Renowned high end recording label Chesky Records have released the ultimate in musical reference discs for evaluating high end audio systems.

A Quote from elusive disc

"Most CDs are recorded with multiple microphones in a dead-sounding studio, with reverb and overdubs added in the mix. Chesky's approach is purer: It records in the natural reverberance of St. Peter's Church in Manhattan, using custom-made vacuum-tube recording gear, a single microphone (in most cases), and no audio processing or overdubbing. The result is a spacious, natural sound you simply cannot hear in ordinary commercial recordings. Other audiophile labels do great recordings, too, but few capture the full-bodied tonality that Chesky achieves. And fewer still have signed such an eclectic array of artists."

I have the 20th Anniversary Chesky (2 disks) which was about all I used at VSAC. Nothing like stereo miking direct to 2 channel when done right, which Chesky nails.

Ian

Now you can download free mp3 and some flac files from Chesky Records

Awesome idea from the Chesky brothers.