Author: Rush Paul
For over 50 years, Rushton Paul and his wife share a profound passion for music, cherishing transparency and accuracy of instrumental timbre. Their preference lies in acoustic and classical music, seeking recordings that immerse them in the authentic acoustical space of the musicians. Timbre is critical to them, desiring to hear genuine harmonic overtones of real instruments. Their transition to headphones shifted their focus to transparency, inner detail, timbre, and micro-dynamics, factors that profoundly influence their music enjoyment and assessment.
Recent Finds No. 42 – Rachel Podger’s New Album plus Pure DSD256 from Yarlung
View Original A new album from Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque, recorded by Jared Sacks, is always reason to celebrate! Add to that some delightful discoveries from Alpha Classics, Yarlung Records (in Pure DSD256), two albums from IBS, and an intriguing peak at what may come from the “new” Channel Classics under Outhere Music’s direction, […]
Recent Finds No. 41 – Pure DSD256 from Hunnia Records
View Original You will likely have noticed a large number of recordings in my articles from Hunnia Records. The owner of the label, Robert Zoltán Hunka, loves all kinds of music and is fanatically committed to making recordings with the highest sound quality he is able to achieve. Their albums keep showing up for three […]
Stunning Release from Pelle D’oca and Jared Sacks in Pure DSD256
View Original Article It is celebration time, folks. Jared Sacks has launched a new label, Pelle D’oca (“Goosebumps” in Italian), with a stunning new recording of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. And the cherry on the top is that this release is in PURE DSD256! Recorded and mixed entirely in the DSD* domain, with no PCM, with no trip out […]
Recent Finds No. 39 – Mining Pure DSD256 Gold
Go To Original Article For me, a Pure DSD256 recording done well is the height of audio reproduction excellence. Yes, 15ips and 30ips analog tape sound marvelous, but so does Pure DSD256. Play either in its pure state, as in direct from the tape or direct from an excellent D/A converter, without intervening mucking about, […]
Outstanding Organ Recordings in DSD256 and DXD
View Original Article Okay, I admit it. I love a good organ recording. In my vinyl days, I had shelves upon shelves of excellent organ recordings on LP. Today, my digital library is somewhat bereft. There are lots of organ albums on CD, but piffle. I want full resolution. If I can’t have vinyl, then […]
Rembrandt Trio ‘The Blue Hour’ in Pure DSD256
To Original Article Sometimes an album arrives on my shores that simply requires immediate comment because it is so deliciously good. This is one of those. The Blue Hour Sessions: Audiophile Jazz Recordings Rembrandt Frerichs, Rembrandt TrioJust Listen Records 2025 (Pure DSD256) Edit Master Sourced I have been a fan of pianist Rembrandt Frerichs for several […]
Recent Finds No. 36 – The NativeDSD Catalog Continues to Deliver Wonderful Recordings
Go To Original Article NativeDSD continues to earn highest recommendations from me as a preferred source for high resolution downloads. There are some labels they don’t have access to, unfortunately, but their catalog continues to grow with new labels showing up every few weeks. This means their new releases outpace my ability to write about […]
Iceland with Sono Luminus
View Original Article For some time I’ve wanted to share with you some of this outstanding music, performance excellence, and superb audio quality coming from Sono Luminus’ ventures with Icelandic composers and performers. Why Iceland? I didn’t have any clear understanding other than that Sono Luminus CEO Collin Rae has some connections there and they […]
Notes on Recent Finds No. 35 – Classical Music Composed Within the Past 25 Years
View Original Article With such a rich history of music in the western world, it is too easy to get lost in centuries past. We can too easily fail to see the amazing music being written today. With this article, I want to offer up some outstanding music of the 21st Century I’ve been privileged […]
A Rare Musical Experience with Pianist David Fung
View Original Source David Fung, Evening Conversations. Yarlung Records 2006 2025 (Pure DSD256) Release date: 4-18-2025 I found myself talking recently on the phone with my friend Bob Attiyeh, the creative founder and visionary of Yarlung Records. I’m always intrigued by these occasional calls with Bob. One never knows whence they may wander. That day, Bob […]
Recent Finds No. 32 – Early Music from Medieval to Early Renaissance
View on Positive Feedback I unabashedly love listening to early music, from medieval to renaissance. And much of this music is for voices. Not all, by a long shot, but there is a lot that is a cappella. Early music will be the theme of today’s Recent Finds because this is what has consumed much […]
Recent Finds, No. 30 with Pure DSD256 Albums from Hunnia Records and More
View Original Review Those who have travelled with me through my notes on recent finds know that I have eclectic taste in music. I enjoy almost anything acoustic that is well performed and well recorded. Unfortunately, this also means that you have to scan through the album covers to see if there may be anything […]