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On the Mobile Fidelity website, the source of the LP version is disclosed (in keeping with the lawsuit settlement): "1/4” / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console ...

Genesis: Abacab | Downunderman - December 9, 2025

Chris Bellman has done a good job on the mastering here. There are grumbles in some quarters that the bass is not as strong as they would like, but this is essentially a ...

WAR: Greatest Hits | John Bacon-Shone - December 29, 2025

It is worth noting that 2 of the best War albums have been released as quad Blu-rays, including hires stereo as well, at a good price https://store.rhino.com/collections/war

WAR: Greatest Hits | Downunderman - December 10, 2025

This release was foreshadowed for quite a while before finally hitting the racks last month. That the Copyright/phonographic copyright year is '2003' suggests it was in the ...

Heart: Dreamboat Annie | Downunderman - December 8, 2025

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Schubert: Symphonies 4 & 7 (8) - Järvi | hiredfox - February 8, 2026

An unusual coupling. The 4th Symphony is unremarkable and uninspiring. Järvi's reading of these works is fairly conventional (in my view) offering littlle over the many ...

The World's Greatest Audiophile Recordings - Vol. 1 | David Snyder - January 15, 2026

This is stereo only (not mch as reflected above)

Heart: Dreamboat Annie | analogue - December 1, 2025

This new Mofi sacd was a complete surprise to me. A fabulous transfer and listen. Mofi either has original master recording or mobile fidelity sound lab as info for the tape ...

Nono: Guai ai gelidi mostri - Richard

Neos Classics  NEOS 10801/02 (2 discs)

Stereo/Multichannel Hybrid

Classical

Luigi Nono: Guai ai gelidi mostri, Quando stanno morendo. Diario polacco No. 2

Noa Frenkel, Susanne Otto (alto)
Roberto Fabbriciani (flute)
Ernesto Molinari (clarinet)
Klaus Burger (tuba)
Susan Knight (viola)
Christine Theus (cello)
Ulrich Schneider (contrabass)

Heike Heilmann, Petra Hoffmann, Alexandra Lubchansky (soprano)
Susanne Otto (alto)
Roberto Fabbriciani (flute)
Christine Theus (cello)

EXPERIMENTALSTUDIO des SWR
Michael Acker, Reinhold Braig, Joachim Haas (sound direction)
André Richard (conductor)

All

Works (2)

• Luigi Nono: Guai ai gelidi mostri
• Luigi Nono: Quando stanno morendo: Diario polacco No. 2