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In Reply to: RE: Basic Education Needed... posted by Lee of Omaha on June 22, 2016 at 10:39:02
Lee
which (4) reference SACDs are you using?
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It's three, it turn out.
In no particular order...
- Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon. Most know this one, and should. Excellent remastering.
- Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane (eponymous). Great jazz, A- original recording (a little tape saturation on the piano), and great remastering onto SACD
- Getz/Gilberto (on Verve). The male vocals are a little shaky, the female vocals are first rate, and the original mastering is what analog CAN sound like when a master recording engineer cares. The SACD remaster is, as far as I can tell, flawless.
It astounds and annoys me that I have many classical SACDs, and zero excellent ones. Any suggestions?
Just saw your post. For the past 8 years, I have been collecting only hi rez on SACD, BD-A, BD-V and some downloads. Most of that is classical, most in Mch, meaning the recordings were generally done in the past 15 years natively in hi rez. I have thousands on my NAS.
I am not all that keen on remasterings from analog tape or RBCD masters. Some are very good, but they do not achieve the sonics of the modern recordings done natively in hi rez, IMHO. I have heard no better recordings anywhere in any medium than those on Channel Classics, BIS, Harmonia Mundi, Chandos, 2L, RCO Live, etc., etc. It is a big list of generally small European labels.
Yes, there are a few 2nd rate hi rez labels like LSO Live and Exton, etc. in terms of sonics. But, my "batting average" in terms of getting excellent sonics has never been higher than with natively recorded hi rez. It is far better than my experience with CD or vinyl, both of which I also have huge collections of, but I never listen to them.
If you are not aware of it, the link is to a superb guide to all available SACD and BD-A recordings. I find the reviews there quite useful and reliable.
Sonically, I have never been anywhere close to being as happy with my selection of recorded music than I am now with natively recorded hi Rez in Mch.
I concur w/ your assessment- Lee.
those 3 discs are certainly reference level. As far as Classical on SACD, read on over to the "music" thread and follow Chris From Layfaette.
He is the resident expert on such things. Happy Listening!
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