TOP 10 most popular albums of 2025

Here is the top 10 most popular album reviews of 2025. Notably, Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here enters the chart at number 6, following its recent review for its 50th anniversary. I would also like to sincerely thank you for your support and feedback throughout this year, and over the past five years asContinue reading “TOP 10 most popular albums of 2025”

151 reviews, 844 editions tested, the complete list …

I’d like to start by thanking you all for your encouragement and messages since the creation of MagicVinylDigital just over 3 years ago. The milestone of 151 reviews, 151 albums tested (including 4 singles) has just been reached, representing 844 versions analyzed across a diversity of media ranging from 8-track cartridges, cassette, vinyl, digital CD,Continue reading “151 reviews, 844 editions tested, the complete list …”

TOP 10 most popular albums of 2024

Here are the Top10 most popular reviews in 2024, Thank you all for your support and feedback. We can see that among the top 10 albums of 2024, 9 have a Dolby Atmos version like the top 10 albums of 2023. Dire Straits – On Every Street MOFI vinyl record 45 rpm SACD and CDContinue reading “TOP 10 most popular albums of 2024”

Yuja Wang – The Vienna Recital – Review – (Test: Tidal MAX Flac, Tidal Dolby Atmos)

World-renowned pianist Yuja Wang continues to captivate audiences with her latest album “The Vienna Recital”. Recorded during a recital in Vienna in 2022, this album features an eclectic selection of works, from complete sonatas by Beethoven and Scriabin to individual pieces by Albéniz and etudes by Ligeti and Glass. Wang’s technical mastery and profound interpretationContinue reading “Yuja Wang – The Vienna Recital – Review – (Test: Tidal MAX Flac, Tidal Dolby Atmos)”

TOP 10 album reviews in 2023 – and the list of the 111 albums reviewed.

Here are the Top10 most viewed reviews in 2023, Thank you all for your support and feedback. We can see that among the top 10 albums of 2023, 9 have a Dolby Atmos version, compared with only 4 albums in the top 10 of 2022. Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon Box,Continue reading “TOP 10 album reviews in 2023 – and the list of the 111 albums reviewed.”

100 albums (included 4 singles), 583 editions reviewed, the complete list …

I’d like to start by thanking you all for your encouragement and messages. The milestone of 100 albums tested (including 4 singles) has just been reached, representing 583 versions analyzed across a diversity of media ranging from 8-track cartridges, cassette, vinyl, digital CD, DVD, Bluray, SACD, DAT and streaming media (Qobuz, Tidal, Apple, Amazon). WithContinue reading “100 albums (included 4 singles), 583 editions reviewed, the complete list …”

Pure analogue vinyl – AAA (news)

Helloas we saw in the previous review of Beethoven’s 7th symphonie reissued by Deutsche Grammophon on vinyl discs in pure analogue : The Original Source. The record we tested was made from a 4-track quadraphonic master tape that was mixed in stereo. If you’re interested in other discs, Deutsche Grammophon has just put some newContinue reading “Pure analogue vinyl – AAA (news)”

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?”

Beethoven Symphonie N°7 : review of the new release vinyl pure analog (AAA) and Dolby Atmos vs original vinyl, SACD and streaming

To celebrate its 125th anniversary, Deutsche Grammophon is reissuing a number of vinyl albums in pure analog from analog master tape : The Original Source Series. It’s now almost 50 years since the release of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony. Entirely realized in analog, Deutsche Grammophon’s choice of quadraphonic versions (the quadraphonic version downmixed in stereo) showsContinue reading “Beethoven Symphonie N°7 : review of the new release vinyl pure analog (AAA) and Dolby Atmos vs original vinyl, SACD and streaming”