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Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 with Organ : Charles Munch and Boston Symphony 1959 – Review (CD, SACD, SACD 3.0, Vinyl, HDTT and Qobuz Hi-Res)

After testing the version of Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3 recorded in 2015 with the Kansas City Symphony, this test focuses on Charles Munch’s version of Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3, recorded with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1959, which is considered one of the best interpretations of this work. Munch, who was a specialist in FrenchContinue reading “Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 with Organ : Charles Munch and Boston Symphony 1959 – Review (CD, SACD, SACD 3.0, Vinyl, HDTT and Qobuz Hi-Res)”

Loudness war, the limit of the 0dB in digital or Analog better than Digital?

By convention, in digital, the 0 dB level is the highest possible level, impossible to go above this “absolute zero”. This is why the values are given by counting down from 0 dB, -10 dB as in the example below. From digital point of view, the 0 dB corresponds to the highest possible value accordingContinue reading “Loudness war, the limit of the 0dB in digital or Analog better than Digital?”

Patricia Barber – Clique! Review updated with vinyl and SACD

After more than a year of waiting, the vinyl of Patricia Barber’s album Clique! is finally available with a very nice packaging. It’s also the occasion to add the review of the SACD in stereo and 5.1 in order to compare it to the DXD master files. Find the result of this comparison with theContinue reading “Patricia Barber – Clique! Review updated with vinyl and SACD”

MOFI – Liste of sources Updated 08 16 2022

Update of the MOFI list with the addition of new vinyls and also the addition of process details like :1/4″ / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe which indicates that the DSD file has been converted to analogue for mastering in an analogue console before cutting. Find the listContinue reading “MOFI – Liste of sources Updated 08 16 2022”

Patricia Barber – Clique Review updated with CD MQA and Tidal

The album review has been updated with two interesting editions the MQA CD and Tidal streaming.We find punctually editions in CD MQA format for music albums, this is the opportunity to compare this format which is encoded with MQA to fit on a CD with the other editions including Tidal, which is also in MQAContinue reading “Patricia Barber – Clique Review updated with CD MQA and Tidal”

Patricia Barber – Clique Review (Vinyl, DXD 2.0, DXD 5.1, Qobuz, SACD 2.0, SACD 5.1,CD MQA, Tidal)

The last album of Patricia Barber Clique! was produced with an audiophile approach privileging the musical quality with the implementation of the latest technologies. This album was produced in the best imaginable conditions, recorded by Jim Anderson in DXD ultra-high resolution (32bit/ 352.8 kHz) with Pyramix system and Horus audio interface, mixed in stereo andContinue reading “Patricia Barber – Clique Review (Vinyl, DXD 2.0, DXD 5.1, Qobuz, SACD 2.0, SACD 5.1,CD MQA, Tidal)”

Patricia Barber, fist track “This Town” of new Album Clique!

Patricia Barber has announced the release of her new album Clique! for august 6th. This album was produced in the best possible conditions, recorded by Jim Anderson in DXD ultra-high resolution (32bit/ 352.8 kHz) with Pyramix system and Horus audio interface, mixed in stereo and 5.1 by Anderson at Skywalker Sound and mastered by BobContinue reading “Patricia Barber, fist track “This Town” of new Album Clique!”