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  • wkhanna
    Grumpy Old Super Moderator Emeritus
    • Jan 2006
    • 5673

    DR Database

    LowRes, HiRes, Redbook, MP3, WAV, FLAC, APE, ALAC…….WTF!

    Why does some music, regardless of the media, even on the same media, sound so good on one album, & so horrible on another?

    It is called Dynamic Range.
    Either you have it or you do not.
    Before an engineer or producer can even begin to think about good sound quality, you must have adequate Dynamic Range.

    I just came across this neat little reference library that can help you get the best possible (sounding) version of the music you are interested in purchasing.

    DR Database
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    Bill

    Practicing Curmudgeon & Audio Snob
    ....just an "ON" switch, Please!

    FinleyAudio
  • mjb
    Super Senior Member
    • Mar 2005
    • 1483

    #2
    thats pretty cool, good find, thanks Bill!
    - Mike

    Main System:
    B&W 802D, HTM2D, SCMS
    Classé SSP-800, CA-2200, CA-5100

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    • wkhanna
      Grumpy Old Super Moderator Emeritus
      • Jan 2006
      • 5673

      #3
      You are V welcome, Mike.

      as an example......

      Look up Gaucho by Steely Dan

      You will find the HD Tracks HiRes version has the lowest quality of any of the formats available!

      I swear, somebody has turned the entire world upside down while you were not looking.

      Now they are all capitalizing on people blindly influenced by branding & unwilling to invest time into due diligence.

      But hey! Look how much more convenient everything is! (sarcasm intended)
      _


      Bill

      Practicing Curmudgeon & Audio Snob
      ....just an "ON" switch, Please!

      FinleyAudio

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      • stuofsci02
        Super Senior Member
        • Nov 2009
        • 1241

        #4
        Originally posted by wkhanna
        Thanks Mike.

        as an example......

        Look up Gaucho by Steely Dan

        You will find the HD Tracks HiRes version has the lowest quality of any of the formats available!

        I swear, somebody has turned the entire world upside down while you were not looking.

        Now they are all capitalizing on people blindly influenced by branding & unwilling to invest time into due diligence.

        But hey! Look how much more convenient everything is! (sarcasm intended)
        Yes, but it is the same as the DVD-A, so I wonder if it is the same master.
        Main System:
        B&W 801D
        Emotiva USP-1 Pre-Amp
        Chord SPM-650 Stereo Amp
        Oppo BDP-105
        Squeezebox Touch


        Second System:
        B&W CM7
        Emotiva UMC-1
        Emotiva UPA-2
        Oppo BDP-83SE
        Grant Fidelity DAC-09

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        • Alaric
          Ultra Senior Member
          • Jan 2006
          • 4143

          #5
          Cool! Nice to see some of my favorites confirmed as at least above average. :T I wish the database went back a little farther , though. Then again , I'm partial to Black Pizzas....
          Lee

          Marantz PM7200-RIP
          Marantz PM-KI Pearl
          Schiit Modi 3
          Marantz CD5005
          Paradigm Studio 60 v.3

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          • Manning
            Junior Member
            • Oct 2012
            • 25

            #6
            Thank you for that link wkhanna. That's a technical aspect I haven't really looked into yet. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go see where Pink Floyd sits on that chart.

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            • Finleyville
              Senior Member
              • Sep 2006
              • 350

              #7
              Very nice find Billy. Thank you.
              BE ALERT! The world needs more lerts.

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              • wkhanna
                Grumpy Old Super Moderator Emeritus
                • Jan 2006
                • 5673

                #8
                You are V welcome, Michael.

                BTW, if you are running Foobar, it has an ap that will run a DR scan of anything in your library.
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                Bill

                Practicing Curmudgeon & Audio Snob
                ....just an "ON" switch, Please!

                FinleyAudio

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                • John Holmes
                  Moderator Emeritus
                  • Aug 2000
                  • 2703

                  #9
                  I thought I responded to this already but, it doesn't appear I have. This is a very nice find, wkhanna.
                  "I have come here, to chew bubblegum and kickass. And I'm all out of bubblegum!!!"

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                  • John Holmes
                    Moderator Emeritus
                    • Aug 2000
                    • 2703

                    #10
                    Btw, made it a sticky.
                    "I have come here, to chew bubblegum and kickass. And I'm all out of bubblegum!!!"

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                    • shaaft
                      Junior Member
                      • Nov 2021
                      • 1

                      #11
                      thank you - I was looking for something like this the other day!

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                      • Absinthe
                        Member
                        • Sep 2021
                        • 48

                        #12
                        Seems the original link is now broken. I found the database here:

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