Day 27:
David Bowie “Low (2017 Remaster)” (1977) Qobuz 24/192
Love “Forever Changes” (1967) Qobuz 24/192
The Sex Pistols “Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)” (1977) Qobuz 16/44.1
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Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 4
Richard Eggar - Academy of Ancient Music
Harmonia Mundi - 12th February 2008
DSD 64
Bach & Part: Arabella Steinbacher
Christoph Koncz - Stuttgarter Kammerochester
PentaTone - 10th February 2023
24/192
Saint-Saens: Organ Symphony (Daniele Rossi, Organ), Carnival of the Animals
Antonio Pappano - Orchestra Dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia
Martha Agerich & Antonio Pappano: Piano
Warner Classics - 8th September 2017
24/44.1 & 24/96
Samuel Barber: Cello Concerto/Sonata/Adagio for Strings
Christian Poltera - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Litton/Kathryn Stott
BIS - 7th January 2013
24/44.1
Handel: Water Music
Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin
Georg Kallweit
Harmia Mundi - 5th February 2016
24/96
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Hi Jonathan,
Happy Holidays!
Are you sure this is a true DDD256 recording of Bill Evan? Is this clear from the notes? was it a analog tape remaster? or was it Upsampled from DSD64?
I’m pretty sure that all of my high res BE recordings are DSD64 and want to know if I have missed something
Thank you!
Obviously the answer is yes. Bill Evans died before DSD was invented and this recording dates from 1963 before the invention of digital recording. HDTT means High Definition Tape Transfers. A bit of a clue there 
HDTT’s explanation of formats is a bit ambiguous. As far as I an able to understand this although they offer DSD64, 128 and 256, the sampling rates that they use for the transfer are DSD64 or DSD128 as these are the only sample rates spoken of later in the piece. But, as I say, it is not really clear. However they also indicate that for editing DSD is transferred to PCM DXD and back.
This forum is about dCS and I assume that postings are made here on the subject of spinning recordings heard with a dCS based replay system. So I do not understand @Bauer spinning DSD 256 recordings as this format is not currently supported by dCS. Perhaps he can comment?
It’s all just a numbers game anyway.
Day 28:
Elvis Presley “The Sun Sessions (Remastered)” (1976) Qobuz 24/96
The Beatles “Revolver (Super Deluxe)” (1966) Qobuz 24/96
Joy Division “Unknown Pleasures (2019 Digital Master)” (1979) Qobuz 16/44.1
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FYI, here is the link to this album on the HDTT website
As @PAR says, it’s rather ambiguous, as this album refers to “Digital re-mastering in DSD 256” (there is no mention of utilising DXD)…
I have to downsample (in Roon) to DSD 128.
Hopefully, we’ll soon be able to play DSD 256 files but, in the meantime, the downsampled version still sounds great on my system!
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Sabine Devieilhe, Alexandre Tharaud: Mirages
Francois-Xavier Roth - Les Siecles
Erato/Warner Classics - 10th November 2017
24/96
Verdi: Otello
Sir Colin Davis - London Symphony Chorus/London Symphony Orchestra
Simon O’Neill, Gerald Finley, Anne Schwanewilms
LSO Live - 12th October 2010
DXD (24/352.8)
Chopin: Martha Argerich, ‘The Legendary 1965 Recording’ (2021 Remastered version)
Warner Classics
24/192
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
Martha Argerich
Claudio Abbado - London Symphony Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon - 20th May 2016 (original recording February 1968)
24/192
Andre Cebrian, Pedro Mateo Gonzalez: Cartografia Del Mar
Eudora Records - 2023
DSD 128
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Hi Pete,
“Obviously” the question was if it was a digital sample from analog tape direct to DSD256, which is done at select studios.
Every Bill Evans DSD file I own is analog to DSD64. I didn’t think any studios had gone back and resampled direct to DSD256, but @Bauer has a very broad and deep musical palette, and I thought I would ask him.
Based on the link that Jonathan sent, I’m quite sure this was originally DSD64, and then upsampled.
Re: DSD256 playback, the best strategy, in anticipation of dCS (finally?) offering it, is to acquire all files in the highest original sample rate, and then if necessary downsample to DSD128 inside Roon. This only applies to files 256 and higher. This way, once offered, no need to redownload.
Cheers.
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Thanks Keiserrg. I came across this ( see link). Althorn it does not deal with the particular Bill Evans title it does give much insight into HDTT’s production methods in general and may reinforce the idea that the B.E could indeed be directly transferred from analogue tape to DSD256. It is till unclear to me but the possibility is there.
ttps://positive-feedback.com/reviews/music-reviews/notes-on-recent-finds-16-treasures-from-hdtt/
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Thanks @PAR
I have found this Positive Feedback article, which mentions this about the B.E. album in question;
“…The transfer is in Pure DSD256 from a 15ips 2-track tape…”
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Ahmad Jamal: Tranquility
Universal/Verve - 1968
16/44.1
Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder: Talking Timbuktu
World Circuit - 28th March 1994
16/44.1
Anjani: Blue Alert
Columbia - 19th May 2006
16/48
Antonio Carlos Jobim: Stone Flower
Masterworks Jazz -1970 (CTI Records 40th Anniversary Edition)
16/44.1
Bill Evans & Jim Hall: Undercurrent
Blue Note - 1963
16/44.1
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Day 29:
John Lennon “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (The Ultimate Collection)” (1970) Qobuz 24/192
Bob Dylan “Blonde on Blonde” (1966) Qobuz 24/96
The Band “The Band” (1969) Qobuz 24/192
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Joe Cocker: Live
Capitol - May 1990
16/44.1
Steely Dan: Katy Lied
MCA - 1975
16/44.1
Talking Heads: Little Creatures
Sire - 10th June 1985
16/44.1
Caravan: In the Land of Grey and Pink
Decca - 8th April 1971
16/44.1
Camel: Mirage
Deram - 1974
16/44.1
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Day 30:
Only one more day to go and no guesses at all. Maybe it was harder than I thought (or maybe folks just have better things to do 
)? Anyway, this theme has if nothing else provided me with a month of enormous listening pleasure!
Tom Waits “Swordfishtrombones (2023 Remaster)” (1983) Qobuz 24/192
Television “Marquee Moon” (1977) Qobuz 24/192
The Clash “The Clash (Remastered)” (1977) Qobuz 24/96
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Does anyone listen to avant-garde jazz? I have a pretty broad music knowledge but recently became exposed to music that is described as avant-garde jazz. It isnt free form and it has traces of many things that i have heard. Artists that I’ve heard include lounge lizards, john zorn, steve coleman, ray anderson OM Trio, water shed 5tet, henry threadgill . I’m interested. Anyone else know this musical area. I have listened to a number of albums by some of these guys and understand the style can vary substantially from release to release. Thx. B
I also have that Nightfly Japanese SACD - love it!
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Thielemann’s Bruckner symphony cycle with the VPO has been outstanding IMO. And excellent recordings by Sony.
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