditions of Ella favorites. Featuring solo vocals by Grammy nominated singer/trombonist Aubrey Logan and multi-instrumentalist/composer/singer Bill Cantos, the recording took place November 2019 and was done in analogue, ‘off-the-floor’ with no overdubs and no edits, at 15 ips 2 tracks, using the purest of audiophile analog techniques.


TECHNICAL INFORMATION:

The 2xHD Fusion Mastering System: In the constant evolution of its proprietary mastering process, 2xHD has progressed to a new phase called 2xHD FUSION, integrating the finest analog, with state-of-the-art digital technology.

The mastering chain consists of a selection of high-end vacuum tube equipment. For the recordings on this album, the original ?" 15 ips NagraMaster curve, NAB and CCIR master tapes were played on a Nagra-T tape recorder, modified with high-end tube playback electronics, wired with OCC silver cable from the playback head direct to a Nick Doshi tube head preamplifier. The Nagra T, with its four direct drive motors, two pinch rollers and a tape tension head, has one of the best transports ever made. A custom-built carbon fiber head block and a head damping electronic system permit 2xHD FUSION to obtain a better resolution and 3D imaging.

The resulting signal is then transferred into high resolution formats by recording it in DXD using a custom 2xHD Technologies A to D converter. All analog and digital cables that are used are state of the art Siltech. The 2xHD FUSION mastering system is powered by a super capacitor power supply, using a new technology that lowers the digital noise found in the lowest level of the spectrum. A vacuum tube NAGRA HD DAC X is used as a reference digital playback converter in order to A and B with the original analog master tape, permitting the fusion of the warmth of analog with the refinement of digital.