cdmackay wrote: > > > The one issue I find with these large catalogues, is trying to find the > "real" version of a classic album, from all the crap versions. > > e.g. there are 2 or 3 "proper" versions of Getz/Gilberto, and then loads > of dodgier versions, some of which have appalling sound. Would be nice > if the more official versions were flagged in some way. But I suppose > who defines "official". Ah well...
Me too. When I first started with Tidal and found several versions of the same album , many remastered (ie in theory better), I took a second digital feed from my Transporter and plugged it through some waveform analysis software. Typically the remastered version was both hotter and also compressed... and this was on classic Jazz albums!!!!. So even these revered albums were not immune from the loudness wars. So it is a quandary... go for an older release or the "better" remastered one? On a side note, to some degree the CD quality streaming services can make hi-res (ie higher than redbook) seem somewhat irrelevant. In my case, I can get into Jazz artists that I wouldnt normally spend money on and I dont care if it is "just" redbook.... its just great I can listen to them at good quality. Peter ------------------------------------------------------------------------ posnos's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=62955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104908 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
