If I was an artist with albums containing flatten out sound mixes like that however I wouldn't feel safe for one second. Absolutely Velodynamic. The ironic / maddening / infuriating thing here is that CD and digital have the capability to better than vinyl if mastered properly. Listen to Mike Oldfi...

Having to rip the vinyl isn't even the biggest problem. The biggest problem here is that one will not get the best possible quality this way due to inherent flaws of the vinyl playback :( Beats me why there's no proper (be it 96/24 or 48/24) "luxury" download release of the "better m...

It would appear so ...

I'm not particularly a Gorillaz fan, but that sounds great

So what about this "better" vinyl master, is it digital from the beginning before it becomes a vinyl record? How come we don't have direct access to download that one instead of the brick wall squashed shite? It is better, not "better". I wish I could answer your question, as I ...

When you digitize a vinyl with flat or compressed brick wall sound mix it will appear as more dynamic because the software detects all the pops and scratches as more details and musical information which it "thinks" belongs to the musical mix, however in reality all it is is just added vi...

Phil wrote: Personally i don't use anymore dedicated players since many years now

Each to their own Phil
As long as it's done right, it doesn't matter how it's listened to ...

Vinyl sounds better than CD / digital precisely because it can't be brick walled to the same extent - the damn stylus would skip off the platter. It's better by default. A well mastered CD can sound amazing. A 24 bit Hi Res download or SACD / DVD-A mastered properly will knock any other format off t...

Oxygène 3 = DR10 (by privileging this version your ears will say thank you :mrgreen: ) * : It's the 3rd remastering of Oxygene (1-6) by David Dadwater aka D. Perreau.. (2011 = DR7 / 2015 = DR6 / 2016 = DR9) Exactly what I've done - ripped Oxygene 3 from vinyl at 24 Bit/96kHz - burned it to BLU Ray ...

melo wrote:German Schallwelle Music Award
Please Vote Jean-Michel Jarre for "Artist 2016 international"
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Please Vote for "Album 2016 international"
Jean-Michel Jarre – Electronica 2 – The Heart of Noise
Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygene 3
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Done

Jote wrote: So there's definitely different editing giving us approx 6 seconds extra of the slow part. And more "Ethnicolor" is always good!

I would call it "alternate" rather than "incorrect".

I've always thought the same - and said so on the long departed Jarre.com forum

Jeez, what a joyless bunch frequent this place at times ...

Funny thing about Oxygene 16 - I've read a decent amount of reviews and most of them (not all, but MOST) - no matter positive or negative - don't seem to acknowledge its existence. I wonder why. Probably because it sits right in between the very dark, angular 15 (my favourite) and 17 the most melod...

Jote wrote: http://www.radiomontecarlo.net/upload/165546560-EKPJean-MichelJarreOxygeneAPR422HQmp4.mp4

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Many thanks Jote - really appreciate this

That's one way looking at it, but it all depends on what you are after - if you are after "melodic JMJ" (like me) then you'll likely consider O17 a "stronger" track of the bunch. I see your point, Jote. 17 is a strong track in the Oxygene style, absolutely. I love JMJ's darker s...