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Spaciousness isn’t a trade off for cohesion in David Bowie’s Lazarus (24bit/96kHz), so galvanic drums, feral saxophone solos and his sentimentally strained vocal work en masse in a presentation that shows no shortage of energy or attack. Xylophones are twinkly in texture, dynamic precision makes the most of its rapturous orchestral climax, and bowed strings have a sense of tangibility and gravitas – the extent of which is only exacerbated by a comparison with a CD-quality version.

In fact, the sonic similarity with Technics Tracks is uncanny – not exactly surprising considering they’re coming from the same back-end. We’ve no complaints in the sound department, the presentation of Mike Oldfield’s Pran’s Departure (from The Killing Fields soundtrack) in 24bit/96kHz bold and authoritative, subtle and informative.