Figured this is a good thread to revive with the hype surrounding PONO. Anyone download the available PJ selections from HDtracks?
I have all the PJ releases and Mad Season 24 Bit Flacs from HDTracks. They are not highest 192kHz. Wonder what kHz ponomusic.com will offer.
Well, were they worth the purchase?
They were. But if PonoMusic sells Ten, Ten Redux, Vs (Remastered) & Vitalogy (Remastered) in an ultra-high 192kHz resolution, then the HDtracks aren't worth it, and at that same price.
What has happened to HDtracks.com? Releases are not available for download outside the USA anymore?
Seriously? My last purchase was Pearl Jam's Lightning Bolt from this site. http://www.hdtracks.com/pearl-jam-lightning-bolt . Still show's up in my profile of the purchase. Now if I click the album it say's .. "This product is not currently available due to region restrictions." And I downloaded this many months ago. The other 4 releases (Ten, Ten Redux, Vs Remastered & Vitalogy Remastered) 24 bit albums are ok to download outside of USA.
When did this happen where folks outside the the USA can't download tracks anymore? I just pray music that is available for purchase over @ PonoMusic.com won't be exclusive to USA.
There are so many versions of Ten in the Hi-Res stores (HDtracks, Pono, etc.). Did anybody figure out which is worth buying?
I bought all the 24Bit Flac releases over @ https://www.hdtracks.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=pearl+jam . Just before they made Lightning Bolt an exclusive to USA download for some stupid reason. Bought in when it was released. Few day's later they stop distributing the product. Totally lame. Since then I haven't bought any HD albums from HDtracks.
As for sound the 24bit 88kHz one is the one to get. I also got a Ten vinyl rip via 24bit 96kHz.
There are so many versions of Ten in the Hi-Res stores (HDtracks, Pono, etc.). Did anybody figure out which is worth buying?
I bought all the 24Bit Flac releases over @ https://www.hdtracks.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=pearl+jam . Just before they made Lightning Bolt an exclusive to USA download for some stupid reason. Bought in when it was released. Few day's later they stop distributing the product. Totally lame. Since then I haven't bought any HD albums from HDtracks.
As for sound the 24bit 88kHz one is the one to get. I also got a Ten vinyl rip via 24bit 96kHz.
Do you have the Dynamic Range numbers for the ones you have? I don't want to pay for an upgrade when it isn't truly an upgrade.
There are so many versions of Ten in the Hi-Res stores (HDtracks, Pono, etc.). Did anybody figure out which is worth buying?
I bought all the 24Bit Flac releases over @ https://www.hdtracks.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=pearl+jam . Just before they made Lightning Bolt an exclusive to USA download for some stupid reason. Bought in when it was released. Few day's later they stop distributing the product. Totally lame. Since then I haven't bought any HD albums from HDtracks.
As for sound the 24bit 88kHz one is the one to get. I also got a Ten vinyl rip via 24bit 96kHz.
Do you have the Dynamic Range numbers for the ones you have? I don't want to pay for an upgrade when it isn't truly an upgrade.
I looked up the DR numbers on the Dynamic Range database here
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Seriously? My last purchase was Pearl Jam's Lightning Bolt from this site. http://www.hdtracks.com/pearl-jam-lightning-bolt . Still show's up in my profile of the purchase. Now if I click the album it say's .. "This product is not currently available due to region restrictions." And I downloaded this many months ago. The other 4 releases (Ten, Ten Redux, Vs Remastered & Vitalogy Remastered) 24 bit albums are ok to download outside of USA.
When did this happen where folks outside the the USA can't download tracks anymore? I just pray music that is available for purchase over @ PonoMusic.com won't be exclusive to USA.
http://www.hdtracks.com/essential-music-icons/ten
There are so many versions of Ten in the Hi-Res stores (HDtracks, Pono, etc.). Did anybody figure out which is worth buying?
I bought all the 24Bit Flac releases over @ https://www.hdtracks.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=pearl+jam . Just before they made Lightning Bolt an exclusive to USA download for some stupid reason. Bought in when it was released. Few day's later they stop distributing the product. Totally lame. Since then I haven't bought any HD albums from HDtracks.
As for sound the 24bit 88kHz one is the one to get. I also got a Ten vinyl rip via 24bit 96kHz.
I looked up the DR numbers on the Dynamic Range database here
http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Pearl jam
and none of the Hi-Res releases of Ten look all that promising. That vinyl rip might be best of all.