High Definition Tape Transfer

Some more DSD 256 titles added including this one from Dexter Gordon!

You gonna love this one, another amazing sounding DSD256!

Thanks.

I might have to pick up the Gold CD for that one as well.

Looking forward to hearing how good the Cannonball Adderley disc sounds, first.

Regards.

Want some excitement? Try the fifth track “Moonlight on the Parana” on this spectacularly recorded DSD256 on HDTT.

Hah! :laughing: You made me want to pull out my copy to listen once again. A great Bert Whyte recording for Everest from 1958. What business does a 1958 recording have to sound this good!?! Simply outstanding. :star_struck:

A short statistical summary of my latest evaluations.

Of 41 classical HDTT‘s I listened to, the following ones were good to very good sounding with the Haydn/Mozart/Reiner as my best experience.

Most others of the 41 were still somehow analog, but below average/vintage/limited sounding. The below 8 sounded fascinatingly analog with just a bit limited top and bottom end, dynamics, airiness, transients and energy compared to very good audiophile LP remasters. I doubt that DSD256 playback changes much of this but probably improves a certain part. Anyway those 8 sound really good.

My personal statistics so far say:

Every audiophile LP reissue I could compare sounds much better than the HDTT release (I couldn’t compare any of those very good sounding ones below).

Generally the good sounding HDTT are not in a majority

But there are HDTT releases which sound better than most you can get from digital media

My Jazz genre HDTT experience has quite the same statistical result, but with a too low test scope so far.

It’s worth trying them out.

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Does a 1956 stereo recording belong in your music library as a sonic spectacular? You betcha. This 1956 recording from the audiophile label of its day, Ars Nova, will blow your socks off with its reach-out-and-touch-it realism. Transferred in Pure DSD256 by HDTT in its Redux series (download link).

My PF review from a few years ago is here:

@jazznut , I admire your dedication to helping in this conversation. With 41 albums at an average of price $26 each for the DSD256 files, you are making a magnificent investment to explore these. :star_struck: When you are able to listen to the files your talking about in DSD256 or DXD, we’ll have more to discuss, I’m sure.

I’ll continue to post HDTT albums that I find are excellent in their DSD256 or DXD transfers to continue this exploration.

Oh I forgot this Stravinsky, yes I heard it and it sounds fascinating although I don’t like the music as well as I don’t like Facade. I would have to hear it live or another recording to get an impression how the sound of this one is realistic or not. It sounds a bit strang to me, a bit light, but impressing. The others you reviewed were not among the 41 classical I evaluated. Thanks for pointing to the article!

Will report back as soon as I have DSD256 :wink:

A friend who has a huge collection borrowed me his storage, I tried them from him (will give them back without copying). I will try the LP of the one or other.

The L’Histoire du Soldat from Ars Nova is the specific album to which I’m referring in this post, not the Walton Facade Suite. I happen to enjoy the Facade Suite, but the Ars Nova recording is the standout recording here. The other standout recording would be the Ravel L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges also discussed in that PF article about recordings from a 1956 Decca recording. But the Ravel is definitely more for esoteric tastes in music. I think it’s quirky enough to be eminently enjoyable and the sonics are great:

(HDTT download link)

Original Decca Cover:

Yes, I have to look, I think it’s one of my Speakers Corner LP reissues.

A new HDTT file I’ve just been listening to, this is a re-mastering by HDTT in their Redux series. It is probably my favorite performance of Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and is eminently satisfying in this HDTT DSD256 release along with a beautiful performance of the Symphony No. 3 (Scottish). It is transferred from the tape in DSD256 and then post-processed in DXD. (download here)

I agree with @waymanchen11 , of the three you mention, the HDTT DSD256 is clearly the best sounding.

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Thanks for mentioning this remarkable recording. I was just about to do so myself. I’ve always wondered what technological magic makes this recording sound so immediate. Can any of the recording pros out there (or anyone really) enlighten me? Why can so few modern recordings match its…realness?

Such a great artist. :heart_eyes:

This new Dexter Gordon - One Flight Up DSD256 release might actually be the best recording I have heard. Dang!

Just three tracks, but aren’t they great! 'Course, great musicians make great music. :smiley:

@aangen - Boy, I’ve been listening to this Dexter Gordon album yet again following your prompt. It is terrific. As much as I admire the opening track “Tanya” I’m really finding myself pulled into “Darn That Dream” again and again.

From the sound quality, I’m suspecting Bob Witrak got access to a “Courtesy Copy” 15ips tape for this release. (Of course, he won’t say. :shushing_face:) It just really sounds good here.

@aangen now you and @Rushton are going to cost me $ and download time plus file transfer time in addition to the usual @paul172 and @waymanchen11 :wink: