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Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon – Review updated with 50th anniversary BOX and streaming (CD, DVD, Blu-ray, Vinyl – Stereo, 4.0, 5.1, Dolby Atmos)
After the unpacking of the 50th anniversary box (Youtube), here is the comparison of the 2023 versions: vinyl, CD, DVD stereo (24 bits 48 kHz) and 5.1, Bluray Stereo (24 bits 192 kHz), 5.1 (24 bits 96 kHz) and Dolby Atmos. With in addition the Qobuz Hi-Res version (24 bits 192 kHz) and the Tidal…
Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon – 50th Anniversary Unboxing
After the review of 21 versions of the album, and while waiting for the review of the 50th Anniversary version, here is the video of the box set.
Yes – Mirror To The Sky – First single “Cut from the Stars” Review (Qobuz Hi-Res, Apple Dolby Atmos)
Yes has had a long and successful career with many successful studio albums and memorable stage performances. Their 1983 album “90125” is often considered one of their most memorable albums, which produced hits like “Owner of a Lonely Heart”. After a break of a few years, the band started to release new albums again, with…
Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon – Review – updated with 50th anniversary (Box, CD, DVD, SACD, Cassette, 8 track, Blu-ray, Vinyl, Qobuz Hi-Res – Stereo, quadraphonic, 4.0, 5.1, Dolby Atmos – 30 versions)
“The Dark Side of the Moon” album by Pink Floyd was recorded between 1972 and 1973, mostly at Abbey Road Studios in London, with sound engineer Alan Parsons. The band members used innovative recording techniques to create unique sound effects, such as the use of tape loops and various echo and reverb effects. They also…
Anne Bisson – Be my lover – Review (Vinyl and Qobuz Hi-Res)
It is with pleasure that we welcome Anne Bisson’s 8th album “be my lover”. Anne Bisson is a pianist and songwriter who always takes great care in the making of her albums with a quality recording and mastering working with a high quality format in high resolution 24 bits 192 kHz. The vinyl is also…
Dire Straits – Encores – Review (Vinyl , Download, CD)
Encores was released in May 1993 as a complement to the live album On the Night. It’s an EP (Extended Play) of 4 tracks which contains 3 exclusive tracks (Your Latest Trick is already in the album On the Night) The review includes 3 editions (Vinyl , digital files and CD) of this album. Reviews…
Les restos du Cœur “2023 Enfoirés Un Jour, Toujours”, the backstage of the soundtrack ( les coulisses de la bande son), from stereo (CD) to Dolby Atmos and 360RA.
To access the english version click here. Les « Restos du cœur » sont une association Française fondée par l’artiste Coluche en 1985 afin d’aider les personnes démunies, notamment avec l’accès à des repas gratuits.Coluche et ses amis chanteurs, acteurs ou sportifs créent une équipe pour promouvoir les actions des Restos du Cœur dénommée la…
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 with Organ : Charles Munch and Boston Symphony 1959 – Review (CD, SACD, SACD 3.0, Vinyl, HDTT and Qobuz Hi-Res)
After testing the version of Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3 recorded in 2015 with the Kansas City Symphony, this test focuses on Charles Munch’s version of Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3, recorded with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1959, which is considered one of the best interpretations of this work. Munch, who was a specialist in French…
Does analog media force a dynamic on music? or Does Analog Media increase the dynamics?
Previously in the dynamics of music, we saw the difference between the dynamics of the medium and the dynamics of the music, as well as the effects of dynamic compression on the music in terms of distortion.Today, we will approach another aspect, that of the impact of the dynamics on the recording on tape or…
Lana Del Rey – Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd – First single Review (Qobuz, Apple Dolby Atmos)
After the albums Blue Banisters and Chemtrails Over the Country Club released in 2021, Lana Del ray is back with a new album Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd whose first single of the same title is available. To get an idea of the characteristics of the album, here is a…
Shania Twain – Queen Of Me – Review (Qobuz Hi-Res, Tidal Master, Apple Music Lossless, Dolby Atmos)
Shania Twain is a Canadian country-pop singer. She has released five studio albums in her career. Her latest album, “Now,” was released in September 2017. Before that, she released “Up!” in 2002, which was a big commercial success. Shania Twain has been honored with several decades of awards since 1993. Queen Of Me is the…
70 albums or singles, 425 editions reviewed …
For this beginning of the year, here is a compilation of all the reviews 70 albums (including 3 singles) and 425 releases that have been tested. The information provided in this index will allow you to get an idea of how different versions of the same album sound. Many media have been tested: Vinyl (114),…
Katie Melua – Golden Record – review of the first song of the new album Love & Money (Qobuz, Apple, Dolby Atmos, Youtube)
Katie Melua is back with a new single “Golden Record”, first single from her new album “Love & Money” which will be released on March 24th 2023. After “Album No. 8”, this album is the 9th of Katie Melua, it will contain 10 tracks, and 4 more in the Deluxe version. You can find the…
Anne Bisson – Blue Bayou – Review of the third single from the album Be My Lover
Anne Bisson is a Canadian jazz singer known for her vocal talent and ability to perform songs with emotion and sensitivity. She has released several albums throughout her career, including Passions in 2007, Conversations in 2009, and Portrait in 2016. Anne Bisson’s albums have been praised by critics for their mix of jazz, blues, and…
Indochine – Central Tour Review (CD, DVD, Bluray, Apple Music, Tidal in stereo, Dolby Atmos and 360RA), can the same concert atmosphere be found at home as in IMAX?
After performing in the biggest stadiums and showing it in IMAX cinemas to best reproduce the concert atmosphere (more information here), it’s now time to test the concert at home and see if we can recreate the same atmosphere as in the IMAX theater.To do this test, we will be comparing different versions that have…
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 with Organ : Kansas City Symphony – Review (vinyl, SACD, HDCD, Qobuz, SACD 5.1)
Here is the album of Saint Saens’ Symphony No. 3 with organ performed by the Kansas City Symphony under the direction of Michael Stern and recorded by Reference Recordings. Reference Recordings is a publisher that works with the audiophile in mind. For this 2015 album (recorded: June 20-21, 2013), the recording was made in high…
Indochine Central Tour Blu-ray release with Dolby Atmos track! (news)
Vers la version Française. Today the Indochine Central Tour concert is released on Blu-ray with a very good surprise, announced with a DTS-HD 5.1 track, it’s actually a Dolby Digital TrueHD Atmos track!In addition to the Blu-ray version, the concert is available on DVD, CD and in a beautiful limited edition including a book, the…
Loudness war, the limit of the 0dB in digital or Analog better than Digital?
By convention, in digital, the 0 dB level is the highest possible level, impossible to go above this “absolute zero”. This is why the values are given by counting down from 0 dB, -10 dB as in the example below. From digital point of view, the 0 dB corresponds to the highest possible value according…
Dynamics of the media and music
The dynamics, i.e. the difference between the lowest and the highest level, is an important element of music. However it is important to distinguish the dynamics of the media (CD, vinyl, tape, SACD, digital file) and the dynamics of the track of music itself which can be independent of the media. Let us start with…
Happy New Year 2023!
Wishing you all a very happy new Year! May this new year be one of happiness and music
TOP 10 album reviews in 2022
Here are the Top10 most viewed reviews in 2022, Thank you all for your support and feedback. Dire Straits – Money For Nothing LP, CD, Qobuz, 1988, 1996 remastered 2022 Norah Jones – Come Away With Me LP , CD, SACD, Streaming, remastered 2022, 5.1, Atmos Binaural Daft Punk – Random Access Memories LP , Qobuz, Tidal,…
Top Gun Maverick – Review (vinyl, Qobuz Hi-Res , Tidal Dolby Atmos)
After a very big success in cinema and also in video with its Dolby Atmos soundtrack which is used in many demonstrations at the Paris Audio Video Show, here is the soundtrack of this film which gathers already known tracks and new tracks of Top Gun Maverick. We will review 3 versions including vinyl, Qobuz…
Patricia Barber – Clique! Review updated with vinyl and SACD
After more than a year of waiting, the vinyl of Patricia Barber’s album Clique! is finally available with a very nice packaging. It’s also the occasion to add the review of the SACD in stereo and 5.1 in order to compare it to the DXD master files. Find the result of this comparison with the…
Thomas Schirmann – After The Rain – review of the vinyl test pressing (Audiophile approach)
After having tested the CD, Master Studio (32 bits 88.2 kHz) and Qobuz versions, then assisted to the cutting of the lacquer from the Master Studio files, AKELSON sent me a test pressing to analyze and compare it to the master used for the cutting. AKKELSON’s objective is to be as transparent as possible in…
Mylène Farmer – L’Emprise – Review (vinyl, Red vinyl, CD, Qobuz Hi-Res, Tidal 360 RA, Apple Music Dolby Atmos)
While waiting for the Nevermore 2023 tour, Mylene Farmer releases a new studio album L’Emprise. For this album, Mylene Farmer is accompanied by AaRON, Woodked, Archive and Moby. In one week, the album is already a gold record in France with more than 50,000 albums sold. It is also number 1 in the sales of…
MOFI Analog or Digital sources? List of sources (updated on December 10) .
The MOFI case, which has been on the internet for more than 10 days, shows that the management of master tapes is indeed a real problem today, because these tapes are aging and have been used many times. This is why, for the preservation of our heritage, we also digitalise the multi-track tapes that were…
Anne Bisson – Are You Sure You Want Me – Review of the second new single
After the first single Moondance released in October, here is the second single Are You Sure You Want Me from the new album Be My Lover which will be released on March 17th 2023Available on all platforms, the single is available in high resolution 24 bits 192 kHz, Thanks Anne. The review of the album…
Michael Jackson – Thriller – Full Review (vinyl, CD, Cassette, SACD, MOFI releases, Qobuz, Tidal, Amazon Music, Sony 360 RA, from 1982 to 2022)
After the review of the 40th anniversary special edition, here is the comparison with the other editions (vinyl, CD, Cassette, SACD, Streaming, space sound), including the original versions, the 25th anniversary versions and the MOFI versions in SACD and UltraDisc One-Step vinyl. No less than 21 versions are compared in this review. We will review…
INDOCHINE – Central Tour au cinéma en IMAX enregistré avec 22 caméras IMAX (concert in IMAX Theater, Shot with 22 IMAX cameras)
Retrouver la version française ici. The audiophile spirits lead us to look for the closest sound restitution to reality, that’s what we do with the system we listen to at home. But, between the rendering in concert and at home, there can be an alternative to review a concert with a rendering even closer to…
Michael Jackson – Thriller 40th anniversary – Review (vinyl, CD, Qobuz, Tidal Sony 360 Reality Audio (360RA), Dolby Atmos)
Released on November 30, 1982, Michael Jackson’s album Thriller celebrates its 40th anniversary. For this occasion, an anniversary edition is released on vinyl, CD, Streaming and also in Sony 360 Reality Audio (360RA) and Dolby Atmos on Apple Music. While waiting for a comparison with the previous edition of this famous album, here is the…
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