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In Reply to: RE: best versions of Stevie Wonder's classic albums? posted by Jim Pearce on January 31, 2017 at 07:59:32
It's hard to go wrong with either the AF golds or the SHM-SACDs. (I have both. Can't speak to the Blu-Rays.) I would go with whichever you can get for the best price. The SACDs offer a tad more insight into the recording, but it's not a dramatic difference by any stretch. Some people like the tonality of the AFs more, but for me, it's a tossup.
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Concerning Songs in the Key of Life, I have the original Tamla cd, the DCC cd and the Japanese SHM-SACD. The SHM-SACD delivers the most detail, while also being the most analogue-like/non-clinical sounding of the three digital versions. I found the DCC cd to be a notable improvement to the Tamla CD. But, there's only a slight improvement as you go from the DCC disc to the SHM-SACD. If you already have the DCC cd and are on the fence about shelling out more money to purchase another digital version of the album, I'd say keep your $$$ and skip the SHM-SACD.
As far as I know, DCC never did any Stevie Wonder titles.
But, that aside, I agree with you. If you have the AF discs, you're pretty well set. The SHM-SACDs give a tad more, but I'm not sure they're worth the $40+ a pop unless you're a fanatic.
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Whoops, sorry about that - got my gold compact discs mixed up! Songs in the Key of Life is an AF effort, not DCC.
So far I agree with the consensus on the AFs of Fulfillingness' and Innervisions - they sound remarkably like the original LPs, which I also have - maybe just short of transparency but they really suit the music. The Blu-ray (96/24 stereo) of Songs is just tremendous and a real bargain, too bad it's my least favourite. I'm still waiting on the Blu-ray of Talking Book.
I've never heard the MFSL discs or vinyl, but I'm happy with having gone for the least expensive options here.
IMO the MFSL is one of the best redbook options for Innervisions. I still like the SACD and AF a bit better, and that's probably why I'm selling my MoFi, but it's quite good.
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