The “Songs for a Nervous Planet” album review has been updated with the 2 vinyl editions in 2LP and 3LP. You can find the full review here, and find out how the vinyl records stack up against the stereo versions, including the Steven Wilson version. Enjoy your listening
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The audio blu-ray is produced as an audiophile format with the latest Tears For Fears album – Songs for a Nervous Planet – Review (Test: Tidal Max, Tidal Atmos, Bluray: stereo, Steven Wilson stereo mix, DTS HDMA 5.1 and Dolby Atmos TrueHD, and vinyls 2LP and 3 LP)
Tears For Fears’ “Songs for a Nervous Planet” is their first official live album, released on October 25, 2024. This album includes not only live recordings from their “The Tipping Point Tour”, but also four new studio tracks. Recorded at Sterling Sound Studio with mastering engineer Ted Jensen , the album features live performances ofContinue reading “The audio blu-ray is produced as an audiophile format with the latest Tears For Fears album – Songs for a Nervous Planet – Review (Test: Tidal Max, Tidal Atmos, Bluray: stereo, Steven Wilson stereo mix, DTS HDMA 5.1 and Dolby Atmos TrueHD, and vinyls 2LP and 3 LP)”
Jean-Michel Jarre – VERSAILLES 400 LIVE – Greatest live show – Review – (Test: Tidal Max vs vinyl record vs CD with NFC)
Jean-Michel Jarre, the iconic pioneer of electronic music, gave a stunning performance at the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In front of more than 80,000 spectators at the Stade de France, he paid tribute to the legacy of French electronic music and passed the torch to a new generation of French artists.Continue reading “Jean-Michel Jarre – VERSAILLES 400 LIVE – Greatest live show – Review – (Test: Tidal Max vs vinyl record vs CD with NFC)”
Qobuz adds the audiophile formats DSD and DXD
Qobuz now offers downloads for the audiophile formats DSD and DXD.The DSD format on offer is DSD64 (2.8 MHz), which corresponds to the version used for SACD.DXD is a more recent format offering 24-bit PCM at 352.8 kHz, and is a superior reference format to DSD64. It is used for very high-resolution processing of formatsContinue reading “Qobuz adds the audiophile formats DSD and DXD”
Jerome Sabbagh – Heart – Enjoy the ambience of the studio at home – Review – (Test: Pure analog vinyl record AAA, Digital download, True Master Tape copy)
This is Jerome Sabbagh‘s new album “Heart”, following on from “Vintage” (reviewed here), released in 2023.For this new album, Jerome remains faithful to pure analog recording and reproduction, as we had already seen with “Vintage”.But, for this new album, Jerome wants to capture the quinquecence of the live sound, so no recording on an analogContinue reading “Jerome Sabbagh – Heart – Enjoy the ambience of the studio at home – Review – (Test: Pure analog vinyl record AAA, Digital download, True Master Tape copy)”
Review of the week’s new releases : Madeleine Peyroux – Let’s Walk, Imagine Dragons – LOOM, Renaud Capuçon – Gabriel Fauré, Johnny Cash – Songwriter – (Test stereo and Atmos)
This week’s new releases with a review of 4 albums: This News, comprising 4 albums, introduces a new format for short reviews of albums. The short reviews are similar to the usual reviews, with all the measurements (waveform, spectrogram, Dynamic Range, spatialization) and samples in a more compact format, limited to 2 or 3 versionsContinue reading “Review of the week’s new releases : Madeleine Peyroux – Let’s Walk, Imagine Dragons – LOOM, Renaud Capuçon – Gabriel Fauré, Johnny Cash – Songwriter – (Test stereo and Atmos)”
Eric Clapton – To Save a Child – Review – (Test: Tidal MAX Flac, Tidal Dolby Atmos, Bluray and Vinyl record)
Eric Clapton’s final concert, filmed in London in front of a small audience on December 8, 2023, is now available for streaming. It includes the hits “Tears In Heaven”, “Layla”, “River Of Tears”, “Got To Get Better In Little While” and a special version of George Harrison’s “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)”,Continue reading “Eric Clapton – To Save a Child – Review – (Test: Tidal MAX Flac, Tidal Dolby Atmos, Bluray and Vinyl record)”
John Williams in Tokyo – Review – The Japanese Deluxe Edition Box (SACD, CD, Blu-ray stereo/5.1/Atmos) vs the Japanese vinyl vs streaming Tidal Max and Dolby Atmos
30 years after his last visit to Japan, John Williams returned for an exceptional concert. Captured live, the Tokyo concert is a musical celebration of friendship: alongside 16 pieces conducted by John Williams, among his most famous film scores, is the bonus “Tributes! (for Seiji)”, composed by John Williams for Seiji Ozawa, conducted by StéphaneContinue reading “John Williams in Tokyo – Review – The Japanese Deluxe Edition Box (SACD, CD, Blu-ray stereo/5.1/Atmos) vs the Japanese vinyl vs streaming Tidal Max and Dolby Atmos”
Jerome Sabbagh – Vintage – Pure analog production – Review (Test: digital files 24 bits 192 kHz, vinyl limited edition AAA and copy master Tape)
The audiophile’s dream of quality production, mastered in pure analog, from recording to reproduction on analog vinyl and tape, is what we’re about to discover with this superb album from Jérôme Sabbagh.
Lenny Kravitz – Blue Electric Light – Review – (Test: Tidal MAX, Amazon Dolby Atmos)
American rock musician Lenny Kravitz has enriched the music world with his twelfth studio album, “Blue Electric Light”. Released on May 24, 2024, this album represents a comeback after a six-year hiatus since his previous opus “Raise Vibration”. “Blue Electric Light” is the fruit of hard, passionate work, recorded in Kravitz’s personal studio in theContinue reading “Lenny Kravitz – Blue Electric Light – Review – (Test: Tidal MAX, Amazon Dolby Atmos)”