“ULTIMATE DOWNLOAD EXPERIENCE” FREE HDTRACKS ALBUM

HDtracks.com, a new high-resolution digital music store founded by audiophile record label Chesky Records, last week announced the limited availability of a free album download that encourages all listeners to 'hear the HDtracks difference'.

'The HDtracks Ultimate Download Experience' offers eight audiophile-quality recordings across different genres, all hand-picked to prove just how great music downloads can sound.

HDtracks is unique among digital music stores for its ability to download in any of three high quality file types. Tracks may be downloaded as CD-quality uncompressed AIFF files or lossless FLAC files, or MP3 files ripped at 320 kilobits-per-second. Ultra-high-resolution 96kHz/24-bit downloads are planned as well. HDtracks does not believe in DRM, and as a result, offers a selection of unencrypted files that play on any computer or portable device.

HDtracks features more than 60 independent record labels including respected audiophile releases from Alligator, Bar None, Fat Boy, Hyena, Koch, Oh Boy!, Sunnyside, Reference, Chesky, Dorian, ASG, Ivory, Tzadik and others. The ever expanding library also now includes titles from The Orchard and IODA distribution companies.

"Our free 'Ultimate Download Experience' album should prove to listeners once-and-for all that they can hear the difference between a CD-quality or high bit-rate file and a conventional download, even on an iPod,” said HDtracks co-founder David Chesky.

Though the shop launched recently, its design might look a bit outdated - but navigation is easy and all downloads come with cool liner notes and graphics to enhance the experience of the music.

  hdtracks.com