After starting the disc, I almost got a shock. I had turned up the volume in expectation of the very quiet opening of Zarathustra, only to be greeted by an excessive bass ...
In his review, Graham touched upon an important point sometimes overlooked: the inspiring enthusiasm youth can bring to music. Some years ago, I had the same experience with ...
With this newly remastered version (by Emil Berliner Studios) for SACD, all analog recordings of Abbado's DG Mahler cycle have been released on SACD:
Mahler 4 (Vienna ...
You can find several sellers on eBay offering this set for sale. The one I ordered from has sold out but there are others. I use the search term "Tower Records SACD Barshai" ...
Holdsworth’s classic 1987 album “Sand” has finally arrived on the ultimate audio format… SACD!
Anyone that appreciates and loves Holdsworth’s music is going to want ...
I understand it is taken from an original EMI recording, made shortly after Pollini won the 1960 Chopin Competition, but withdrawn as he didn’t approve it. However, in 2011 ...
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Comment by Downunderman - February 3, 2025 (1 of 1)
A release in the 2024 Tower Records BLUE NOTE SA-CD HYBRID SELECTION which is intended to mark the 85th Anniversary of Blue Notes founding. This one is from the 2nd tranche of this series released in October 2024.
Tower Records claims "The latest remastering in 2024 based on DSD transferred from US original master tapes ・ The CD layer is also newly converted from DSD master to PCM"
Sadly, there is no indication on who is responsible for the (re)mastering we hear here.
Sounds very good, though I am not in a position to compare it to the earlier SACD releases from 2011 and 2017.
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Comment by Downunderman - February 3, 2025 (1 of 1)
A release in the 2024 Tower Records BLUE NOTE SA-CD HYBRID SELECTION which is intended to mark the 85th Anniversary of Blue Notes founding. This one is from the 2nd tranche of this series released in October 2024.
Tower Records claims "The latest remastering in 2024 based on DSD transferred from US original master tapes ・ The CD layer is also newly converted from DSD master to PCM"
Sadly, there is no indication on who is responsible for the (re)mastering we hear here.
Sounds very good, though I am not in a position to compare it to the earlier SACD releases from 2011 and 2017.