Van Halen Studio Albums 1978-1984 High Resolution 24 Bit / 192 kHz Download

I checked them out, they’re pretty good. It’s not a night-day difference, but they’re definitely an upgrade from the 2000 HDCD remasters for most albums. These new 24-bit versions are less dynamically compressed, which make them sound more punchy. I like these new versions of VHII, WACF, Diver Down and 1984 better than the remaster CDs. Fair Warning 24-bit sounds really flat, with hardly any bass, so I’m sticking to the remaster CD for that one. Also, I still like the sound of the DCC Compact Classics 24k gold remaster of VH1 better than the 24-bit version, so I’m sticking with it.

So, in summary, these are my ultimate go-to versions:
VH1 – DCC Compact Classics CD (http://www.discogs.com/Van-Halen-Van-Halen/release/1129139)
VHII – HDTracks 24-bit
WACF – HDTracks 24-bit
Fair Warning – 2000 remaster HDCD
Diver Down – HDTracks 24-bit
1984 – HDTracks 24-bit

It’s too bad they didn’t include ADKOT to make it a complete set. There is one editorial difference in the 24-bit version of Women And Children First: the short intstrumental at the end of the album, after In A Simple Rhyme, (“Growth”) fades out, like the original CD used to, but unlike the remastered CD, which stops cold at the end.

For me personally, I’ve already owned pretty much all of these on LP, cassette, CD, then remaster CD, so I wouldn’t drop another $80-$100 for the 24-bit versions. But if you have the chance to try them out for free, go for it. Of course, YMMV.

JasonA:
I checked them out, they’re pretty good.

The 96khz or 192khz versions?

THANK YOU! I found that very informative. I appreciate getting the feedback.

JasonA: I checked them out, they’re pretty good. It’s not a night-day difference, but they’re definitely an upgrade from the 2000 HDCD remasters for most albums. These new 24-bit versions are less dynamically compressed, which make them sound more punchy. I like these new versions of VHII, WACF, Diver Down and 1984 better than the remaster CDs. Fair Warning 24-bit sounds really flat, with hardly any bass, so I’m sticking to the remaster CD for that one. Also, I still like the sound of the DCC Compact Classics 24k gold remaster of VH1 better than the 24-bit version, so I’m sticking with it. So, in summary, these are my ultimate go-to versions:VH1 – DCC Compact Classics CD (http://www.discogs.com/Van-Halen-Van-Halen/release/1129139)VHII – HDTracks 24-bitWACF – HDTracks 24-bitFair Warning – 2000 remaster HDCDDiver Down – HDTracks 24-bit1984 – HDTracks 24-bit It’s too bad they didn’t include ADKOT to make it a complete set. There is one editorial difference in the 24-bit version of Women And Children First: the short intstrumental at the end of the album, after In A Simple Rhyme, (“Growth”) fades out, like the original CD used to, but unlike the remastered CD, which stops cold at the end.For me personally, I’ve already owned pretty much all of these on LP, cassette, CD, then remaster CD, so I wouldn’t drop another $80-$100 for the 24-bit versions. But if you have the chance to try them out for free, go for it. Of course, YMMV.

I believe the vinyl release of VH1 that came out a few years back used the same stamper as the DCC vinyl and is a whole lot cheaper than a DCC original.

I’ll have a go again it led me to DL Frostwiresetup.

Guys ~ please keep discussions about getting officially released material from places like PBay in PMs.

Can you pm any details on those dcc’s Ron.