Deutsche Grammophon have released series of 24bit/96kHz Blu-ray audio, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the passing of Herbert von Karajan on 16 July.

DAGOGO reports the release of Herbert von Karajan's Bruckner & Tchaikovsky symphony cycles:

“ Remastered at 24bit / 96kHz from original analogue sources, these are released on Blu-ray audio for the first time accompanying 4- and 9-CD sets of the same re-masterings respectively. The Bruckner release is now available, while the Tchaikovsky Symphony set is now available for pre-order. ”

Bruckner - 9 CDs + 1 Blu-ray Audio.
Tchaikovsky - 4 CDs + 1 Blu-ray Audio.

I know little about Blu-ray Audio, but it looks like you can get 9 Symphonies (around 6 hours of music) easily onto a Blu-ray disc.

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that announcement raises many questions...

what is "pure audio" ?
96/24 lpcm ?
dolby digital/dts lossy/lossless compression ?

is there different content on the bd and cds ?
or does the bd replicate the cd content ?

is the bd available separately ?

fyi, a 2 layer pressed bd can carry 50gb of data

edit;

found some answers

pureaudiorecordings.com/about/

screenless navigation is a bonus albeit no longer a big deal as most blu-ray players are in a system with screen ?

the rest of the pure audio website is useless with awkward navigation and not much information

thanks universal !.

I don't own a Bluray player of any sort, but on Monday I found these in a box along with my old PS1 games (to show my nephews a bit of nostalgia/to compare to their PS4 what 20 odd years of gaming progress looks like!).

Anyway, had forgotten that I even had these, Bruckner Sym 7 and 8 musicassettes.

cool !

have you got a cassette player ?

they are trending up !

Now only have a cassette player in the Citroen.

Should I grab a vintage one now before they skyrocket in price like old 301's did for turntables?

too late !

the best decks - nakamichi, tandberg, revox et al - have been going up in price for years.

you might find a good luxman, yamaha, sony or denon for ~$500 but like vintage TT budget for a contingency fund.



eg. early this year katieharry on tm sold a nice 2 head luxman k12 for $520.

In an attempt to play these Bruckner cassettes I dug out my old Denon but although it plays, no sound comes out of it.

Then tried my parents Akai Prolab stored in the spare room. Fast forwards and rewinds but doesn't play.
Maybe I should buy the same one currently on Trade Me for $45
www.trademe.co.nz/electronics-photography/home-audio/cassette-decks/listing-2262728805.htm?rsqid=b28abb2955154d61bc388b8c892c7fd6-001