HiWire

Once again, a new wireless standard is rolling out. The ISOAL lossless audio codec sounds interesting... I doubt many manufacturers will implement it, since Apple AAC and Qualcomm aptX have bigger install bases: https://www.soundstagesolo.com/index.php/features/481-bluetooth-6-0-is-here-sort-of

Buying Chinese film on Temu - results as expected:

If Stayin' Alive Had Been Written in the 16th Century

A lovely Sunday drive...

New single from Dea Matrona - Hate That I Care:

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The Afghan Whigs - Congregation (1992)

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I didn't know where to put this, but they're re-releasing the Blu-ray disc: https://www.thesdeshop.com/products/tears-for-fears-the-hurting-limited-edition-sde-exclusive-blu-ray-audio The surround disc was originally released in 2023 (I haven't heard it) - every so often, I like to dive down that audiophile remastering rabbit hole 🐇🕳️ (one commenter mentions listening on a sound bar on page 6): https://www.thesdeshop.com/products/tears-for-fears-the-hurting-limited-edition-sde-exclusive-blu-ray-audio Comparison: https://magicvinyldigital.net/2024/02/11/tears-for-tears-the-hurting-review-test-vinyl-records-1983-2019-abbey-road-studios-2023-cd-1983-1999-amazon-music-tidal-dolby-atmos-bluray-stereo-5-1-and-dolby-digital-truehd-atmos/ I'll give this a try. You only live once. Bonus hole - BACCH crosstalk cancellation filter: https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/theoretica-applied-physics-bacch-stratosonic-surround-renderer/

Thought this was worth a re-listen, given the movie release:

Girl Talk - Unstoppable (2006) Less flowingly cohesive than his later mashup albums, but promising.

Don't give up. The internet has created a lot of extreme behavior that simply doesn't translate in real life. Trolls trying to one-up each other in hyperbole for clicks. Pull the kids away from their phones and they'll learn to socialize like human beings again. They have no idea what AIDS really was and they think saying racist stuff is funny because they live in safety.

The Statler Brothers - Flowers On the Wall

Megadeth - Rust in Peace (1990) Some of this album was re-recorded for the 2004 remaster, according to internet hearsay.

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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.

Dead Like Me

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Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (2010)

michika: chill mix with Japanese grandpa at a stationery shop