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RE: Sounds like a good find, enjoy...

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Crazy Dave

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In Reply to: RE: Sounds like a good find, enjoy... posted by Chris Garrett on July 09, 2012 at 15:39:31

I suspect at $600, a lot of people jumped to the $1K range when they considered it. It looks good but is very lightweight.

Wouldn't it be nice to find an SA-1 in a thrift store for $15! I am not going to hold my breath. I am getting a very good sound on both Redbook and SACD. I am sure there is better, but I can live happily with this. I will have to track down some more SCAD disks. Do you know of a good place to buy them?

Dave

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The ususal suspects have SACDs... - Chris Garrett 00:13:16 07/11/12 (10)
MusicDirect, AccousticSounds, Ebay, Amazon, I guess?

I haven't bought a SACD in almost 10 years, so I'll let others chime in on more current vendors.

Good luck, Chris
- RE: The ususal suspects have SACDs... - Crazy Dave 08:36:59 07/11/12 (9)
  Hi Chris,
  
  I played the Rolling Stones Flowers last night with equally breathtaking results. I wish I had bought all of the Stones' SACDs. I am sure I will be able to track down something interesting to play on this.
  
  Dave
  - When they hit the shelves, I bought 12 of the Stones SACDs... - Chris Garrett 11:08:47 07/11/12 (8)
    and I have a few of the older ones that aren't terrible, but the SACDs are noticeably cleaner sounding.
    
    If you're into the 60s rock/blues/folk scene, my sisters got me Bob Dylan's box set of 14 albums/15 discs which while not my cup of tea, sound really nice. You see a lot of these discs for sale, for cheap, if you don't want to splurge on the entire package.
    
    You might follow Ebay for a while and see if you can cherry pick some deals down the road.
    
    Get a list in order, or just buy what you see, which is what most of us here did in the very beginning, just buy what was out there and looked interesting.
    
    Most were hits, some were misses, like Billy Holliday, the Miles Davis Christmas Eve recording in NYC and even the Janis Joplin number.
    
    I stopped at about ~177 discs, which I still have today.
    
    Ted Smith, one of the mods here and early adpoters, I think had close to every title printed--4,500+ at last count!
    
    Chris
    - RE: When they hit the shelves, I bought 12 of the Stones SACDs... - Crazy Dave 08:53:43 07/12/12 (7)
      It sounds like I am going to have to kul some of the record collection to make room. That will make my wife happy! I think I will stop short of the 4K mark, but it would be nice to have some good music that sounds this good. I do like Dylan and will check out his box set. I suspect some of the more obscure 60's and 70's stuff I like did not make it to SCAD. I'll bet that there is a lot of good classical and Jazz.
      
      Dave
      - As Chris said you can find great deals if you look - Jazz Inmate 07:20:18 07/13/12 (6)
        
        In Reply to: RE: When they hit the shelves, I bought 12 of the Stones SACDs... posted by Crazy Dave on July 12, 2012 at 08:53:43
        
        I don't recommend eBay but you can definitely put together a good SACD collection for cheap if you look around and don't mind buying a used copy. This Dylan title is a great place to start for under $8.
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        We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
        Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks SACD (Open in New Window)
        
        RE: As Chris said you can find great deals if you look - Crazy Dave 14:49:34 07/13/12 (5)
        
        In Reply to: RE: As Chris said you can find great deals if you look posted by Jazz Inmate on July 13, 2012 at 07:20:18
        
        That is a good price and Blood on the Tracks is one of my favorite Dylan albums. I was surprised to see that there were even some good prices at Music Direct. Some classical SACDs were under $10. This is why I prefer to adopt technologies when they are obsolete!
        
        Dave
        
        yep, they call it the bleeding edge when you are an early adopter because it hurts! - Jazz Inmate 18:20:00 07/13/12 (4)
        
        In Reply to: RE: As Chris said you can find great deals if you look posted by Crazy Dave on July 13, 2012 at 14:49:34
        
        I wish I had your patience. Of course if it wasn't for early adopters like us, you'd have even slimmer pickings than you find now.
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        We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
        
        RE: yep, they call it the bleeding edge when you are an early adopter because it hurts! - Crazy Dave 13:36:24 07/16/12 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: yep, they call it the bleeding edge when you are an early adopter because it hurts! posted by Jazz Inmate on July 13, 2012 at 18:20:00
        
        You have a point there. Thanks! My income and the fact that I am supporting 3 generations (wife, daughter, son-in-law, grandson) in my house also keeps me from bing a early adoptor.
        
        Dave
        
        you just gave me a scary vision of my future - Jazz Inmate 20:27:28 07/16/12 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: yep, they call it the bleeding edge when you are an early adopter because it hurts! posted by Crazy Dave on July 16, 2012 at 13:36:24
        
        My daughter is not even six months old but the thought of supporting her future husband and child all in my tiny house definitely put the fear in me.
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        We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
        
        RE: you just gave me a scary vision of my future - Crazy Dave 09:09:30 07/17/12 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: you just gave me a scary vision of my future posted by Jazz Inmate on July 16, 2012 at 20:27:28
        
        Be afraid! Be very afraid!
        
        Dave
        
        (Actually, it's not all that bad. I get to see my grandson a lot!)
        
        Remember, it's always the pioneers who take the first arrows... - Chris Garrett 22:45:31 07/13/12 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: yep, they call it the bleeding edge when you are an early adopter because it hurts! posted by Jazz Inmate on July 13, 2012 at 18:20:00
        
        although, I bet I could sell my ~177 discs right now, all of them used and some of them hit with Auric Illuminator, for more than I paid for them, easily.
        
        I have more than a few of boutique titles, no doubt, but I'll 'never' sell my software. I'd sell all of my stereo crap before I'd let my records, CDs, DVD~As and SACDs go.
        
        Chris

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