God I love Super Audio Compact Disc

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,195
    edited September 2008
    Some of...........
    ~ 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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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,083
    edited September 2008
    candyliquor35m wrote: »
    my interest in sacds is falling every time I buy a new one. It may be because with my sdas, I get such a huge soundstage that the sacds add very little. It may be different with other speakers.

    Again, you haven't the faintest idea of what you are talking about.

    Dumbass, don't you think that many of us listen to SDA's?? So, possibly we KNOW what sort of soundstaging they are capable of??

    Now, if you wanted to talk about resolution or detail, then perhaps we could discuss. However, we, once again look into your big bag and, as usual, it's full of NOTHING.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited October 2008
    For those looking for the below SACD titles, they're currently available at amazon.co.uk at very good prices....

    A Secret Wish - Propaganda
    Vertigo - Groove Amanda
    Daft - The Art of Noise
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited October 2008
    I just want to mention that the number of titles at sa-cd.net has gone past the 5,500 mark (it's currently at 5,502 titles). Not too bad for a "dead" format....with over 500 new releases this year alone.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2009
    I just did a search on "completed listings" for SACD over at ebay. OMG! These prices are amazing....

    The Animals - Retrospective SACD, sold for $130.00 with 11 bids
    Alison Krauss + Union Station - "Live" SACD, sold for $99.00 with 11 bids
    Peter Grabriel "2" SACD, sold for $37.25 with 5 bids
    Peter Gabriell "3" SACD, sold for $72.25 with 17 bids

    Wow!!
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  • del44
    del44 Posts: 686
    edited January 2009
    I was hoping to find the AKUS live SACD. Yikes! I think I've seen it go for over $130. Unless it gets reissued, I'll probably never own it. Thank goodness I've saved my DVD-A copy of ELP-Brain Salad Surgery.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2009
    I received the SACD/DVD of Genesis' "We Can't Dance" last week and I am surprised how clean this album sounds. I must have heard these songs hundreds of times over the years and the SACD really brought new life to them. Listened just thru my headphones....for now. I haven't watch the DVD either despite it being NTSC compatible and region-free. Got the SACD/DVD for $20.00 + $3.00 shipping from Hong Kong off of ebay.

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited May 2009
    DOOBIE BROTHERS - TOULOUSE STREET (HYBRID SACD) from MoFi is now available.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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    President of Club Polk

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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,623
    edited May 2009
    If you are not in a hurry you can pre-order Toulouse from Amazon with free shipping for $26.99. They show a release date of May 12th, and a shipping date of May 18th for my order.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited May 2009
    It's available right now from Music Direct, the owner of MoFi.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,623
    edited May 2009
    Well, Amazon just sent me my delayed order e-mail, another month wait - I cancelled. Hope you guys who ordered from MoFi or Music Direct get it sooner.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited May 2009
    Polkitup2 wrote: »
    Well, Amazon just sent me my delayed order e-mail, another month wait - I cancelled. Hope you guys who ordered from MoFi or Music Direct get it sooner.
    http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=58025
    In stock
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited May 2009
    Music Direct/MoFi shows a release date of May 11th.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited May 2009
    F1nut wrote: »
    Music Direct/MoFi shows a release date of May 11th.

    Different companies, different release dates???...????
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited May 2009
    Music Direct OWNS MoFi. Nobody gets to sell a MoFi release before Music Direct.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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    President of Club Polk

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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited May 2009
    Clarification: The one from acoustic sounds is on the WB label.
    I know MD owns MoFi. That's the two different companies I was asking about.
    Are they seperate prints of the same 5.1 masters?
    AS has in stock. Amazon doesn't. Are the MoFi sets better?....
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited May 2009
    MoFi obtains the rights to release limited numbers of SACD and/or Gold CD and/or LP from the label, in this case it's Warner Bros. If you look at the pic at Acoustic Sounds, at the top of the cover it says Original Master Recording, which is exclusive to MoFi. There is only one issue on SACD.

    Since the release is this coming Monday, it's not a stretch for AS to say it's in stock as they couldn't ship it until Monday anyway.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited May 2009
    Cool. Thanks for clearing that up, Jesse. I thought two different labels were trying to be the first to release.
    Why is Amazon so far behind?

    Mine is getting shipped On Monday:D

    Diggin' on the Doobs.
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,623
    edited May 2009
    Ordered it from Music Direct, I see the Band Music from the big pink is also available from MD now.
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,623
    edited May 2009
    So after I ordered it this morning, I get a save 10% of any purchase from Music Direct in the mail. So here you go, enter MAY-10 in the coupon code box....
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited May 2009
    Received my SACD of Doobie Bros. 2 days ago....and I still haven't had to time open it.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited May 2009
    Hmmm....I stand corrected..I think. Where did you order it from Danny?
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited May 2009
    F1nut wrote: »
    Hmmm....I stand corrected..I think. Where did you order it from Danny?

    Music Direct.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited May 2009
    Ah, you pre-ordered, so I'll still correct that nobody gets to sell a MoFi release before Music Direct. :D
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited May 2009
    F1nut wrote: »
    Ah, you pre-ordered, so I'll still correct that nobody gets to sell a MoFi release before Music Direct. :D

    I think I ordered the SACD a week before receiving it. Since Music Direct owns MoFi, I'm not surprised by what you're saying.

    On a related note, given that I pre-ordered somewhat close to the actual release day, my Doobie Brothers SACD is numbered, I believe, #201 (I'm at work and can't verify the number right off hand) on the back. I'm kind of surprised by the relatively low number I've received. I hope this SACD is selling so that more Warner Bros. titles will get released on SACD (how about some Van Halen??)
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited May 2009
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    On a related note, given that I pre-ordered somewhat close to the actual release day, my Doobie Brothers SACD is numbered, I believe, #201 (I'm at work and can't verify the number right off hand) on the back. I'm kind of surprised by the relatively low number I've received. I hope this SACD is selling so that more Warner Bros. titles will get released on SACD (how about some Van Halen??)

    Isn't Geffen Records under the Warner Bros umbrella? If so, here's hoping they'll release Hell Freezes Over on SACD. :D
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited May 2009
    fatchowmein wrote: »
    Isn't Geffen Records under the Warner Bros umbrella? If so, here's hoping they'll release Hell Freezes Over on SACD. :D

    Me too.

    Btw, here's some good news for classical SACD fans....

    Just as Telarc fades from the SACD scene, here comes Reference Recordings' second SACD release....

    Exotic Dances From the Opera

    The CD layer is HDCD-encoded, naturally.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited July 2009
    For those who thinks SACD died....here's the number of new SACD releases added to sa-cd.net for the first 6 months of:

    2007....330
    2008....314
    2009....309

    This is not so bad, given the economy downturn around the world.
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  • SACD Snob
    SACD Snob Posts: 2
    edited October 2009
    del44 wrote: »
    I was hoping to find the AKUS live SACD. Yikes! I think I've seen it go for over $130. Unless it gets reissued, I'll probably never own it. Thank goodness I've saved my DVD-A copy of ELP-Brain Salad Surgery.
    AKUS at Amazon
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited October 2009
    SACD Snob wrote: »
    AKUS at Amazon

    Oki doki, but it's still not cheap.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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