Live Audiophile Roundtable with Mastering Engineer Steve Hoffman and his top vinyl picks + Q & A!
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Please join your host Steve Westman as he welcomes mastering engineer Steve Hoffman and his top vinyl picks. As well as live viewer Q and A and much more.
This was great to hear this conversation with Steve Hoffman. I go to the Steve Hoffman forum everyday.
It was a lot of fun. Thanks for watching.
Steve thank you so much for having Steve H on your channel, he is like listening to a wise old sage man his brain is unreal 👍👍
It was a real blast.
An integral forum in the recording industry.Have learn’t so much going forward.Thanks Steve for providing.FREE of charge the equivalent of the Encyclopedia Britannia for all recorded music.Bravo! Sir.Much respect indeed to you both. Thanks for posting this great interview Steve W.
Thanks for watching. It was a fun Chat.
@@stevewestman7774 It sure came across that way. Just finished watching the first podcast with Steve.Equally entertaining! Keep up the great work!
This was your best interview ever. My ears were GLUED to my phone (I was listening in the background without the video). You should bring Mr. Hoffman back for as many times as he’s down to participate! An absolute legend.
Thank you. So much info. Was awesome.
Steve "I'm one of them there millionaires bucko" Hoffman.
Steve is an international treasure, what a super cool person and wildly talented individual. Excellent interview sir!
Steve is the best guest. Thanks for the excellent content!
Thank you. So fun.
Steve W, I'd love it if you'd have Tom Port back on to talk about the Hot Stampers concept, and to share his picks for great records and tips on how to find them on your own. As great as Steve H's advice and perspectives are, Tom's got a lot to offer along these lines as well.
I have a bunch of 1950's and 1960's "test" records, as well as a few copies of the "sessions" LP produced by JBL. But regarding music for "testing" my vinyl setup, I have a music album that I view similarly to the records you showed. It's one I picked up at Goodwill for a quarter about 15 years ago. "Annie get your gun", with Doris Day. The orchestra was recorded on one coast, they sent to tapes to the other coast, and her vocals were recorded there, yet it sounds like an amazing live performance.
It caused me to coin the phrase: Don't kid yourself, the industry had sound quality dialed in way back in the 50's. On a related note, I was listening to one of my Herb Alpert and the TJB records a few months ago and realized that there was some amazing production going on there, and talent, and arrangement magic. When you put yourself in the place of an average 20 or 30 something in the mid-60's, and the music history that preceded it, it suddenly makes sense that that sound was hugely popular. And played to death.
And always remember, vinyl is final!😉
Amazing. Thank you for this. 🙏
I just recently got active and this is just a great site. Member are polite and erudite! An absolute pleasure to be part of the forum.
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Great talk. Can't get over how similar SH is to Billy Connolly!
It is great to get an idea of the person that Steve Hoffman is and his passion for music.
thanks for watching.
Been a member/posting since Sept. 9, 2004.
That was amazing and so informative and entertaining, didn't want it to end!
So much information. Was fun.
Awesome interview, thanks a million for bringing it to us! Steve was on a roll with the viewer questions, just a wealth of knowledge and he seemed to really enjoy himself. Please send him the Aja and Rhino Hifi records, will be really interesting to get his take on those. Cheers!
nice interview, greetings from switzerland
I subscribed to The Secret Guide To Music and ordered the DCC titles back in the day. I finally have equipment to do them justice. Later bought the Rock of the '70s compilations plus DCC LPs (Eagles, Elton John , Jethro Tull etc.) and Audio Fidelity CDs (Alice Cooper, Heart, Carly Simon etc.). Glad I bought them before the Secret got out. Thanks Steve H. I also enjoy your version of Who's Next on MCA. One advantage of being old is having added these to my collection when they were new and reasonably priced.
Thank you Steve W. and Steve H. I enjoyed Mr. Hoffman's selection of LPs to listen and test your sound system. I would ask that Mr. Hoffman discuss a few more examples of these eclectic sound gems. I read the Hoffman forum and was familiar with many of them and they are available in the Chicagoland area at a low price. Once you listen to what Mr. Hoffman looks for in a recording one can go off and find other listening gems of their own. I look forward to when he revisits your channel.
Much appreciated. It was a lot of fun.
SW, I see your RLJ debut record behind you. One of my all time favorite albums. It’s my go to for testing new gear, because I know how good it can sound.
RLJ OG is a killer cut. Great one for testing your gear. I agree.
@@stevewestman7774 yes, one of my best sounding OGs, but I also have the 2008 Hoffman/Gray HQ180 reissue that's next level.
Another excellent show Steve. Nice to hear someone talk about classical music for a change!
Cotton club soundtrack was mastered by Bob Ludwig.
Yes. Very informative. So fun.
Thanks for this content!
I have the Bob Cooper OJC and several of the Contemporary titles cut using that Westrex head. Steve H is spot on with these recommendations!
Thanks for watching. That was fun.
Hoffman is a treasure! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Loads of info.
Fantastic. Well done all around.
Lots of fun and so informative.
Great show. Subscribed!
Much appreciated. Thank you.
the forum was great for finding the best sounding DSOTM cd, so many different versions of that album...
Wow! Great conversation.
So fun. Thanks for watching.
Great interview
Much appreciated. Was a lot of fun.
The Cotton Club soundtrack was mastered by Robert Ludwig. I can confirm it sounds fantastic!
Yes. I am going to go find one in the wild this weekend.
Im always wondering how someone else can tell you whats the best sounding pressing of an record...while we all have different taste, ears, rooms, equipment, ..🤷
They can only narrow it down and direct you to a good option. Of course it may vary depending on your gear, your room, your ears and your taste. But if there are ten choices, it’s cool to get them narrowed down by someone who may have heard many of them.
Love this ..
I think the Steely Dan Aja Steve Hoffman mastered CD is sold out on Discogs lol. I bought his Katy Lied mastered 1984 CD...worth a try. Good interview Steve.
Thank you. I really like the sound of the Aja cd he did.
The "original" Hoffman Aja CD is the same as the one people call the Nichols, other than a slight DC offset. Don't overpay.
Its Steeeeeeeeeeeve Hoffmannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn, nice.
Nice video Steve and Steve sorry I said your magical mystery tour had an ugly cover I see on Discogs it is a very valued copy! I grew up with traditional copy so that is what I was used to!
Thank you. That was a lot of fun. Horzu MMT rocks.
My wantlist on Discogs just got longer, already purchased one of them - The Bachelors.
Nice.
Dang it Steve i ordered 3 albums after this interview Bachelors, Herbert, and cotton club i will tell you i listened to a some of the bachelors here on YT it was good Got to tell you if i listening to Hoffman for a day i would be bankrupt 🤣🤣
Thanks you BOTH Steves! Hey Mr. Westman... I'm a bit confused because I would REALLY like to get that 1987 CD everyone is talking about for the Magical Mystery Tour. Mr. Hoffman kept saying the EMI CD, but there is no EMI CD listed on Discogs. The very first one listed is a UK CD and it is Parlophone. The 2nd one listed is a US CD, but it says 'Remastered' and 'Jax', certainly that cannot be the one he said that is a Flat Transfer, right? So, do I get the 1st UK one? All the subsequent ones say 'Remastered', so I honestly do NOT know which one to get and I would like to. As the Beatles said, 'Can you *PLEASE, PLEASE Help Me!'* Thank you Sir!
It came out around 87/88 in the states and probably UK too. That’s it.
@@mazzysmusic Thank you Mazzy! So, I guess just any 1st US CD pressing should do then, thanks!
Cotton Club is a great film, too^
I Need to see it.
Off the subject of the video,whats the deal with rhino hi fidelity, I thought they said when it goes on sale they are ready to ship.I ordered the black sabbath the the day it posted and not a word.Do ypu have any info?
Up to 7 to 10 business days once ordered is what Rhino told me. Shipping notifications have already been sent to many I have spoke with.
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I’m really happy that can listening of you Steve
Not every version of that STS version of Peer Gynt sounds as good as the Blueback. Most not even close!
Blueback only according to Mr. Hoffman.
Chicago, guitarist, Terry Kath
Yes👍
Victor Herbert, The Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* - The Immortal Victor Herbert, no longer $5 after this show. 😁
What's the cat # of that Bachelors LP
It's official Steve Hoffman can't sing!!