This is Kylie Minogue’s sixteenth studio album, to be released on September 22, 2023. Her previous album “Disco” was released in 2020. The album contains 11 tracks, including the first single from the album, “Padam Padam”, and the second, “Disco”, a hypnotic electro song written by Ina Wroldsen and Peter Rycroft, aka Lostboy. The albumContinue reading “Kylie Minogue – Tension – Review singles Padam Padam and Tension (Test Amazon Music Ultra HD and Dolby Atmos)”
Category Archives: Vinyl vs Digital
Stray Kids – 5 Star – review (test: CD, Amazon Stereo, Tidal Dolby Atmos)
When my child asked me why you didn’t try out a K-pop group, I told him why not! K-pop, or “Korean pop”, is a musical genre born in South Korea in the 90s, combining pop, hip-hop, rap, rock and R&B. K-pop is distinguished by its polished production, synchronized choreography and artistically elaborate video clips. TheContinue reading “Stray Kids – 5 Star – review (test: CD, Amazon Stereo, Tidal Dolby Atmos)”
Sinéad O’Connor – I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got – Review (Test vinyl, CD, Amazon, Qobuz, Tidal, Apple and Qobuz Deluxe)
Irish artist Sinéad O’Connor, whose recent death has left the music world in mourning, made a stunning international breakthrough with her second album “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got”, unveiled in 1990. The critically acclaimed opus included the iconic single “Nothing Compares 2 U”, a poignant cover of a Prince song. With itsContinue reading “Sinéad O’Connor – I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got – Review (Test vinyl, CD, Amazon, Qobuz, Tidal, Apple and Qobuz Deluxe)”
Roger Waters – The Dark Side of the Moon Redux – First single – Money – Review (Test: Amazon Stereo UltraHD and Dolby Atmos, Qobuz Hi-Res)
As The Dark Side of the Moon celebrates its 50th anniversary, Roger Waters has decided to re-record the album solo, adding his own personal touch and revisiting this legendary album. The first track available is Money, and the album is due for release on 6 October 2023. For this review, you will find 3 versionsContinue reading “Roger Waters – The Dark Side of the Moon Redux – First single – Money – Review (Test: Amazon Stereo UltraHD and Dolby Atmos, Qobuz Hi-Res)”
Oppenheimer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – review (Test: Amazon Stereo UltraHD, Tidal Dolby Atmos)
Another big summer production is “Oppenheimer”, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt. The film’s score is composed by Ludwig Göransson, who previously worked with Christopher Nolan on “Tenet” in 2020. The film is presented on different supports in a variety of ratios: All these media feature a 5.(1) soundtrack, encodedContinue reading “Oppenheimer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – review (Test: Amazon Stereo UltraHD, Tidal Dolby Atmos)”
Barbie: The Album – Soundtrack review (Test vinyl, Amazon Stereo UltraHD, Tidal Dolby Atmos)
This summer turns pink with the soundtrack to “Barbie The Album”. Will the quality editions of this album be green (good) or red (bad)? Or maybe pink! The 44-minute soundtrack features 17 tracks by a wide range of artists: Lizzo, Dua Lipa, Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice with Aqua, Charli XCX, Karol G featuring AldoContinue reading “Barbie: The Album – Soundtrack review (Test vinyl, Amazon Stereo UltraHD, Tidal Dolby Atmos)”
Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) – Review (test: vinyl, streaming Amazon UltraHD and Tidal Dolby Atmos)
Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) is Taylor Swift’s third re-recorded album, following the albums re-recorded in 2021: Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version). These new recordings follow a controversy concerning ownership of the rights to her first six studio albums. You can also find album reviews : For this review, you will find 3 versionsContinue reading “Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) – Review (test: vinyl, streaming Amazon UltraHD and Tidal Dolby Atmos)”
Ed Sheeran – X – Review (test : vinyl, Qobuz Hi-Res and Tidal Dolby Atmos)
X (“Multiply”) is the second studio album by Ed Sheeran released in June 2014. It succeeds the album + released in 2011. X (“Multiply”) is a real success with over 10 million albums sold worldwide. The standard edition features 12 tracks including the famous songs also released as singles Sing, Don’t, Thinking Out Loud, BloodstreamContinue reading “Ed Sheeran – X – Review (test : vinyl, Qobuz Hi-Res and Tidal Dolby Atmos)”
Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells – Review (test : vinyl, vinyl quadraphonic, vinyl Abbey Road, Amazon UltraHD and Tidal Dolby Atmos, HDCD, SACD, SACD 4.0, Blu-ray stereo, quad mix, 5.1 mix and Dolby Atmos, 50th anniversary, SDE)
“Tubular Bells” is Mike Oldfield’s first studio album, released in 1973. This emblematic album is often considered a pioneering work of progressive music. This is an opportunity to compare the new mixes produced for the 50th anniversary (stereo, 5.1 and Dolby Atmos) with original and other mastering. The emblematic track, “Tubular Bells Part One”, becameContinue reading “Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells – Review (test : vinyl, vinyl quadraphonic, vinyl Abbey Road, Amazon UltraHD and Tidal Dolby Atmos, HDCD, SACD, SACD 4.0, Blu-ray stereo, quad mix, 5.1 mix and Dolby Atmos, 50th anniversary, SDE)”
Blu-ray “pure” audio: a format for the future?
Today, streaming services are the main source of audio listening.With high-resolution versions up to 24-bit 192 kHz, it’s possible to enjoy music of the highest quality.Streaming also offers the Dolby Atmos format, but this time with Dolby codecs that greatly reduce bit rates, such as Dolby digital plus, which offers a bit rate of 768Continue reading “Blu-ray “pure” audio: a format for the future?”