KDinsmore Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Anyone have this and a DR on it. People expounding on this at SH but I have my doubts. Furutech GTX-D, GTX Wall Plate,106-D Cover > NCF Clearline >Custom Computer>J River [Current] > Curious Cable Evolved USB > Chord Hugo MScaler > WAVE Storm Dual BNC> Chord DAVE>DCA Stealth>my ears > audiophile brain Link to comment
firedog Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Well, Bob Ludwig also did the original remasters for SACD in 2002 - and they sound great. Do you have information of how the remaster was done? Unless he went back to the original tapes - which I doubt - as ABKCO archived them in DSD back then and said that was the archive copy. I would hold off on buying it. It may be volume compressed and sound worse than the 2002 release. It isn't in release yet, so how could someone have the DR? Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
Kimo Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 I bought the download. I believe they used new/different masters and added a some compression. It sounds good with better clarity on a number of songs. Link to comment
firedog Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 12 hours ago, Kimo said: I bought the download. I believe they used new/different masters and added a some compression. It sounds good with better clarity on a number of songs. They added a moderate amount of compression acc'd to the DR ratings. Personally, I'd have to hear it before I'd buy it. Been burned too many times with remasters I didn't like b/c of the added compression. tmtomh 1 Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
Kimo Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 2 hours ago, firedog said: They added a moderate amount of compression acc'd to the DR ratings. Personally, I'd have to hear it before I'd buy it. Been burned too many times with remasters I didn't like b/c of the added compression. Not nearly as bad as the CSN stuff, for example, but I get it. Why even compress these at all for a vinyl/hi rez/sacd release? Link to comment
firedog Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Kimo said: Not nearly as bad as the CSN stuff, for example, but I get it. Why even compress these at all for a vinyl/hi rez/sacd release? Yep. I understand why they do it for mp3 and even CD. But why do it for hi -res? Just leave the high res alone and do the compression to the other versions if you must. Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
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