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The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper (24 bit 96 khz needledrop) (1970)

Track listing:
  1. Sgt. Pepper - Side 1 63:28
  2. Sgt. Pepper - Side 2 62:15

Notes

The source is a Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UHQR pressing of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

The development of the Ultra High Quality Record™ in '81 signified the growing importance of the collectors' market. Aimed at the high-end audiophile, the UHQR was unlike any other LP available in the marketplace. Pressed on specially formulated 200-gram virgin vinyl (known as "Super vinyl"), this superior quality analog phonograph record was limited to 5,000 pressings per title to ensure quality standards.

It was transcribed on an SME20/2 turntable with SME V arm and Koetsu Rosewood Platinum Signature cartridge to a Krell KPE reference phono amp and on to a Steve Huntley modified Audio Research LS22 tube pre amp. The ADC was an e-mu 0202. All cables are Grover Silver reference. Monitoring was via an Audio Synthesis DAX Discrete DAC, Krell FPB400cx power amp and Wilson Benesch and speakers.