Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue -1959- Flac 24-96 Sacd 2021
Have you compared the 1999 SACD to the 2013 24/96 FLAC? Share your listening notes in the comments below.
To understand the value of this high-resolution transfer, one must first appreciate the space within the music. In 1959, Davis gathered a "dream team" of giants: John Coltrane (tenor sax), Cannonball Adderley (alto sax), Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Jimmy Cobb (drums). Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue -1959- FLAC 24-96 SACD
Standard Red Book CD (16-bit/44.1kHz) struggles to reproduce the micro-dynamics of Chambers’ bowed bass or the "room tone" of the church’s wooden floors. The original analog master tapes have degraded over 65 years. To truly hear "So What" as Miles intended, you need a transfer that captures the analog warmth without digital brick-walling. Have you compared the 1999 SACD to the 2013 24/96 FLAC
Search for this title on audiophile forums, and you’ll find some confusion. SACDs use a format called DSD (Direct Stream Digital), which is different from PCM (used for standard CDs and FLACs). In 1959, Davis gathered a "dream team" of
I conducted a blind A/B test using a Chord Hugo 2 DAC, Audeze LCD-X headphones, and three sources: Spotify Premium (320kbps OGG), CD (16/44.1), and a 24/96 FLAC ripped from the 1999 SACD.