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KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY
№ 155

GEORHE MCHAEL
Faith A.D. 2026

Faith is George Michael’s debut solo album, released in 1987. The album, featuring hits such as Father Figure and Monkey, cemented his status as a solo artist, selling over 25 million copies and winning numerous awards, including a Grammy. Its latest reissue was released on February 20.

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No. 185 October 2019

No. 185 October 2019

KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY | Meeting #122: Acrolink 8N-PC8100 PERFORMANTE NERO EDIZIONE № 1/15 • A cable for „High Fidelity's” 15th Anniversary

pecial editions of audio products are nothing new. Though it may seem like they should be the exception, they are part of hi-fi world. "Special Edition", "Limited Edition", "Signature Edition", "Anniversary Edition" etc. are simply a way to get attention. Such actions have their own logic. We - when I say 'we', I think 'we audiophiles' – like gadgets. We can convince ourselves that we are guided by the logic of the system development in terms of increasing sound quality, we can claim ourselves to be sort of islands of rationality in a sea of thoughtlessness, and yet our hearts start to beat faster at the sight of a special release of favorite album, a device with a unique badge, a certified product signed by someone from the renown company. So instead of fighting it, it's better to give up and enjoy the products that only we and a dozen or so other people in the world have. On the ...

No. 184 September 2019

No. 184 September 2019

KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY | Meeting #121: ULTIMATE HQCD DISCS | JAPAN/Poland

he history of the Krakow Sonic Society meetings with various types of Compact Discs is quite long. Almost as long as the list of technical studies intended to improve the process of reading signal from these discs. Already in May 2009, as part of the 64th KSS, we discussed new (for us) patents of EMI Music Japan, i.e. HiQualityCD (HQCD) and Sony Music Japan, i.e. Blu-Spec CD. Both, together with the Universal Music and JVC patent – the SHM-CD - were launched in 2008 In July 2013 (meeting #89) we looked at all these proposals, along with K2 HD and XRCD discs. Later we also talked about XRCD, MQA-UHQCD and Platinum SHM-CD. Finally, in December 2018, I prepared a cross-sectional article entitled COMPACT DISC - obviously! But what kind?, in which I tried to present differences between various types of CDs. So it seems that we've looked at almost all of them. The presentation that I ...

No. 181 June 2019

No. 181 June 2019

KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY | Meeting #120: ADAM CZERWIŃSKI and AC RECORDS – tape, test pressing, LP | POLAND/Krakow

⌈ A lot has already been said ABOUT ANALOGUE TAPES – by us as well. However, it was the first time we had had the opportunity to compare an analogue “master” tape with the “lacquer” cut from it and then with the LP test pressing. It was all carried out in the presence of the albums’ producer, Adam Czerwiński, the owner of the AC RECORDS record label, in a unique room and with the use of a special system. ⌋ he most expensive music format (in the world) video published by a person with the nickname Techmoan has 1,437,204 views on YouTube (as for May 13th 2019). It is a lot when it comes to audiophile standards. There is a short introduction below the video: Is Reel to Reel the new Vinyl? Short answer: No. Long answer: It's complicated - Press Play. In this video I'll be playing pre-recorded tapes from 1957 & 2017. ...

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