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

I think you meant "good press" (vinyl term) or "good rip" — but if you literally need a paper (academic or review), here's what matters:

Continuum is not a loudness-war casualty. The CD has a DR rating of ~10-12, but the 24-bit master (often traced back to Bernie Grundman’s analog-to-digital transfers) reveals the breathing between notes. The noise floor is inky black. When Mayer’s fingers slide across wound strings on “Stop This Train,” you hear the micro-friction — the faint squeak that digital compression usually eats. John Mayer - Continuum -2006 Pop- -Flac 24-96-

Cymbals on Steve Jordan’s kit (particularly the hi-hat on “Vultures” and the ride cymbal on “Gravity”) have air and decay. At 96 kHz, the ultrasonic content (inaudible but felt) preserves transient attack. The shank of a drumstick hitting a bell cymbal doesn’t sound like white noise; it sounds like metal . I think you meant "good press" (vinyl term)