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... thoughts on Taylor Swift's REPUTATION CD...

Hello to all... Am wondering how other audiophile folks who critically listen to music as coordinated recorded sounds access the newest offering from Taylor Swift.

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I find the recording fairly well done: abit thumpy throughout (which seems to be the trend in pop/indie music for the masses), but highly divergent in tones, dynamics, and harmonies. Deep and wide soundstage... Most vocals (within my system) are believeable (for the most part) but sometimes muddy up at the complicated refrains with several overdubs of her voice...

I think this is a good stereo test recording. YOUR THOUGHTS APPRECIATED...
justvintagestuff
n80
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Well, even if he does the source material is probably digital...............
dbwalek
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Reputation is state of the art modern pop production.  Complaining about DR and compression in modern pop is like complaining that rock and roll has too much drumming--it comes with the territory and to varying degrees always has.  We love it, particularly through the PMC monitors we use for recording.  Of course, we also love the older Taylor Swift albums too--and those had plenty of compression as well.  The common denominator is that they are all very well done.
justvintagestuff OP
104 posts
 
... amazingly: ALL the interations of Joni Mitchell's 'DON JUAN'S RECKLESS DAUGHTER' are high on the DR Scale, with the 1st "19" I've seen in my short history of viewing DR evaluations...
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gosta
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@dbwalek

May I ask what PMC monitors you use. I still miss PMC in my collection. Thought of IB2 some day. Any other reference recording?
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gosta
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New cd from Rosanne Cash on Tidal. Seems very promising. Also really recommend The Teskey Brothers. Superb sound. No db limit. Sure, a plagiat of old soul and R&B but great. The singer is terrifying. Lots of nice guitar. Also comes with recorded noice which I suppose all audiophiles will appreciate.
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