The last album of Patricia Barber Clique! was produced with an audiophile approach privileging the musical quality with the implementation of the latest technologies.
This album was produced in the best imaginable conditions, recorded by Jim Anderson in DXD ultra-high resolution (32bit/ 352.8 kHz) with Pyramix system and Horus audio interface, mixed in stereo and 5.1 by Anderson at Skywalker Sound and mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering. The microphones were also chosen to have the best possible rendering, like the Brauner VM1 for the voice.
After a review of the track “This Town”, here is the review of the complete album with its 9 tracks.
We will review 9 editions (Vinyl, DXD 2.0, DXD 5.1, SACD 2.0, SACD 5.1, Streaming Qobuz, CD, CD-MQA decoded, Streaming Tidal) of this album.
You can find the measurements of each edition in the different parts and listen to the samples of these albums here.
This album includes 9 tracks :
- This Town
- Trouble Is A Man
- Mashup
- Samba De Uma Nota Só (One Note Samba)
- I Could Have Danced All Night
- The In Crowd
- Shall We Dance?
- Straight No Chaser
- All In Love Is Fair
First we will analyze each edition in detail (technical and qualitative analysis) then we will compare the successive editions with their dynamics and assign a final score and you will be able to listen some samples.
Review of the editions:
Part 1: Presentation of the editions
Part 2 : Waveform and dynamique comparaison
Parts 3 : Spectrum comparisons
Part 4 : Spectrogram comparaisons
Part 6 : Summary, scoring and Sample
Part 1: presentation of the editions
Ed1 : DXD 2.0 ref IMP7002DXD – 2021
Presentation
Ed1 is the 24-bit stereo FLAC digital version of the DXD format with a sampling rate of 352.8 kHz. This version is the nearest version to the master, without format conversion. The files are very big 2.6 GB, but the closest source to the master, in lossless quality, you can’t do better in terms of quality. The album is also available in DSD format (not tested), but this one is obtained by converting the DXD format which remains the original source.
| Label | Impex record |
| Reference | IMP7002DXD |
| Format (speed) | FLAC 2.0 24 bits 352.8 kHz |
| Type | FLAC 2.0 24 bits 352.8 kHz |
| Master | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| Mastering/Pressing | Bob Ludwig |
| Original recording | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| State | US |
| Year original | 2021 |
| Year production | 2021 |
Ed2 : DXD 5.1 ref IMP7002DXD – 2021
Presentation
Ed2 is the 24-bit 5.1 FLAC digital version of the DXD format with a sampling rate of 352.8 kHz. This is an exceptional sampling rate for 5.1. This version is the nearest version to the master, without format conversion. The files are very big 6.5 GB, but the closest source to the master, in lossless quality, you can’t do better in terms of quality.
| Label | Impex record |
| Reference | IMP7002DXD |
| Format (speed) | FLAC 5.1 24 bits 352.8 kHz |
| Type | FLAC 5.1 24 bits 352.8 kHz |
| Master | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| Mastering/Pressing | Bob Ludwig |
| Original recording | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| State | US |
| Year original | 2021 |
| Year production | 2021 |
Ed3 : Streaming Qobuz – 2021
Presentation
Ed3 is the streaming version from Qobuz in Hi-Res 24 bits 176.4 kHz.
| Label | Impex record |
| Reference | Qobuz Streaming |
| Format (speed) | 24 bits 176.4 kHz |
| Type | 24 bits 176.4 kHz |
| Master | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| Mastering/Pressing | Bob Ludwig |
| Original recording | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| State | US |
| Year original | 2021 |
| Year production | 2021 |
Ed4 : CD MQA in PCM ref IMP3303 – 2021
Presentation
Ed4 is CD MQA disk of this album tested in CD PCM mode without MQA decoding.
| Label | Impex record |
| Reference | IMP3303 |
| Format (speed) | CD MQA in PCM 16 bits 44.1 kHz |
| Type | CD MQA in PCM 16 bits 44.1 kHz |
| Master | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| Mastering/Pressing | Bob Ludwig |
| Original recording | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| State | US |
| Year original | 2021 |
| Year production | 2021 |
Ed5 : CD MQA with MQA decoded ref IMP3303 – 2021
Presentation
Ed4 is CD MQA disk of this album tested with MQA decoded in 24 bits 88.2kHz. The decoding was made with Audirvana, but remains limited in 24/88.2 in software, to be able to decode with a sampling frequency of 176.4kHz, it is necessary to have a DAC integrating a MQA decoder.
| Label | Impex record |
| Reference | IMP3303 |
| Format (speed) | CD MQA decoded in 24 bits 88.2 kHz |
| Type | CD MQA decoded in 24 bits 88.2 kHz (24 bits 176.4 kHz encoded MQA) |
| Master | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| Mastering/Pressing | Bob Ludwig |
| Original recording | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| State | US |
| Year original | 2021 |
| Year production | 2021 |
Ed6 : Streaming Tidal- 2021
Presentation
Ed6 is the streaming version from Tidal encoded in MQA 24 bits 352.8 kHz. The decoding was made with Audirvana, but remains limited in 24/88.2 in software, to be able to decode with a sampling frequency of 352.8 kHz, it is necessary to have a DAC integrating a MQA decoder.
| Label | Impex record |
| Reference | Streaming Tidal |
| Format (speed) | MQA 24 bits 352.8 kHz (decoded in 24/88.2 by Audirvana) |
| Type | MQA encoded |
| Master | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| Mastering/Pressing | Bob Ludwig |
| Original recording | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| State | US |
| Year original | 2021 |
| Year production | 2021 |
Ed7 : SACD 2.0 – 2021
Presentation
Ed7 is the SACD stereo version encoded in DSD64.
| Label | Impex record |
| Reference | SACD |
| Format (speed) | SACD stereo layer tested |
| Type | SACD DXD64 |
| Master | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| Mastering/Pressing | Bob Ludwig |
| Original recording | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| State | US |
| Year original | 2021 |
| Year production | 2021 |
Ed8 : SACD 5.1- 2021
Presentation
Ed8 is the SACD 5.1 version encoded in DSD64.
| Label | Impex record |
| Reference | SACD |
| Format (speed) | SACD 5.1 layer tested |
| Type | SACD DXD64 |
| Master | Digital DXD 5.1 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| Mastering/Pressing | Bob Ludwig |
| Original recording | Digital DXD 5.1 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| State | US |
| Year original | 2021 |
| Year production | 2021 |
Ed9 : Vinyl – 2022
Presentation
More than a year after the release of the digital versions, the vinyl of the Clique! album is now available. It is a single vinyl in 33 1/3 rpm with a side A which has a duration of 26 min, which implies to lower the level of the cutting to allow to pass this duration on a side.
| Label | Impex record |
| Reference | Vinyl |
| Format (speed) | Vinyl |
| Type | LP 180g, 33 1/3 rpm |
| Master | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| Mastering/Pressing | Bob Ludwig Vinyl cutting by Bernie Grundman |
| Original recording | Digital DXD 32 bits 352.8 kHz |
| State | US |
| Year original | 2021 |
| Year production | 2022 |
Part 2 : Waveform and dynamic comparaisons
Waveform
The waveform represents all the tracks of the album.
This edition Ed1 (DXD), Ed3 (Streaming Qobuz), Ed4 (CD), Ed5 (CD MQA decoded), Ed6 Tidal MQA and Ed7 (SACD 2.0) are very dynamic, we can see many attacks of the music that gives this dynamic rendering without any compression or saturation . The DXD 2.0 and SACD 2.0 versions have the same finesse of sound level peaks.
The vinyl version below is also very dynamic compared to the digital versions.
Like the Ed 1 DXD stereo, this edition Ed2 in DXD 5.1 and SACD 5.1 are very dynamic, we can see many attacks of the music that gives this dynamic rendering without any compression or saturation .
Dynamic
We start this test by measuring the dynamic. Dynamic represents the ability to reproduce a wide range of sounds from the softest to the loudest.
For our 9 editions we have obtained the following Dynamic Range (DR):
| Ed1: DXD 2.0 | Ed2: DXD 5.1 | Ed3: Qobuz Streaming | Ed4: CD PCM | Ed5: CD MQA | Ed6: Tidal MQA | Ed7: SACD | Ed8: SACD 5.1 | Ed9: Vinyl | |
| GLOBAL | DR14 | DR14 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR14 | DR14 | DR14 |
| Min | DR13 | DR13 | DR12 | DR12 | DR12 | DR12 | DR12 | DR13 | DR13 |
| Max | DR15 | DR17 | DR15 | DR15 | DR15 | DR15 | DR15 | DR17 | DR15 |
| This Town | DR13 | DR14 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR14 | DR13 |
| Trouble Is A Man | DR13 | DR14 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR14 | DR13 |
| Mashup | DR15 | DR17 | DR15 | DR15 | DR15 | DR15 | DR15 | DR17 | DR15 |
| Samba De Uma Nota Só (One Note Samba) | DR13 | DR14 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR14 | DR13 |
| I Could Have Danced All Night | DR13 | DR13 | DR12 | DR12 | DR12 | DR12 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 |
| The In Crowd | DR15 | DR14 | DR12 | DR12 | DR12 | DR12 | DR15 | DR14 | DR13 |
| Shall We Dance? | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 |
| Straight No Chaser | DR15 | DR16 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR15 | DR16 | DR15 |
| All In Love Is Fair | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR13 | DR14 |
The DR is very good with DR14 for the release DXD (Ed1), DXD 5.1 (Ed2), SACD (Ed7), SACD 5.1 (Ed8) and Vinyl (Ed9), with max DR15 for stereo and DR17 for 5.1 version.
The Ed3 to Ed6 (Qobuz Streaming) is a bit lower than the two other versions, but keeps a high dynamic with DR13 on average and a max at DR15
As a reminder, the scale goes from 0 to more 20, but the dynamics are considered good from 12, quite good between 10 and 11, and deteriorate below 10.
Part 3 : spectrum comparisons
Spectrum
The Spectrum allows to check the tonal balance of the music (balance between treble, medium and bass sounds) and to detect process that may have been carried out during the recording, the mixing, mastering or manufacturing phases. It is also possible to detect frequency interference issues.
The curve represents the average frequency distribution over the track “Shall We Dance”.
The interesting features on this curve Ed1 DXD stereo are the following:
- We can see that the signal goes up regularly to more than 40 kHz (yellow arrow).
- Some pics are present after 50 kHz (red arrows).
- In this graph, the horizontal scale goes up to more than 100 kHz
For the Ed2 DXD 5.1, we find similar characteristics to the DXD stereo edition:
- The signal goes up regularly to more than 40 kHz (yellow arrow).
- Some pics are present after 50 kHz (red arrows).
- LFE channel with low frequency (green arrow)
- In this graph, the horizontal scale goes up to more than 100 kHz
The curve bellow represents the average frequency distribution over the sample “This Town”.
The graph below shows the difference between the streaming version (Ed3) Qobuz and the DXD stereo version (Ed1). As you can see, the two versions overlap, with only an attenuation of the streaming version above 80 kHz which is due to the lower sampling rate. The streaming version is therefore very similar to the reference version in DXD.
The graph below shows the difference between the CD MQA in PCM (Ed4) and the CD MQA decoded (Ed5). As you can see, the two versions overlap, with a treble rise above 18 kHz, and a drop at 22 kHz due to the CD limit, for the CD in PCM mode (Ed4). MQA decoding really enhances CD with a wider bandwidth up to 44.1 kHz.
The graph below shows the difference between the CD MQA decoded (Ed5) and DXD (Ed1). As you can see, the two versions overlap, with a treble rise above 18 kHz, and less detail above 22 kHz than the DXD version (there may have been a suppression of the small peaks present on the DXD). The spectrum analysis stops at 44.1 Khz, limit of QMA software decoding, the DXD version goes up to 176.4 kHz!
The graph below shows the difference between the Tidal (Ed6) and Qobuz (Ed3). The two curves are overlapping (the maximum frequency of the graph is 44.1 kHz, limit of the software MQA decoding, the Qobuz version goes up to 88.2 kHz, not shown here).
The graph below shows the difference between the Tidal (Ed6) and CD MQA decoded (Ed5). The two curves are overlapping up to 18 kHz. Above 18 kHz, the Ed5 CD MQA decoded curve is no longer accurate. This is the limit of the 16-bit/44.1 kHz MQA encoding used for the CD compared to the MQA streaming on Tidal which is encoded on 24-bit/44.1 kHz.
Updated with Vinyl and SACD.
The comparison of the SACD (Ed7) and DXD spectra shows a perfect superposition of the curves until 28 kHz. Beyond that, the noise increases (yellow arrow) in the high frequencies due to the operating principle of the DSD64. Technically, the DSD64 format is outdated compared to DXD, which is often used as a pivotal format for DSD256 processing. DSD256 pushes the noise up beyond 50 kHz.
As for the SACD stereo version, the 5.1 layer also uses DSD64, so we find the rise of noise above 28 kHz (yellow arrow):
Below, on the extract of the beginning of This Town, we notice the superposition of the spectrum of the vinyl and the DXD until 10 kHz, beyond that the level of the vinyl rises until 20 kHz and remains above the spectrum of the DXD. This is due to the background noise of the vinyl and preamp which cannot compete with a digital recording of this technical quality.
On a longer sample where the sound level is higher, we can see on the spectrum of the complete song This Town, The yellow arrow shows an increase of up to 5 dB in the treble from 15 kHz onwards and then the yellow zone a kind of equalization which lowers the level at 25 kHz by about 7dB and which raises it again just after. This is a characteristic usually found on Bernie Grumman’s cuts but centered on 15 kHz as for example on Pink Floyd Animals vinyl 2016 and 2022 and Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love Vinyl 2018 . On this vinyl Clique!, this phenomenon no longer disturbs the response below 25kHz, this is very good news, very good mastering which is found in the listening, hoping that it continues on the new cuttings.
Part 4 : Spectrogram comparaisons
Spectrogram
Spectrogram is another representation of frequency versus time of a track. For each channel (right and left), horizontal axis represents time, and the vertical axis represents frequency. The amplitude is represented by the intensity (brightness) of the color of each point in the image.
For the spectrogram of the Ed1 DXD stereo, the yellow arrow as for the spectrum reveals the more than 40 kHz with peaks at 80 kHz (blackarrow). In this graph, the vertical scale goes up to more than 100 kHz!
As for the DXD version, the Ed3 Streaming Qobuz shows signals rising above 70 kHz (yellow arrow). We also find the interference frequency peaks (black arrow).
Update of the Qobuz streaming version (more details here).
The Ed6 Streaming Tidal shows signals rising above 22kHz , the yellow arrow shows the 20 kHz frequency. We also find the interference frequency peaks (black arrow). The white arrow shows that there is no signal above 44.1 kHz which is due to the software decoding limit.
The Ed4 CD MQA in PCM has a classic CD representation with a cutoff at 22 kHz (yellow arrow) and no signal above 22 kHz (white arrow) due to the 44.1 kHz sampling rate. The green area shows the rise of the signal above 18 kHz as seen on the spectrum.
As with the DXD version, the MQA decoded Ed5 CD shows signals up to 22 kHz (white arrow) with 44.1 kHz limit (purple arrow) due to MQA software decoding. Well above the limit of the PCM CD (yellow arrow at 20 kHz). There is also the rise in noise above 18 kHz (green area) which is specific to MQA encoding on 16 bit/44.1 kHz CDs.
Warning, the scale is not the same as for the DXD versions, here the maximum frequency is 44.1 kHz versus 176.4 kHz for the DXD graphics.
For the Ed2 DXD 5.1, Spectrogram have similar characteristics to the DXD stereo edition: the yellow arrow as for the spectrum reveals the more than 40 kHz with peaks at 80 kHz (blackarrow).
Updated with SACD (2.0 and 5.1) and vinyl.
The spectrograms of the SACD in stereo or in 5.1 go up in frequency beyond 20 kHz (yellow arrow), but, from 30kHz, there is an important rise of the noise due to the principle of the DXD64, the filtering in the high frequencies is applied here at 60kHz.
The spectrogram of the vinyl shows that the signal rises above 20 kHz (yellow arrow). The white arrow shows the variation of level beyond 25 kHz showing an attenuation (dark line) and a rise (light line).
Part 5 : Spatialization
Spatialization allows you to define the sound distribution of the music on all the channels. The spatialization indicator and the description of the graph are described here.
The 5.1 version brings a beautiful spacialization which plunges us directly into the music with the quality and the smoothness of the high resolution of DXD and SACD formats..
Spatialization of the DXD 5.1.
Spatialization : ●●●●o (3.5)
Spartialization of the SACD layer 5.1.
Spatialization : ●●●●o (3.5)
Part 6 : Summary, scoring and Samples
Ed1 : DXD 2.0 ref IMP7002DXD – 2021
Very nice recording in DXD stereo, the tracks transcribe perfectly the voice and the instruments. The dynamics are present with a beautiful timbre. The technical choices are at the top of the technique today. This DXD version is technically the nearest version to the digital master.
Rating:
- Dynamic: ●●●●● (5)
- Bandwidth: ●●●●● (5)
- Restitution: ●●●●● (5)
- Sample : “This Town” DXD stereo 24 bits 88.2 kHz :
Ed2 : DXD 5.1 ref IMP7002DXD – 2021
While the mode is Dolby Atmos, the mix chosen here is in 5.1, but with the DXD 352.8 kHz format so as not to lose anything of the music. It must be said that the flow of DXD 5.1 is more than 20000 kbits/s compared to the 769kbits/s of Dolby Atmos in its most common musical format (streaming Atmos in 48 kHz).
We find a more enveloping rendering in 5.1 when stereo but by keeping all the delicacy of the restitution.
Rating:
- Dynamic: ●●●●● (5)
- Bandwidth: ●●●●● (5)
- Restitution: ●●●●● (5)
- Sample : “This Town” 5.1 24 bits 88.2 kHz :
The sample is in 5.1 wav format, if you can not play the sample in your navigator, you can save it, right button menu and “Save Audio As…” and play it with an external player.
Ed3 : Streaming Qobuz Hi-Res – 2021
Very nice reproduction of the Streaming version which is very near to the DXD version. We find a similar dynamic and a very extended bandwidth.
Rating:
- Dynamic: ●●●●o (4.5)
- Bandwidth: ●●●●● (5)
- Restitution: ●●●●o (4.5)
- Sample : “This Town” Streaming Qobuz stereo 24 bits 88.2 kHz :
Ed4 : CD MQA in PCM ref IMP3303 – 2021
We find here a classic CD version with a part of the information which contains the MQA coding.
This one brings a less detailed, less open rendering than the DXD version.
Rating:
- Dynamic: ●●●●o (4.5)
- Bandwidth: ●●●●o (4)
- Restitution: ●●●●o (4)
- Sample : “This Town” CD MQA in PCM 16 bits 44.1 kHz :
Ed5 : CD MQA decoded ref IMP3303 – 2021
Between the PCM CD version and the decoded MQA version, the choice goes immediately to the decoded version which is more open. But it remains below the Qobuz, Tidal and DXD version in ultra high resolution lossless in terms of transparency, detail and depth.
Rating:
- Dynamic: ●●●●o (4.5)
- Bandwidth: ●●●●o (4.5)
- Restitution: ●●●●o (4)
- Sample : “This Town” CD MQA decoded 24 bits 88.2 kHz :
Ed6 : Streaming Tidal- 2021
The Tidal version is similar to the Qobuz version, we remain close to the DXD version. But to fully exploit the MQA streaming it is necessary to have a DAC with an integrated MQA decoder.
Rating:
- Dynamic: ●●●●o (4.5)
- Bandwidth: ●●●●● (5)
- Restitution: ●●●●o (4.5)
- Sample : “This Town” Tidal MQA decoded 24 bits 88.2 kHz :
Ed7 : SACD 2.0 – 2021
Even if the SACD is technically inferior to the DXD with the use of DSD64, the rendering of this one remains very fine and faithful to the DXD master. The difference in rendering will depend on the DAC used, and how it processes the PCM and DSD signals.
Rating:
- Dynamic: ●●●●● (5)
- Bandwidth: ●●●●o (4.5)
- Restitution: ●●●●o (4.5)
- Sample : “This Town” SACD stereo 24 bits 88.2 kHz :
Ed8 : SACD 5.1 – 2021
As for the SACD stereo, the 5.1 version of the SACD is technically inferior to the 5.1 of the DXD with the use of DSD64, the rendering of the latter remains very fine and faithful to the DXD master. The difference in rendering will depend on the digital to analog converter used, and how it processes the PCM and DSD signals.
Rating:
- Dynamic: ●●●●● (5)
- Bandwidth: ●●●●o (4.5)
- Restitution: ●●●●o (4.5)
- Sample : “This Town” SACD 5.1 24 bits 88.2 kHz :
The sample is in 5.1 wav format, if you can not play the sample in your navigator, you can save it, right button menu and “Save Audio As…” and play it with an external player.
Ed9 : Vinyl – 2022
Very nice pressing of the vinyl with a mastering without incident below 20 kHz (see the spectrum). In spite of this quality of manufacture, the choice to put 26 minutes on a side, imposes to reduce the sound level of more than 6 dB compared to a double lp in 45 rpm. We thus lose in signal to noise ratio for this vinyl version. A double vinyl edition in 45 rpm would have been the ideal. Otherwise, the rendering is very good, with all the warmth of the vinyl record, but remains less precise than the DXD reference version which is used as a basis for this vinyl.
Rating:
- Dynamic: ●●●●● (5)
- Bandwidth: ●●●●o (4.5)
- Surface noise: ●●●●o (3.5)
- Restitution: ●●●●o (4)
- Sample : “This Town” vinyl 24 bits 88.2 kHz :
Very beautiful album of Patricia Barber which was realized in a format allowing to capture all the possible details. The DXD version in 352.8 kHz 24 Bits is a first for an album of Patricia Barber. It is a reference version which is almost the master. It is the format to be preferred for this album in spite of the size of the files. The streaming version does not demerit, the Qobuz version which is easier to use without a MQA decoder to have the very high resolution. The MQA CD comes in third position with an MQA decoding which, even if it does not equal the other formats, gives the best possible result on a support like the CD. The 5.1 version, also in DXD, immerses us totally in the music. Updated woth vinyl and SACD : after one year of waiting, the vinyl is released and benefits from a very good pressing with a very good rendering, but we would have preferred a double LP 45 rpm version to avoid a drop of the sound level for the 26 minutes side. The SACD is the closest version to the DXD master which remains the reference.
Detail of the ratings :
- Dynamic :
- Significant dynamic compression, DR less than 7
- Compression of the present dynamics, DR between 7 and 9.
- Correct piece DR >=10
- No dynamic compression (DR >12), dynamic rendering
- No dynamic compression, high DR and very dynamic sound rendering
- Spectrum :
- Spectrum cut and less than 15 khz
- Spectrum cut at 15 khz
- Spectrum not conforming to the original and cut (not HD) or original but limited bandwidth (but less than 20 kHz)
- Spectrum conforming to the original (but not HD)
- Spectrum conforming to the original with HD resolution (higher than 24kHz)
- Surface noise (only for vinyl):
- Continuous audible noise
- Audible surface noise except on passages with a high level of noise
- Reduced surface noise, barely audible on low level crossings
- Low surface noise, very good quality
- Very low surface noise, no defects, almost inaudible on the quiet passages (exceptional disc)
- Restitution :
- Low quality of the restitution mixing dynamics, clarity, separation of voices and instruments.
- Average quality of the restitution mixing dynamics, clarity, separation of voices and instruments.
- Quality of the restitution mixing dynamics, clarity, separation of voices and instruments. Good record.
- High quality of the restitution mixing dynamics, clarity, separation of voices and instruments. Very high level disc.
- Maximum quality of the restitution mixing dynamics, clarity, separation of voices and instruments. Exceptional disc.
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