Jean.Francois
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Hello,
The Dolby Atmos version is a new mix that stands out for its excellent use of the sound space, distributing instruments, music, vocals, and effects throughout the environment as in Black or White while maintaining coherence with the front soundstage.
It also features outstanding dynamics (DR17), the highest among all the tested versions, bringing a great deal of energy to the album.
This is a version worth experiencing on a 7.1.4 (or 9.1.6) system.
One can hope for the release of a Blu-ray Audio edition to fully experience the finesse of the Dolby TrueHD Atmos format, which, being lossless, is far superior to the streaming version, heavily limited in bitrate and using the lossy Dolby Digital Plus format.
This Blu-spec CD2 version is also based on a dynamically compressed master, as shown by the waveform and its DR9. This is disappointing for a format that aims to be a reference in terms of CD manufacturing quality. Because of this master, this edition does not bring any real improvement. It s a shame that a truly high-quality master was not used.
Find HERE the full review, including excerpts allowing comparison of these new versions, as well as all measurements, including the new 3D spatialization representation graph.
Enjoy listening,
Jean-François
The Dolby Atmos version is a new mix that stands out for its excellent use of the sound space, distributing instruments, music, vocals, and effects throughout the environment as in Black or White while maintaining coherence with the front soundstage.
It also features outstanding dynamics (DR17), the highest among all the tested versions, bringing a great deal of energy to the album.
This is a version worth experiencing on a 7.1.4 (or 9.1.6) system.
One can hope for the release of a Blu-ray Audio edition to fully experience the finesse of the Dolby TrueHD Atmos format, which, being lossless, is far superior to the streaming version, heavily limited in bitrate and using the lossy Dolby Digital Plus format.
This Blu-spec CD2 version is also based on a dynamically compressed master, as shown by the waveform and its DR9. This is disappointing for a format that aims to be a reference in terms of CD manufacturing quality. Because of this master, this edition does not bring any real improvement. It s a shame that a truly high-quality master was not used.
Find HERE the full review, including excerpts allowing comparison of these new versions, as well as all measurements, including the new 3D spatialization representation graph.
Enjoy listening,
Jean-François
