Warning about "so called Hi Rez" downloads


I have been downloading for awhile with several
brands such HDdown loads and I can tell you first hand that the majority of them are not Master recording
and just remastred such as the Doors first album ,it sounds more smooth on a hirez cd ,I found several songs tipped up in the upper octaves,Luck for me My Ayon Dac
is all Vacuum tube. Also I wrote to the company 3 times and went on deaf ears where one guy spent $3k on downloads so he gave him a replacement down load or two .But myself received -0 because I spent only a few hundred .Everyone has a seperate account under their name with all your credit card details on file ,In two seperate cases I heard about others credit cards numbers being stolen .I will not say which companies ,yes more than one .These companies
should have accountability .I never see a money back, or replacement guarantee anywhere .That tells me they could care less they just want your hard earned money
for $18-$25 a download that is a big risk .For the time being by a reference recording or even a lot of classics
reissued in their original Master recordings .
Just a little advise unless they offer some guarantee .You will be in a hit or miss proposition .I have over 30 down loads and at least 6 are no better than their cd counterparts that is 20% and I have over $35k in electronics so my system has nothing to do as to
the download playback problem. Best of luck ,
and happy listening.
audioman58

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Very good points that for sure there should be a specific certification
As to the own loads quality such as a half speed master tape.
Also HD down loads works under a double standard where one guy that
Spent over $ 1,000 on down loads was given free downloads if a recording was not better than a standard cd ,which it should be for all,
Butis not . I have spent several hundreds of dollars with them and the Doors first album I downloaded 24/96 was not even as good as the current cd version.i wrote to HD download several times and not even the courtesy
Of a email. Purchase at our own risk ,until there are some guarantees
Of their audio quality.