HiWire
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Ditto. I have a Sony UHP-H1 as an SACD player, so it's probably not comparable to a stack of separates from dCS or EMM Labs 💸 There have been very few pop/rock albums that were recorded for hi-res from the beginning - the few recordings were usually converted from old masters. I have a few jazz and classical SACDs, but most of them were also from old sources (1950s-60s) so it's hard to say whether the better sound quality comes from the format or the number of times the masters have been fixed and edited. In general, I get the impression it would take a knockout recording and an extremely expensive chain of equipment to notice the difference - also, I think people underestimate how good CD quality can sound on modern equipment. In the early days of hi-res, I think much of the novelty came from the new multi-channel mixes (like 5.1 or more), rather than the actual quality improvement on a stereo recording. And don't get me started on HDCD... Personally, I'd still rather buy CDs and SACDs than invest in a high-res digital streaming or files library setup.
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Dead Like Me
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Happy Birthday!
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Happy Birthday!
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Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (2010)
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michika: chill mix with Japanese grandpa at a stationery shop -
It turns out Discogs has a YouTube channel:
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Ravel's Bolero in 8-Bit Merry Christmas, everyone! and some Christmas carols from The Petersens: Remember Sershen&Zaritskaya?
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Happy Birthday!
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Upgrading a Silicon Graphics Indigo2: Going farther back - the new Commodore 64 Ultra:
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He'll be missed. Dancing With Strangers has a song called Joys of Christmas (with a B-side: Driving Home for Christmas). Listening to them now.
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RIP, Chris Rea.
