I refer to one recording that I own as both a Redbook CD and a High Rez download. It is Andris Nelsons conducting the Boston Symphony in Shostakovich Symphony #10. The CD is very fine, up there in SQ with any other CD that I own. The download is another matter. I have attended Concerts in this Hall and the download is as close an approximation to being there as it is possible to obtain, at least in my system. The CD is a very good CD but not for one minute do I have the illusion that At his is the real thing.
Not only can I tell the difference, but when I demonstrated a passage for comparison to my wife, who could care less about SQ, admitted there was an obvious difference, as have many reviewers. I can only hope that such high quality recordings continue to be issued. If you choose not to buy them, that’s your choice, and imo, your loss
Not only can I tell the difference, but when I demonstrated a passage for comparison to my wife, who could care less about SQ, admitted there was an obvious difference, as have many reviewers. I can only hope that such high quality recordings continue to be issued. If you choose not to buy them, that’s your choice, and imo, your loss