€29.99*
With the first edition of the new s.a.m. compilation, musical diversity meets uncompromising audiophile quality. Every track reflects a keen attention to detail – from touching singer-songwriter pieces to intricately arranged jazz and electronic recordings. The RESO Mastering 2.0 process brings out each recording’s unique depth and nuance. The Ultimate High Quality CD impresses with its exceptionally precise manufacturing technique, ensuring that even on standard CD players, the sonic subtleties come through clearly. Each lovingly designed cover reflects the ambition to make music not only audible but visually distinctive as well. The beginning of a series for discerning listeners who want to experience music, not just consume it.
| Artist: | Adam Ben Ezra Akira Kosemura Benny Greb Bill Laurance & Michael League China Moses Ella Ronen Francine Thirteen Gizelle Smith Grandbrothers Hidden Orchestra Holly Walker Horikawa Horikawa Kadebostany Kliffs Kliffs Manu Delago Manu Manu Katché Niklas Paschburg Various |
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| Label: | inakustik |
| Genre: | Pop/Rock |
| Sub-genre: | Pop international |
| Media Type: | CD |
| Special: | U-HQCD |
| Price-Code: | 122 |
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Stefan , 15 August 2025 12:03
Ein Klangbad
Zunächst einmal - ich bin ob des ganzen Konzepts total begeistert! Hier passt alles: Auswahl, Produktion, Pressung - vor allem hat das legendäre Tonstudio Bauer (Tonmeister Stefan Albrecht!) eine geniale Arbeit abgeliefert! Ich weiß nicht, ob das noch besser geht - das ist auch nicht von Bedeutung. (Freilich haben bei den ausgewählten Stücken die Kollegen herausragende Vorarbeit geleistet.) Bestellt euch die Vinylausgabe und genießt ein fabulös-elysisches Klangbad oberster Güte. Tipp: Um dieses leidige Thema "Seam Split" zu verhindern, bei der Bestellung angeben, die Platten aus der Hülle zu nehmen.
Mathias, 27 August 2025 08:11
so muss das!
Schon beim auspacken ist die Haptik besonders! Fester Karton, gefütterte Innenhüllen und schweres, sauberes Vinyl! Der Eindruck wird beim abspielen bestätigt. Satter Sound, super Pressqualität und ein sehr räumlicher Klang! Nur zu empfehlen! Und die Auswahl der Songs ist auch spitze und abwechslungsreich! Freue mich schon auf Volume 2 ;-)
Music lovers are often perfectionists
Those who configure their hi-fi system with great care and attention to detail know the challenges: unconventional speaker placement, meticulously optimized room acoustics, premium-grade cabling, custom-made racks – nothing is left to chance. But even with perfect equipment, the journey doesn’t end there. To truly unlock its full potential, one crucial element is still missing: the right music.
Do you truly know your system’s potential?
Many standard recordings fail to fully tap into the acoustic capabilities of high-end audio systems. They often lack spatial depth, finely tuned dynamics, clear bass, and authentic tonal color. This is precisely where the s.a.m. edition comes in: a carefully curated collection of contemporary music, mastered to audiophile standards and refined on outstanding sound carriers.
RESO Mastering 2.0 – audiophile perfection redefined
The s.a.m. edition builds on the advanced RESO Mastering 2.0 – a consistently refined version of the proven RESO technology that has already shaped the Reference Sound Edition.
- An analog high-end equalizer with integrated dynamic processing
- Specialized analog techniques rarely used today
- Invaluable years of experience from renowned mastering engineers
- Realized at the legendary Bauer Studios in Ludwigsburg
The result is a sound image of exceptional precision: with a transparent soundstage, nuanced dynamics, and deep yet controlled bass – vivid and authentic.
How CDs work – and what affects their sound quality
During CD production, digital audio data is represented as tiny indentations and elevations on the disc—known as pits and lands. These microstructures encode the digital ones and zeros of the music. A laser reads them at high speed during playback. The clearer and more precise these tiny differences are, the more accurately the player can read the music signal and convert it into analog sound. If the surface is dirty or imperfect, the player has to compensate more often—through error correction or interpolation. This negatively impacts the sound quality.
Pits & Lands
As mentioned above, music on a CD is stored through small indentations and elevations called pits (and lands). These represent the ones and zeros. The easier it is for the laser to scan the pits, the more accurately the music signal can be reproduced.
Greater Clarity
Comparison between a standard CD and an Ultimate High Quality CD: The improved flow properties of the photopolymer layer applied in addition to the polycarbonate result in better-defined distinctions between the elevations and indentations of the information layer, leading to higher data transfer accuracy of the UHQCD, especially in the tangential direction.
CD & HQCD Pressing
The polycarbonate does not fully penetrate the tiny indentations of the stamper, resulting in blunt edges.
U-HQCD Pressing
Photopolymer with high flowability can penetrate every tiny corner of the indentations, ensuring precise edge transitions between pits and lands.
In the traditional CD production process, these structures are mechanically pressed into a polycarbonate layer, which is then coated with a reflective layer. This can lead to imprecise edges—especially at the transitions between pits and lands. The blurrier these transitions are, the more the laser beam scatters inside the CD. The result: less stable signal processing and potentially less smooth sound quality.
The U-HQCD (Ultimate High Quality CD) uses a new replication process. Here, the information layer is cast from a highly flowable photopolymer that captures even the finest details precisely. Curing is done with UV light, producing very smooth, exact surfaces.
An additional layer of high-purity polycarbonate is then applied, serving both as protection and enhancing the optical properties. The result is a noticeably clearer, quieter, and more detailed sound reproduction—with a naturalness reminiscent of analog master tapes. At the same time, the UHQCD remains fully compatible with all conventional CD players.
Compared directly to standard CDs or HQCDs, the U-HQCD offers audible advantages: the more precise transitions between information structures reduce jitter—that is, fewer timing irregularities in the data stream. This results in a more stable, spatial, and finely resolved reproduction of the music signal—even on conventional playback devices.
