MOFI SACD or SHM SACD Dire Straits??

Toolfan66
Toolfan66 Posts: 17,276
edited January 2022 in Music & Movies
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..

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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,937
    I have the SHM SACD of Brothers In Arms and it is exceptional.
  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited August 2022
    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.
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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
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,486
    Welcome back Greg !
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,486
    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.
  • help
    help Posts: 6
    SHM is my preffered medium.
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,486
    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.
  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    Welcome back Greg !

    Thank you!

    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    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
  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited August 2022
    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.
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    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
  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,502
    edited August 2022
    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.