John Mayer - Continuum -2006 Pop- -flac 24-96-

Listening to the 24/96 FLAC of Continuum is akin to removing a fine veil from the speakers. The first thing that strikes the listener is the . On the opening track, “Waiting on the World to Change,” the subtle stereo spread of the rhythm guitar, the decay of the snare drum, and the placement of Mayer’s voice in the center of the soundstage become palpably three-dimensional. The extra bit depth (24-bit) provides a theoretical noise floor so low that the micro-dynamics—the soft brush of a guitar pick, the inhale of breath before a vocal line—are rendered without any digital grit.

On the surface, tagging Continuum as is accurate. It spawned radio mammoths like Waiting on the World to Change and Dreaming with a Broken Heart . However, classifying it solely as Pop ignores the sonic architecture. John Mayer - Continuum -2006 Pop- -Flac 24-96-

You’ve downloaded the file. Now what?

Some argue that because Continuum was tracked analog but edited digitally (Pro Tools HD at 48kHz), a file is technically upsampling. While mathematically true, the mastering makes the difference. Listening to the 24/96 FLAC of Continuum is