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oobar2000 1.1.18 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2013-05-31 21:38:11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Steve Martin, Edie Brickell / Love Has Come For You -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR10 -0.30 dB -12.67 dB 3:16 01-When You Get to Asheville DR8 -0.50 dB -10.77 dB 2:10 02-Get Along Stray Dog DR9 -0.50 dB -12.18 dB 3:10 03-Love Has Come For You DR10 -0.34 dB -13.05 dB 2:36 04-Friend of Mine DR9 -0.71 dB -11.37 dB 2:59 05-Siamese Cat DR10 -0.33 dB -12.81 dB 1:35 06-Yes She Did DR7 -0.50 dB -9.52 dB 3:12 07-Sarah Jane and the Iron Mountain Baby DR8 -0.40 dB -10.65 dB 2:41 08-Fighter DR8 -1.07 dB -10.95 dB 2:53 09-King Of Boys DR10 0.00 dB -11.96 dB 3:08 10-Suns Gonna Shine DR9 0.00 dB -10.99 dB 2:42 11-Who You Gonna Take? DR8 -0.50 dB -10.71 dB 2:30 12-Shawnee DR9 -0.50 dB -11.67 dB 3:34 13-Remember Me This Way -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 13 Official DR value: DR9 Samplerate: 88200 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 24 Bitrate: 2612 kbps Codec: FLAC ================================================================================

oobar2000 1.1.18 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2013-04-16 21:28:24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: The Lumineers / The Lumineers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR8 -0.10 dB -10.68 dB 1:50 01-Flowers In Your Hair DR8 -0.09 dB -11.91 dB 2:46 02-Classy Girls DR8 -0.10 dB -11.11 dB 2:43 03-Submarines DR9 -0.10 dB -12.10 dB 4:08 04-Dead Sea DR8 -0.04 dB -11.49 dB 2:43 05-Ho Hey DR13 -0.10 dB -17.22 dB 5:07 06-Slow It Down DR9 -0.09 dB -13.24 dB 4:39 07-Stubborn Love DR10 -0.09 dB -13.69 dB 5:28 08-Big Parade DR10 -0.10 dB -13.66 dB 4:21 09-Charlie Boy DR11 -0.08 dB -14.45 dB 3:15 10-Flapper Girl DR9 -0.07 dB -12.32 dB 5:16 11-Morning Song -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 11 Official DR value: DR9 Samplerate: 88200 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 24 Bitrate: 2516 kbps Codec: FLAC ================================================================================

After minimal effort, HDTracks gave me a credit for the download.

In this case, to me, the issue is not so much how the file "sounds". As I said, once I equalized volume ABX testing quickly told me that I couldn't tell any difference between the two tracks. In fact, I'm perfectly happy to accept the fact that a high resolution download may actually sound worse than a standard CD version. "Better" is subjective. The issue is, do people who buy Gaucho for $18 from HDTracks expecting a true 96Khz music file get what they pay for?

LOL. I can think of a few other words to use as well.

I’m not really qualified to interpret these graphs, but I thought some might be interested in a direct comparison of a high resolution download of Steely Dan’s Babylon Sisters vs. a standard red book version. Using Foobar ABX I could not reliably tell the difference between the two tracks. Curious to see what kind of thoughts you guys might have. 44.1k From "A Decade of Steely Dan" DR= 14 96kHz Downloaded from HDTracks as part of Gaucho DR=10