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At least for the Dolphy the TYCJ is clearly beyond the TOCJ, which is not that radically different from the McMaster. I also have TOCJs of Speak No Evil, Happenings, Maiden Voyage & Speak Like A Child. In a months time I can probably give you an answer on some of these titles. These titles are not too loud. The Empyrean Isles has a bit higher volume levels than the McMaster, but is not excessive. Neither is the Dolphy or the Milt Jackson. The TOCJ Out To Lunch already is bit louder than the McMaster. The TYCJ Empyrean Isles and Out To Lunch do, however, have more detail than any previous CD releases I have heard. Edit: The Blue Note XRCD24s (I have Soul Station) also have a bit higher volume levels than the Hoffman/Grey SACDs (of which I have several).

Empyrean Isles (TYCJ-81020). Another clear winner over the McMaster.

The Milt Jackson (TYCJ-81022) contains the alternate take of Four in One from the nineties Complete Blue Note box. I never realised it was left off the RVGs (all three). There was a printing error on the back cover art of my RVG Genius Vol.2. Four In One is track 7. That boosted bass from the RVGs is gone here. Not noise reduced to death, not too bright. Hopefully Genius of Modern Music Vol. 1 will be delivered tomorrow.

There is this one giant factory in China, Foxconn, where most Apple products are assembled. The extreme pressure workers are under has led to several suicides. This was in the news a while ago. Wiki

Another review on Amazon.com confirms the glitches are also present on the US release. link

They have just been rereleased in Japan (on Blu-spec CD2). Agharta Pangaea These should sound terrific.

"i" confess it bothers me, those stories of that particular factory in China.

About the Complete Album Collection Vol.1. Amazon.co.uk currently has the item under review. Item Under Review This product is not currently offered by Amazon.co.uk because a customer recently told us that the item he or she received was not as described. We are working to resolve this as quickly as possible. In the meantime, you may still find this product available from other sellers on this page. One reviewer states that Hard Rain has skips on the track Oh Sister. Another reviewer confirmed this.

Last year I read his most recent SF novel 2312. The man is just not such a good writer as all the acclaim would lead you to believe. I'd read the first two Mars books while in high school and wanted to get into SF again. I shouldn't have bothered with mr. Robinson. What a letdown.

Many thanks grabbed one earlier today (hope it's not some Eastern European facsimile/boot) Sony Europe has theirs made in Poland, so don't panic.

How does that work? If you make a secure rip with XLD (or EAC) you can have it automatically compare the AccurateRip signature generated to the AccurateRip database. I think he means if he hears an audio defect on his CD copy, he can listen to the relevant song on Spotify and see if the same defect shows up there as well. I hadn't actually considered this as a plus for Spotify but i would find it useful; currently i do this type of cross checking using youtube but obviously there's a crapload of stuff that's not on youtube. My process: Buy CD. Rip CD using iTunes. Listen to audio files to make sure there are no audible defects. If there are, i listen to the CD to see if it's on audible on the original CD. If it isn't on the original CD, i re-rip the relevant song and usually it works out all good. If it continues to be an issue i'll use a friends computer (sometimes my computer just doesn't like a disc for whatever reason). If the audio defect can be heard on the original CD as well, i'll try to find the track on youtube or elsewhere online (bandcamp etc)to see if it's audible there as well. this is obviously not an exact science as if your lucky and the track in question is there it may be from a different release/format or mastering or whatever so it's not really conclusive (this would be the same for Spotify). TL/DR: Spotify can be useful for identyfing whether an audio defect is on your copy of the CD only, or whether it is likely on every copy and hence it's not worth worrying about. Making a secure rip and generating a log file with CRC32 hash codes can be an exact science if your CDs have no scratches that prevent a clean rip. I've had a case where the Japanese SHM CD used the same mastering as the domestic US/EU CD (Coltrane Originals of Live at Birdland, Live at the Village Vanguard & Impressions). My ears made me think this was so. The secure rip confirmed it. The exact same codes were generated for both domestic and Japanese CDs for all three titles. Just using my ears to confirm my CDs do not have defects would drive me a little nuts. Confirming an AccurateRip signature against the AccurateRip database often leaves no room for doubt in case your results match those in the database.

How does that work? If you make a secure rip with XLD (or EAC) you can have it automatically compare the AccurateRip signature generated to the AccurateRip database. I, too, use Spotify to see whether I want to buy a particular recording. In fact, that's about the only way I use it. I would also want to confirm which CD edition sounds best. And since when do we have to pay record stores for in store listening? A while ago I heard (some) shoe stores in America charge customers to try on shoes, because people will just go home and order what they want online for the lowest price.

I would listen to that. A new app has just been announced:"Spotify: AM crackle & distortion emulator"

Amazon.de has the box in stock and at a better price, €39.99 to £45.99.

There is a five star review of the mono box up on Allmusic.

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Is it really that awful?

Glad he went through the set so carefully before he posted. The Hancock box was also made in Poland, but I have no complaints. The inner cube does not separate itself too easily from the outer cube.

First customer review on amazon.de.

U.S. residents usually don't pay tax on small packages from overseas. They just store what you ordered and from whom and when on some NSA hard disk drive.

My Nichols set arrived earlier today. All in excellent shape. Only the top of the box was coming off right along the spine. No damage to the letters on the outer spine. I carefully separated the two components and taped them both up. Now the lid comes off completely like on the recent Mingus set. Better to prevent worse from happening. Now on to the music and that book!

Don't understand the question. That was in response to David Ayers' post. Either that or he abstains (or he is an indecent man).

Does that make you a bittorrent junkie?