While they all offer strong levels of detail and a much more open sound than your average CD recording, in comparison to some of the competition, we found HDtracks downloads lack just a touch of drive and focus. We went for a 24-bit/44.1kHz recording of Alanis Morissette’s angsty but excellent Jagged Little Pill, a 24-bit/48kHz album from Naim Edge artist Sabina and a 24-bit/192kHz version of ELO’s Out of the Blue. Some albums have multiple options as to what sample rate you can download in, usually with a price premium the higher up you go. The number of 24-bit/192kHz recordings comes in at just over 800. The numbers here would suggest HDtracks offers just over 6,000 hi-res albums, more than half of those at either 24-bit/44.1kHz or 24-bit/96kHz. There’s a separate hi-res section of the site that sifts out all the CD quality recordings so you’re only browsing 24-bit, and unlike on 7digital, you are then able to filter the results by genre, label or sample rate – which is welcome, particularly as its search functionality can sometimes be a little hit and miss. The homepage offers various shortlists for things like specially priced albums, genre top picks and bestsellers, while a list on the left allows you to browse by artist, genre, label and more. It’s not hard to use, just that it isn’t as well considered, with list after list, and link after link, making it quite a lot to take in. The website’s design could do with a bit of reconsideration too.
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