2xHD is proud to offer this deluxe double reel tape version of one of the most famous audiophile cult recordings. Jazz at the Pawnshop is widely regarded as a reference recording, one of the most natural-sounding live jazz reproduction of all time.
The package includes two audiophile SM900 tapes recorded at 15 ips in CCIR (also available in NAB), on two balanced metal reels manufactured in Germany by Feinwerktechnik allgäu GmbH and an elegant booklet.
This is a historically significant album.
Based in Montreal and created by audiophile sound engineer René Laflamme and producer André Perry, all 2xHD Tapes are from the original analog master and transfer in analog domain using a Nagra-T tape recorder, modified with high-end tube playback electronics, wired from the playback head. In the high end audio world, René has carved out a reputation for definition of excellence and uses his knowledge and unfailing instinct to match various audio components to create the best all-encompassing sound experience.
For the recording on this tape, the original 1/4″ 15 ips NAB or CCIR master tapes were played on a Nagra-T tape recorder, modified wtih 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, is 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 more transparency and better 3D imaging. This copy was recorded on a Nagra IV-S 1/4″ at 15 ips.
** It is standard practice in all recording studios to keep the tape “tail out”. This reduces “pre-echo” and it means that the tape should be placed on the right hand side of the recorder, re-wound and then played.
Features
Deluxe Edition
2 Master Quality Reel To Reel Tapes
Pure Analogue Copy at 15 ips, CCIR EQ, from the Analog Master Tape
2 Audiophile SM 900 Tapes
2 Balanced Metal Reels Made in Germany by Feinwerktechnik allgäu GmbH Metal Reels
2xHD Mastering by René Laflamme
Elegant Booklet
Clamshell Box
Made in Canada
Musicians
Arne Domnerus alto sax, clarinet
Bengt Hallberg piano
Georg Riedel bass
Egil Johansen drums
Lars Erstrand vibes
Selections
Reel 1:
Limehouse Blues
I’m Confessin’
Jeep’s Blues
Stuffy
Reel 2:
Lady be Good
Here’s That Rainy Day
How High the Moon
Take Five
Everything Happens to Me