In Reply to: RE: ??? posted by layman on March 26, 2012 at 05:41:37:
I have the SACD reissue of the Starker recording of the Bach cello suites. The CD and 2-channel SACD tracks sound very different from each other. The SACD layer has much more tape hiss, which suggests to me that its remastering must have been equalized differently from the CD layer. The SACD layer also offers more room ambience and "air," more audible placement of fingers on strings, and clearer differentiation of the harmonic overtones in the cello's sound. The multichannel SACD layers adds a "you are there" sense of realism to the 2-channel SACD layer, but the basic sound quality is the same.
Oh, and IMO it's a great performance, no matter which layer... Surprised to see this set selling on amazon used for $138-185; I think I paid $40 new...
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