Downloaded today Richter's Beethoven and Schumann disc from HDTracks. Started comparing the "Tempest" sonata to my own CD ripped by DBPA.
No comparison: the difference is by KO. Piano body, presence, PRAT, microdynamics -- all go in one way and for quite a distance. Overall, a much more convincing performance, I have to say.
Two questions:
Has anyone made similar comparisons with other titles?
Is HDTracks the only distributor for these high res downloads?
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Topic - EMI Classics HD remasters - maxim 03:28:03 10/7/12 (24)
- RE: EMI Classics HD remasters - Daverz 12:40:17 10/9/12 (0)
- RE: EMI Classics HD remasters - harrypt 08:47:43 10/9/12 (0)
- RE: EMI Classics HD remasters - telackey 08:47:01 10/9/12 (1)
- 'These' as in EMI - maxim 10:01:36 10/9/12 (0)
- RE: EMI Classics HD remasters - Stephen Murphy 08:00:04 10/8/12 (2)
- and here's the problem: - kerkula 15:11:34 10/7/12 (1)
- that would be easy to do - bwb 16:56:50 10/7/12 (0)
- RE: EMI Classics HD remasters - Tony Lauck 09:44:25 10/7/12 (14)
- RE: EMI Classics HD remasters-Who - fmak 05:40:37 10/10/12 (4)
- RE: EMI Classics HD remasters-Who - maxim 06:11:50 10/10/12 (3)
- RE: EMI Classics HD remasters-It's - fmak 07:23:49 10/10/12 (2)
- RE: EMI Classics HD remasters-It's - Tony Lauck 09:08:26 10/10/12 (1)
- RE: EMI Classics HD remasters-Italso depends - fmak 02:25:00 10/12/12 (0)
- Elgar Cello Concerto - Sea Pictures - Tony Lauck 13:58:09 10/9/12 (2)
- RE: Elgar Cello Concerto - Sea Pictures - DrChaos 12:31:19 10/10/12 (1)
- RE: Elgar Cello Concerto - Sea Pictures - Tony Lauck 12:52:54 10/10/12 (0)
- RE: EMI Classics HD remasters - Stephen Murphy 07:40:07 10/8/12 (1)
- RE: EMI Classics HD remasters - Tony Lauck 08:29:38 10/8/12 (0)
- RE: EMI Classics HD remasters - maxim 10:14:17 10/7/12 (3)
- RE: EMI Classics HD remasters - Tony Lauck 17:01:11 10/7/12 (2)
- (The Elgar Cello Concerto and Sea Pictures.) - jult52 13:58:21 10/9/12 (0)
- Pls repair your TT - maxim 21:28:47 10/7/12 (0)