Jean.Francois
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Hello,
With Invisible Cities Part2, the independent label ADS delivers far more than a simple recording: it offers a true sonic and artistic immersion. Behind this project stand André Mehmari (piano, bass synthesizer, Minimoog) and Sergio Reze (drums, percussion, gongs), long-time collaborators who have cultivated for nearly thirty years a intensity musical dialogue.
The recording by Gustavo Cândido, made in high-resolution 5.0.4 immersive format, is available in DXD, DSD, and Hi-Res PCM, as well as immersive formats such as Dolby Atmos , ensuring a listening experience that places the listener at the very heart of the performance with an audiophile approach.
List of available formats: Stereo (DSD64, DS128, DSD256, DSD512, DXD, WAV 176.4kHz), 5.1 format (DSD64, DS128,DSD256, DXD, FLAC 96 kHz) and 5.1.4 (DXD and Dolby Atmos TrueHD in MKV) formats.
For this review, you will find 5 versions tested:
The waveform analysis of version 5.0.4 clearly shows that the recording’s dynamics are fully preserved (DR13), a finding that equally applies to both the stereo editions and the 5.1 version.
The representation below of the album’s spatialization shows that all 5.0.4 channels are utilized, which is consistent with the recording method based on nine microphones arranged in a 5.0.4 configuration. This approach provides a fully immersive rendering of the music, placing the listener right in the middle of the musicians. (An animated visualization of the spatialization can be found here.)
Retrieve all the samples, including the one in 5.0.4, along with the full analysis here (link)
Enjoy listening
Jean-François
With Invisible Cities Part2, the independent label ADS delivers far more than a simple recording: it offers a true sonic and artistic immersion. Behind this project stand André Mehmari (piano, bass synthesizer, Minimoog) and Sergio Reze (drums, percussion, gongs), long-time collaborators who have cultivated for nearly thirty years a intensity musical dialogue.
The recording by Gustavo Cândido, made in high-resolution 5.0.4 immersive format, is available in DXD, DSD, and Hi-Res PCM, as well as immersive formats such as Dolby Atmos , ensuring a listening experience that places the listener at the very heart of the performance with an audiophile approach.
List of available formats: Stereo (DSD64, DS128, DSD256, DSD512, DXD, WAV 176.4kHz), 5.1 format (DSD64, DS128,DSD256, DXD, FLAC 96 kHz) and 5.1.4 (DXD and Dolby Atmos TrueHD in MKV) formats.
For this review, you will find 5 versions tested:
- Ed 1: DSD64 5.1 - 2025
- Ed 2: DSD64 Stereo - 2025
- Ed 3: DXD 5.0.4 352.8 kHz - 2025
- Ed 4: PCM 5.1 - 2025
- Ed 5: PCM Stereo – 2025
The waveform analysis of version 5.0.4 clearly shows that the recording’s dynamics are fully preserved (DR13), a finding that equally applies to both the stereo editions and the 5.1 version.
The representation below of the album’s spatialization shows that all 5.0.4 channels are utilized, which is consistent with the recording method based on nine microphones arranged in a 5.0.4 configuration. This approach provides a fully immersive rendering of the music, placing the listener right in the middle of the musicians. (An animated visualization of the spatialization can be found here.)
Retrieve all the samples, including the one in 5.0.4, along with the full analysis here (link)
Enjoy listening
Jean-François
