Madonna on HDTracks

[wullsy]

True Blue and Who's That Girl.

https://www.hdtracks.com/index.php?file=catalogdetail&valbum_code=HX093624951124

 

Anyone have an idea of the source? I don't remember an SACD or DVD Audio of these titles.

 

Typical HDTracks lack of information.

 

 

 

[wgscott]

I'm holding out for Justin Buybeer in 24 bit, 192kHz Audiophile up-sampling.

 

[Garf]

it looks like they have expanded the Madonna offerings. I am holding out for Madonna's self titled debut, but won't buy it until I see spectrum plots.

 

Having to listen to an occasional Justin Beaver song (yes, I added some of my daughters music to my system), all I can say is the kid has a good voice, if you can find a song where his voice isn't heavily processed. I wonder if people back in the '70s thought the same thing when they heard Peter Frampton through his talkbox...

[jhwalker]

it looks like they have expanded the Madonna offerings. I am holding out for Madonna's self titled debut, but won't buy it until I see spectrum plots.

 

It's there now:

 

https://www.hdtracks.com/index.php?file=catalogdetail&valbum_code=HX093624951131

 

I'm going to try at least one of the albums in 24/96 - will let you know what I think

[jhwalker]

It's there now:

 

https://www.hdtracks.com/index.php?file=catalogdetail&valbum_code=HX093624951131

 

I'm going to try at least one of the albums in 24/96 - will let you know what I think

 

As promised:

 

I downloaded her eponymous first album and took a listen. Best representation of this early 80s recording I've heard to-date though, to be fair, I'm replacing a 128k iTunes purchase

 

Taking a look in Audacity, looks pretty clean: content above 25k (no "brickwall") and a spike at 28k - I recall someone else saying that is an artifact of the transfer from the original tape on certain tape machines.

[Julf]

Taking a look in Audacity, looks pretty clean: content above 25k (no "brickwall") and a spike at 28k - I recall someone else saying that is an artifact of the transfer from the original tape on certain tape machines.

 

Any chance of posting the graphs?

[jhwalker]

Any chance of posting the graphs?

 

Sure, I'll try LOL I'm not sure I'm using the "right" settings, etc., but here's what I see:

 

No clipping:

 

Transient content up to 48k (note the ultrasonic "hum" just under 30k):

 

Smooth rolloff well above 25k, same hum at about 29k:

 

I'll let others do the analysis, but looks pretty clean to me.

[Julf]

Sure, I'll try LOL I'm not sure I'm using the "right" settings, etc., but here's what I see:

 

Great! Thanks! A couple of things for the future - 1) in Edit/Prefererences/Interface, I suggest changing "Meter/Waveform dB range" to -145 dB, and 2) in the spectrum plot, I suggest setting "size" to at least 4096.

[jhwalker]

Great! Thanks! A couple of things for the future - 1) in Edit/Prefererences/Interface, I suggest changing "Meter/Waveform dB range" to -145 dB, and 2) in the spectrum plot, I suggest setting "size" to at least 4096.

 

Thanks! I made those changes - won't repost all, as it made no visible difference in the first two plots, but taking the range down to -145dB showed the ultrasonic content in the third graph rolling off gently all the way up to 48k:

 

[cjf]

I picked up the Madonna/Madonna album today in 24/192 and just listened to it. I have no complaints to speak of in terms of its SQ and found it to be a pretty stellar recording, FFT numbers be damned!

 

Nice tight bass, even volume level between all tracks and smooth highs. If your on the fence I say go for it.