audiophile65 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Just discovered over the weekend that the Alan Parsons Project album, The Turn of a Friendly Card, is available in DSD (2.82MHz) at HDTracks. ToaFC has also been available in DSD (2.82) at Acoustic Sounds. Now, the Acoustic Sounds reviews have been leaning more toward negative responses, while the dynamic range values for the HDTracks version (below) look pretty good: foobar2000 1.3.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2015-11-01 19:16:14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: The Alan Parsons Project / The Turn Of A Friendly Card [DSD DSF HDTracks] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR14 -7.15 dB -24.08 dB 5:01 01-May Be a Price to Pay DR14 -6.45 dB -23.44 dB 4:24 02-Games People Play DR15 -7.15 dB -25.45 dB 5:04 03-Time DR15 -5.98 dB -23.96 dB 5:03 04-I Don't Wanna Go Home DR13 -7.33 dB -23.74 dB 4:35 05-The Gold Bug DR14 -6.69 dB -23.84 dB 16:35 06-The Turn Of A Friendly Card -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 6 Official DR value: DR14 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 24 Bitrate: 5645 kbps Codec: DSD64 ================================================================================ I'm curious if anyone has tried the HDtracks version. If not, I guess I'll be ready to play the "guinea pig" again. Link to comment
james45974 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 FWIW, the DR of my CD copy: foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2015-12-19 22:20:55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: The Alan Parsons Project / The Turn of a Friendly Card -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR14 -0.80 dB -18.56 dB 4:59 01-May Be a Price to Pay DR15 -1.02 dB -19.27 dB 4:21 02-Games People Play DR15 -1.13 dB -20.29 dB 5:05 03-Time DR16 0.00 dB -19.28 dB 5:04 04-I Don't Wanna Go Home DR13 -0.46 dB -18.26 dB 4:34 05-The Gold Bug DR14 -2.02 dB -20.17 dB 2:36 06-The Turn of a Friendly Card: I. The Turn of a Friendly Card, Part One DR13 -3.37 dB -19.09 dB 3:23 07-The Turn of a Friendly Card: II. Snake Eyes DR15 -1.03 dB -19.33 dB 2:59 08-The Turn of a Friendly Card: III. The Ace of Swords DR14 -0.36 dB -17.74 dB 4:08 09-The Turn of a Friendly Card: IV. Nothing Left to Lose DR14 -1.74 dB -18.73 dB 3:22 10-The Turn of a Friendly Card: V. The Turn of a Friendly Card, Part Two -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 10 Official DR value: DR14 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 843 kbps Codec: FLAC ================================================================================ Jim Link to comment
bmoura Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Just discovered over the weekend that the Alan Parsons Project album, The Turn of a Friendly Card, is available in DSD (2.82MHz) at HDTracks. ToaFC has also been available in DSD (2.82) at Acoustic Sounds. Since the DSD Download of the Alan Parsons album is from Sony Music, which provides DSD Downloads to HDTracks and Acoustic Sounds, the DSD Download files are probably the same. Link to comment
audiophile65 Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 FWIW, the DR of my CD copy: foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2015-12-19 22:20:55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: The Alan Parsons Project / The Turn of a Friendly Card -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR14 -0.80 dB -18.56 dB 4:59 01-May Be a Price to Pay DR15 -1.02 dB -19.27 dB 4:21 02-Games People Play DR15 -1.13 dB -20.29 dB 5:05 03-Time DR16 0.00 dB -19.28 dB 5:04 04-I Don't Wanna Go Home DR13 -0.46 dB -18.26 dB 4:34 05-The Gold Bug DR14 -2.02 dB -20.17 dB 2:36 06-The Turn of a Friendly Card: I. The Turn of a Friendly Card, Part One DR13 -3.37 dB -19.09 dB 3:23 07-The Turn of a Friendly Card: II. Snake Eyes DR15 -1.03 dB -19.33 dB 2:59 08-The Turn of a Friendly Card: III. The Ace of Swords DR14 -0.36 dB -17.74 dB 4:08 09-The Turn of a Friendly Card: IV. Nothing Left to Lose DR14 -1.74 dB -18.73 dB 3:22 10-The Turn of a Friendly Card: V. The Turn of a Friendly Card, Part Two -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 10 Official DR value: DR14 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 843 kbps Codec: FLAC ================================================================================ Hi James45974, May I ask which ToaFC CD you have by catalog number, 35th Ann. or earlier, etc.? Link to comment
james45974 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Hi James45974, May I ask which ToaFC CD you have by catalog number, 35th Ann. or earlier, etc.? My copy may be the original CD release I imagine, Arista ARCD 8226, UPC 07822182262 Jim Link to comment
audiophile65 Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 My copy may be the original CD release I imagine, Arista ARCD 8226, UPC 07822182262 Do you think you could provide an image of the rear art work? Otherwise, I could do one of two things: 1) load the 24/192 file I do have (into my Pono) from a rip of the Classic Records HDAD, or 2) go ahead and download the DSD from HDTracks. Link to comment
james45974 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Do you think you could provide an image of the rear art work? Otherwise, I could do one of two things: 1) load the 24/192 file I do have (into my Pono) from a rip of the Classic Records HDAD, or 2) go ahead and download the DSD from HDTracks. Scan of the tray card from my CD copy. Jim Link to comment
audiophile65 Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 Scan of the tray card from my CD copy. [ATTACH=CONFIG]29343[/ATTACH] Thanks for the image. Looks like the veeeeee-ree first CD of ToaFC. I wonder if I can find a copy (used or even new) out there (maybe Ebay), or just try the DSD... Hmmmm....... Link to comment
audiophile65 Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 Thanks for the image. Looks like the veeeeee-ree first CD of ToaFC. I wonder if I can find a copy (used or even new) out there (maybe Ebay), or just try the DSD... Hmmmm....... OK, my search is over. I went ahead and loaded my ToaFC from my MacBook into my Pono player. It is the 24/192 rip from the Classic Records HDAD (DVD-Audio) via DVD-Audio Extractor that I ripped about 4 years ago. Thanks for everything, though. Link to comment
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