Rush's "Hemispheres" to be released byAudio Fidelity on SACD!!

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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited September 2013
    Sorry guys, I think the soonest I will be able to listen is on Saturday. I will definately let you guys know after I do.
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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.....

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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited September 2013
    Keiko wrote: »
    Greg, so what? Quit teasing us. How is it?

    LOL! Sorry, didn't listen until tonight. I only listened to "Circumstances" and "La Villa Strangiato". The sound is definately the best I've heard! Especially Neil Peart's drums sound phenominal on "La Villa Strangiato"! The tonality is phenominal! Soundstage is good and detail is through the roof! Little cymbals and bells are heard that I did not hear before. I will say it's definately as well mastered as the Blade Runner Soundtrack. And that's saying something!

    Hope that helps. I still want to hear the rest of the album, and I will let you guys know after I do.
    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
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited September 2013
    Yeah, compared to the Blade Runner SACD. It's great! You'll love it. Amazon is good 'cause it's cheap, but they obviously take a while to get new releases shipped out. Oh well, you'll love it when you get it Mike.
    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
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,927
    edited September 2013
    GREG you are killing me:) Very glad to hear this news on the mastering I'm just salivating here....The 10/7 date is just around the corner but it sure seems like 5 months away...
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited September 2013
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    GREG you are killing me:) Very glad to hear this news on the mastering I'm just salivating here....The 10/7 date is just around the corner but it sure seems like 5 months away...

    Sorry. :) Yeah, you'll have it before you know it.......
    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
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited September 2013
    Nice Mike! Let us know what you think after you give a listen.
    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
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited October 2013
    Keiko wrote: »
    Received an email from amazon today that my copy has shipped. Psyched!

    +1 Mine is also on the way. I will be comparing it to the LP I bought when it came out originally.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,927
    edited October 2013
    Keiko wrote: »
    Received an email from amazon today that my copy has shipped. Psyched!

    lucky guy mine said " we're sorry to inform you that somehow we made a mistake with the CC info could you use another or resubmit"
    so I resubmitted now it is a waiting game....:frown:
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,927
    edited October 2013
    Keiko wrote: »
    That bites! Just checked the status on amazon, looks like they're back-ordered 1-3 weeks. Anyway, scheduled delivery for mine is October 4th. Hang in there, dogg.

    mine said that today we'll both be sitting back with a large smile across the face Friday.... :lol:
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited October 2013
    Good news guys! Please let us know what you think after listening.
    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
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited October 2013
    Here's the question for me - how much better is it than the 24-bit HDTracks version that I already own? I've got enough of Steve Hoffman's stuff to know that the guy is a magician.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited October 2013
    Sorry Neil, someone else will have to answer this one as I don't own any downloaded HD tracks. I wanted to clarify that this SACD was mastered by Kevin Gray (not Steve Hoffman). It sounds phenominal though. I will say that unless the mastering of the HD Track is as well done as this one, I would buy it. Also, you have a physical disc that you own too. That's my take on it.
    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
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,927
    edited October 2013
    THIS IS AN AWESOME SACD ....nuff said!! Thanks Greg for the heads up:smile:
    Now lets bring out the rest of the early stuff. I'm thinking Fly by night and Caress of Steel would round it out nicely
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited October 2013
    So is this the one and only SACD of this album? Wanna make sure I"m ordering the right one.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited October 2013
    Yes, there is only one SACD of Hemisphere's. The one done by Audio Fidelity. Here is a link to the Amazon listing:

    http://www.amazon.com/Hemispheres-Rush/dp/B00DPH7QBQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1380908644&sr=1-1&keywords=rush+hemispheres+sacd
    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
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited October 2013
    I thought it was a bit bass shy. Mids and highs were cleaner vs the lp. The bass on the lp I also thought was shy. So while I do think the sacd sounds better vs the lp I think both are bass shy. I wish they had bass like moving pictures!
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