I've been a member of HD Tracks since I purchased my Olive Opus music server. At first there were just a couple of albums that interested me, and over the past couple of years there have been the occasional offering that I downloaded. Now, that lack of popular titles seems to be changing with the introduction of several artists and catalogs. My little collection is starting to grow:
Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughn - In Session
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant - Raising Sand
Chesky Records - Ultimate Demonstration Disc, Vol. II
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John & Leon Russell - The Union
Eric Clapton - Slowhand
George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Move It On Over
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run
Peter Framton - Frampton Comes Alive
Rush - Moving Pictures
Steely Dan - Gaucho
Stevie Vai - Where The Wild Things Are
The Who - Tommy Soundtrack
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn The Torpedos
Plus, there have been recent big name additions: The Rolling Stones have around a dozen early albums available, along with The Kinks, The Smithereens, etc. There are loads of classical, blues, jazz, you name it. If you haven't tried high-def you are shorting yourself on an amazing experience. Clarity, tonality, extension, background silence, imaging, everything you can think of is a major improvement over even good import-quality CDs. I'll still buy the occasional CD, but with music like this starting to appear, I'm focusing on it.
The lowest quality of the available HD music is SACD-level with the majority being 96kHz/24bit taken directly from the masters. There is even some 192kHz/24bit content but it's only 2-3 titles (haven't tried it).
Full disclosure: I'm not affiliated with HD Tracks in any way other than as a highly satisfied customer.
Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughn - In Session
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant - Raising Sand
Chesky Records - Ultimate Demonstration Disc, Vol. II
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John & Leon Russell - The Union
Eric Clapton - Slowhand
George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Move It On Over
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run
Peter Framton - Frampton Comes Alive
Rush - Moving Pictures
Steely Dan - Gaucho
Stevie Vai - Where The Wild Things Are
The Who - Tommy Soundtrack
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn The Torpedos
Plus, there have been recent big name additions: The Rolling Stones have around a dozen early albums available, along with The Kinks, The Smithereens, etc. There are loads of classical, blues, jazz, you name it. If you haven't tried high-def you are shorting yourself on an amazing experience. Clarity, tonality, extension, background silence, imaging, everything you can think of is a major improvement over even good import-quality CDs. I'll still buy the occasional CD, but with music like this starting to appear, I'm focusing on it.
The lowest quality of the available HD music is SACD-level with the majority being 96kHz/24bit taken directly from the masters. There is even some 192kHz/24bit content but it's only 2-3 titles (haven't tried it).
Full disclosure: I'm not affiliated with HD Tracks in any way other than as a highly satisfied customer.
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