MoFi to release Dire Straits' "On Every Street" on SACD

[JediJoker]

I didn't know that the LP was way more dynamic...

You can't trust DR meter readings for vinyl:

 

[quicksrt]

Where do you see that, click on the link I supplied and you won't see anything on vinyl better than the DR12 on the 1991 CDs

the '91 LP below has some of the best DRs (but very high price for a mint copy on discogs)-

https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/153187

 

[Sal1950]

That shows a tiny 1 point increase (dr13) from a rip a LP that was most likely the result of a pressing with a lot of clicks and pops & noise on it.
That has to tell you something went a bit wrong with the persons rip.
It also shows a LP with the worst DR (09) that I've ever seen for this album.
https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/119023

 

[quicksrt]

That shows a tiny 1 point increase (dr13) from a rip a LP that was most likely the result of a pressing with a lot of clicks and pops & noise on it.
That has to tell you something went a bit wrong with the persons rip.
It also shows a LP with the worst DR (09) that I've ever seen for this album.
https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/119023

I don’t think it takes very many ticks clicks or noise to get an additional 1 point increase in DR. It could have been a very clean copy of the LP.

 

[quicksrt]

You can't trust DR meter readings for vinyl:

No but you can spot vinyl LPs that have improved DR over the respective CD, but not be very certain to the exact degree.

 

[Jeffrey Michael]

I received my copy in the mail yesterday. It was a day late. I used Music Direct instead of MoFi. And, my Special Edition number is: 000210

 

[SACD_ripper]

My favorite Straits!

Gonna be hard to beat the already exceptional sonics of the original CD master, though...

Especially since it was a 16-bit/44.1kHz recording (Sony 3348 DASH). Still a collectible disc, but unlikely to sound much different/better.

I wonder if this was a digital mix and at what bit rate?

I received my copy in the mail yesterday. It was a day late. I used Music Direct instead of MoFi. And, my Special Edition number is: 000210

I also received mine from Music Direct yesterday, I plan to give it a listen this evening.

 

[Electric Moo]

Great album, and the single has one of the killerest gtr licks of all time!

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Looks like someone put-up the new 2023 MFSL CD layer numbers

https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/205602

 

[4-earredwonder]

Just remember Donald Fagen's NIGHTFLY was a 16b/44.1 DDD recording and sounds spectactular on both DVD~A and SACD 5.1.

I'm certain the MoFi SACD will better the RBCD! Great DR scores!

 

[quicksrt]

The piano part on “Ticket to Heaven” is so subtle and great, like really understated in the best way. Love those lyrics, biting and condescending but again so subtle.

And that last song “How Long” is quite the recording and production job, lot of restraint and class.

Btw, Target has an LP pressing for $31 only.

https://www.target.com/p/dire-strai...oFsba5uSIOxUyrXD_pRoCWv8QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[JediJoker]

Great album, and the single has one of the killerest gtr licks of all time!

Which lick? This one?

 

[LuvMyQuad]

Nah. It has to be this one.

 

[JediJoker]

Nah. It has to be this one.

That's a "riff," not a "lick." A riff is a repeated figure upon which a song or section of a song is built. A lick is a standalone figure tossed off just once or a couple times in a song.

 

[LuvMyQuad]

That's a "riff," not a "lick." A riff is a repeated figure upon which a song or section of a song is built. A lick is a standalone figure tossed off just once or a couple times in a song.

I have been taken to school

 

[GOS]

I have been taken to school

School can be good...at times.

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

Just remember Donald Fagen's NIGHTFLY was a 16b/44.1 DDD recording and sounds spectactular on both DVD~A and SACD 5.1.

I'm certain the MoFi SACD will better the RBCD! Great DR scores!

The difference is that the Fagen album was remixed from the multitracks into 5.1...I doubt this MoFi SACD is...

 

[J. PUPSTER]

...maybe it's some kind of test

ordered!



here's the CD I have now

• Engineer – Bill Schnee, Chuck Ainlay
• Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
• Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain

https://www.discogs.com/release/16027095-Dire-Straits-On-Every-Street
foobar2000 1.6.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2024-01-14 13:41:51

Analyzed: Dire Straits / On Every Street

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
DR9 -0.11 dB -12.43 dB 6:27 01-Calling Elvis
DR9 -0.11 dB -14.86 dB 5:04 02-On Every Street
DR10 -0.11 dB -11.63 dB 5:01 03-When It Comes To You
DR10 -0.05 dB -12.93 dB 3:51 04-Fade To Black
DR10 -0.05 dB -11.53 dB 4:17 05-The Bug
DR10 -0.05 dB -13.33 dB 5:59 06-You And Your Friend
DR10 -0.11 dB -11.90 dB 5:11 07-Heavy Fuel
DR10 -0.11 dB -12.49 dB 3:10 08-Iron Hand
DR11 -0.11 dB -11.78 dB 4:26 09-Ticket To Heaven
DR12 -0.05 dB -13.62 dB 5:33 10-My Parties
DR9 -0.11 dB -12.21 dB 7:48 11-Planet Of New Orleans
DR8 -0.05 dB -10.54 dB 3:49 12-How Long

Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 1411 kbps
Codec: PCM

 

[4-earredwonder]

The difference is that the Fagen album was remixed from the multitracks into 5.1...I doubt this MoFi SACD is...

I was just alluding to the fact that 16/44.1 DDD PCM masters can sound excellent when remastered to a hi res format! Analogue Productions' prooved this with three of their Stereo SACDs remastered from 16/44.1 DDD PCM sources [Cowboy Junkies' TRINTY SESSIONS, Nils Lofgren LIVE and bassist Rob Wasserman's DUETS].

 

[JediJoker]

I was just alluding to the fact that 16/44.1 DDD PCM masters can sound excellent when remastered to a hi res format! Analogue Productions' prooved this with three of their Stereo SACDs remastered from 16/44.1 DDD PCM sources [Cowboy Junkies' TRINTY SESSIONS, Nils Lofgren LIVE and bassist Rob Wasserman's DUETS].

True, but it's the mastering that's the special sauce, not the hi-res format.