August 10, 2011 Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harvey's, Stateline, NV Sources Review

Phish wrapped up their last regular show of their West Coast leg with a sold out show in Lake Tahoe.  With only a festival set to go in San Francisco, many were expecting Phish to bring the fire.  Unfortunately, it wasn't their best show of the tour.  However, as always with Phish, there are several moments that are definitely worth hearing again and luckily for us, there are seven different sources available from this night.  Thanks go out again to all the tapers who record these shows and share them with the community.  Thanks a lot guys!

Source 1 (hereafter MK41 source)
Source:Schoeps MK41(din)> Kcy >Sonosax SX-M2/LS2 >R44(ocm)24/96
Location: FOB, DFC, 6'
Transfer:SDHC>Audacity 16/44>Amadeus Pro>xACT

16 bit source

Source 2 (hereafter MK4v source)
Source: Schoeps mk4v> KC5> M222> NT222> Aeta PSP-3> SD 744t (@24bit/96kHz)
Location: FOB, DFC, 6' Stand, DIN
Transfer: SD 744t> Samplitude SE 9.1.1(dither/resample)> CDWave> flac(16/44.1)

16 bit source



Source 3 (hereafter KM140 source) ***24 bit only***
Source: Neumann KM140s > Sound Devices MP2 > Edirol R09 24/48 WAV 
Location: FOB/pit
Transfer: CD Wave > Audition > FLAC24

24 bit source

Source 4 (hereafter AK40 source) ***note 16 bit torrent includes 8-9 source as well***
Source: Neumann AK 40's (NOS) > Lc3 > Km 100 > Aerco MP2 > SD 702 @ 24/48
Location: FOB/DFC 50' Back >
Transfer: CF Card > Wavelab 6.0 > Cd Wave > TLH 24/48 FLAC

16 bit source
24 bit source

Source 5 (hereafter U89 source)
Source: Neumenn U-89I's-V3(digital out) Dr-680
Location: OTS
Transfer: Normalization and tracking in post using Wave Lab 6
1st Song From AKG 414ULS-Oade Transparent Mod PMD-661Both sets of mics set to Hyper card with approximately 70 Degree angle and 5 inch spacing

16 bit source

Source 6 (hereafter Senn source) ***24 bit source only***
Source: Sennheiser ME66s (PAS, LOB) > Lunatec V3 > Tascam HD-P2 (spidf @ 24/48)
Transfer: Adobe Audition (fades, tracking) > xACT (flac level 8, tagged)

24 bit source

Source 7 (hereafter CCM4 source)
Source:SchoepsCCM4(wide ortf)>Sonosax SX-M2>R44(ocm) 24/96
Location: FOB, DFC, 6'
Transfer:SDHC>Audacity 16/44>Amadeus Pro>xACT

16 bit source


Phish - 8/10/11 "Stash" from Phish on Vimeo.

The MK41 source has fairly low levels.  There is a fair amount of crowd noise on the source, however the bass is more distinct than on its sister source, the CCM4's.

The MK4v source, again, gets my nod for source of the night.  The bass is nice and full without being overpowering and the separation of the instruments is quite nice. 

The KM140 source is the second best sounding source of the night.  The bass is a little bit fuller than the MK4v source and the separation is even better too.  However, the crowd noise on this source is much more noticeable than on the MK4v's.  If you don't mind the crowd noise, by all means go for this source.  Remember, only available in 24 bit, so it isn't playable on your iPod without down-converting.

The AK40 source is nicely balanced and has a nice, distinct bass tone.  It is very transparent as well.  However, the levels aren't nearly as nice as the MK4v or KM140 source and doesn't kick the sub as hard either.

The U89 source is really nice sounding, but gets a bit muddy in the lowest frequencies.  There seems to be a hollowness in the mids and is just overall a bit boomier than the KM140 or MK4v sources.

The Senn source sounds fairly distant compared to the MK4v or Neumann sources.  Further, the low end isn't nearly as rich or as full as the MK4v or KM140 sources.

The CCM4 source sounds a bit muffled in the low end, especially compared to the MK4v and KM140 sources.  The levels are fairly low and there is a great deal of crowd noise evident on it.

Happy listening!