MOFI SACD or SHM SACD Dire Straits??
Toolfan66
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Ok who has had their ears on both? Is one better than the other?
I have Making Movies, and Communique on MOFI SACD, and I think they sound exceptional. Was just wondering if the SHM is any better..
I have Making Movies, and Communique on MOFI SACD, and I think they sound exceptional. Was just wondering if the SHM is any better..
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SVS SB16 X2
Cary SLP-05/Ultimate Upgrade.
Cary SA-500.1 ES Amps
Cary DMS 800PV Network
OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
VPI Scout TT / Dynavector 20x2
Jolida JD9 Fully Modified
VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM
MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
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I have the SHM SACD of Brothers In Arms and it is exceptional.
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I have owned both versions of Brothers In Arms. I thought the SHM sounded (a little) better, especially in the clarity department. I was disappointed that the ending (instrumental outro) portion of Why Worry was edited out of the album. Perhaps they used the European master (or different master) of the album? I ended up selling the SHM, and keeping the MoFi version for that reason.
If the SHM had the full version of Why Worry, I would have kept it, instead.
Edit: Just looked it up; the SHM was mastered using the UK master tapes, which has the edited version of Why Worry.
Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
"I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion."![:\](https://forum.polkaudio.com/resources/emoji/confused.png ":\")
My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....
"Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson
"Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee -
Welcome back Greg !
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Where did you find the SHM version ? I have the MOFI but it wouldn't hurt to get the SHM version. I have several SHM-SACD and I have not been dissappointed.
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SHM is my preffered medium.
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Update, I found several on the auction site. A month or so ago there was only $100 and over copies. Very very few titles I'll pay $100 or more.
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Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
"I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion."
My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....
"Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson
"Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee -
Check this site, you can find it for much less:
https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/9012689?ev=rb
I have bought a number of discs from discogs, and I have found the ratings of the discs to be accurate.
Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
"I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion."
My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....
"Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson
"Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee -
Looks like the Dire Straits SHM-SACDs, with the exception of Brothers in Arms, are no longer available through CD Japan which is where I got mine for under $20 a piece. Not surprising they're unavailable in some places since most of them were released almost a decade ago. Acoustic Sounds has them for $60. I haven't bothered to get any of the MoFi releases since I have the SHM-SACD versions. The MoFi are now the less expensive option. I've probably bought each of the Dire Straits albums more than half a dozen times in different formats over the years.
