Here is a new step on MagicVinylDigital.net with 21 albums tested and 100 editions analyzed.
Among these editions, we find 34 vinyls, 23 CDs, 14 streaming, 3 SACD, 3 cassettes and also Hi res, Bluray, DVD, Binaural files…
I hope all these tests help you to find the edition you prefer.
Find below the list of the albums (with link) and all the editions.
| Album | Artist | Support | N° Ed | Ed |
| I remember | Dianne Reeves | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl Blue Note ref 1P08110 (1991) |
| Vinyl | 2 | Vinyl Blue Note ref 1P08110 (1991) reissue 2014 | ||
| Vinyl | 3 | Vinyl Pure Pleasure Analogue ref PPAN BST90264 (1991) Remastered 2012 | ||
| CD | 4 | CD Blue Note ref CDP 7 90264 2 0777 7902642 5 (1991) | ||
| Cassette | 5 | K7 Blue Note ref B4-90264 (1991) | ||
| Alicia | Alicia Keys | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl RCA ref 19439-73411-1, AKW White (2020) |
| CD | 2 | CD RCA ref 19439-73411-2, (2020) | ||
| Hi-Res | 3 | Hi-Res Digital Files Album, Stereo, 24bit 44.1kHz (2020) | ||
| Streaming | 4 | Streaming HD Album, Stereo, 16bit 44.1kHz (2020) | ||
| Tiles from the treetops | Anne Bisson | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl Camilio Records ref CAM5-2021 (2014) |
| CD | 2 | CD Camilio Records ref CAM2-4335 (2014) | ||
| Hi-Res | 3 | Hi-Res Digital Files 24/96 (2014) | ||
| TIME OUT | The Dave Brubeck Quartet | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl Sony “Jazz Analog Legendary Collection”ref SIJP 1022 (1959 remastered in 2020) |
| Vinyl | 2 | Vinyl Analogue Productions ref APJ 8192-45 (1959 remastered in 2012) | ||
| SACD | 3 | SACD Analogue Productions ref CAPJ 8192 SA (1959 remastered in 2012) | ||
| SACD | 4 | SACD SME Records ref SRGS 4535 (1959 , DSD remastered in 2000) | ||
| CD | 5 | CD Columbia ref CK 65122 (remastered in 1997) | ||
| CD | 6 | CD “The Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1955-1966” ref 88697938812 (remastered in 2012) | ||
| Hi-Res | 7 | Hi-Res files based release 24/96 from Stereo Vinyl (1961) – BNF Collection 2013 1961 – BNF Collection 2013 | ||
| Hi-Res | 8 | Hi-Res files based release 24/96 from Mono Vinyl (1960) – BNF Collection 2013 1960 – BNF Collection 2013 | ||
| Ghostbusters | Various | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl from Japan ARISTA ref 25RS-232 (1984) |
| Vinyl | 2 | Vinyl ARISTA ref : 88843082871 (remastered in 2014) | ||
| Hi-Res | 3 | Hi-Res Digital files 24bits 96 kHz (remastered in 2014) | ||
| CD | 4 | CD Arista Records : ref 258720 released in 1984 | ||
| Back to the Future | Various | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl MCA Records ref : P-13178 , 1985. |
| CD | 2 | CD MCA Records ref : 255 334-2 (MCDA-6144), 1985. | ||
| Concertos For Piano And Orchestra Nos. 1 & 2 | Liszt / Sviatoslav Richter | Vinyl | 1 | vinyl full analog ref : PHS 900-000 |
| Vinyl | 2 | vinyl Diapason ref : 88843082871 (remastered en 2012) | ||
| CD | 3 | CD Diapason ref : 88843082871 (remastered en 2012) | ||
| Hi-Res | 4 | HDTT 24/352.8 DXD PCM | ||
| + | Ed Sheeran | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl label ASYLUM ref : 5052498774906 , 2011 |
| CD | 2 | CD Deluxe ASYLUM ref : 5052498646555, 2011 | ||
| Streaming | 3 | Streaming HD Album, Stereo, 16bit 44.1kHz, 2011 | ||
| Brothers In Arms | Dire Straits | Vinyl | 1 | Japanese Vinyl label Vertigo ref : 28PP-1005, 1985 |
| Vinyl | 2 | Vinyl label Vertigo Back To Black ref : 3752907 remastered in 2014 | ||
| Vinyl | 3 | Vinyl label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ref : MFSL 2-441 remastered in 2015 | ||
| SACD | 4 | SACD Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ref : UDSACD2099 remastered in 2013 | ||
| CD | 5 | CD label Vertigo ref : 824 499-2, 1985 | ||
| CD | 6 | CD label Warner Bros. Records ref : 9 47773-2, USA , Remastered SBM in 2000 | ||
| Vinyl | 7 | Vinyl Universal Music Abbey Road Studio – ref ARHSDLP004 remastered in 2021 | ||
| Streaming | 8 | Streaming HD Album, Stereo, 16bit 44.1kHz, 1985 | ||
| Histoires de | Mylène Farmer | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl Stuffed Monkey – 19439837921 (2021) |
| CD | 2 | CD Stuffed Monkey – 19439837432 (2020) | ||
| Streaming | 3 | Streaming HD Album, Stereo (2020) | ||
| Amazonia | Jean-Michel Jarre | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl Columbia ref 19439845051- 2021 |
| CD | 2 | CD Columbia ref 19439858232 – 2021 | ||
| Hi-Res Binaural | 3 | Digital File Binaural – 2021 | ||
| Hi-Res 5.1 | 4 | Digital File 5.1 – 2021 | ||
| Streaming | 5 | Streaming Ultra-HD – 2021 | ||
| Chemtrails Over the Country Club | Lana Del Rey | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl Polydor ref 3549780 – 2021 |
| Vinyl | 2 | Vinyl Polydor Color Beige ref 3549797 – 2021 | ||
| Vinyl | 3 | Vinyl– Polydor Picture Disc ref 3549784 – 2021 | ||
| CD | 4 | CD– Polydor ref B0033416-02 – 2021 | ||
| Streaming | 5 | Streaming ref HD (Flac) – 2021 | ||
| Cassette | 6 | Cassette Polydor ref 3549783- 2021 | ||
| Vinyl | 7 | Vinyl Polydor RED ref 3553403- 2021 | ||
| ‘Til We Meet Again | Norah Jones | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl Blue Note ref 00602435689852 – 2021 |
| CD | 2 | CD– Blue Note ref 0602435689845 – 2021 | ||
| Streaming | 3 | Streaming ref Ultra HD (Flac) – 2021 | ||
| Live at Knebworth 1990 | Pink Floyd | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl– Knebworth Concert 1990 ref PFRLP34 – 2021 |
| CD | 2 | CD Knebworth Concert 1990 ref PFR34 – 2021 | ||
| Streaming | 3 | Streaming Knebworth Concert 1990 ref Amazon UltraHD – 2021 | ||
| CD | 4 | CD n°5 of the later years 1987-2019 Limited Edition Box – 2019 | ||
| BR 2.0 | 5 | BD n°4 Stereo- of the later years 1987-2019 Limited Edition Box – 2019 | ||
| BR 5.1 | 6 | BD n°4 5.1- of the later years 1987-2019 Limited Edition Box – 2019 | ||
| Unplugged | Eric Clapton | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl ref 9362-45024-1 – 1992 |
| Vinyl | 2 | Vinyl double ref 468412-1 – 2011 | ||
| Cassette | 3 | Cassette ref 9362-45024-4 – 1992 | ||
| CD | 4 | CD ref 9362-45024-2 – 1992 | ||
| CD | 5 | CD Deluxe Edition ref 8122796366 – 2013 | ||
| DVD 2.0 | 6 | DVD Stereo ref 7599-38311-2 – 1998 | ||
| DVD 5.1 | 7 | DVD 5.1 ref 7599-38311-2 – 1998 | ||
| Streaming | 8 | Streaming Amazon Music HD – 2021 | ||
| Life By Misadventure | Rag’n’Bone Man | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl RED ref 19439855001- 2021 |
| CD | 2 | CD ref 19439854972 – 2021 | ||
| Streaming | 3 | Streaming ref Amazon Music Ultra HD – 2021 | ||
| MP3 | 4 | MP3 ref 19439855001 – 2021 | ||
| Vinyl | 5 | Ed5 : Vinyl ref 19439854971-2021 | ||
| Hi-Res | 6 | Hi-Rez Quobuz- 2021 | ||
| At The BBC | Amy Winehouse | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl ref 3541560- 2021 |
| CD | 2 | CD ref : 3541565 – 2021 | ||
| Streaming | 3 | Streaming ref Amazon Music Ultra HD – 2021 | ||
| Hi-Res | 4 | Digital File ref Vinyl code – 2021 | ||
| Live At Massey Hall Toronto, Canada 1985 | Tears For Fears | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl ref 3542695- 2021 |
| MP3 | 2 | MP3 ref 3542695 – 2021 | ||
| CD | 3 | CD4 Deluxe of “Song from The Big Chair” – 2014 | ||
| Streaming | 4 | Streaming Amazon Deluxe of “Song from The Big Chair” – 2014 | ||
| Clique! | Patricia Barber | Hi-Res | 1 | DXD 2.0 ref IMP7002DXD – 2021 |
| Hi-Res 5.1 | 2 | DXD 5.1 ref IMP7002DXD – 2021 | ||
| Streaming | 3 | Streaming Qobuz – 2021 | ||
| Welcome To The Other Side – Live in Notre Dame VR | Jean-Michel Jarre | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl ref 19439895351 2021 |
| CD | 2 | CD 19439895342 – 2021 | ||
| BR 2.0 | 3 | Bluray concert PCM Stereo 19439895342 – 2021 | ||
| BR 5.1 | 4 | Bluray DTS-HD 5.0 19439895342 – 2021 | ||
| BR 5.1 | 5 | Bluray DOLBY TRUE-HD 5.0 19439895342 – 2021 | ||
| Hi-Res Binaural | 6 | Binaural 5.0 19439895342 – 2021 | ||
| Streaming | 7 | Streaming Amazon Music | ||
| Piuma | Duo Cirla Trolonge | Vinyl | 1 | Vinyl ref FractalDuo3-LP TestPress – 2021 |
| Vinyl | 2 | Vinyl ref FractalDuo3-LP – 2021 | ||
| Hi-Res | 3 | Digital Master Files |
A little teaser about the next tests, which will allow to test the MQA CD and also other streaming sources…
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Magnifique travail. Chapeau. Vos commentaires sur l’album Brothers In Arms rejoignent mon analyse à l’issue des écoutes que j’ai faites pour un article que j’ai écrit dans le numéro 7 du magazine Vinyle&Audio. Cordialement
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Thank you. I also read your very interesting article about the Brothers In Arms album in the July/August 2021 issue N°7 of Vinyle&Audio
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