The Carpenters were obsessed with sonic perfection. Richard Carpenter spent hundreds of hours in the studio layering tracks. When you compress a song like "Rainy Days and Mondays" into a low-bitrate MP3, you lose the subtle nuance of the bass lines and the "air" around Karen’s vocals.

The Carpenters - Discography -13 CD- - 1969-2004- FLAC, lossless audio, audiophile, Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter, remastered, FLAC download.

Regarded by many critics as their finest work, this album produced six hit singles, including "Top of the World" and "Goodbye to Love." The latter is famous for its fuzzy guitar solo, a bold move that bridged the gap between easy listening and rock. Now & Then (1973) & Horizon (1975)

Richard Carpenter was a perfectionist in the studio, often spending hundreds of hours layering Karen’s vocals to create their signature "wall of sound". Listening to this 13-disc set in a lossless format like FLAC allows you to hear the nuance in every breath and the crispness of the piano and orchestral arrangements that standard MP3s often flatten. What’s Inside the 13-CD Collection?