Wait, there's a 24 bit version?

Both CD and Vinyl. Since SOTT is my favorite Prince album I felt I better do it. I only got 1999 sd on CD, because like some, I don't want to flip all those lps. Although, I would buy remaster versions of the original albums on vinyl.

CD for me, never was a fan of vinyl, even back in the day.

Eventually, vinyl. Need to rub some pennies together first.

Just recently got 1999 deluxe on vinyl, and it's packaged beautifully.

ufoclub said:

FragileUndertow said:

ufoclub said:

Wait, there's a 24 bit version?

Yes https://www.qobuz.com/gb-...6cutyb62na [Edited 7/23/20 17:28pm]

hmmm... 24 bit / 44.1hz doesn't seem like a winning recipe for this album where everything (all layers) are already turned up.

The 44.1 hz part is weird. Seems like it miught be a rip off! Are there audiophile reviews of this store's product?

ufoclub said:

Super Deluxe Vinyl
Peach Edition Vinyl

CD's in the ludicrous 12" packaging now.

CD's in jewel cases whenever they get to their senses.

CD.

I switched from LP to CD in September 1987 and have never regret that.

The777Man

TKO said:

SoulAlive said:

Phase3 said:

tomds said:

All the vinyl reissues had download codes.

Were they in mp3 format?

1999 SD Vinyl had a choice of either mp3 320kbps or another format which was either flac or wav - sorry, can't remember which, but it was definitely a lossless format.

Sadly, I don't have much disposible income, but it's my birthday next week. I've asked absolutely everyone for money, so I'm hoping to have enough (or nearly enough) to order the CDs. I am struggling to justify it though when I can listen to it for free online.

Digital. Its more convenient for me these days, I stopped investing in physical media after I sold my collection years ago

I've pre-ordered super deluxe vinyl, super deluxe cd and the peach vinyl. I'm still on the fence about the cd edition... i got 1999 on cd and never listen to it, just stream it and am now wishing i got the vinyl set instead of cd.

CD... but I doubt I will play the CDs ever. I will get MP3s of them. I may rip the DVD if I can. But I doubt I would watch it more that a few times.

Since the book is full size there is no reason to get the LP. I am fully on the CDs/digital is better than vinyl side.

[Edited 8/22/20 10:30am]

I've ordered the vinyl SDE version, even though I don't actually play vinyl anymore and I'm not the kind of collector who buys all versions of all releases. What I'm interested in though is more and more photos of tape boxes, reels, gear etc from the vault and from P's studio, and I'm hoping that the inner sleeves of the vinyl set will have photos that the CD version won't have as most probably it won't come with inner sleeves.

lion88 said:

It's the album that started it all for me. It will be a special day receiving the vinyl box. Going to cherish this one.

Se7en said:

CDs. LPs are simply just not in the budget right now. Hell, the CDs aren't in the budget either, but..................

Yeah, me too. Cd's will save me some money I need. I like LP's more, but I've got the regular/original album on LP (on CD too by the way). Digital is out of the question for me.

I will buy both formats plus 2 copies of the Peach vinyl.

FragileUndertow said:

ufoclub said:

hmmm... 24 bit / 44.1hz doesn't seem like a winning recipe for this album where everything (all layers) are already turned up.

The 44.1 hz part is weird. Seems like it miught be a rip off! Are there audiophile reviews of this store's product?

I believe they are legit. I've bought stuff from them before. But not anything 24bit Maybe some one knows more about them You are right it should be 192kHz [Edited 7/23/20 20:34pm]

I had a good long listen to a lot of the catalog on Qobuz (they have some of the Prince catalog on 24/96 which is the proper low end of the high res scale) on some nice kit recently - I'm talking £10k plus kit... and whilst I wasn't able to do a side by side comparison, it did sound ok - but I recently commented (elsewhere on these forums) about the negligible difference between the CD of Prince / Prince and the 192khz 24bit version. And that was with some nice kit too.

Hopefully over the next few weeks I'm going to delve into the Qobuz catalog and then I'll provide some feedback.

I'm just buying the CD 8+1 set until I can really hear the benefits of 24bit....