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dad · **Joined:** Fri June 24, 2016 2:49 pm **Posts:** 16637

it's likely the newness, but I'm still very impressed they were able to make something just as good - if not better than - Gigaton.

Homeboyd · **Joined:** Tue January 21, 2020 2:45 am **Posts:** 474

DDWJMUVW wrote:

Homeboyd wrote:

All I know is the Spotify version of Wreckage sounds noticeably better than the leak version. So maybe there’s a sliver of hope for the slower/mid-tempo songs. Or maybe that’s just wishful thinking.

it does, and if you tinker with the eq to your linking, it will sound even better

oh and make sure you have payback quality set to highest.

For sure, I use a slightly modified hip-hop preset EQ and it really works for my setup. Probably not the absolute best for clarity but it removes the extreme brightness which is my main complaint and still works for 99% of the other stuff I listen to.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Thu April 18, 2024 1:12 pm

The real test of competence will be the LP. Does it even credit a dedicated vinyl mastering engineer? I’ll wait to buy until we get some clarity

Jaeti · **Joined:** Mon July 08, 2013 5:47 pm **Posts:** 2301

Thurman Murman wrote:

hlniv wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Jfc

let's hope someone just flac'd up the mp3's from yesterday and the real thing won't look like this.

I'm reaching I know

Haha at this point it is what it is....im just gonna focus in on the positive. The vast majority of these songs are fucking killer!!

Habitman · **Joined:** Sun August 25, 2013 12:49 am **Posts:** 279

Hey everyone - can someone please send me the FLAC file? Appreciate it.

BootsToAsses · **Joined:** Tue February 05, 2013 9:53 am **Posts:** 600

Did someone say FLAC??

I'd appreciate a link if possible. Although I'm tempted to wait until tomorrow, but I'm weak!

WaitingForBluey · **Posted:** Thu April 18, 2024 1:30 pm

From what I can tell, this does appear to be the FLAC rip... even though, still sausage city, at least it's not redlining like yesterday's rip.
Also, yesterday's file was 488 MB, today's file is 733 MB.

WaitingForBluey · **Posted:** Thu April 18, 2024 1:32 pm

Geez, LUFS of -6.4!!! Haha, what's the point of that when Spotify is going to pull that down to -14 anyway?

EBowie · **Posted:** Thu April 18, 2024 1:35 pm

I've still only heard Dark Matter, Running and Wreckage and I can't tell if that makes me a winner or a loser (maybe both). :haha:

BootsToAsses · **Joined:** Tue February 05, 2013 9:53 am **Posts:** 600

bluestate wrote:

From what I can tell, this does appear to be the FLAC rip... even though, still sausage city, at least it's not redlining like yesterday's rip.
Also, yesterday's file was 488 MB, today's file is 733 MB.

A kind soul just hit me up with the FLAC link but it says the file is 361mb.

WaitingForBluey · **Posted:** Thu April 18, 2024 1:36 pm

EBowie wrote:

I've still only heard Dark Matter, Running and Wreckage and I can't tell if that makes me a winner or a loser (maybe both). :haha:

Your long-term hearing is a winner... your soul, heart, body and mind is a loser

DDWJMUVW · **Joined:** Wed December 13, 2023 9:44 pm **Posts:** 636

yeah - can someone please send a Flac link my way if possible?

thanks a million!

WaitingForBluey · **Posted:** Thu April 18, 2024 1:38 pm

BootsToAsses wrote:

bluestate wrote:

From what I can tell, this does appear to be the FLAC rip... even though, still sausage city, at least it's not redlining like yesterday's rip.
Also, yesterday's file was 488 MB, today's file is 733 MB.

A kind soul just hit me up with the FLAC link but it says the file is 361mb.

I believe that's the size of the compressed RAR file (I'm seeing 344 MB)

After converting flac to wav and rendering all tracks together into 1 full tracklist wav, that's where my 488 vs 733 comparison is coming from

JC23 · **Joined:** Thu February 20, 2020 8:14 pm **Posts:** 28

So early here, need to dig into some of the lyrics more, but this is fantastic. With Gigaton, BS, LB there were songs that I had to try to talk myself into liking (most songs on LB), but I don't really have that here. Not every song is 4-5 stars, but pleasantly shocked by this.

BootsToAsses · **Joined:** Tue February 05, 2013 9:53 am **Posts:** 600

bluestate wrote:

BootsToAsses wrote:

bluestate wrote:

From what I can tell, this does appear to be the FLAC rip... even though, still sausage city, at least it's not redlining like yesterday's rip.
Also, yesterday's file was 488 MB, today's file is 733 MB.

A kind soul just hit me up with the FLAC link but it says the file is 361mb.

I believe that's the size of the compressed RAR file (I'm seeing 344 MB)

After converting flac to wav and rendering all tracks together into 1 full tracklist wav, that's where my 488 vs 733 comparison is coming from

How odd, I've extracted the album and it's in my music folder still showing as 361mb.

Vitalogy79 · **Joined:** Mon July 15, 2013 9:16 pm **Posts:** 29

If there’s a FLAC link, I would sure appreciate it

stip · **Joined:** Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm **Posts:** 40024

i think im not going to worry about the flac on release day.

BootsToAsses · **Joined:** Tue February 05, 2013 9:53 am **Posts:** 600

Yeah, I don't know why I'm even worrying about it as I'm sure the hi-res will be available to buy tomorrow.

WaitingForBluey · **Posted:** Thu April 18, 2024 1:44 pm

BootsToAsses wrote:

bluestate wrote:

BootsToAsses wrote:

bluestate wrote:

From what I can tell, this does appear to be the FLAC rip... even though, still sausage city, at least it's not redlining like yesterday's rip.
Also, yesterday's file was 488 MB, today's file is 733 MB.

A kind soul just hit me up with the FLAC link but it says the file is 361mb.

I believe that's the size of the compressed RAR file (I'm seeing 344 MB)

After converting flac to wav and rendering all tracks together into 1 full tracklist wav, that's where my 488 vs 733 comparison is coming from

How odd, I've extracted the album and it's in my music folder still showing as 361mb.

Hmm, I'm assuming those files are still in FLAC then? The converted WAV files are larger.

dad · **Joined:** Fri June 24, 2016 2:49 pm **Posts:** 16637

BootsToAsses wrote:

bluestate wrote:

BootsToAsses wrote:

bluestate wrote:

From what I can tell, this does appear to be the FLAC rip... even though, still sausage city, at least it's not redlining like yesterday's rip.
Also, yesterday's file was 488 MB, today's file is 733 MB.

A kind soul just hit me up with the FLAC link but it says the file is 361mb.

I believe that's the size of the compressed RAR file (I'm seeing 344 MB)

After converting flac to wav and rendering all tracks together into 1 full tracklist wav, that's where my 488 vs 733 comparison is coming from

How odd, I've extracted the album and it's in my music folder still showing as 361mb.

I may just be making this up in my head, but the FLAC files are compressed as well. So when they're converted to .wav I imagine that number goes up.

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