If you are new to AudioQuest Music’s recordings, we recommend this sampler to you. There are people who consider Bluesquest to be one of the most important SACD releases of all. In any case, the album provides a good overview of the blues artists the label has produced over the years, including Mighty Sam McClain, Terry Evans, Joe Beard and Doug MacLeod. Every title is a pearl – and that with audiophile sound quality too!
About AudioQuest Music
The blues label AudioQuest Music was founded in the late 1980s and is now operated by Valley Entertainment under the name Sledgehammer Blues. The mission of the responsible producer Joe Harley was to produce the best audiophile recordings at the cutting edge of technology. Analogue technology with tailor-made tube electronics was used for this and any noise suppression, compression, equalizer or limiter was avoided. Characteristic of the result is the realistic, spontaneous sound of the recordings, which lacks any overproduction. By inviting the most talented artists to record, AudioQuest Music’s tracks are still some of the most interesting blues recordings available on the audiophile market. Bernie Grundman re-digitized and remastered the analog tapes for the SACDs.
We recommend the use of “L’Art du Son” CD / DVD conditioner to improve the sound even more.
