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Je, I had not activated all my soft tweaks in my W10 Pro 1709 x64 and I was not convinced by the sound :mad:

All activated and the sound is much better, much better. :) :) :)

With very good records and high DR my soft tweaks are much more effective!!!!!!!!

It is Night and Day. A very sunny day, like this morning in Tarragona.
 
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Mike Oldfield

Return to Ommadawn
Stereo
5.1 surround sound mix of the album

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Side one

1."Return to Ommadawn (Part one)" Oldfield 21:10

Side two


2."Return to Ommadawn (Part two)" Oldfield 20:57

Total length: 42:07

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Ommadawn
 
Cal Tjader Sextet, Stan Getz - Stan Getz/Cal Tjader Sextet

Cal Tjader Sextet, Stan Getz - Stan Getz/Cal Tjader Sextet (1958), SACD 2004, Fantasy, US

Cal Tjader Sextet, Stan Getz - Stan Getz/Cal Tjader Sextet (SACD, Album, Hybrid, Reissue) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -2.29 dB -18.11 dB 10:58 01-Ginza Samba
DR12 -2.82 dB -19.92 dB 3:57 02-I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
DR13 -2.28 dB -19.77 dB 5:42 03-For All We Know
DR13 -2.26 dB -19.37 dB 8:18 04-Crow's Nest
DR12 -1.61 dB -18.06 dB 3:47 05-Liz-Anne
DR12 -2.15 dB -17.62 dB 4:32 06-Big Bear
DR13 -1.91 dB -19.16 dB 5:15 07-My Buddy
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR13

SA-CD.net - Stan Getz and Cal Tjader: Sextet


CD, 2011

Stan Getz/Cal Tjader Sextet - Stan Getz / Cal Tjader Sextet - Amazon.com Music
 
I got it! SACD (ISO) always sounded better with foobar2000 (with SACD plugin) than with JRMC.

Well, I have finally gotten it to be that way. A more organic, analogue, natural, credible... sound with JRMC 24.0.72 64 bits after experiencing a new windows tweak. :wiz:

The xylophone is now in my room! Piano, and cymbals too.

Xylophone - Wikipedia


Adrenaline rush!
 
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Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
No one dared
Disturb the sound of silence
"Fools" said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence
 
Vade retro satana

Vade retro satana

Simon And Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme (1966), SACD, 2018 MFSL Remastered, US

Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme (SACD, Hybrid, Stereo, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -5.36 dB -17.37 dB 3:09 01-Scarborough Fair/Canticle
DR11 -3.38 dB -16.65 dB 2:41 02-Patterns
DR9 -5.64 dB -18.31 dB 2:12 03-Cloudy
DR9 -4.70 dB -17.48 dB 2:29 04-Homeward Bound
DR10 -4.43 dB -16.57 dB 2:42 05-The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
DR9 -4.97 dB -16.39 dB 1:43 06-The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
DR9 -4.83 dB -16.98 dB 2:37 07-The Dangling Conversation
DR9 -4.97 dB -16.90 dB 2:11 08-Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall
DR10 -4.49 dB -16.17 dB 2:13 09-A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission)
DR9 -5.17 dB -19.39 dB 2:05 10-For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
DR9 -4.39 dB -16.43 dB 1:53 11-A Poem On The Underground Wall
DR10 -6.78 dB -20.14 dB 2:02 12-7 O'Clock News/Silent Night
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR9

Simon and Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - MFSL - SACD | Steve Hoffman Music Forums
 
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Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966), Vinyl, Columbia, Stereo, 2nd pressing, US

Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme (Vinyl, Mono, LP, Album) | Discogs

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DR10 -5.11 dB -18.25 dB 01 Scarborough Fair_Canticle
DR13 -0.62 dB -17.36 dB 02 Patterns
DR10 -4.55 dB -18.74 dB 03 Cloudy
DR11 -3.22 dB -18.41 dB 04 Homeward Bound
DR12 -1.72 dB -17.26 dB 05 The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
DR11 -4.02 dB -17.30 dB 06 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin_ Groovy)
DR11 -3.90 dB -18.11 dB 07 The Dangling Conversation
DR10 -5.58 dB -18.32 dB 08 Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall
DR12 -3.61 dB -17.64 dB 09 A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara_d into Submission)
DR10 -5.64 dB -21.04 dB 10 For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
DR10 -4.73 dB -18.11 dB 11 A Poem on the Underground Wall
DR11 -6.76 dB -21.73 dB 12 7 O_Clock News_Silent Night
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Number of Files: 12
Official DR Value: DR11
 
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Don McLean - American Pie

Don McLean - American Pie (1971), Vinyl, EMI 2000, Limited Edition, 180gr, ?

Don McLean - American Pie (Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR13 -0.88 dB -17.07 dB A1 American Pie
DR12 -4.28 dB -19.39 dB A2 Till Tomorrow
DR14 -4.36 dB -22.06 dB A3 Vincent
DR13 -6.04 dB -23.96 dB A4 Crossroads
DR14 -1.70 dB -19.16 dB B1 Winterwood
DR14 -5.35 dB -22.90 dB B2 Empty Chairs
DR13 -0.52 dB -15.22 dB B3 Everybody Loves Me, Baby
DR14 -4.02 dB -20.37 dB B4 Sister Fatima
DR13 -2.54 dB -21.54 dB B5 The Grave
DR12 -5.33 dB -21.40 dB B6 Babylon
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Number of files: 10
Official DR value: DR13


Don McLean - American Pie (1971), SACD, Capitol 2016 Remaster, Japan

Don McLean - American Pie (SACD, Hybrid, Stereo, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered) | Discogs

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -2.79 dB -15.47 dB 8:33 01-American Pie
DR11 -7.12 dB -20.72 dB 2:15 02-Till Tomorrow
DR14 -2.90 dB -19.29 dB 4:00 03-Vincent
DR13 -3.12 dB -19.81 dB 3:39 04-Crossroads
DR11 -3.97 dB -17.51 dB 3:11 05-Winterwood
DR13 -3.19 dB -19.32 dB 3:26 06-Empty Chairs
DR10 -3.93 dB -15.46 dB 3:35 07-Everybody Loves Me, Baby
DR12 -3.01 dB -17.55 dB 2:34 08-Sister Fatima
DR12 -3.00 dB -19.57 dB 3:12 09-Babylon
DR11 -3.01 dB -17.32 dB 1:42 10-The Grave
DR13 -2.90 dB -18.59 dB 5:11 11-Mother Nature
DR13 -2.94 dB -19.64 dB 4:04 12-Aftermath - Remix
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR12

Again, the SACD is worse (DR and sound) but not terrible worse as S&G from MFSL!


CD, 2016

DON MCLEAN - American Pie (Hybrid-SACD) - Amazon.com Music
 
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Rachmaninov* - Noriko Ogawa, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes ‎– Piano Concertos No.2 & No.3

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1.Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderate
2.Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
3.Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando
4.Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
5.Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: II. Intermezzo (Adagio)
6.Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: III. Finale (Alla breve)
 
This 50 years old LP never-ever sounded so good, when now, when I'm almost deaf.
These were played by me on a killer turntables with zaphire needles for some millions times.
I don't know its DR values, maybe these don't have at all.
Yet, I have my tears as I listening these.
Tikiminiki.