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Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Karajan | EugenF - July 12, 2025

Quoted from Presto: ' New high definition 24-bit 192 kHz transfers from the original 1975 master tapes.' and form JPC: 'The recording has been remastered from the original ...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5 - Rubinstein, Barenboim | EugenF - Yesterday 10:47 pm

I fully agree with Adrian Quanjer. And wanted to add another suggestion to the other side, producer/labels: make more accessible (aka lower prices) all these classical music ...

Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Karajan | John Broggio - July 12, 2025

I've not heard this but the improvement of the equivalent Britten War Requiem release is astonishing; it could have been recorded yesterday.

Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Karajan | onenairb - July 4, 2025

I would agree hiredfox. I got excited to see this release only to be shocked at the £/€120 price tag. Seriously! For a 2 disc release! Sadly I won't be purchasing at this ...

Holst: The Planets - Martin | Stadlbauer Dietmar - July 12, 2025

https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/holst-the-planets-deborah-cheetham-fraillon-earth/hnum/12234162 Follow this link and you will know, this is a mchannel SACD

Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Karajan | John Broggio - July 4, 2025

I suspect the execs looked at how much (lo-fi) LP re-releases go for and thought they'd create another slice of the action.

Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Karajan | David Snyder - July 10, 2025

I agree the price is dumb, but it should be pointed out that the La Boheme release of the same type that preceded this sounded phenomenal; better than Esoteric. If this one ...

Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Karajan | EugenF - Yesterday 11:24 pm

Indeed hiredfox, DXD or DSD will be the ideal for an audiophile, but 192/24 is better than nothing. Maybe they keep the DXD/DSD transfers in their vaults for another 60-70 ...

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