Well I just finished playing my absolutely beyond EXQUISITE WarnerJapan UHQ MQA version of
BLUE on my NEW system
fully unfolded and according to my video screen at
176.4kHz/24 bit resolution.
To say I was right in the studio with Joni is an understatement and the secret of this recoding ...keep it at a moderate playback level and you will be rewarded with sheer perfection. Blows away the HDCD version and any other version I have! Every nuance of this amazing recording was audible down to the decay of the guitar and piano at the conclusion of songs.
And I'll come right out and say it ....doubtful if even a Rhino BD~A Stereo 192/24 could better this MQA Japanese version.
With such sparse instrumentation, it would be difficult to imagine if a QUAD remaster would vastly improve this recording ...... but I only wish RHINO would release all her early Reprise albums in Stereo 192/24 on BD~A....
at the very least!
Talk about pretty comprehensive QUADIO/STEREO Joni Mitchell box set! The woman deserves it...and so do WE!