Since I got hold of hi res versions of some of my favourite albums I’ve been making quite a lot of comparisons, in many instances there have been noticeable improvements in quite a few of them. Of the ones I’ve listened to 2 albums stand out, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac and Diamond Life by Sade, both easily improved on their original CD versions, I’m under no illusions that this is caused purely by being converted to hi res files, that would be ridiculous, no doubt it is the skilful remastering of the original masters that’s probably where most of the improvement comes from, but what does seem clear is that when the intention is to produce an album in a more advanced digital format then all efforts are made to make the result as good sounding as possible. I’ve always considered Rumours in its original form to be a rather bland and dull sounding album although the content is superb, the version I’ve heard now is far superior, more dynamic, improved clarity with the brilliance the original recording lacked, if other albums get the same sort of treatment, then whether or not hi res in itself is better is irrelevant, if the music sounds better then the hi res versions are worth seeking out.


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