Johnseye Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Thank you Chris. Bought the flac version. Looking forward to hearing this stuff. Audio System Link to comment
misterspense Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Reminds me of the album "Hail to the thief". It was introduced in a similar situation. Link to comment
Popular Post Confused Posted June 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2019 I bought the flac version yesterday. I haven't listened to much of it yet, there is a lot of it to get though! I am very much enjoying what I have listened to so far, the good bits are good, and the bad bits are interesting. I have just been listening to MD114 and the section between about 11 and 18 minutes is fascinating, it sounds more like the Future Sound of London than Radiohead. Although this does perhaps provide a hint as to the gestation period of some of the more electronic based material that appeared on later albums. Little sections like this make the MD's great fun to listen to, and very interesting. Earlier in this thread there was a little debate about the fact that Mini Disc is lossy. One thing I would say is that to me, subjectively, the sound quality of the "Hacked" release is excellent. In fact from an "Audiophile" perspective most of it sounds considerably better than either the Original OK Computer release or even the 2017 remastered 24 bit "OK Not OK" release, both of which sound like they are a little "pushed to the edge", often sounding right on the edge of digital distortion to me. The material on the lossy MD's very often sounds very natural and realistic, even when the band are slipping up a bit or experimenting. Back to the old adage of the quality of the recording and mastering being vastly more important the release format. Anyway, enough Audiophile nonsense, last to say that I am very much looking forward to listening to the next 14 hours..... ted_b and The Computer Audiophile 1 1 Windows 11 PC, Roon, HQPlayer, Focus Fidelity convolutions, iFi Zen Stream, Paul Hynes SR4, Mutec REF10, Mutec MC3+USB, Devialet 1000Pro, KEF Blade. Plus Pro-Ject Signature 12 TT for playing my 'legacy' vinyl collection. Desktop system; RME ADI-2 DAC fs, Meze Empyrean headphones. Link to comment
Confused Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 I'm rather enjoying 13:48 to 26:00 of MD113 this morning. More strange electronica that seams to have little to do with Radiohead or OK Computer.🙂 It's a shame this thread doesn't have more followers, I seam to be documenting this to myself at the moment....🙁 Windows 11 PC, Roon, HQPlayer, Focus Fidelity convolutions, iFi Zen Stream, Paul Hynes SR4, Mutec REF10, Mutec MC3+USB, Devialet 1000Pro, KEF Blade. Plus Pro-Ject Signature 12 TT for playing my 'legacy' vinyl collection. Desktop system; RME ADI-2 DAC fs, Meze Empyrean headphones. Link to comment
ted_b Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Yes, I agree that the electronica of that section is very cool and does not portend anything in their future...even from Thom's own catalog. I gotta spend more time in these. Thanks for the reminder (no pun intended). "We're all bozos on this bus"....F.T. My JRIver tutorial videos Actual JRIver tutorial MP4 video links My eleven yr old SACD Ripping Guide for PS3 (needs updating but still works) US Technical Advisor, NativeDSD.com Link to comment
kdubious Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 On 6/11/2019 at 11:17 PM, The Computer Audiophile said: I can see slimy record labels using this as a marketing tactic in the future. Claiming a “hack” to generate buzz followed by a special release. Maybe I’m a bit cynical. I assumed this hack was a marketing tactic. I'm certainly a byte cynical. Listening Room: Musica Pristina A Cappella III (R&D model) Streamer > i2s (HDMI LVDS) > Musica Pristina Virtuoso DAC > Quad II Eighty Amps > Quad ESL 2905 Speakers > Very Happy Ears DIY Owens Corning Room Treatment Manufacturer: Musica Pristina Link to comment
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