Upgrade Paths
If you like 25
Adele · similar · level up · best sounding
Albums like 25 — fidelity-aware Upgrade Paths for listeners who want more of this, a deeper next step, or the best-sounding next listen on serious gear.
More of this, please
Why this path is shown under each card.
AC/DC
If you like 25, try Ballbreaker by AC/DC (similar dynamics/soundstage; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Same era (±8y): 2015 → 2015
Confidence 95% · sonic
Lana Del Rey
If you like 25, try Ultraviolence (Deluxe) by Lana Del Rey (similar dynamics/bass; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +2
Confidence 95% · sonic
Lana Del Rey
If you like 25, try Norman Fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey (similar dynamics/soundstage; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Same era (±8y): 2015 → 2019
Confidence 95% · sonic
This, but deeper / more masterful
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Radiohead
Level up via bass/midrange: Kid A by Radiohead after 25.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +5
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
Radiohead
Level up via bass/midrange: Amnesiac by Radiohead after 25.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +5
Confidence 95% · sonic
Lady Blackbird
Level up via bass/detail: Black Acid Soul by Lady Blackbird after 25.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
- Same era (±8y): 2015 → 2021
Confidence 91% · sonic
This, but it rewards my gear
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Lady Blackbird
Black Acid Soul by Lady Blackbird — nearer bass/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than 25.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
- Same era (±8y): 2015 → 2021
Confidence 91% · sonic
Brian Eno
Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno — nearer midrange/bass profile with stronger fidelity signals than 25.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +32
- Closest sonic facets: midrange/bass
Confidence 83% · sonic
Joni Mitchell
Blue by Joni Mitchell — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than 25.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +32
- Closest sonic facets: bass/midrange
Confidence 83% · sonic
More gateway starts
- If you like Ambient 1: Music for Airports — Brian Eno
- If you like Voodoo — D'Angelo
- If you like Black Acid Soul — Lady Blackbird
- If you like Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) — Hans Zimmer
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