Comparison of more 80 titles and 500 versions from Vinyl to Bluray, mono to Atmos

[Jean.Francois]

Hello,

That's it, there are now more than 500 versions that have been tested, more precisely 504 divided between 78 albums and 4 singles.

Thank you all for your encouragement.




The range of media types has been extended, and in addition to CD, DVD, Bluray, SACD, vinyl, cassette, DAT and streaming, there's now the 8-track cartridge.

Formats range from mono to spatial audio formats such as Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 Reality Audio.

You can find a summary table of all the albums, including the number of versions and a description of the versions for each album HERE.

For each review, you'll find measurements (waveform, spectrum, dynamic range, spatialization) and samples so you can compare the different versions.

Here's the list with direct links:

Adele 30
Alan Parsons From the New World
Alicia Keys Alicia
Amy Winehouse At The BBC
Amy Winehouse Live at Glastonbury 2007
Anne Bisson Be my lover
Anne Bisson Tiles from the treetops
Coldplay Music Of The Spheres
Daft Punk Homework
Daft Punk Random Access Memories
Depeche Mode Memento Mori
Dianne Reeves I remember
Dire Straits Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits Encores
Dire Straits Money For Nothing
Duo Cirla Trolonge Piuma
Ed Sheeran – (Subtract)
Ed Sheeran +
Ed Sheeran =
Eric Clapton The Lady In The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions
Eric Clapton Unplugged
Francis Cabrel Trobador Tour (Live)
Indochine Central Tour
Indochine L’ Aventurier
Jean-Michel Jarre Amazonia
Jean-Michel Jarre Oxygene
Jean-Michel Jarre Oxymore
Jean-Michel Jarre Welcome To The Other Side - Live in Notre Dame VR
Joy Crookes Skin
Kate Bush Hounds Of Love
Katie Melua Acoustic Album No. 8
Katie Melua Golden Record
Lana Del Rey Blue Banisters
Lana Del Rey Chemtrails Over the Country Club
Lana Del Rey Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
Les restos du Cœur 2023 Enfoirés Un Jour, Toujours
Liszt / Sviatoslav Richter Concertos For Piano And Orchestra Nos. 1 & 2
Madonna Finally Enough Love
Melody Gardot Sunset In The Blue
Michael Jackson Dangerous
Michael Jackson Thriller
Muse Will Of The People
Mylène Farmer À tout jamais
Mylène Farmer A tout Jamais (Remixes)
Mylène Farmer Histoires de
Mylène Farmer L'Emprise
Nirvana Nevermind
Norah Jones ‘Til We Meet Again
Norah Jones Come Away With Me
Oscar Peterson A Time For Love
Patricia Barber Clique!
Pink Floyd A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
Pink Floyd Animals
Pink Floyd Hey Hey Rise Up
Pink Floyd Live at Knebworth 1990
Pink Floyd PULSE
Pink Floyd The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon (Live at Wembley) 1974
PLACEBO Never Let Me Go
Prince Prince and the Revolution Live
Rag'n'Bone Man Life By Misadventure
Red Hot Chili Peppers Return Of The Dream Canteen
Red Hot Chili Peppers Unlimited Love
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 with Organ : Charles Munch and Boston Symphony 1959
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 with Organ : Kansas City Symphony
Shania Twain Queen Of Me
Sting The Bridge
Taylor Swift Midnights
Taylor Swift RED
Tears For Fears Live At Massey Hall Toronto, Canada 1985
Tears For Fears The Tipping Point
The Art Of Noise In The City Live In Tokyo 1986
The Dave Brubeck Quartet TIME OUT
The Police Around The World
The Police Greatest Hits
Thomas Bangalter Mythologies
Thomas Schirmann After The Rain
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio Misty for Direct Cutting
Various Back to the Future
Various Ghostbusters
Various Top Gun
Various TOP GUN Maverick

Enjoy listening

Jean-François

 

[Snoopy]

Misty for direct cutting. To bad you didn't get to compare the DSD files with the other releases.

It's possible to buy the files with a VPN to get around the region restrictions.
(At least I hope it still works)

 

[Pe8er]

Incredible body of work! Merci beaucoup for the effort @Jean.Francois

One question - how do you generate graphs like this?

 

[Jean.Francois]

Incredible body of work! Merci beaucoup for the effort @Jean.Francois

One question - how do you generate graphs like this?

Thank.
The spectrum is generated with Izotope RX, the colors have been added manually with Paint3D.

 

[Andysu]

any actual physical disc where to buy , jean michel jarre oxymore Dolby atmos , ( no steaming ) physical disc only or not interested i carry on with plain stereo

 

[Jean.Francois]

any actual physical disc where to buy , jean michel jarre oxymore Dolby atmos , ( no steaming ) physical disc only or not interested i carry on with plain stereo

For the moment, there is no physical version. There seems to have been a plan to release an audio blu-ray, but no confirmation.

 

[Andysu]

For the moment, there is no physical version. There seems to have been a plan to release an audio blu-ray, but no confirmation.

okay i shall wait , thanks

 

[Galliardist]

@Jean.Francois Which tool did you use to measure DR for your database?
This has been referred to by a couple of us over in the "Can anyone explain the vinyl renaissance" thread, where two other members here have been at cross-purposes because of using different tools to measure DR.

Have you used the same DR tool throughout, and the same vinyl recording setup?

 

[BR52]

Hello,

That's it, there are now more than 500 versions that have been tested, more precisely 504 divided between 78 albums and 4 singles.

Thank you all for your encouragement.




The range of media types has been extended, and in addition to CD, DVD, Bluray, SACD, vinyl, cassette, DAT and streaming, there's now the 8-track cartridge.

Formats range from mono to spatial audio formats such as Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 Reality Audio.

You can find a summary table of all the albums, including the number of versions and a description of the versions for each album HERE.

For each review, you'll find measurements (waveform, spectrum, dynamic range, spatialization) and samples so you can compare the different versions.

Here's the list with direct links:

Adele 30
Alan Parsons From the New World
Alicia Keys Alicia
Amy Winehouse At The BBC
Amy Winehouse Live at Glastonbury 2007
Anne Bisson Be my lover
Anne Bisson Tiles from the treetops
Coldplay Music Of The Spheres
Daft Punk Homework
Daft Punk Random Access Memories
Depeche Mode Memento Mori
Dianne Reeves I remember
Dire Straits Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits Encores
Dire Straits Money For Nothing
Duo Cirla Trolonge Piuma
Ed Sheeran – (Subtract)
Ed Sheeran +
Ed Sheeran =
Eric Clapton The Lady In The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions
Eric Clapton Unplugged
Francis Cabrel Trobador Tour (Live)
Indochine Central Tour
Indochine L’ Aventurier
Jean-Michel Jarre Amazonia
Jean-Michel Jarre Oxygene
Jean-Michel Jarre Oxymore
Jean-Michel Jarre Welcome To The Other Side - Live in Notre Dame VR
Joy Crookes Skin
Kate Bush Hounds Of Love
Katie Melua Acoustic Album No. 8
Katie Melua Golden Record
Lana Del Rey Blue Banisters
Lana Del Rey Chemtrails Over the Country Club
Lana Del Rey Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
Les restos du Cœur 2023 Enfoirés Un Jour, Toujours
Liszt / Sviatoslav Richter Concertos For Piano And Orchestra Nos. 1 & 2
Madonna Finally Enough Love
Melody Gardot Sunset In The Blue
Michael Jackson Dangerous
Michael Jackson Thriller
Muse Will Of The People
Mylène Farmer À tout jamais
Mylène Farmer A tout Jamais (Remixes)
Mylène Farmer Histoires de
Mylène Farmer L'Emprise
Nirvana Nevermind
Norah Jones ‘Til We Meet Again
Norah Jones Come Away With Me
Oscar Peterson A Time For Love
Patricia Barber Clique!
Pink Floyd A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
Pink Floyd Animals
Pink Floyd Hey Hey Rise Up
Pink Floyd Live at Knebworth 1990
Pink Floyd PULSE
Pink Floyd The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon (Live at Wembley) 1974
PLACEBO Never Let Me Go
Prince Prince and the Revolution Live
Rag'n'Bone Man Life By Misadventure
Red Hot Chili Peppers Return Of The Dream Canteen
Red Hot Chili Peppers Unlimited Love
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 with Organ : Charles Munch and Boston Symphony 1959
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 with Organ : Kansas City Symphony
Shania Twain Queen Of Me
Sting The Bridge
Taylor Swift Midnights
Taylor Swift RED
Tears For Fears Live At Massey Hall Toronto, Canada 1985
Tears For Fears The Tipping Point
The Art Of Noise In The City Live In Tokyo 1986
The Dave Brubeck Quartet TIME OUT
The Police Around The World
The Police Greatest Hits
Thomas Bangalter Mythologies
Thomas Schirmann After The Rain
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio Misty for Direct Cutting
Various Back to the Future
Various Ghostbusters
Various Top Gun
Various TOP GUN Maverick

Enjoy listening

Jean-François

Thank you, for share this great work.
How many hours did you spend for it?
@amirm this needs a promotion I Guess.

 

[mppix]

I'll stop by this thread before shopping for music next.