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Romanticismo Italiano - Quartetto Altemps | breydon_music - June 1, 2026

Thank you for your review of this, Adrian - a welcome bolt from the blue indeed! If anyone wishes to dip a toe in the water a substantial excerpt is available on Challenge ...

Boz Scaggs: Boz Scaggs | Downunderman - July 5, 2026

Released in 2026 and the 2nd time round on SACD. The first one (from 2013) is here Scaggs: Boz Scaggs Both are mastered for SACD by Kevin Gray, ...

Pépin: Les Eaux Célestes - Orchestre national de Lyon, Glassberg | Ad Rhenum - June 10, 2026

I ony read this thread recently. There is much to say about this subject. First of all. Downloading hi-res audio is a niche in a niche. This is not just my vision. An insider ...

Scaggs: Boz Scaggs | Downunderman - July 4, 2026

This 2013 SACD used the original 1969 mix of the album and is the first use on digital. For CDs up to this point the 1977 remix had been used. It was mastered for SACD by ...

Alice Cooper: Welcome To My Nightmare | Downunderman - July 5, 2026

This SACD was released in the first half of 2026 and mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. It reflects the recording and tape technology limitations of the ...

Weather Report: Mysterious Traveller | Paul Brouns - June 22, 2026

I recently bought another edition of Mysterious Traveller - just like this edition it is also multi channel. Its release number is Columbia / Legacy 507657 6 (Europe, 2002).

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Runnicles | Graham Williams - May 26, 2026

Contrary what Presto and Amazon state this release listed below is SACD and I am sure will be added to the site database. John Bacon-Shone is correct about the unreliability ...

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | Downunderman - July 4, 2026

Thanks Mark. Amazing that the label allowed 75+ year old tapes out of their sight and into outside hands to be mastered........and remarkable they were still in good enough ...

Boz Scaggs: Middle man