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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Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (2010)
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michika: chill mix with Japanese grandpa at a stationery shop
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It turns out Discogs has a YouTube channel:
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Alicia Witt:
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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.
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The Prisoner (1967) Brilliant show...
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It's probably a sort of pilot project - if they don't lose their shirts on Type I, maybe they'll fire up Chromium and Metal cassette production later. And what is this stuff for, anyway? Hobbyists, or real music production work? Will most of these tapes go into cheap Tanashin-knockoff Chinese cassette players? Are we playing with analog for analog's sake - should a new cassette transport include noise reduction like Dolby S or is it a solved problem already (Digital Compact Cassette)? Wouldn't it make sense for a new cassette transport to use direct drive instead of belts and fewer parts for reliability? I'm putting this Nakamichi Dragon vs. LX-5 comparo and a boombox review below just for reference - there is a small niche market emerging...
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I thought this was worth mentioning - Revox announced they are selling new audio compact cassettes, Type I C60 and C90 - what a crazy time we live in: https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/new-blank-cassettes-now-available-from-revox/
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This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You by Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas
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The Mavericks - What a Crying Shame RIP, Raul Malo
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Happy Birthday!
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Violin repair: Winter Wallace & Gromit: BBC Planet Earth II:
