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Mastering thoughts - edging up close to digital 0 isn't as much of a concern to me as brick-walled mastering that removes the quietest and loudest spots so that everything is the same loudness through the abusive use of digital compression (all the peaks and valleys getting levelled out so all that's left is a flat plain of harsh noise). That can be traced back to the 90s when cd volume began getting maximized through digital compression (Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica come to mind as early perpetrators of music mastering that when viewed was the equivalent of a sonic buzzcut). Loud mastering was by no means a new concept - you can go back to 78 mastering where dynamics were limited to make an overall louder sounding disc - the key difference was that analog compression was/is a lot kinder to your ears than their digital equivalents used today.
 
mr. splendid said:
I'd definitely like to be a part of that discussion . Building my own "Box" seems the way to go !
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It's the way to go Christian. The only question is - should it be oil based or PVA based. If it can be done with PVA, it will be a lot safer, or should I say conventionally safer and more acceptable. I think the oil is actually safe, but it's unusual and probably against some regulation or other.

But I have not actually tested the PVA mix with The Box. I'm still waiting for the copper strips to arrive. I'm a bit worried that the PVA might not couple as well to the copper as the oil. This worry may be unfounded.

The interesting thing about PVA is, it would allow the new ingredient to be part of the mix. The new ingredient mixes well with PVA, but will not mix with oil. The new ingredient is now officially a vital part of the mix. It is incredible. Almost equal to Component B, I think - but not the same, it is equal but instead of (mainly) power it is (mainly) finesse. Both have both but to different degrees. But as I said, there is a problem which I can only discuss in private.
 
Rich Strauss said:
I would like to be part of the private discussion. I would also like to build a box. I have a masters degree in Electrical Engineering.
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Once Rich builds his own box, I would like to hire him to build one for me. I believe an entrepreneurial opportunity exists in this fledgling field of sound reproduction.
 
I have created the new bunker. It should be visible to MTM, Daniel, Rich, sanjuro73, Marc, Rhythm Boy, Frantic, Christian and Mr. Hoosier, and jeffs11375. If you've been participating in the STB threads and would like to be added, let me know. The new bunker is intended to provide a place where potentially sensitive audio topics can be discussed in private.
 
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The following files have been made using new highly advanced techniques developed in The Diamond Mine. The new formula is known as Tzar.
These test files were selected at random, from 45s I've played recently, just to give an idea of what Tzar Formula is capable of.

http://www.g45central.com/posts/Amoeba_LostLove_TZ.flac
http://www.g45central.com/posts/Amoeba_LostLove_TZ.mp3

http://www.g45central.com/posts/Ascendors_IWontBeHome_TZ.flac
http://www.g45central.com/posts/Ascendors_IWontBeHome_TZ.mp3

http://www.g45central.com/posts/ChangingTides_DontSayGoodbye_TZ.flac
http://www.g45central.com/posts/ChangingTides_DontSayGoodbye_TZ.mp3

http://www.g45central.com/posts/EmTees_LittleGirl_TZ.flac
http://www.g45central.com/posts/EmTees_LittleGirl_TZ.mp3

http://www.g45central.com/posts/End_ProjectBlue_TZ.flac
http://www.g45central.com/posts/End_ProjectBlue_TZ.mp3

http://www.g45central.com/posts/Greystokes_BalladOfTarzan_TZ.flac
http://www.g45central.com/posts/Greystokes_BalladOfTarzan_TZ.mp3

http://www.g45central.com/posts/VyDels_WhatImGonnaDo_TZ.flac
http://www.g45central.com/posts/VyDels_WhatImGonnaDo_TZ.mp3
 
Damn, I know I say this with every new improvement you do Bosshoss but HOLY CRAP!!!!! These sound amazing!!

One request if I may - the b-side of Project Blue by The Endd is one of my all time favorite moody garage punkers "Out of My Hands". I would love to hear that with the new process.
 
Thanks! I really appreciate hearing what you think (especially if it's good!;))

I will do the End flipside with my next batch. If any of my posts conflict with existing or planned legit reissues from mastertapes, I will take them down, that's always the deal.

http://www.g45central.com/posts/StereoShoestring_OnTheRoadSouth_TZ.flac
http://www.g45central.com/posts/StereoShoestring_OnTheRoadSouth_TZ.mp3

http://www.g45central.com/posts/EnchantedForist_HungOnU_TZ.flac
http://www.g45central.com/posts/EnchantedForist_HungOnU_TZ.mp3

http://www.g45central.com/posts/FourChallengers_LoveMeWhenYouCan_TZ.flac
http://www.g45central.com/posts/FourChallengers_LoveMeWhenYouCan_TZ.mp3

http://www.g45central.com/posts/Reddlemen_ImGonnaGetInThatGirlsMind_TZ.flac
http://www.g45central.com/posts/Reddlemen_ImGonnaGetInThatGirlsMind_TZ.mp3

http://www.g45central.com/posts/Fourgathering_YoureMeanToMe_TZ.flac
http://www.g45central.com/posts/Fourgathering_YoureMeanToMe_TZ.mp3
 
Here is the first example of HYPE+

There is a small problem. When treating the Moon phono preamp internally, I made some kind of error with the HYPE+, and killed one channel of the Moon. I'm currently working to fix the problem. Normally I would have 2 channels to choose the best audio quality, but in this case I had to use the left channel which was quite noisy. However, the audio itself is so amazing, I thought you'd want to hear it, even with the noise. I only used noise reduction on the first 2 seconds of the file, preferring to let the high frequencies stand as they are. When I fix the Moon, I'll make a better transfer.

http://www.g45central.com/posts/Avantes_BeginningsEnd_HYPE.mp3
http://www.g45central.com/posts/Avantes_BeginningsEnd_HYPE.flac
 
All the latest flacs sound insanely good on my Tzarified systems! Thank you very much, Mark!

If that's the noisy channel of the Avantés, the good side must sound incredible! (I note you recorded the lesser side of that 45 as well!)
 
bosshoss said:
Below are the first 8 flac requests. These are the last which will appear here, the rest will be in bunker86, so please send me a password request by clicking "like" on this here post if you would like to be a member of the new bunker86.

The purpose of bunker86 is to provide quality transfers to trusted members, of tracks that are NOT already available in high quality sound.
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am i too late to join in? :yikes:
 
bosshoss said:
It's too late for this round because the Tzar product is discontinued, but samples of the newly developed HYPE+ will be sent out before too long. I will update everyone right here when it's about to happen. With HYPE+, you really don't need any of the others. Or let's say, you'll have the best.
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I wonder if what abc really meant was: am I too late to join the new bunker86? But that hasn't opened yet, has it?
 
pfft said:
I wonder if what abc really meant was: am I too late to join the new bunker86? But that hasn't opened yet, has it?
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I think you're right Mr. Pfft. But no, there's no action on bunker86 quite yet. I think things may be perfected to the stage where I should really start adding a few things to the bunker. abc has access now, but no point checking yet, it's still empty.
 
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