Dollysowner - I agree that HDTracks does not do their own remastering and they do not simply up convert CDs. The company that provides the files to HDTracks may up convert, but HDTracks does not do it themselves. And, I think we are seeing less and less of that.
What i would like to see is for HDTracks to provide information on each album as to the history of how it was made. Is is the SACD version converted to 88/24? Or was it a remaster and if so, did they go back to the master tapes? Etc. They mostly seem to just take what the record companies give them without suitable explanations. If you buy a new vinyl or a new CD they usually tout the lineage if it was redone. Unfortunately, HDTracks does not typically provide that information. Doing so would make me much more likely to buy, especially on the older albums.
What i would like to see is for HDTracks to provide information on each album as to the history of how it was made. Is is the SACD version converted to 88/24? Or was it a remaster and if so, did they go back to the master tapes? Etc. They mostly seem to just take what the record companies give them without suitable explanations. If you buy a new vinyl or a new CD they usually tout the lineage if it was redone. Unfortunately, HDTracks does not typically provide that information. Doing so would make me much more likely to buy, especially on the older albums.