Content tagged with 'lossless sound'
The Wilderness of Manitoba debut and Bruckner’s 4th on Society of Sound
The most interesting sound on When You Left The Fire, the achingly lush, understated debut from Canadian chamber-folk ensemble The Wilderness of Manitoba, doesn’t come from an instrument at all… Read more
Posted on: Monday, 12 Dec 2011
Categories: Music, New music
Tags: bernard haitink, Bruckner's 4th Symphony, lossless sound, LSO Live, new folk, The Wilderness of Manitoba, When you left the fire
Boddie Recording Company and Beethoven’s 5th Symphony on Society of Sound
Possibly the strangest pairing on Society of Sound in a long time, this month’s albums feature rare archival recordings from the Boddie Recording Company and one of the most famous… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 10 Nov 2011
Categories: Music, New music
Tags: Beethoven's 5th symphony, bernard haitink, Boddie Recording Company, lossless sound, LSO, numero group, Society of Sound albums
Head-Fi raves over P5
Renowned headphone reviews website Head-Fi has been bowled over by the Bowers & Wilkins P5 mobile hi-fi headphones In this highly detailed and comprehensive review, the main points that keep… Read more
Posted on: Tuesday, 15 Feb 2011
Categories: Awards and reviews, Headphones, News
Tags: Apple, B&W, bowers & wilkins, head-fi, Headphones, lossless sound, Mobile Hi-Fi, P5 headphones
The definitive guide to 24-bit FLAC
High resolution downloads are changing the way we enjoy music, opening up possibilities undreamed of back in digital’s early days… It’s hard to understate the impact that Compact Disc made,… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 19 Nov 2009
Categories: Definitive guides
Tags: 24-bit FLAC files, Add new tag, compression, Discussing sound quality, lossless sound, MP3
Gwyneth Herbert ‘Ten Lives’
Blue Note’s Gwyneth Herbert’s ‘Ten Lives’ is our new Society of Sound album. Her last album was described as “a masterpiece” by Courtney Pine and we think this one is… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 24 Jul 2008
Categories: Discussing sound quality
Tags: Blue Note, Gwyneth Herbert, high-quality album downloads, lossless music, lossless sound
Loudness Wars
We have had some very well-informed feedback to the music that subscribers to Society of Sound music have so far enjoyed. One question that has been raised a number of… Read more
Posted on: Tuesday, 1 Jul 2008
Categories: Discussing sound quality
Tags: acoustic compression, compressed music, Discussing sound quality, high-quality downloads, lossless sound, loudness wars, Turn me up
Real World go on the record (uncompressed!)
We have received lots of feedback about Music Club. The question which has been raised most frequently is how the Little Axe album was recorded and mastered. In response we… Read more
Posted on: Tuesday, 17 Jun 2008
Categories: Discussing sound quality
Tags: Adrian Sherwood, compressed music, Discussing sound quality, high-quality downloads, lossless music, lossless sound, Peter Gabriel, Real World Studios
Society of Sound music – Join The Debate
Well, it’s been two weeks since we launched Society of Sound music and we’d really like to know what people think, not only of the music but also of the… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 4 Jun 2008
Categories: Discussing sound quality
Tags: Discussing sound quality, high-quality music downloads, lossless sound, Society of Sound music
Classic Album Sundays’ Colleen Murphy listens to The Great Curve
Rafe says: Can we not get these in Vancouver, B.C.?... 2 days 0 hours ago View commentClassic Album Sundays’ Colleen Murphy listens to New Order’s Age of Consent
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