They're outrageously expensive, for one thing

Posted by madisonears (A) on February 21, 2015 at 14:05:34

In Reply to: Are Japanese SHM SACD's anything? posted by mbnx01 on February 20, 2015 at 14:32:33:

I doubt that the price is justified by the expense of manufacture. They are intended for a selective audience for whom cost is not a relevant factor, whether or not the sound justifies it.

Would you rather have 3 or 4 regular SACD's or as many as 10 CD's, or one SHM? Not a tough call for me and my limited budget, and I LOVE good sound.

There might be a couple that are not available in any other hi-rez medium and so worth collecting for superior sonics or rarity. The only one I own is The Who's "Tommy." It is worth the extra cost to me because A: my name is Tommy; and B: I've been obsessed with this piece of music since its initial release on double LP; and C: it was remastered for the SHM SACD and sounds far better than the crappy SACD domestic release of a few years back. The SHM SACD sounds just like what I remember the original LP sounding like, only much better, and my hearing is pretty bad now compared to then (although my stereo is FARRRR superior), primarily from industrial exposure, age, and listening to "Tommy" (and many others) too loud through headphones.

Peace,
Tom E
berate is 8 and benign is 9

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Topic - Are Japanese SHM SACD's anything? - mbnx01 14:32:33 02/20/15 (15)

RE: Are Japanese SHM SACD's anything? - ozzyboy 08:46:42 02/22/15 (0)

I have Black Sabbath - Paranoid - SHM / SACD - bullethead 04:57:07 02/22/15 (1)

Me too - sbrians 16:11:53 02/25/15 (0)

They're outrageously expensive, for one thing - madisonears 14:05:34 02/21/15 (3)

RE: They're outrageously expensive, for one thing - DPM 14:54:14 02/21/15 (2)

RE: They're outrageously expensive, for one thing - bgunn 08:28:56 02/22/15 (1)

RE: They're outrageously expensive, for one thing - fantja 06:05:02 03/02/15 (0)

RE: Are Japanese SHM SACD's anything? - ozzyboy 12:26:26 02/21/15 (2)

That's really telling us a lot - madisonears 14:09:00 02/21/15 (1)

RE: That's really telling us a lot - sleeper 19:51:25 02/21/15 (0)

RE: Are Japanese SHM SACD's anything? - fantja 06:07:23 02/21/15 (2)

RE: Are Japanese SHM SACD's anything? - madisonears 14:10:07 02/21/15 (1)

RE: Are Japanese SHM SACD's anything? - fantja 17:47:53 02/21/15 (0)

The SHM process, (as I understand it) - Sordidman 15:34:23 02/20/15 (1)

RE: The SHM process, (as I understand it) - fmak 02:08:25 02/22/15 (0)

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They're outrageously expensive, for one thing - madisonears 14:05:34 02/21/15 (3)

RE: They're outrageously expensive, for one thing - DPM 14:54:14 02/21/15 (2)

RE: They're outrageously expensive, for one thing - bgunn 08:28:56 02/22/15 (1)

RE: They're outrageously expensive, for one thing - fantja 06:05:02 03/02/15 (0)

They're outrageously expensive, for one thing

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