Best ways to get Jarrett

[audiophile65]

Hi All,

Yes, yet another Keith Jarrett thread.

Hopefully this time, a simple one.

I just want to ask which of his recordings would you 1) rather rip from a CD version and get great results or 2) would rather download . . . . and please specify album download site as well as related specs that you all are happy with (ex. 24/96 or 24/192 of a certain album off of a certain website).

 

Thanks -- this should clear the air for me

 

P.S. I do have the 24/96 "Koln" concert from off of HDTracks, which I have heard is a good to great transfer.

[firedog]

If you get the 24/96 downloads from ECM (it's the same ones at all the download sites, and they don't release 24/192) they are at least as good, probably better than the corresponding CDs. I personally don't recall seeing Jarrett in 24/192 anywhere. ECM "doesn't do" 24/192, AFAIK.

 

I have some of his various albums from different labels in 16/44.1 downloads and am happy with them. I prefer downloads to CD, so I don't have comparisons of both to tell you about; of the one or two for which I have both, I've never thought the downloads were inferior.

[Musicophile]

If you get the 24/96 downloads from ECM (it's the same ones at all the download sites, and they don't release 24/192) they are at least as good, probably better than the corresponding CDs. I personally don't recall seeing Jarrett in 24/192 anywhere. ECM "doesn't do" 24/192, AFAIK.

 

I have some of his various albums from different labels in 16/44.1 downloads and am happy with them. I prefer downloads to CD, so I don't have comparisons of both to tell you about; of the one or two for which I have both, I've never thought the downloads were inferior.

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