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Integra8 · 03-25-2012, 06:09 PM

FINALLY was able to hear my Hybrid SACD/CD of Dark Side Of The Moon last night with my new Sony Blu Ray player 590. Awesome, awesome, awesome!

Jeff

pentatonic · 03-25-2012, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Integra8

FINALLY was able to hear my Hybrid SACD/CD of Dark Side Of The Moon last night with my new Sony Blu Ray player 590. Awesome, awesome, awesome!

Jeff

Now yoy have to get Wish You Were Here and you have a great duo from Floyd. Highly recommended

Integra8 · 03-25-2012, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by pentatonic

Now yoy have to get Wish You Were Here and you have a great duo from Floyd. Highly recommended

For sure on my list! My better half asked if The Wall was on SACD. Any other suggestions would be great!!!!

Jeff

pentatonic · 03-26-2012, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Integra8

For sure on my list! My better half asked if The Wall was on SACD. Any other suggestions would be great!!!!

Jeff

The Wall is planned but will take some time as James Guthrie as talked about the bad shape of the master tapes. Right now others that aren't too expensive are some Bob Dylan, Dire Straits Brothers In Arms, Elton John (though I personally don't like the sound of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, others enjoy the mix and many others Elton John are highly recommended but I don't have them yet)

Josh · 03-27-2012, 11:30 AM

Found Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory for a good price on Amazon used, so I went for it. I have low expectations, but even a moderate increase in fidelity would be welcomed. Reviews are pretty mixed (some hear a difference, others don't), but the general consensus is that the Multi-channel mix is worthless. Fine by me since my setup is stereo at the moment.

Strilo · 03-27-2012, 02:28 PM

Yeah that album has terrible terrible production. They for sure wanted it deliberately low fi. Still I love the album. I just wouldn't bother with any high resolution release of it.

dobyblue · 03-27-2012, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh

Found Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory for a good price on Amazon used, so I went for it. I have low expectations, but even a moderate increase in fidelity would be welcomed. Reviews are pretty mixed (some hear a difference, others don't), but the general consensus is that the Multi-channel mix is worthless. Fine by me since my setup is stereo at the moment.

Yeah the multi-channel is rubbish.

I should actually list mine on Amazon used. Can't remember if I've already sold it or not to be honest.

The recent 2LP set trumped the SACD stereo and original CD, but there's always that awful problem with dynamic range when you put on Oasis.

How much did you pay for it?

Maybe I can sell mine to have enough to order Ommadawn SHM-SACD from Japan.

Josh · 03-27-2012, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dobyblue

Yeah the multi-channel is rubbish.

I should actually list mine on Amazon used. Can't remember if I've already sold it or not to be honest.

The recent 2LP set trumped the SACD stereo and original CD, but there's always that awful problem with dynamic range when you put on Oasis.

How much did you pay for it?

Maybe I can sell mine to have enough to order Ommadawn SHM-SACD from Japan.

$36 for a "very good" copy. We'll see how good it is once it gets here. I've had issues in the past, but have either been able to get a reduced price or return it easily enough. On eBay they regularly go for $50+, so I took a risk.

I know the disc isn't going to be able to hold a candle to my Beck release, but as long as its an improvement over the CD, I'll be happy. Some releases, like Journey or Boston, most people stay stick with the CD because the SACD can sound worse at times. While I would love to have those discs, I'm not going to pay for something with less quality than a CD I already own.

dobyblue · 03-28-2012, 12:19 PM

Just ordered the SHM-SACD of Mike Oldfield's "Ommadawn" which was mastered directly to DSD from the original UK master tape.

From CD Japan it works out to around US$52~$55 - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UIGY-9085

Integra8 · 03-29-2012, 02:03 AM

Went to my local book store/movie rental/ and CD store. Pretty nice selection of CD's. One problem, they didn't know what a SACD was....and they told me this standing next to the record section and record players!!

Does anyone know if Led Zep's How The West Was Won is on SACD, IF it's available??

Jeff

ManUtd · 03-29-2012, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Integra8

Went to my local book store/movie rental/ and CD store. Pretty nice selection of CD's. One problem, they didn't know what a SACD was....and they told me this standing next to the record section and record players!!

Does anyone know if Led Zep's How The West Was Won is on SACD, IF it's available??

Jeff

That was released on DVD-A. It is very pricey nowadays.

Josh · 04-03-2012, 11:46 AM

I got the Oasis disc over the weekend, and I definitely understand what the reviewers were talking about. It definitely has a better top end, but the lows really haven't improved over the CD. And there it definitely feels boxed in - like you just want it to explode in fidelity but every time you would expect that, it holds back. Not a huge improvement over the CD, but for $36 its a clean copy that will stay in my collection.

Johnny Vinyl · 04-09-2012, 07:25 PM

I'm working on a deal to get Billy Joel's The Stranger and 52nd Street for $100. I hope it happens. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

BL - The Stranger SACD.jpg

BJ - 52nd Street SACD.jpg

dobyblue · 04-09-2012, 07:53 PM

Good luck! The Stranger is probably my #1 demo'd disc for SACD.

Johnny Vinyl · 04-09-2012, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dobyblue

Good luck! The Stranger is probably my #1 demo'd disc for SACD.

Never heard it on SACD, but I love my vinyl of it....great great album, as is 52nd Street. Bring it on the 12th!

Johnny Vinyl · 04-09-2012, 08:54 PM

The deal is done!

I think I just scored big time!

Blu-Meanie · 04-10-2012, 02:21 AM

[QUOTE=Johnny Vinyl;6009729]The deal is done!

I think I just scored big time![/QUOTE

I don't know if you were aware, but elusivedisc have these on a pre-order for $29.99. These are Mobil Fidelity though. I don't know if that makes a difference or not.

http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo....mber=MOBSA2089

http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo....mber=MOBSA2090

JWgrayhawk · 04-10-2012, 04:25 AM

[quote=Blu-Meanie;6010902]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

The deal is done!

I think I just scored big time![/QUOTE

I don't know if you were aware, but elusivedisc have these on a pre-order for $29.99. These are Mobil Fidelity though. I don't know if that makes a difference or not.

http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo....mber=MOBSA2089

http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo....mber=MOBSA2090

These seem to be stereo-only hybrid sacd/cd. Is that correct? I'd be all over them for that price if they were the mch mix.

Clark Kent · 04-10-2012, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JWgrayhawk

These seem to be stereo-only hybrid sacd/cd. Is that correct? I'd be all over them for that price if they were the mch mix.

Correct, the forthcoming Mobile Fidelity SACDs will only be in stereo. The Sony SACDs will remain quite valuable because they contain surround mixes.

rock, stone · 04-10-2012, 08:43 AM

I see on that website that they are also releasing Dylan's Basement Tapes on sacd.

I've never been to that site before, are these more or less exclusive or will these find their way to amazon (or do we just not know yet).

Basement Tapes seems an odd choice for sacd, but I will buy it. Any other new Dylans coming out?

04-09-2012, 07:25 PM	#633
Johnny Vinyl Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:At the crossroad of Analogue Dr & 2CH Ave Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:205 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	I'm working on a deal to get Billy Joel's The Stranger and 52nd Street for $100. I hope it happens. Keep your fingers crossed for me! BL - The Stranger SACD.jpg BJ - 52nd Street SACD.jpg Last edited by Johnny Vinyl; 04-09-2012 at 07:43 PM.

03-25-2012, 06:09 PM	#621
Integra8 Active Member Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Prescott, AZ	FINALLY was able to hear my Hybrid SACD/CD of Dark Side Of The Moon last night with my new Sony Blu Ray player 590. Awesome, awesome, awesome! Jeff

03-27-2012, 11:30 AM	#625
Josh Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:407 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:34	Found Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory for a good price on Amazon used, so I went for it. I have low expectations, but even a moderate increase in fidelity would be welcomed. Reviews are pretty mixed (some hear a difference, others don't), but the general consensus is that the Multi-channel mix is worthless. Fine by me since my setup is stereo at the moment.

03-27-2012, 02:28 PM	#626
Strilo Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Portland, OR Blu-ray collection:124	Yeah that album has terrible terrible production. They for sure wanted it deliberately low fi. Still I love the album. I just wouldn't bother with any high resolution release of it.

03-28-2012, 12:19 PM	#629
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	Just ordered the SHM-SACD of Mike Oldfield's "Ommadawn" which was mastered directly to DSD from the original UK master tape. From CD Japan it works out to around US$52~$55 - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UIGY-9085

03-29-2012, 02:03 AM	#630
Integra8 Active Member Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Prescott, AZ	Went to my local book store/movie rental/ and CD store. Pretty nice selection of CD's. One problem, they didn't know what a SACD was....and they told me this standing next to the record section and record players!! Does anyone know if Led Zep's How The West Was Won is on SACD, IF it's available?? Jeff

04-03-2012, 11:46 AM	#632
Josh Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:407 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:34	I got the Oasis disc over the weekend, and I definitely understand what the reviewers were talking about. It definitely has a better top end, but the lows really haven't improved over the CD. And there it definitely feels boxed in - like you just want it to explode in fidelity but every time you would expect that, it holds back. Not a huge improvement over the CD, but for $36 its a clean copy that will stay in my collection.

04-09-2012, 07:53 PM	#634
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	Good luck! The Stranger is probably my #1 demo'd disc for SACD.

04-09-2012, 08:54 PM	#636
Johnny Vinyl Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:At the crossroad of Analogue Dr & 2CH Ave Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:205 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	The deal is done! I think I just scored big time!

04-10-2012, 02:21 AM	#637
Blu-Meanie Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:NW Indiana Trading Score:1	[QUOTE=Johnny Vinyl;6009729]The deal is done! I think I just scored big time![/QUOTE I don't know if you were aware, but elusivedisc have these on a pre-order for $29.99. These are Mobil Fidelity though. I don't know if that makes a difference or not. http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo....mber=MOBSA2089 http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo....mber=MOBSA2090

04-10-2012, 08:43 AM	#640
rock, stone Expert Member Member since:Jan 2011 Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:3	I see on that website that they are also releasing Dylan's Basement Tapes on sacd. I've never been to that site before, are these more or less exclusive or will these find their way to amazon (or do we just not know yet). Basement Tapes seems an odd choice for sacd, but I will buy it. Any other new Dylans coming out?

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