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GENERAL >> MAIN BOARD >> HDtracks Welcomes the Rolling Stones http://rocksoff.org/cgi-bin/messageboard/YaBB.pl?num=1299060791 Message started by Stewed n Keefed on Mar 2nd, 2011 at 4:13am |
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Title: HDtracks Welcomes the Rolling Stones Post by Stewed n Keefed on Mar 2nd, 2011 at 4:13am |
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Title: Rolling Stones Catalog Now Available as High-Resol Post by mojoman on Mar 6th, 2011 at 9:23pm
By Matthew Perpetua
March 2, 2011 4:00 PM ET High-end digital retailer HDtracks announced today that they are now selling the music of the Rolling Stones as high-resolution audio downloads. As of now, the UK version of The Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones No. 2, 12 X 5, Big Hits and Through the Past Darkly are available in the store, with 22 more titles including Let It Bleed, Beggars Banquet and Between the Buttons due in the spring and summer. Photos: The Rolling Stones on the Cover of 'Rolling Stone' The high-resolution audio files were remastered by the acclaimed mastering engineer Bob Ludwig from the original mono and stereo analog tapes. As a result of using the first-generation tapes, some minor changes will be heard on these high-quality downloads. For example, Beggars Banquet will pitched up to its correct playback speed despite being available for decades at a slightly slower speed, and Let It Bleed will match the splicing from the original master indicating that there should be longer spaces between the songs. Along with the recent news that Apple and other digital retailers are considering selling HD tracks in their stores, the availability of the Stones catalog in 24-bit sound indicates that digital audiophile sound may be inching ever closer to the mainstream. The Rolling Stones Now Available From HDtracks at 24/88.2 and 24/176.4 [Computer Audiophile] |
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Title: Re: Rolling Stones Catalog Now Available as High-R Post by Paranoid Android on Mar 6th, 2011 at 9:59pm
This all sounds pretty cool...I just wish I knew what it means.
Help.... |
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Title: Re: Rolling Stones Catalog Now Available as High-R Post by gimmekeef on Mar 7th, 2011 at 1:00pm
The question I guess is what is the bit rate?.....highest mp3 I think is 320?.....so would these be uncompressed WAV or FLAC files?.....maybe an audiophile here could help us?
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Title: Re: Rolling Stones Catalog Now Available as High-R Post by sweetcharmedlife on Mar 7th, 2011 at 1:04pm |
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Title: Re: HDtracks Welcomes the Rolling Stones Post by Unholy Trinity on Mar 7th, 2011 at 10:54pm
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Title: Re: HDtracks Welcomes the Rolling Stones Post by macdaddy on Mar 15th, 2011 at 10:35pm
So these are the sacd mixes, and now they have been resampled from dsd to 24/88or176, so they are available again (albeit in a downsampled format). It is nice to see high-resolution options coming down the line. I didn't check the pricing-curious if you can pull the tracks individually, or if you have to purchase entire albums. I am still glad I jumped on the sacd train and got all those-it is likely the highest quality transfer we will see; if you missed the sacds you should jump on this. However, you will need a computer(rigged with a capable soundcard) properly hooked into a hi-fi to take full advantage of these flacs (you can play 'em in foobar).
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