Your Best sounding SACD?

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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited January 2010
    Chris Botti - Night Session
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited January 2010
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    What really surprises me is that none of Supertramp's material was done in SACD or DVD-A. Supertramp's (Crime of the Century) was one of MFSL's better sellers and their (supertramp's) mastering was very clean. Then again we can sit around all day and wonder why many many artist's material was never done in one of the high-rez medium's, I know I have.

    I have the original LP that I bought in 1978 and it sounds awesome. I also own the 180gm pressing. "Crime of the Century" would have made one hell of an SACD.
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  • jmwest1970
    jmwest1970 Posts: 846
    edited January 2010
    shack wrote: »
    Brothers In Arms was mentioned...in post #20. I've been told it is a great SACD. Unfortunately I don't own a SACD copy of it.

    I must really need my eyes checked. I surely missed it.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited January 2010
    jmwest1970 wrote: »
    I must really need my eyes checked. I surely missed it.

    Yep I missed it too.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited January 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    I have the original LP that I bought in 1978 and it sounds awesome. I also own the 180gm pressing. "Crime of the Century" would have made one hell of an SACD.

    +1 on Crime of the Century. Even the Goldbook CD is a clean mix - but a SACD could be glorious.

    How does the 180g LP compare to the original LP? :)

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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited January 2010
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    +1 on Crime of the Century. Even the Goldbook CD is a clean mix - but a SACD could be glorious.

    How does the 180g LP compare to the original LP? :)

    It has a lower noise floor and more bass response. As far a soundstage and imaging goes I would say it is slightly better but it really reveals the inner detail probably due to the lower noise floor.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2010
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2010
    Danny Tse wrote: »
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    You should hear the 180 gm pressing of this, it's awesome. I would imagine so is the SACD.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited February 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    You should hear the 180 gm pressing of this, it's awesome. I would imagine so is the SACD.

    As much as I wanted to set up my turntable, I fear that vinyl will be another drain on my meager income :D
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited February 2010
    I've got that one in redbook (HDCD if I'm not mistaken), and it's a great sounding CD. So much I don't think the SACD would be THAT much better.

    Keep them coming!!
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,661
    edited February 2010
    Ricardo wrote: »
    I've got that one in redbook (HDCD if I'm not mistaken), and it's a great sounding CD. So much I don't think the SACD would be THAT much better.

    Keep them coming!!

    well if your talking supertramp i hate to disagree. I think a 5.1 of some of their music would of taken it to a WHOLE new level. I also have the MFSL and a very good best of and love them both.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited February 2010
    I'm talking about Time Out.
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  • rtart
    rtart Posts: 833
    edited February 2010
    Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds on SACD. Amazing. Sir Richard Burton narrating. If the title doesn't ring a bell, you may have heard "Thunder Child" or "Forever Autumn" on radio in the early 90's.

    Never heard of Jeff? He produced David Essex's "Rock On" album.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited February 2010
    Ricardo wrote: »
    I've got that one in redbook (HDCD if I'm not mistaken), and it's a great sounding CD. So much I don't think the SACD would be THAT much better.
    Ricardo wrote: »
    I'm talking about Time Out.

    If the CD you're talking about is the remastered "Time Out", it's indeed a HDCD despite not marked either on the packaging nor the disc. However, the HDCD also appear as the CD layer on the imported hybrid SACD of "Time Out"....

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited February 2010
    Maybe Miles Davis **** Brew, Sony Music SACD SIGP-20/21.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited February 2010
    This is it:

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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited February 2010
    Ricardo,

    If you have Microsoft Media Player, put your CD of "Time Out" into your computer and let the CD play. Once it started, click on "Pause", then "Play" again....you should see a small HDCD icon within Media Player, which is telling you that it's decoding your HDCD.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2010
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    As much as I wanted to set up my turntable, I fear that vinyl will be another drain on my meager income :D

    I hear that!
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