10-29-10 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ Source Review

I wanted to wait and see if any more sources became available, at the same time, I know there are folks out there waiting to see what sounds the best of what's out there.  Just as an aside, later this week, or early next week, I will be going back and looking at sources that have become available since I first reviewed the sources for the shows.  Also, I will do a summary post after that with all of my picks for the tour.

Source 1 (hereafter MK41 source)
Source: Schoeps mk41> KC5> M222> NT222> Aeta PSP-3> SD 744t (@24bit/96kHz)
Location: OTS, DFC, 9' Stand, NOS
Transfer: SD 744t> Samplitude SE 9.1.1(dither/resample)> CDWave> flac(16/44.1)

Etree Source
24 bit Etree Source

Source 2 (hereafter Busman source)
Source: Busman Bsc1 (Hypers)>HYDRA silver Shorty XLR's>Fostex FR-2LE(Busman T-mod) @24/96
Location:
Transfer: CF Card>Wavelab 6.0(Resample and Dithering>CD Wave(tacking>TLH(flac 16 level 8)

Etree Source

 

Both of these sources sound fantastic.  So, depending on your preference, either one might work well for your setup.  Thanks go out to the tapers out there who are dedicated to getting great sounding recordings into the public's hands in such a short amount of time.  Thanks a lot!

The MK41 has lower levels during the Star Spangled Banner, but this is mainly because the Busman source taper actively raises the levels during the song.  For the rest of the show, the MK41 source is a bit hotter, but the Busman levels are not low, just not as high as the MK41.  The bass response on the MK41 is, as usual, very good.  Nice tone right down to the lowest frequencies.  The highs are great, but not as crisp as the Busman source.  This is my pick, but like I said, others may like the Busman source for good reason.

This Busman source is probably the best sounding of all the Busman recordings from this tour.  The tone at the low-end is very nice, without the boominess of previous recordings.  The highs are extremely crisp, in fact, they are definitely better than the MK41 source.  That being said, the overall effect of the recording, to my ears, is a bit thinner than the MK41 source, which is why I went with it over the Busman.  However, in isolation, the Busman source does sound great.

Happy listening!