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More of this, please
If you like The Complete Specialty Recordings, you need The Last Mile Of The Way by Sam Cooke because If you like The Complete Specialty Recordings, try The Last Mile Of The Way by Sam Cooke (similar dynamics/soundstage profile).
Sam Cooke
If you like The Complete Specialty Recordings, try The Last Mile Of The Way by Sam Cooke (similar dynamics/soundstage profile).
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Same era (±8y): 2006 → 2006
- Closest sonic facets: dynamics/soundstage
Confidence 81% · sonic
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Sam Cooke
If you like The Complete Specialty Recordings, try A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke (similar dynamics/soundstage profile).
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Same era (±8y): 2006 → 2008
- Closest sonic facets: dynamics/soundstage
Confidence 81% · sonic
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Sam Cooke
If you like The Complete Specialty Recordings, try Jesus Gave Me Water by Sam Cooke (similar dynamics/soundstage profile).
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Same era (±8y): 2006 → 2006
- Closest sonic facets: dynamics/soundstage
Confidence 81% · sonic
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This, but deeper / more masterful
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John Coltrane
Level up from The Complete Specialty Recordings → A Love Supreme by John Coltrane.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +30
- Sparse-catalog fallback — lower confidence
Confidence 28% · auto
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This, but it rewards my gear
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Wayne Shorter
Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter — Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless; Hi-Fi Score delta: +30.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +30
- Sparse-catalog fallback — lower confidence
Confidence 28% · auto
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