Two volumes of audiophile quality music pressed on deluxe 180 gram black vinyl. Custom-curated by Marantz Sound Master Yoshinori Ogata, Dave Longstreth of Dirty Projectors, and VMP CEO Cameron Schaefer.
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Test the limits of your system with the same music the Marantz Sound Master listens to when tuning Marantz gear, plus a lot more. This is an extraordinary cross-genre collection of unforgettable music on deluxe 180 gram black vinyl.
Listen like a Sound Master
Key Features
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Custom Curated
Two volumes of hand-selected music for an unforgettable listening experience.
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The Highest Quality
180 gram black vinyl. A four LP set at 45 RPM. Custom packaging. Incredible performance.
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The Most Musical Sound
Beautiful audio from a wide variety of genres and artists. Unexpected musicality with every track.
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Test Your System
Music specifically selected to help you evaluate your system, no matter what style of music you like.
Listen Like a Sound Master
Yoshinori Ogata, the Marantz Sound Master, has the golden ear that ensures every Marantz product lives up to Marantz’s lofty standards. Ogata-san personally selected the music on Volume 1 from the tracks he uses when evaluating Marantz equipment so you can hear exactly what he hears.
Listen Like a Producer
Dave Longstreth is the leader of Dirty Projectors and an in-demand record producer. Cameron Schafer is the CEO of VMP. Together, they selected the music on Volume II with the mindset of a producer, focusing on unforgettable modern tracks that feature innovative production, memorable performances, and great songwriting.
The Art of Listening
Explorations in Sound’s extensive liner notes provide a guided tour of the entire collection. Our curators have written a note about each track they selected to help you understand why they chose the track for the collection, and what they think you should listen for when you hear it.
A Perfect Pairing
VMP is a global leader in high-quality vinyl reissues, reinvigorating great albums from great artists, infusing every record they release with luxurious production values, quality, and design. Marantz is the leader in high-end hi-fi components, delivering the most musical sound to every Marantz home in the world. It’s a perfect combination.
Mastered at Sterling Sound
Sterling Sound has been mastering vinyl records for over 50 years, including countless Grammy winning records, with a passion for sound the key to their success. Sterling mastering engineer, Ryan Smith, gave special care in mastering and cutting Explorations in Sound. His fine-tuned cutting systems allow for the purest transfer to disc possible, resulting in a stunning audio experience.
Pressed by Quality Record Pressings
Since 2011, Quality Record Pressings has set the highest standards for high-fidelity vinyl playback and ultra-quiet LP playing surfaces. General Manager Gary Salstrom oversees state-of-the-art stamper plating, vinyl pressing and quality control. Flawless stamper plating ensures the correct record surface profile and avoids pre-echo and high-frequency loss, while press microprocessors and temperature control systems give press operators superior oversight, spotting and correcting deviations from production standards as they occur.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Volume I
Diana Krall No Moon at All Junko Onishi presents The Sextet Baby I'm Yours JUPITER (Thomas Dunford) #8. Antonio Vivaldi - Cello Concerto In G Minor, RV 416: I. Allegro François-Xavier Roth (cond), Les Siècles Songe D'une Nuit de Sabbat Hoff Ensemble Moving Sinne Eeg What a Little Moonlight Can Do Malene Mortensen Another Day Makoto Ozone featuring No Name Horses Until We Vanish Kandace Springs Breakdown Volume II
Perfume Genius Slip Away Vagabon Water Me Down Dirty Projectors Just from Chevron J Dilla Don't Cry Cornelius Drop Fabiano Do Nascimento Forro Brasil Autre Ne Veut Play By Play Flying Lotus & Thom Yorke ...And The World Laughs With You Miya Folick Thingamajig John Carpenter Night James Blake Retrograde Tom Misch, Yussef Dayes Nightrider Aldous Harding The Barrell The Books The Lemon of Pink I Specifications
Vinyl Colour Black Vinyl Size 12 inch Format 4 LP Weight 180 gram Speed 45 rpm Mastering Engineer Ryan Smith of Sterling Sound handling mastering and lacquers Mastering Studio Sterling Sound Remastering Details To ensure the highest quality sound, original masters were sourced from the labels and artists Pressing Location Quality Record Pressing (QRP) - Salina, Kansas, USA Jacket Type Heavyweight, widespine single-pocket jacket Jacket Style Clear outer sleeve Label VMP Extras 2 x 12”x12” liner notes sheets
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