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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited January 2007
    Danny Tse wrote:
    Go to yourmusic.com and check out their limited selection (Dylan, Clapton, Carpenters, etc.) at $6.99/each shipped.

    If you have a local Best Buy and they are still carrying SACDs, the discs should be under $14.99/each. Last Friday, I came across a stack of SACD to Sam Cooke's "Portrait of a Legend" (an out-of-print SACD title) for $9.99/each at my local Best Buy....so the deals are out there.

    BTW, have you check out sa-cd.net for a listing of available SACD titles? For your information, the SACDs of Sam Cooke, the Police, Peter Gabriel, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, and any Sony single-layer titles are considered out-of-print. So get them if you find them.

    Thanks Danny:)
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2007
    hearingimpared wrote:
    Thanks Danny:)

    No problem. If you haven't done so, please sign the Save the SACD petition. Tonight, there're 2,096 signatures on the petition as SACD crosses the 4,300 title mark at sa-cd.net.
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited January 2007
    cfrizz wrote:
    Snow, the Eagles have never had anything released on SACD only on DVD-A. And the Farewell Tour is a DVD-V not a DVD-A.

    Believe me, if they ever release that disc on DVD-A I will be all over it like white on rice. I wish they would release it, it is an outstanding concert!
    oops you are correct.:eek:
    i was sure i had seen it one day when i was doing a search on ebay. but i think it was an hd dvd instead. there is one fellow claiming to be selling a dvd-a of that album on ebay but i think he is confused. here is the link.http://cgi.ebay.com/Eagles-Farewell-1-Tour-Live-from-Melbourne-NEW_W0QQitemZ150082626476QQihZ005QQcategoryZ46353QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem the regular dvd with DTS rocks though. :) ok heres another great album to replace it. roger waters live. regards snow
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited January 2007
    Danny Tse wrote:
    No problem. If you haven't done so, please sign the Save the SACD petition. Tonight, there're 2,096 signatures on the petition as SACD crosses the 4,300 title mark at sa-cd.net.

    Done
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited January 2007
    :D YUP and proud of it too!:p :D
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited January 2007
    Yup the guy is real confused, that's the box for the DVD-V! LOL.:D

    Rocks is right, it's my favorite DVD.
    snow wrote:
    oops you are correct.:eek:
    i was sure i had seen it one day when i was doing a search on ebay. but i think it was an hd dvd instead. there is one fellow claiming to be selling a dvd-a of that album on ebay but i think he is confused. here is the link.http://cgi.ebay.com/Eagles-Farewell-1-Tour-Live-from-Melbourne-NEW_W0QQitemZ150082626476QQihZ005QQcategoryZ46353QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem the regular dvd with DTS rocks though. :) ok heres another great album to replace it. roger waters live. regards snow
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2007
    The Pixies' "Surfa Rosa" is coming to Mobile Fidelity SACD in March.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited January 2007
    That is worth noting, Danny. Maybe Warner has seen the light.

    Also of note, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour and Seventh Sojourn will be released on SACD in March. These will be imports, but I'm sure like the first 5, they will be released as US issues a little later down the road.
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  • SLOCOOKN
    SLOCOOKN Posts: 704
    edited January 2007
    Danny Tse wrote:
    Go to yourmusic.com and check out their limited selection (Dylan, Clapton, Carpenters, etc.) at $6.99/each shipped.

    If you have a local Best Buy and they are still carrying SACDs, the discs should be under $14.99/each. Last Friday, I came across a stack of SACD to Sam Cooke's "Portrait of a Legend" (an out-of-print SACD title) for $9.99/each at my local Best Buy....so the deals are out there.

    BTW, have you check out sa-cd.net for a listing of available SACD titles? For your information, the SACDs of Sam Cooke, the Police, Peter Gabriel, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, and any Sony single-layer titles are considered out-of-print. So get them if you find them.

    How do you find SACD on yourmusic?
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited January 2007
    SLOCOOKN wrote:
    How do you find SACD on yourmusic?


    I've had the same problem.
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited January 2007
    hearingimpared wrote:
    I've had the same problem.
    you need to select album title in the search box. then in the for box type in sacd then hit go. REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • SLOCOOKN
    SLOCOOKN Posts: 704
    edited January 2007
    snow wrote:
    you need to select album title in the search box. then in the for box type in sacd then hit go. REGARDS SNOW

    Yep!...Thanks!
    :eek: From the bottom it looks like a steep incline, From the top another down hill slope of mine.:mad: But I know the equilibrium's there!:cool: .."Faith No More" :D
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    Signal Analog 2 RCA
    AudioQuestType 4
    VMPS Original Tall Boy (Mega Woofers soon)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited January 2007
    snow wrote:
    you need to select album title in the search box. then in the for box type in sacd then hit go. REGARDS SNOW

    Yep that works, I'm such a dope!:o
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  • SLOCOOKN
    SLOCOOKN Posts: 704
    edited January 2007
    Not much of a selection at all on yourmusic though:(
    :eek: From the bottom it looks like a steep incline, From the top another down hill slope of mine.:mad: But I know the equilibrium's there!:cool: .."Faith No More" :D
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    Nordost RCA
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    Signal Analog 2 RCA
    AudioQuestType 4
    VMPS Original Tall Boy (Mega Woofers soon)
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2007
    F1nut wrote:
    That is worth noting, Danny. Maybe Warner has seen the light.

    Also of note, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour and Seventh Sojourn will be released on SACD in March. These will be imports, but I'm sure like the first 5, they will be released as US issues a little later down the road.

    I think the Pixies was signed to 4AD of the UK and Warner distributed their albums in the US. Mobile Fidelity may just license the albums for reissues on SACD. That's just a guess.

    Also in late March/early April 2007, and as previously mentioned, the first batch of Genesis SACDs will be released. Here's a track listing of the SACDs, DVDs, and bonus SACD as posted on stevehoffman.tv.

    You can also search ebay for SACDs. There are some amazing titles released around the world. A couple of days ago, I received the new SACD of Petula Clark. And today, I picked a hybrid SACD of Peter Gabriel's "Plays Live Highlight" (the domestic US SACD is a single-layer disc)

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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited January 2007
    Nice grab Danny! I'm jonesin' some of those Genesis releases!
    Carl

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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2007
    schwarcw wrote:
    Nice grab Danny! I'm jonesin' some of those Genesis releases!

    Thanks Carl. The Peter Gabriel SACD titles are considered out-of-print and I just happened to come upon this SACD on ebay Hong Kong for $16.99. It's about a couple of dollars more than the domestic single-layer version, but I figure it's worth it for backward compatibility.

    I am also looking forward to the Genesis SACDs. Kinda expensive but I read that the remixes are awesome.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited January 2007
    Here is a whole slew of Genisis SACDs from Acoustic Sounds.

    Genisis SACDs
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited January 2007
    I've been listening to Diana Krall Love Scenes a bunch lately. Very well done recording of some enjoyable material, IMO.
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited January 2007
    I love SACD as well, but have a lot of problems with bass management. My Pioneer DV-59avi doesn't seem to like putting out ANY bass when using the analogue outs. So, I just end up using Coax digital out and letting the HK 635do all the thinking.

    Anyone have ideas on BM using 59avi?
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  • chrisC
    chrisC Posts: 1
    edited January 2007
    Not to wander off the point but I am interested in what people think about the DualDisc format. Any sound differences over SACD or DVD-Audio? I own Bruce Springsteen's "Devils and Dust" on this format and thought it sounded better but maybe I am just reading into it too much.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2007
    this is just my opinion.. but it seems like not that many dualdiscs are being produced. Yeah once in a while, you'll run into one of them at the local record store.. but what hurt the dualdisc idea was the thickness of the disc wouldn't allow it to be played on some CD players. I don't know of that problem has been solved or not.

    I like the concept of the dual sided disc... but it's changed a little bit over the last couple of years. the first couple dualdiscs had a CD side then you flip it over for a hi resoultion DVD-audio side.. as far as I can tell now that DVD-audio layer has changed to become a dolby digital layer instead. making it more consumer friendly and playable. but from what i can tell, it's no longer a high resoultion audio format on that one side.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited January 2007
    AndyGwis wrote:
    I love SACD as well, but have a lot of problems with bass management.

    Is there a SACD Two Channel setting? If my Sony is set to SACD Multi, the low freq. content goes out the sub out channel.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2007
    AndyGwis wrote:
    I love SACD as well, but have a lot of problems with bass management. My Pioneer DV-59avi doesn't seem to like putting out ANY bass when using the analogue outs. So, I just end up using Coax digital out and letting the HK 635do all the thinking.

    Anyone have ideas on BM using 59avi?

    I have a 47ai and you can change the setting in the menu to default to the 2-channel layer of an SACD. Plenty of Bass through my fronts.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2007
    SCompRacer wrote:
    Is there a SACD Two Channel setting? If my Sony is set to SACD Multi, the low freq. content goes out the sub out channel.

    Usually, there should be a button on the face plate or the remote that can do a toggle between "stereo/multi-channel".
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2007
    my subwoofer turns on when i listen to SACD's or DVD-audio's using the 7.1 analog inputs. doesn't everyone's? This is news to me. It was the same on my Marantz SR5000. the sub would always kick on.

    Right now i'm listening to John Mayer - Heavier Things on SACD. very nice. but i had to turn the sub off.. it was to much bass. :eek: :p
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2007
    danger boy wrote:
    this is just my opinion.. but it seems like not that many dualdiscs are being produced. Yeah once in a while, you'll run into one of them at the local record store.. but what hurt the dualdisc idea was the thickness of the disc wouldn't allow it to be played on some CD players. I don't know of that problem has been solved or not.

    DualDisc has pretty much been abandoned by the music labels. The issue of compatibility with CD players remains and I don't think consumers wants to pay the amount charged for a typical DualDisc (more than a SACD). Most electronics manufacturers have also come out and warned about playing DualDiscs in their players....which doesn't lend confidence to the format for consumers.

    On the other hand, there are a number of DualDisc titles that should be enjoyable and collectible in the future. For example, DualDiscs of Bon Jovi and the Pete Townshend/Ronnie Lane "Rough Mix" album contain multi-channel mixes that aren't available anywhere else.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2007
    danger boy wrote:
    my subwoofer turns on when i listen to SACD's or DVD-audio's using the 7.1 analog inputs. doesn't everyone's? This is news to me. It was the same on my Marantz SR5000. the sub would always kick on.

    So your player is set to multi-channel mode. At least that's what it sounds like since the signal from the SACD is triggering the sub to come on. I would check the owner's manual to your SACD player.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited January 2007
    Danny Tse wrote:
    Usually, there should be a button on the face plate or the remote that can do a toggle between "stereo/multi-channel".

    That there is. I have to be careful with the 9100 remote. They put that SACD Multi/2 Channel button right where my thumb rests.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited January 2007
    I have had bass with my sacd's from day one as well. Yes I do have it set to multichannel.
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