Super High Material CD - Luminator - Rocky Road

Rocky Road

From Classic Rock to Progessive to hip hop to today's hot new tunes!

Super High Material CD

In Reply to: RE: Slayer, "Seasons In The Abyss" posted by rivervalley817 on October 15, 2020 at 13:39:58:

In the late-80s, JVC came up with their so-called "K2" process. This led to JVC coming out with XRCD (Extended Resolution CD), in 1995. Perhaps The Eagles' Hell Freezes Over is the best-selling XRCD.

JVC then teamed up with Kenwood, to create the SHM-CD, which is a Redbook CD made with a polycarbonate originally developed for LCD screens. Supposedly, this material is more translucent than the plastic used in regular CDs. Thus, the laser has an easier time reading the data.

I could be wrong, but I believe that JVC/Kenwood only has SHM-CD plants in Japan. Around the inner spindle circle, you can see the "SHM-CD" print. In general (but not always), if we have a regular-issue CD and its SHM-CD counterpart side-by-side, the latter will sound marginally cleaner. That allows for quieter backgrounds, and more fully-developed imaging.

The exciting thing is that SHM-CD caters to the popular music genres. You know, music people actually want. On Seasons In The Abyss, Slayer weren't messing around. They kick off with "War Ensemble."

Note that, CBS/Sony record labels do not license to SHM-CD. If they are on boutique formats, it's the BSCD2 (Blu-Spec CD2, made on Blu-Ray equipment).

War Ensemble (Open in New Window)

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Follow Ups Full Thread

Topic - Slayer, "Seasons In The Abyss" - Luminator 13:21:57 10/15/20 (7)

RE: Slayer, "Seasons In The Abyss" - rivervalley817 13:39:58 10/15/20 (6)

Super High Material CD - Luminator 14:56:59 10/15/20 (5)

You know, music people actually want. - oldmkvi 21:24:29 10/15/20 (2)

RE: You know, music people actually want. - fantja 15:43:56 10/20/20 (0)

RE: You know, music people actually want. - rivervalley817 21:56:10 10/15/20 (0)

RE: Super High Material CD - fantja 17:02:38 10/15/20 (0)

RE: Super High Material CD - rivervalley817 15:30:43 10/15/20 (0)

Follow Ups

Super High Material CD - Luminator 14:56:59 10/15/20 (5)

You know, music people actually want. - oldmkvi 21:24:29 10/15/20 (2)

RE: You know, music people actually want. - fantja 15:43:56 10/20/20 (0)

RE: You know, music people actually want. - rivervalley817 21:56:10 10/15/20 (0)

RE: Super High Material CD - fantja 17:02:38 10/15/20 (0)

RE: Super High Material CD - rivervalley817 15:30:43 10/15/20 (0)

FAQ

Post a Message!

Forgot Password?

Moniker (Username):
Password (Optional):
	Remember my Moniker & Password (What's this?) Eat Me
E-Mail (Optional):
Subject:

Message:	(Posts are subject to Content Rules)

Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
Upload Image:
E-mail Replies:	Automagically notify you when someone responds.

To view your new posting or follow-up, click on the RELOAD or REFRESH button on your browser.