remco1993 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 The Resistance is out too now... still a bit odd that Muse have said nothing about these releases at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 They're unofficial releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic. Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 How can they be unofficial? Where did they come from then? Not saying that sarcastically just genuinely confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn. Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 How can they be unofficial? Where did they come from then? Not saying that sarcastically just genuinely confused Yeah, they need the masters to do a job like that. and Muse (and Warner?) are the owners of those. That's why a press release would be so useful in these cases, they could say if the HD albums are pirate copies or if they are remastering the catalogue and selling it online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic. Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 And Warner supply a bunch of releases to HDtracks, so why wouldn't it be official? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLionSlicer Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Isn't and audiophile someone that takes advantage of underage songs? Is everyone just gonna ignore this really good joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattestro Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Anywhere you can listen to previews in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Is everyone just gonna ignore this really good joke? Where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destroya Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Is everyone just gonna ignore this really good joke? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyCake Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Thanks, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozenbanana Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Has anyone actually downloaded and tried any of these yet? Am considering BH&R and Absolution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I might have considered checking Abso out but it is apparently unavailable here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vixi Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I'm listening to the Showbiz one right now and it sounds great. Also, that Falling Down final scream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic. Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Anyone that has bought them, could they upload a snippet of the waveform/spectograms from a song and a lossless CD rip? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezul Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 ? see my post, you can check that file yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Bump to see if anyone has actually purchased these. I really want to but I'll be dropping close to $100 for all of them so I've been reluctant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Any verdict yet on these? I kind of just discovered these today, curious about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Okay, I posted this challenge over at /r/muse as well. Here's a link to a comparison of HD Audio and FLAC CD masters of Hysteria and Knights of Cydonia https://mega.nz/#!fYYlRKYQ!DfcZR6cgOsdzwwf6IvTuLLd6L_sHRXeOc6FQ3P4nc3c [it's only 1 min of each song] WITHOUT using a spectral analyser, tell me the timestamps below where the masters change back and forth. It changes multiple times back and forth over each clip. Obvisouly if they have been remastered so obviously, everyone will get the timestamps. Enjoy Well I thought this was a nice example and challenge that no one who swore by the new files dared to accept. Listen to it and judge if you think it's worth it? Jon was one of the people who praised the improved sound for Abso and BH&R but then he said later that he was reluctant to buy them. So...you know...It's very unclear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) Are they remastered, though? No. Total bollocks Far from it. According to the loudness war.com these new remasters aren't exactly the best done, but i still think is an huge improvement http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=muse I'm still waiting for The Resistance and an official press release. And what the holy shit is this website!? All you need are good headphones, you can hear the difference No. Edited May 21, 2016 by haze015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 No. Far from it. And what the holy shit is this website!? No. Nearly cut myself on all the edge Well I thought this was a nice example and challenge that no one who swore by the new files dared to accept. Listen to it and judge if you think it's worth it? Jon was one of the people who praised the improved sound for Abso and BH&R but then he said later that he was reluctant to buy them. So...you know...It's very unclear. I was only reluctant to buy because it's evident they're unofficial so I would've rather pirated them from someone who bought lol. Dropping $100 back then was hard to justify because I wanted new gear but now maybe I'll do it. Also to whomever said the remasters weren't done well that's entirely possible, but compared to how the regular files sound it's way better and more balanced mix-wise to these ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 (edited) Why would they be "unofficial" when its almost certain they were mastered at those sample rates to start with, if not higher. Its more likely these are just what was released at that sample rate. If its "unofficial", then it'll be someone trying to upscale it, which would make your comments regarding your perceived improvements quite hilarious. Re: Headphones Its not just the headphones, the quality of the DAC is important, plus amplification. The former is often overlooked, yet surprisingly significant. Edited May 23, 2016 by haze015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 So how about that challenge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 So how about that challenge? Not working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Why would they be "unofficial" when its almost certain they were mastered at those sample rates to start with, if not higher. Its more likely these are just what was released at that sample rate. If its "unofficial", then it'll be someone trying to upscale it, which would make your comments regarding your perceived improvements quite hilarious. Re: Headphones Its not just the headphones, the quality of the DAC is important, plus amplification. The former is often overlooked, yet surprisingly significant. All I know is that the overall postproduction job sounded far better with those tracks, it's possible sure that they upped the sample rate but certain songs sounded like they had entirely different mixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 (edited) All I know is that the overall postproduction job sounded far better with those tracks, it's possible sure that they upped the sample rate but certain songs sounded like they had entirely different mixes. Which songs? All sound the same to me out of what I've checked out. A different mix would even be noticeable on a low quality stream. But its always funny when mixing for others how people react differently to things that haven't been changed. Edited May 23, 2016 by haze015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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