Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (1985) 2014 SHM-SACD-DFF
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- 1.87 GiB (2005854560 Bytes)
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- High-Res DSD SACD
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- 2014-09-13 23:45:40 GMT
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- hal4000
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Dire Straits were a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion). Dire Straits' sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz, folk, and blues, and came closest to beat music within the context of rock and roll. Despite the prominence of punk rock during the band's early years, the band's stripped-down sound contrasted with punk, demonstrating a more "rootsy" influence that emerged from pub rock. Many of Dire Straits' compositions were melancholic. Dire Straits' biggest selling album, Brothers in Arms, has sold over 30 million copies, and was the first album to sell a million copies on Compact Disc. 29 Million copies sold. Third best-selling album of all time in the UK. First album to succeed in the CD market, Grammy winning, earner of enough Platinum to build a house: Brothers In Arms is a phenomenon on every level. Its production raised the bar for all music to come, its songs and videos became household items. It also almost destroyed the band. By 1984, incessant touring and recording schedules hadn’t dimmed Mark Knopfler’s enthusiasm for perfection. Having taken over the production duties on previous album Love Over Gold, he now went even further towards a kind of pop-oriented Americana. Brothers…has a fine array of chart moments, including, of course, the Sting-assisted video hit “Money for Nothing”, the moody “So far Away” and faux bop “Walk Of Life”. But it gets them out of the way in the manner of mere aperitifs and then massages you with a suite of Knopfler’s very fine brand of JJ Cale-lite. Along with gruff nods to Dylan and James Burton. Like contemporaries U2 they had the golden touch that made their gold instantly more American and mythical than most acts from the States. They toured this album for two years. After that amount of time surely any band would falter. They certainly had a very long hiatus. This album was bigger than them. On that final night of the tour in they must have never wanted to hear a note of this album again. Twenty years on, it’s still echoing around the world. As inescapable as ever. DFF tracks extracted with Scarletbook http://piratebayproxy.live/torrent/10942620/Scarletbook-SACD-Extractor from the Japanese 2014 SHM-SACD. SHM-SACD-ISO-DFF-1Bit-2.8Mhz.
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It's unbelieveablle that 'On Every Street'- one of the best sounding rock recordings ever was never (?) released in hi-resolution format...
Ps. @ Metallica Black :
Well...I've checked out 5 (!) different hi-res versions of this album (it deserves it :)). And I have to say that definitly best sounding one is the bluray audio version :) And the difference between it and any 24bit version is much bigger than one could expect. Want the definite Black Album - go for bluray!
Well...I've checked out 5 (!) different hi-res versions of this album (it deserves it :)). And I have to say that definitly best sounding one is the bluray audio version :) And the difference between it and any 24bit version is much bigger than one could expect. Want the definite Black Album - go for bluray!
Ps2. Sorry for spamming, comments appear and disappear...
@spinxsix
The main reason for "On every street" not being released as high-res, I think, is the fact that is was recorded in 16Bit 44.1Khz PCM.
So there's really nothing to be gained there.
The CD is already in the highest possible resolution.
But you never know what the record companies will come up with.
Same story with "Brothers in Arms", although that one was at least mixed in analog.
So theoretically you could gain some SQ if you use the analog mix tapes.
Personally I don't think the SACD sounds any better then the Redbook CD, just "different".
The main reason for "On every street" not being released as high-res, I think, is the fact that is was recorded in 16Bit 44.1Khz PCM.
So there's really nothing to be gained there.
The CD is already in the highest possible resolution.
But you never know what the record companies will come up with.
Same story with "Brothers in Arms", although that one was at least mixed in analog.
So theoretically you could gain some SQ if you use the analog mix tapes.
Personally I don't think the SACD sounds any better then the Redbook CD, just "different".
@hal4000 I'm surprised to hear they recorded it in 16bits considering all the hi-end gear (Sony valve microphones etc..) was used for the recording. As for 24bit/SACD/Bluray Audio vs CD - well I own a hi-end audio gear and a well trained ear I believe but the difference in sound quality is absolutely clear (for sure part of it is due to good remastering). The sound is more clear (smoother, les shrill), there is more dynamics (ca 3db with 24bit they say), and spacious information. Using the Black Metallica and Coltrane's 'Love Supreme' I also compared 1,5-2 GiB 24bit recordings to 7-10 Gib bluray audio and - the sound is better with..every extra GiB! Thanks for great work by the way!
Why couldn't you make a good recording using high-end gear in 16/44?
You even called "On Every Street", one of the best sounding rock recordings ever.
And that definitely was recorded "only" in 16/44.1.
So you can see it's quite possible.
Also I think you somehow miss the point with saying audio starts to sound better "with every Gigabyte".
Bluray Audio just uses PCM.
Which is the same PCM used in standard CD and DVD-A.
A PCM recording of "A love supreme" is never going to be 7 or 10 Gb.
Using PCM 24/196 you will get about the same bitrate as DSD64. (1Bit-2.8Mhz).
It will be about 1.6 to 1.8 Gb filesize.
You even called "On Every Street", one of the best sounding rock recordings ever.
And that definitely was recorded "only" in 16/44.1.
So you can see it's quite possible.
Also I think you somehow miss the point with saying audio starts to sound better "with every Gigabyte".
Bluray Audio just uses PCM.
Which is the same PCM used in standard CD and DVD-A.
A PCM recording of "A love supreme" is never going to be 7 or 10 Gb.
Using PCM 24/196 you will get about the same bitrate as DSD64. (1Bit-2.8Mhz).
It will be about 1.6 to 1.8 Gb filesize.
EDIT:
Bluray audio just uses PCM. (In a higher resolution.)
Only thing that changes is the resolution.
Bluray audio just uses PCM. (In a higher resolution.)
Only thing that changes is the resolution.
Making a mess of it now...., heheh.
24/196 should of course be 24/192.
What I'm trying to say here is that Bluray audio does not sound any better then the same resolution download or DVD-A.
There's not even a standard for Bluray Audio.
As there isn't for DVD-A.
You can basically slam any file on a Bluray disc and call it "Bluray Audio".
What's being used mostly though is PCM-24Bit-96 (or 192) Khz.
Which is the same as your high-res download at 24/96 (or 192 Khz).
Not because it's on a Bluray disc will it sound better.
There's no magic Bluray fairy dust sprinkled over it.
There is a possibility that the disc sounds better, but that's hardware related.
It may well be that your BR player has a DAC that's just better then the one you use in or outside your computer.
Bluray is just a brand name, a trademark.
As are DVD, DVD-A and CD.
And the files on them are just good old PCM.
(In whatever resolution).
24/196 should of course be 24/192.
What I'm trying to say here is that Bluray audio does not sound any better then the same resolution download or DVD-A.
There's not even a standard for Bluray Audio.
As there isn't for DVD-A.
You can basically slam any file on a Bluray disc and call it "Bluray Audio".
What's being used mostly though is PCM-24Bit-96 (or 192) Khz.
Which is the same as your high-res download at 24/96 (or 192 Khz).
Not because it's on a Bluray disc will it sound better.
There's no magic Bluray fairy dust sprinkled over it.
There is a possibility that the disc sounds better, but that's hardware related.
It may well be that your BR player has a DAC that's just better then the one you use in or outside your computer.
Bluray is just a brand name, a trademark.
As are DVD, DVD-A and CD.
And the files on them are just good old PCM.
(In whatever resolution).
Ok, well I've messed a little bit too. I meant the 'Black' Metallica DVD-A release not BluRay-Audio. Sorry. Maybe it's the question of remastering (made in 2001 for this release as far as I know) but it sounds different from HDTracks release (and from CD of course). Warmer and smoother, also the bass is fuller. The original recording is absolutely fantastic as far as dynamics, bass (and bass drum) definition, detail and clarity are concerned. But it is on the 'bright' a little shrill side. It can sound too agressive on some bright or with a tendency to be shrill audio systems. I prefer the DVD-A sound. By the way the DVD-A uses 24/96 MLP so you are right it shouldn't sound better per se.
Continuing.. Of course there are some great recordings made in 16/44 just like there are some great recordings made in 50's and 60's on analogue and valve equipment (for e.g. Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue'). And I don't mind the tape hiss in this case.. I love hi-res formats 'cause they add or maybe I should say show real detail, smoothness, dynamics, timbral richness and spacious information of recorded music. The question isn't in different DACs used by me for the playback. I use the same DAC for playing CDs, hi res files and even movies soundtracks. It is an upsampling DAC (converting digital data to 24-384 before sending them further to op amps *this technology makes sense in case of DAC, upscaling the movie or upconverting the audio file of course does not..). I hope I have answered your questions. Best regards and THANX for your great work again!
That's allright mate.
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
Damn, I was really hoping this would be the surround release, but everything shows it as 2-channel. Oh well, it's still the top quality I've ever heard!
Downloaded and will be seeding 1:5 ratio. Great upload hal4000
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