^ Yep! QRP/Analogue Prod. - their first pressing and they chose this LP.
Tea For the Tillerman by Cat Stevens-which sounds best?
One of my "all time" favorite albums is Cat Stevens Tea For the Tillerman. I have it in the following formats:
1. A& M Record
2. Island British Pressing
3. 180 gram vinyl
4. Regular CD
Note: You might think I have enough, but have the audiophile bug to find something that sounds better,
for example, with more information on the source.
I saw HD Tracks sells a hi def streaming version of Teal Fro the Tillerman for
$25.00 in Flac format at 192HZ and 24Bit. This has more information than a standard CD.
I ask you, should I save my money or is HD Tracks version better than what I currently own?
In short, going forward is a streamed version giving us 192HZ and 24 bit going to enable a listener to hear more
of the song or album than a regular CD?
Thanks.
1. A& M Record
2. Island British Pressing
3. 180 gram vinyl
4. Regular CD
Note: You might think I have enough, but have the audiophile bug to find something that sounds better,
for example, with more information on the source.
I saw HD Tracks sells a hi def streaming version of Teal Fro the Tillerman for
$25.00 in Flac format at 192HZ and 24Bit. This has more information than a standard CD.
I ask you, should I save my money or is HD Tracks version better than what I currently own?
In short, going forward is a streamed version giving us 192HZ and 24 bit going to enable a listener to hear more
of the song or album than a regular CD?
Thanks.
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One thing about Tea for the Tillerman is it’s consistency in dynamic range, here’s the link to the various releases including HD Tracks, http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Cat+Stevens+&album=Tea+for+the+tillerman |
You need to find out if the HD version is native or not. Given the age of the album, I assume it was recorded on tape. Normally, high-res digital transfers are remasters done off of the original source. If that is the case, than a 192/24 transfer will sound markedly better than a redbook CD -- assuming that the playback equipment can show the improvement (it must be very good). Have purchased a number of high def items from HDTracks and, mostly, been disappointed. Find that if you resample a CD in a media engine such as JRiver to 192/24 with their utility SoX the improvement in downsample play is surprisingly good. The improvement is largely in noise reduction and bit rate. Try this before you dismiss it as illogical. |
This might help. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Cat+Stevens&album=Tea I prefer the HD Tracks version to the CD and to Tidal MQA. Frankly not much in it - all the digital versions are close. I don’t have vinyl so can’t comment there. |
