Your best sounding SACD

gudnoyez
gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
edited March 2017 in Music & Movies
Ok it don't have to be your favorite SACD as far as music goes but the one you would play to show what your system is capable of. This arrived yesterday #32 I believe, not only after spending a couple of hours with it on two separate systems I do belive it edges out Tubular Bells, here it is (drum Roll)

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This one is mind blowing the wife is not home allowing me to play this at a respectable volume. I am curious of others on what their choice for best sounding SACD in their collection is.






Home Theater
Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

2 Channel
Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

Stuff for the Head
JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    Well, tried and true - Steely Dan Gaucho on SACD will make any system sound good.

    Next would be Wish You Were Here.

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,562
    edited March 2017
    Elton John's are very well done. Its hard for me to pick one over the others.

    Next would be Doobie Bros. The captian and me
    wywh is a keeper also as Erik said
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    I bet Erik I don't have the SACD of Gaucho, but even the red book CD of Gaucho sounds Fantastic, is it still available in SACD?
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited March 2017
    SHM-SACD of Steely Dan "Aja" from CDJapan is fantastic,IMHO.
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,303
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    Man big mistake maybe I should not of started this thread now I'm going want more. I have the Elton Johns they are excellent, and I bet that AJa is a must have. E-bay here I come, to look and wish anyway!






    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,139
    I have a Godsmack SACD that I purchased many, many moons ago. While I was never a fan of their music, this one proved me otherwise. Very well recorded IME and it's a Hybrid CD on what appears to be 24K gold. I haven't listened to the multi channel surround sound, only 2 channel. Even the RB layer sounds rather good.

    The album is called "The Other Side".

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    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,158
    edited March 2017
    Listen to Jackson Browne greatest hits last night. Damn was a great collection.

    I would love to hear irobot!
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    America's sacd sound great also, along with Stevie ray vaughn couldn't stand the weather, the cars, and genesis duke and abacab. Too many lol.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,158
    Thanks for posting that Alan Parson's project sacd. I forgot how much I enjoyed that cd. Made my day.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    Roger Waters: Amused To Death. GREAT SOUND !!!
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  • Mikey081057
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,139
    Is there a "best" SACD honestly?

    Things are what they are. Many players that have been presented as well as many more are all contenders.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,139
    edited March 2017
    DVD-A is not included in this thread. My preference changes with that. I am sure many more would agree. Let's stick to the topic at hand for now or present another thread for that. *winks*

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Ricardo wrote: »
    Patricia Barber.

    Game over.

    Agree. I also have Modern Cool on Blue Ray Audio. Great album.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,562
    treitz3 wrote: »
    I have a Godsmack SACD that I purchased many, many moons ago. While I was never a fan of their music, this one proved me otherwise. Very well recorded IME and it's a Hybrid CD on what appears to be 24K gold. I haven't listened to the multi channel surround sound, only 2 channel. Even the RB layer sounds rather good.

    The album is called "The Other Side".

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    Tom

    Most excellent.... I'm a big fan of that Tom. Glad you brought it up
    IED2
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 2,547
    treitz3 wrote: »
    DVD-A is not included in this thread. My preference changes with that. I am sure many more would agree. Let's stick to the topic at hand for now or present another thread for that. *winks*

    Tom

    Sincerest apologies for the offense. I was simply trying to share great sounding high resolution material.

    I have "flagged" my comment for removal by the forum leadership.

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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    My favorite sounding SACD I used to own is probably the Dire Straits Brothers In Arms SHM-SACD made in Japan. Unfortunately, this doesn't contain all of the album so I sold it and own the MFSL SACD of the album.

    Another great sounding SACD is the the YES album of Tales From Topographic Oceans. Great sounding SACD, IMO. Lastly would be Roger Waters Amused To Death. This one sounds excellent!
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,139
    daddyjt wrote: »
    treitz3 wrote: »
    DVD-A is not included in this thread. My preference changes with that. I am sure many more would agree. Let's stick to the topic at hand for now or present another thread for that. *winks*

    Tom

    Sincerest apologies for the offense. I was simply trying to share great sounding high resolution material.

    I have "flagged" my comment for removal by the forum leadership.
    My apologies. I did sound a bit direct, didn't I? I was just saying that my preferences would change if we were going off of a favorite sounding Blu-Ray and that if we introduced different formats? I was just afraid that the confusion level would remain high due to members not knowing which format a particular selection was.

    Please accept my apologies. I really meant no harm and I didn't really type out in the best way possible what it was I was trying to relay.

    Tom

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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    gudnoyez wrote: »
    I bet Erik I don't have the SACD of Gaucho, but even the red book CD of Gaucho sounds Fantastic, is it still available in SACD?

    The SACD of Gaucho I got from Voltz is amazing IMO, probably my fav so far FWIW.
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    AJA SACD is excellent too. Toss in my two newest SACD's from Vanessa Fernandez * Use Me * & " When the Levee Breaks"
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,647
    The Peter Malick Group with Nora Jones - New York City

    Roxy Music - Avalon

    Amiee Mann - Lost in Space
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,300
    treitz3 wrote: »
    I have a Godsmack SACD that I purchased many, many moons ago. While I was never a fan of their music, this one proved me otherwise. Very well recorded IME and it's a Hybrid CD on what appears to be 24K gold. I haven't listened to the multi channel surround sound, only 2 channel. Even the RB layer sounds rather good.

    The album is called "The Other Side".

    51LXss3%2BKhL.jpg

    Tom

    I need to pull this out, haven't listened to it in awhile, love this SACD it's fantastic...

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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,208
    edited March 2017
    F1nut wrote: »
    The Peter Malick Group with Nora Jones - New York City
    That one is fantastic on standard redbook. Didn't know it was available on SACD, but now that I do I may have to see if I can find a copy at a reasonable price.
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,158
    edited March 2017
    The dire straight brothers in arms is a must
    hear. So good.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,139
    Hello all, I believe this one would qualify as one of my best sounding SACD's. While it may not be a "top shelf" SACD for normal folks, I put it in tonight and was very pleasantly surprised at all aspects of the reproductive effort.

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    It's James Taylor, "Hourglass". I listen only in 2 channel but this one is a really good recording. It lets you know this during playback. I bought it before my new toy came in, so I have never listened to it before but I'm....as I said, pleasantly surprised.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    Wishbone Ash * Argus * was a big improvement over my RedBook CD.
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