[MorbidToaster]

Saul William's Sunday Bloody Sunday. Move over U2, Saul Wiliams and Trent Reznor are here.
 
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U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday on DT770 Pro's.
 
*shudders* oh my gosh. The songs high dynamic range + the militaristic drums is scary realistic.

 

[BearusRex]

Hurts - Happiness
 
It's an album where you can't find one single thing that annoys you. Every song is good if you have no problem with the genre synthpop. I mostly listen to vocals, and Theo Hutchcraft can really sing.
 
Their new album Exile will be released on 11 March. 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNa91pCQ2zo - the single Miracle from the new album.

 

[doublea71]

I have a vinyl rip of Beggar's Banquet done by a cat that goes by the name PBThal. It is DELICIOUS.
 

 

[Tuco1965]

Marillion Misplaced Chilhood 24 Bit Remaster
Marillion Fugazi 24 Bit Remaster
 
Both sound awesome. 

 

[J Bones]

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Аукцыон - хомба from the album Юла
 
From St. Petersburg, this album is absolutely amazing and superbly recorded. Alt-jazz / Avant-gard jazz-rock, not sure how to define them but believe me the album is amazing.
 
You read the band name Auktyon, the title of this song is Homba (H pronounced like in Hotel). The name of the album you read it "iula": it means whirligig.
 
For 9 dollars you can buy any of their album in high quality (you can get Iula in Lossless for the same price) on their website. The website is www.auktyon.ru is in Russian, but if you are interested PM me and I'll help you out, as Я говорю по-русский (=I speak Russian (a bit)). You can also pay with PayPal.
 
Maybe more representative of the album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYKn7v7Z8yo

 
From someone who doesn't speak a lick o' Russian, this is pretty awesome!

 

[doublea71]

This - The Holy Grail of Beatles recordings (according to some - others swear by the mono versions...pick your poison).
 
http://www.amazon.com/The-Beatles-USB/dp/B002VH7P4O/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

 

[MorbidToaster]

Wasn't this done with the recent re-masters? Why not just get the Stereo CDs and rip them yourself...?
 
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This - The Holy Grail of Beatles recordings (according to some - others swear by the mono versions...pick your poison).
 
http://www.amazon.com/The-Beatles-USB/dp/B002VH7P4O/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

 

[StratocasterMan]

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Wasn't this done with the recent re-masters? Why not just get the Stereo CDs and rip them yourself...?
 

 
I'm sure one reason is the FLACs are 24-bit, the CDs are not...

 

[doublea71]

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Wasn't this done with the recent re-masters? Why not just get the Stereo CDs and rip them yourself...?
 

These come with 24 bit files, for one. The vinyl boxset that was recently released does me no good since I don't have a turntable nor a budget to build a home rig. EMI also used a spotty company to press the vinyl and there have been complaints about the quality...these do sound superb and I absolutely get that "hearing it again for the first time" feeling.

 

[devhen]

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Wasn't this done with the recent re-masters? Why not just get the Stereo CDs and rip them yourself...?

 
I'm sure one reason is the FLACs are 24-bit, the CDs are not...

 
Good point. I can't believe I'm actually considering a $280 USB stick but that thing would be awesome. My current Beatles collection is in 192k mp3.

 

[MorbidToaster]

Oh boy 24/44.1 instead of 16/44.1 

 
Guess the physical media for me would be the preference over the extra 8 bits.
 
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I'm sure one reason is the FLACs are 24-bit, the CDs are not...

 

[StratocasterMan]

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Oh boy 24/44.1 instead of 16/44.1 

 
Guess the physical media for me would be the preference over the extra 8 bits.
 

 
Not everyone has the same preferences you do. 

 

[doublea71]

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Good point. I can't believe I'm actually considering a $280 USB stick but that thing would be awesome. My current Beatles collection is in 192k mp3.

Get it. Every album they ever released sounding better than anybody has ever heard them for 280$ is a massive bargain if you think about it. They aren't DRM-protected, so you can put them on multiple devices. It also includes an mp3 set at 320 kbps for portable use (if your portable can't do flac or 24 bit). You will absolutely have an eargasm if your ears are used to 192 kbps. The most important thing is that the remastering was done incredibly well.

 

[doublea71]

They include the album art of course and some short videos, too. It comes in a heavyweight aluminum green-colored apple. If you trust reviews, quite a few people on Amazon who bought it and who have high end home systems say it's terrific, but if you must have vinyl, MAYBE you'll eke out better sound if you have a high end system and the new vinyl remaster box set (which has quality control issues due to the spotty company hired by EMI to do the pressings...shame on them!). For us portable guys, this is a no-brainer.
 

 

[reeltime]

The best I've heard is the Mobile Fidelity vinyl albums (I have a near-complete set), but my turntable has no room on my desktop.  Curious about the 24 bit versions...