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Dire Straits – On Every Street – Review – (Test: MOFI vinyl record 45 rpm SACD and CD 1991 1996 2000, Tidal Music HD and vinyl record from Back To Black ). What’s wrong with the MOFI and Back To Black vinyl records?

“On Every Street” is the sixth and final studio album by the band Dire Straits, released on September 9, 1991. This album was released six years after the previous album, “Brothers in Arms”. “On Every Street” contains 12 tracks and was produced digitally. For this review, 8 versions were tested, including MOFI and Back ToContinue reading “Dire Straits – On Every Street – Review – (Test: MOFI vinyl record 45 rpm SACD and CD 1991 1996 2000, Tidal Music HD and vinyl record from Back To Black ). What’s wrong with the MOFI and Back To Black vinyl records?”

The Hurting is the first studio album by English band Tears for Fears, released in 1983. It is characterized by a synthpop style influenced by new wave and art pop.The album was a great commercial success, reaching number 1 in the UK and the top 40 in several countries. It contains the band’s first threeContinue reading “Tears For Fears – The Hurting – Review – (Test: Vinyl records 1983, 2019, Abbey Road Studios 2023, CD 1983, 1999, Amazon Music, Tidal Dolby Atmos, Bluray stereo, 5.1 and Dolby Digital TrueHD Atmos )”

The Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio is back with a new album, “A Shade Of Blue”. After releasing their “Misty for Direct Cutting” album as a Direct to Disc album in analog and digital, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio returns with a captation designed for space sound recording. The aim is to deliver a sound similar to that foundContinue reading “Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio – A Shade Of Blue – Review – (Test: vinyl record, SACD Stereo and 5.1, CD, Tidal MAX Flac, Downloaded FLAC 5.1 in 24/96, MP4 Dolby Atmos, MKV Dolby Atmos TrueHD ), recorded for spatial sound”

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.”

Peter Gabriel released his tenth solo studio album, i/o, on December 1, 2023. This is his first album of original songs since Up, released in 2002. The album features 12 tracks, available in three versions: a Bright mix by Mark “Spike” Stent, a Dark mix by Tchad Blake and an In Side mix by Hans-MartinContinue reading “Peter Gabriel – i/o – Review – (Test: CD Bright and Dark mix, Tidal MAX FLAC 24/96 Bright and Dark mix, Amazon Dolby Atmos and blu-ray Bright mix, Dark mix and In Side Mix Dolby Atmos TrueHD )”

Muse is back to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Absolution (2003) with a remastering, bonus tracks and a Dolby Atmos version. Is the new anniversary version really better than previous releases? That’s what we’re going to find out. For this review, you will find 4 versions tested: CD 2003, Streaming Tidal MAX Flac in 24Continue reading “Muse – Absolution XX Anniversary – Review – (Test: CD 2003, Tidal MAX FLAC 24/96 2003, Tidal XX Anniversary MAX FLAC 24/96 2023 and Tidal Dolby Atmos )”

Following the review of The Beatles: the 1962-1966 (The Red Album), here is the 2023 reissue of The Beatles: 1967-1970 (The Blue Album), an opportunity to continue with the greatest hits of the legendary Beatles. Using the latest technologies, moveau mixes in stereo and Dolby Atmos immersive sound. To understand the changes brought about byContinue reading “The Beatles: 1967-1970 (The Blue Album) – Review – (Test: CD 1993, CD 2010, Tidal MAX FLAC 24/96 2023 and Tidal Dolby Atmos 2023)”

After the release of the single “Now and Then” restored with AI, the 2023 reissue of THE BEATLES: the 1962-1966 (The Red Album) is the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the greatest hits of the legendary Beatles.Using the latest technologies, we’ve created new stereo mixes and Dolby Atmos immersive sound.Let’s see what these newContinue reading “THE BEATLES: the 1962-1966 (The Red Album) – Review – (Test: CD 1993, CD 2010, Tidal MAX FLAC 24/96 2023 and Tidal Dolby Atmos 2023)”

The “Hackney Diamonds” album review has been updated with the vinyl record and the bru-ray/CD box set, you will now find 7 versions tested: Vinyl, Blu-ray Stereo in 24-bit 96 kHz and Dolby Atmos TrueHD, CD, Amazon Music UltraHD in 24-bit 96 kHz, Tidal MAX flac in 24-bit 96 kHz and Tidal Dolby Atmos. HappyContinue reading “The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds – Review updated with Vinyl record, Blu-ray stereo and Dolby Atmos TrueHD, CD in addition to Amazon Music UltraHD, Tidal MAX Flac and Tidal Dolby Atmos)”

The Rolling Stones are back with their 24th studio album “Hackney Diamonds”, 7 years after “Blue and Lonesome”, which was a covers album, and 18 years after “A Bigger Bang”, which consisted of original songs. The album contains 12 songs and was recorded between December 2022 and January 2023, with sessions at Electric Lady StudiosContinue reading “The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds – Review – (Test: Vinyl record, Blu-ray stereo and Dolby Atmos trueHD, CD, Amazon Music UltraHD, Tidal MAX Flac and Tidal Dolby Atmos)”