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Lully: Amadis - Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (stereo) | SACD-MAN (threerandot) - May 18, 2026

I am really discouraged to see so many labels ditching sacd. Does anyone have any details as to why this is happening? I find it hard to believe classical listeners are ...

Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | SACD-MAN (threerandot) - May 19, 2026

Does the download trend reflect what consumers actually want? Whenever changes happen like this, I wonder how much of it is a reflection of what customers want, or is it ...

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Runnicles | Graham Williams - May 26, 2026

Contrary what Presto and Amazon state this release listed below is SACD and I am sure will be added to the site database. John Bacon-Shone is correct about the unreliability ...

Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | Contrapunctus - May 20, 2026

To stick with the example of Qobuz: of the 240,000 albums mentioned, it is highly likely that more than two-thirds to three-quarters are duplicates. In other words, the ...

Van Halen: 1984 | MacClaus - June 6, 2026

This remaster sounds lifeless. A big disappointment.

Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | Stephen Best - May 20, 2026

I can't speak for Qobuz but every title listing here has a unique barcode (UPC/EAN/JAN). It's not possible to add something to the database with an existing barcode (I ...

Puccini: Turandot - Leinsdorf | Hade - May 1, 2026

This new edition has not been issued by Tower Records but by Rca/Sony. It is différent from their previous and first "living stereo" issue. The voices do not sound as big as ...

Mozart: The Travelling Whirlwind - Wessel | Adrian Quanjer - May 17, 2026

Yes, see JPC: Noch ein Stück am Lager.

Halie Loren: Full Circle