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This https://open.spotify.com/album/1V5q6IEheMUjOTYJar4f54 https://open.spotify.com/album/1V5q6IEheMUjOTYJar4f54 ? It sounds fine to me but the exact copy I get

This https://open.spotify.com/album/1V5q6IEheMUjOTYJar4f54 https://open.spotify.com/album/1V5q6IEheMUjOTYJar4f54 ? It sounds fine to me but the exact copy I get might well be different to you if we are in different regions.

kingosticks 6y ago
The Spotify version sounds identical to the tidal "hifi" version (to me). I'm actually pretty curious now what this amazing CD version sounds like! I'm currently on a Tidal free trial but I won't be moving from Spotify when it's up. I personally can't tell the difference. Maybe I'm half deaf but ignorence is bliss.
- willtim 6y ago
  I've uploaded a small example, a small clip taken from the CD followed by the same clip captured from Spotify: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F3NvOpqcMfvNSmyyvbgfUlV6XMO1HLJ5/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F3NvOpqcMfvNSmyyvbgfUlV6XMO...
  - kingosticks 6y ago
    Cool, thanks! I had a go at a comparison. This is Spotify ("Very high" and volume normalization disabled), then Tidal ("HiFi") and then yours (CD then Spotify). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Stns23J5aRoj9EeZBVKrX35Cxfhjdg3C/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Stns23J5aRoj9EeZBVKrX35Cxfh... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rAITjrK39fiJYOT53ghq9DbC-e4AAlnn/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rAITjrK39fiJYOT53ghq9DbC-e4... If it's helpful for you, the code 'LIDLMUSIC' gives a free 6-month Tidal trial. It might be UK specific I have no idea.
    - willtim 6y ago
      Very strange, I can confirm that your Spotify sample does sound much better than my one. Mine sounds identical on Windows and Android though, two very different platforms, so it may indeed be a UK problem. Thank you very much for the code.