Tested TAK 2.2.0 Alpha on an HDCD album "Sara Evans - Stronger (2011)" [Peak extension disabled]
Original album size [compressed using Monkey's Audio High (-c3000)]
256 MB
Size of album after decompressing to 24-bit WAV, then compressed with TAK 2.2.0 Alpha (-p4m)
255 MB
Nice to know that you could listen to this type of HDCD album in foobar2000 without having to use the HDCD plugin, save 1 MB an album in the process, and also use ReplayGain with the TAK files as well.
MD5 - CRC Comparison:
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\01. Desperately.tak"
MD5: EA41B8E89DCF097D78D6F7F7A52F9CC4
CRC32: 99BB3CD7
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\01. Desperately.wav"
MD5: EA41B8E89DCF097D78D6F7F7A52F9CC4
CRC32: 99BB3CD7
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\02. A Little Bit Stronger.tak"
MD5: F323EB8CC18FA1467A08BD966948A702
CRC32: 5D6CB218
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\02. A Little Bit Stronger.wav"
MD5: F323EB8CC18FA1467A08BD966948A702
CRC32: 5D6CB218
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\03. My Heart Can't Tell You No.tak"
MD5: EFBDB2BA5D2CF4090CBBC52CB859BE60
CRC32: FF639028
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\03. My Heart Can't Tell You No.wav"
MD5: EFBDB2BA5D2CF4090CBBC52CB859BE60
CRC32: FF639028
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\04. Anywhere.tak"
MD5: 486998CCBB67C144CE6786019371E036
CRC32: CD82EF1D
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\04. Anywhere.wav"
MD5: 486998CCBB67C144CE6786019371E036
CRC32: CD82EF1D
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\05. Alone.tak"
MD5: 243DE8364D81FFC8FE33107273E65863
CRC32: B7F53113
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\05. Alone.wav"
MD5: 243DE8364D81FFC8FE33107273E65863
CRC32: B7F53113
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\06. Ticket To Ride.tak"
MD5: C45F19A945CB72CCA8B81150851A932A
CRC32: 76B7E44F
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\06. Ticket To Ride.wav"
MD5: C45F19A945CB72CCA8B81150851A932A
CRC32: 76B7E44F
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\07. Life Without Losing.tak"
MD5: B0526DE645D9B10EC1D2B63D1F6DBB3B
CRC32: 3A2723C1
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\07. Life Without Losing.wav"
MD5: B0526DE645D9B10EC1D2B63D1F6DBB3B
CRC32: 3A2723C1
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\08. What That Drink Cost Me.tak"
MD5: B9E747A5210E29796CAF720035DF2809
CRC32: A5D464CE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\08. What That Drink Cost Me.wav"
MD5: B9E747A5210E29796CAF720035DF2809
CRC32: A5D464CE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\09. Wildfire.tak"
MD5: 045DAAC28BA8FBF5B6F06D84D2C42C5A
CRC32: 5739ECFE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\09. Wildfire.wav"
MD5: 045DAAC28BA8FBF5B6F06D84D2C42C5A
CRC32: 5739ECFE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\10. Born To Fly (Bluegrass Version).tak"
MD5: 1563D1F2FB08BAE898CDC1B3B3EDCE47
CRC32: 75AFC5AC
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\10. Born To Fly (Bluegrass Version).wav"
MD5: 1563D1F2FB08BAE898CDC1B3B3EDCE47
CRC32: 75AFC5AC
No problems found.
All items decoded successfully.
Bit Comparison:
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\01. Desperately.tak"
MD5: EA41B8E89DCF097D78D6F7F7A52F9CC4
CRC32: 99BB3CD7
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\01. Desperately.wav"
MD5: EA41B8E89DCF097D78D6F7F7A52F9CC4
CRC32: 99BB3CD7
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\02. A Little Bit Stronger.tak"
MD5: F323EB8CC18FA1467A08BD966948A702
CRC32: 5D6CB218
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\02. A Little Bit Stronger.wav"
MD5: F323EB8CC18FA1467A08BD966948A702
CRC32: 5D6CB218
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\03. My Heart Can't Tell You No.tak"
MD5: EFBDB2BA5D2CF4090CBBC52CB859BE60
CRC32: FF639028
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\03. My Heart Can't Tell You No.wav"
MD5: EFBDB2BA5D2CF4090CBBC52CB859BE60
CRC32: FF639028
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\04. Anywhere.tak"
MD5: 486998CCBB67C144CE6786019371E036
CRC32: CD82EF1D
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\04. Anywhere.wav"
MD5: 486998CCBB67C144CE6786019371E036
CRC32: CD82EF1D
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\05. Alone.tak"
MD5: 243DE8364D81FFC8FE33107273E65863
CRC32: B7F53113
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\05. Alone.wav"
MD5: 243DE8364D81FFC8FE33107273E65863
CRC32: B7F53113
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\06. Ticket To Ride.tak"
MD5: C45F19A945CB72CCA8B81150851A932A
CRC32: 76B7E44F
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\06. Ticket To Ride.wav"
MD5: C45F19A945CB72CCA8B81150851A932A
CRC32: 76B7E44F
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\07. Life Without Losing.tak"
MD5: B0526DE645D9B10EC1D2B63D1F6DBB3B
CRC32: 3A2723C1
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\07. Life Without Losing.wav"
MD5: B0526DE645D9B10EC1D2B63D1F6DBB3B
CRC32: 3A2723C1
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\08. What That Drink Cost Me.tak"
MD5: B9E747A5210E29796CAF720035DF2809
CRC32: A5D464CE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\08. What That Drink Cost Me.wav"
MD5: B9E747A5210E29796CAF720035DF2809
CRC32: A5D464CE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\09. Wildfire.tak"
MD5: 045DAAC28BA8FBF5B6F06D84D2C42C5A
CRC32: 5739ECFE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\09. Wildfire.wav"
MD5: 045DAAC28BA8FBF5B6F06D84D2C42C5A
CRC32: 5739ECFE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\10. Born To Fly (Bluegrass Version).tak"
MD5: 1563D1F2FB08BAE898CDC1B3B3EDCE47
CRC32: 75AFC5AC
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\10. Born To Fly (Bluegrass Version).wav"
MD5: 1563D1F2FB08BAE898CDC1B3B3EDCE47
CRC32: 75AFC5AC
No problems found.
All items decoded successfully.
Ran another test on another HDCD album "Carly Simon - Boys In The Trees (1978)' [Peak extension enabled] This time, though, I decompressed the original album into 24-bit WavPack files (Extra High) and compared it to TAK 2.2.0 Alpha to see how it handled block size
WavPack (Extra High)
254 MB
TAK 2.2.0 Alpha (-p4m)
231 MB
That's a 23 MB difference in file size (in TAK 2.2.0 Alpha's favor)
MD5 - CRC Comparison:
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\01. Desperately.tak"
MD5: EA41B8E89DCF097D78D6F7F7A52F9CC4
CRC32: 99BB3CD7
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\01. Desperately.wav"
MD5: EA41B8E89DCF097D78D6F7F7A52F9CC4
CRC32: 99BB3CD7
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\02. A Little Bit Stronger.tak"
MD5: F323EB8CC18FA1467A08BD966948A702
CRC32: 5D6CB218
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\02. A Little Bit Stronger.wav"
MD5: F323EB8CC18FA1467A08BD966948A702
CRC32: 5D6CB218
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\03. My Heart Can't Tell You No.tak"
MD5: EFBDB2BA5D2CF4090CBBC52CB859BE60
CRC32: FF639028
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\03. My Heart Can't Tell You No.wav"
MD5: EFBDB2BA5D2CF4090CBBC52CB859BE60
CRC32: FF639028
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\04. Anywhere.tak"
MD5: 486998CCBB67C144CE6786019371E036
CRC32: CD82EF1D
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\04. Anywhere.wav"
MD5: 486998CCBB67C144CE6786019371E036
CRC32: CD82EF1D
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\05. Alone.tak"
MD5: 243DE8364D81FFC8FE33107273E65863
CRC32: B7F53113
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\05. Alone.wav"
MD5: 243DE8364D81FFC8FE33107273E65863
CRC32: B7F53113
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\06. Ticket To Ride.tak"
MD5: C45F19A945CB72CCA8B81150851A932A
CRC32: 76B7E44F
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\06. Ticket To Ride.wav"
MD5: C45F19A945CB72CCA8B81150851A932A
CRC32: 76B7E44F
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\07. Life Without Losing.tak"
MD5: B0526DE645D9B10EC1D2B63D1F6DBB3B
CRC32: 3A2723C1
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\07. Life Without Losing.wav"
MD5: B0526DE645D9B10EC1D2B63D1F6DBB3B
CRC32: 3A2723C1
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\08. What That Drink Cost Me.tak"
MD5: B9E747A5210E29796CAF720035DF2809
CRC32: A5D464CE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\08. What That Drink Cost Me.wav"
MD5: B9E747A5210E29796CAF720035DF2809
CRC32: A5D464CE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\09. Wildfire.tak"
MD5: 045DAAC28BA8FBF5B6F06D84D2C42C5A
CRC32: 5739ECFE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\09. Wildfire.wav"
MD5: 045DAAC28BA8FBF5B6F06D84D2C42C5A
CRC32: 5739ECFE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\10. Born To Fly (Bluegrass Version).tak"
MD5: 1563D1F2FB08BAE898CDC1B3B3EDCE47
CRC32: 75AFC5AC
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\10. Born To Fly (Bluegrass Version).wav"
MD5: 1563D1F2FB08BAE898CDC1B3B3EDCE47
CRC32: 75AFC5AC
No problems found.
All items decoded successfully.
Bit Comparison:
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\01. Desperately.tak"
MD5: EA41B8E89DCF097D78D6F7F7A52F9CC4
CRC32: 99BB3CD7
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\01. Desperately.wav"
MD5: EA41B8E89DCF097D78D6F7F7A52F9CC4
CRC32: 99BB3CD7
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\02. A Little Bit Stronger.tak"
MD5: F323EB8CC18FA1467A08BD966948A702
CRC32: 5D6CB218
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\02. A Little Bit Stronger.wav"
MD5: F323EB8CC18FA1467A08BD966948A702
CRC32: 5D6CB218
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\03. My Heart Can't Tell You No.tak"
MD5: EFBDB2BA5D2CF4090CBBC52CB859BE60
CRC32: FF639028
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\03. My Heart Can't Tell You No.wav"
MD5: EFBDB2BA5D2CF4090CBBC52CB859BE60
CRC32: FF639028
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\04. Anywhere.tak"
MD5: 486998CCBB67C144CE6786019371E036
CRC32: CD82EF1D
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\04. Anywhere.wav"
MD5: 486998CCBB67C144CE6786019371E036
CRC32: CD82EF1D
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\05. Alone.tak"
MD5: 243DE8364D81FFC8FE33107273E65863
CRC32: B7F53113
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\05. Alone.wav"
MD5: 243DE8364D81FFC8FE33107273E65863
CRC32: B7F53113
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\06. Ticket To Ride.tak"
MD5: C45F19A945CB72CCA8B81150851A932A
CRC32: 76B7E44F
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\06. Ticket To Ride.wav"
MD5: C45F19A945CB72CCA8B81150851A932A
CRC32: 76B7E44F
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\07. Life Without Losing.tak"
MD5: B0526DE645D9B10EC1D2B63D1F6DBB3B
CRC32: 3A2723C1
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\07. Life Without Losing.wav"
MD5: B0526DE645D9B10EC1D2B63D1F6DBB3B
CRC32: 3A2723C1
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\08. What That Drink Cost Me.tak"
MD5: B9E747A5210E29796CAF720035DF2809
CRC32: A5D464CE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\08. What That Drink Cost Me.wav"
MD5: B9E747A5210E29796CAF720035DF2809
CRC32: A5D464CE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\09. Wildfire.tak"
MD5: 045DAAC28BA8FBF5B6F06D84D2C42C5A
CRC32: 5739ECFE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\09. Wildfire.wav"
MD5: 045DAAC28BA8FBF5B6F06D84D2C42C5A
CRC32: 5739ECFE
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\10. Born To Fly (Bluegrass Version).tak"
MD5: 1563D1F2FB08BAE898CDC1B3B3EDCE47
CRC32: 75AFC5AC
No problems found.
Item: "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents\My Music\Sara Evans\2011 - Stronger (HDCD)\10. Born To Fly (Bluegrass Version).wav"
MD5: 1563D1F2FB08BAE898CDC1B3B3EDCE47
CRC32: 75AFC5AC
No problems found.
All items decoded successfully.