Dire Straits [Hi-Res CD (MQA x UHQCD)] [Limited Release]

I have absolutely no regrets about purchasing my MQA/UHQCD collection from CDJapan. Most of the titles that I have purchased are yet another copy of an album, a CD, or a SACD version that I have in my collection. All I can say about this format is that it is the absolute best sounding version of this album I have ever heard or owned. Unfortunately, it’s sold out now, but CDJapan has a great Proxy shopping arrangement that makes getting sold out titles extremely easy. I’ve used this service a few times without any issues. I have the cardboard sleeve Platinum SHM version of this album and it sounds great. I also own this on Japanese vinyl and the more recently Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 45RPM mastered vinyl. These all sound good, but the MQA format is far superior to all of the other format’s in my collection. It’s the absolute cleanest and quiet version ever to be released to the general public. MQA/UHQCD’s require special equipment to unfold the amazing sound quality of this outstanding format. It’s worth every dollar spent to hear music the way the artist intended it to be heard. That’s precisely what you get with this format. The clarity of the music is just unbelievable. You hear instruments and richer sounds that most people have never been able to hear. It’s just a unbelievable sounding format and I don’t think you will find a better sounding copy of your personal favorite title than the MQA CD format. I think MQA/UHQCD is more for individuals who love music and want the best possible sounding version of their album that’s possible. Every title that I own sounds unbelievable and the format is the best sounding experience I’ve ever heard. I still play my vinyl, but if I have the MQA version, that’s what I listen to. I would love to see Dire Straits iconic album Making Movies get the MQA treatment.

I never met such a good sound for this album of Dire Straits, everything sound great as should be, and the signal level is fanttastic, I am very happy to listen this cd, this is 10 stars and not only 5, thank you.

I have been listening to this album since I first heard it on the radio in 1979,starting with the LP then Cd,remastered CD then SHM SACD which sounds fantastic...untill now,the MQA UHQCD rules supreme,it was like hearing it for the first time!...there is no doubt this is as close to the original master tape as we can get.Yes,it will depend on your system and your ears 'listening' ability however I am sure it will be 'clear' what the MQA format does for the sonic picture...tight focused bottom end,natural sounding mids and highs,open spacious 3D sound stage..etc In reference to the statement from the previous review regarding"the audible benefits of sample rates above 96k..." there is an interesting fact that has a direct bearing on sample rates and how we hear sound...the human brain takes about 7 micro seconds to process sound to build us a 'picture' containing information such as distance and direction(crucial to our evolutionary survival),if the distance between sample rates is less than or close to that 7ms mark then our brain gives us a far more accurate picture of what we are hearing,only sample rates of 192k and above meet that 7ms mark...this science is a big part of the MQA algorithm and is one of the reasons that given the same source master 192k will sound better than 96k...and you dont need 'bat' ears to hear that although again a high resolution system and experienced 'Ears ' will help...happy listening!!