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If you like Following Sea
dEUS · similar · level up · best sounding
Albums like Following Sea — fidelity-aware Upgrade Paths for listeners who want more of this, a deeper next step, or the best-sounding next listen on serious gear.
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Faithless
If you like Following Sea, try Reverence / Irreverence by Faithless (similar bass/midrange profile).
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
- Closest sonic facets: bass/midrange
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Jennifer Lopez
If you like Following Sea, try Let's Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez (similar bass/midrange profile).
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
- Closest sonic facets: bass/midrange
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Outkast
If you like Following Sea, try ATLiens by Outkast (similar bass/midrange profile).
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
- Closest sonic facets: bass/midrange
Confidence 83% · sonic
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This, but deeper / more masterful
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Anita Baker
Level up via soundstage/imaging: Rapture by Anita Baker after Following Sea.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +18
- Closest sonic facets: soundstage/imaging
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Maxwell
Level up via bass/imaging: BLACKsummers'night by Maxwell after Following Sea.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
- Closest sonic facets: bass/imaging
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Silk Sonic
Level up via soundstage/imaging: An Evening with Silk Sonic by Silk Sonic after Following Sea.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +20
- Closest sonic facets: soundstage/imaging
Confidence 83% · sonic
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This, but it rewards my gear
Best sounding on Speakers
John Coltrane
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer bass/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than Following Sea.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +30
- Marked preferred stream edition
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Steely Dan
Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Following Sea.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +30
- Marked preferred stream edition
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Brian Eno
Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno — nearer midrange/bass profile with stronger fidelity signals than Following Sea.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +30
- Closest sonic facets: midrange/bass
Confidence 83% · sonic
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More gateway starts
- If you like Aja — Steely Dan
- If you like The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd
- If you like Ambient 1: Music for Airports — Brian Eno
- If you like A Love Supreme — John Coltrane
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- Kind of Blue — Hi-Fi 94 · more
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- Aja — Hi-Fi 94 · more
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