Argenta – The London Symphony Orchestra – Espana (2006, LIM)

Argenta – The London Symphony Orchestra – Espana released by Deca and has now been reissued as an XRCD24 by LIM. This classic album, with conductor Ataulfo Argenta has the distinction of being one of the best collections of Spanish-inflected music ever produced.

This particular album has been a showpiece for hi-fi systems since the earliest days of stereo, and the last time I recommended it, it had been remastered on a gold disc by Classic Compact Discs. It sounded very, very good, and now LIM (Lasting Impression Music, the Decca remastering arm of producer Winston Ma’s First Impression Music) have given it the ultimate treatment in XRCD 24-bit processing.

JVC’s XRCD24 technology is an extension of its XRCD and XRCD2 technology. It uses the same purist philosophy and the same signal chain, except that the K2 digital processor has been extended to 24 bits. As regular readers know, I have been very impressed with the sound of XRCD and XRCD2 discs. The XRCD24 process should be even better.