Tea for the Tillerman: An Interesting Comparison

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Some light has been shed on the popular Stereo DSD Download of "Tea for the Tillerman" by Cat Stevens. It's been quite popular as a source to compare
audio components lately rather than the earlier SACD of the album.

According to Acoustic Sounds, it turns out that the Stereo DSD Download was created from the same analog tape used for the Vinyl LP edition,
while the Stereo SACD originated from a PCM source. So there is a key difference. Interesting.


Tea for the Tillerman.jpg
Tea for the Tillerman - Cat Stevens (Analogue Productions, Stereo DSD Download, XAPP9135D64)
http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/95250/Cat_Stevens-Tea_For_The_Tillerman-DSD
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue73/tea_tillerman.htm
 
PCM source. Well that explains why the SACD sounds a bit edgy. I wonder if the new Living Stereo SACDs are PCM sourced too.
 
Some light has been shed on the popular Stereo DSD Download of "Tea for the Tillerman" by Cat Stevens. It's been quite popular as a source to compare
audio components lately rather than the earlier SACD of the album.

According to Acoustic Sounds, it turns out that the Stereo DSD Download was created from the same analog tape used for the Vinyl LP edition,
while the Stereo SACD originated from a PCM source. So there is a key difference. Interesting.


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Tea for the Tillerman - Cat Stevens (Analogue Productions, Stereo DSD Download, XAPP9135D64)
http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/95250/Cat_Stevens-Tea_For_The_Tillerman-DSD
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue73/tea_tillerman.htm

I wonder if the reason is down to the software that would have been used to convert the PCM to DSD. Also, it could be related to the bit depth and sample rate of the original PCM file.
 
Why would Acoustic Sounds make a SACD in an inferior way in the first place. They should be embarrassed.
 
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