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post #331 of 2541
5/18/05 at 2:05pm
SRV/Albert King - In Session (this one far exceeded my expectations)

And on the way from yourmusic.com

Dylan - Love and Theft
Wes Montgomery - Incredible Jazz Guitar

I am buying up whataver SACD's they have that even mildly interest me. At $5.99 a pop shipped, why not?
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post #332 of 2541
5/18/05 at 2:44pm
Paul,

Regarding "Synchronicity", yes it is an import. I saw it on Yahoo auction for US$10.00 and the seller claimed it was 95% new. I received the disc a couple of days ago and it looks brand-new to me.

As for the Kenny Loggins and J Lo SACDs, I haven't had the chance to check those out yet. The Bryan Ferry SACD is a winner for $14.99 at Best Buy (found mine in the regular CD section though).
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post #333 of 2541
5/18/05 at 4:49pm
Now That I've Found You: A Collection--Alison Krauss (SACD)
J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto--AIX Records (DVD-A)
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio--AIX Records (DVD-A)
Miklós Rósza: Three Choral Suites: Ben-Hur, Quo Vadis, King of Kings--Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Erich Kunzel) (SACD)
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post #334 of 2541
5/18/05 at 5:46pm
I just got MFSL's SA-CD "Gershwin's An American In Paris by the Saint Louis Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin conducting". I also got the disc I'm listening to right now, Kaori Muraji's Transformations. So far, so good...
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post #335 of 2541
5/18/05 at 8:32pm
On the way: Shaft!--Isaac Hayes (SACD) oh yeah
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post #336 of 2541
5/19/05 at 12:55pm
Just got Snow Patrol's Final Straw SACD. Sounds terrific!!
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post #337 of 2541
6/16/05 at 11:03pm
Quote:
Just got Snow Patrol's Final Straw SACD. Sounds terrific!!


Just got mine too! Haven't listen to it though
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post #338 of 2541
6/17/05 at 8:30am
David Elias - Crossing. This is a great recording of great music. Very nice surround mix, you are IN the studio on this one.
http://davidelias.com/
http://cdbaby.com/elias6
http://highfidelityreview.com/news/n...umber=19330999

On order:
John Hiatt - Master Of Disaster release 6/21
Jeff Wayne (et al) - War Of The Worlds 7/5

Tom
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post #339 of 2541
6/17/05 at 10:52am
All SACDs:

Dire Straits: Brothers in Arms (one of the best 5.1 mixes of rock music I've heard)
David Elias: The Window
David Elias: Crossing
Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony: Also sprach Zarathustra
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post #340 of 2541
6/17/05 at 12:01pm
Miles Davis--Sketches of Spain SACD
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post #341 of 2541
6/17/05 at 4:39pm
Thread Starter 
I agree on Sketches of Spain...quality disc.
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post #342 of 2541
6/20/05 at 10:42am
"Audiophile Jazz Prologue Part02" - various artists. From a small jazz label out of Hong Kong and it's one of PS Audio's Featured Recordings.

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (Sony single-layer SACD in cardboard slipcase)

Thelonious Monk - Straight, No Chaser (Sony single-layer SACD in cardboard slipcase)
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post #343 of 2541
6/27/05 at 1:18am
Reality - David Bowie (multi-channel hybrid SACD)

Survivor - Destiny's Child (single-layer SACD)

Sonny Rollins - Way Out West (Hong Kong Naxos multi-channel hybrid SACD)

Kaori Muraji - Transformations (featuring Sting's guitarist, Dominic Miller)
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post #344 of 2541
6/27/05 at 11:17am
Just in: Propaganda's A Secret Wish and Joe Weed's The Vultures, both of SA-CD...
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post #345 of 2541
6/27/05 at 8:10pm
Shostakovich: Symphony No.11 - Lazarev/RSNO (Linn) (SACD)
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post #346 of 2541
7/4/05 at 12:17am
Roxy Music - Avalon (SACD)

Quincy Jones - Ultimate Collection (SACD)
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post #347 of 2541
7/4/05 at 5:45am
Purchases -

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (SACD) - freaking awesome!
Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard (SACD)
Clapton - Slowhand (SACD)
Dylan - Box Set (SACD)
The War of the Worlds (SACD, 7-disc deluxe edition)

Listens -
Steely Dan - Gaucho

- Steve
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post #348 of 2541
7/4/05 at 11:42pm
Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time (SACD)

Won this at ebay for $7.50
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post #349 of 2541
7/5/05 at 7:38pm
Allen, sorry for the really late reply....

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how is the Peter Malick/Norah Jones? I've loved both her albums - is this a worthwhile SACD import purchase?

It sounded real good....the sound quality of the SACD layer is definitely a cut above that of the CD layer. Here's a thread I started on the Peter Malick/Norah Jones SACD over at stevehoffman.tv. On post #30, the album's remastering engineer Alan Silverman (who also remastered the Kinks for SACD) chimes in on the technical aspect of the recording (including information from the original recording engineer on the project). The price of this Taiwanese import has come down somewhat since being released a couple of months ago. Still only available on Hong Kong ebay.

This thread was started by John Crossett of soundstage.com after he listened to the Peter Malick/Norah Jones SACD.
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post #350 of 2541
7/9/05 at 1:26am
Journey - Escape (SACD)

Luther Vandross - Never Too Much (SACD)

B&W Audiophile Demo SACD



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post #351 of 2541
7/9/05 at 2:47am
How's Never Too Much, Danny? Kudos on the purchase, perhaps in honor of the late great LV. I imagine it's typical early Sony single layer: worth getting if you never had the CD, but not so press-stopping as to warrant an unequivocal repurchase of the title if you had the CD . . .?

-p
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post #352 of 2541
7/9/05 at 7:13am
Rory gallagher-big guns[hybrid sacd]
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post #353 of 2541
7/9/05 at 7:30am
I got my first Italian rock SA-CD, CONCOLA's Essere Essenziali Esistere. I also got John Hiatt's Master of Disaster, Jaime Valle's 'Round Midnight, Patrica Barber's Verse, Barb Jungur's Love Me Tender. My favourite new SA-CD is Allison & McCray & Weathersby & Peterson's Triple Fret. If you crossed the original Allman Brothers Band with Otis Reddings sound, this is about what you get, pure listening pleasure!!!
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post #354 of 2541
7/9/05 at 10:43am
Paul,

I have not had a chance to listen to the LV SACD. It has always been on my shopping list but it was hard to locate. Last year, I had the chance to purchase a brand-new Sony Mastersound CD of this album (sealed longbox and all) when I found it in the bargain bin of my local Borders for $7.99....and for some unknown reason, I didn't get it. Now that this title is no longer available on SACD from even Sony, I figure I'd better get it. A $5.00 coupon from Tower Records help too.

The booklet that came with the SACD was actually from the CD version, so there's not much technical information available. BTW, on every SACD I purchase, I submit the relevant information to Stephen at sa-cd.net.
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post #355 of 2541
7/9/05 at 12:42pm
Rachael: I don't know why I even ask because I know it's gonna be wicked outstanding but, how's Master Of Disaster (which I understand is the first multi-channel 24-track Sonoma Workstation DSD rock recording)? Looooves me some John Hiatt.

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Last year, I had the chance to purchase a brand-new Sony Mastersound CD of this album (sealed longbox and all) when I found it in the bargain bin of my local Borders for $7.99....and for some unknown reason, I didn't get it. Now that this title is no longer available on SACD from even Sony, I figure I'd better get it.
Danny: Even if I didn't have s.q. issues with the MasterSound SBM gold CD of Indigo Girls, both last year and now at this point I think I'd rather have the SA-CD of all those titles that Sony released on SA-CD that they had also released on SBM gold.

Although not entirely reliable when it comes to titles for which there are multiple releases, Amazon Marketplace still has ("pre-owned") listings for the Never Too Much SA-CD.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/se...388413-8482509

So I haven't totally started biting my nails on getting copies of all those early Sony single layer titles I want (Top Gun . . . Gratitude . . . Footloose . . .).

Perhaps foolishly, I'm kinda waiting for Blu-ray to hit shelves to see if there is gonna be a last minute inclusion of DSD in the spec. At which point we might see Sony supplant SA-CD with hi rez aud on Blu-ray . . . ?

-p
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post #356 of 2541
7/10/05 at 11:16am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
I don't know why I even ask because I know it's gonna be wicked outstanding but, how's Master Of Disaster (which I understand is the first multi-channel 24-track Sonoma Workstation DSD rock recording)?


I have it, it's wonderful. There are other pop/rock records on the Sonoma as well.
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post #357 of 2541
7/10/05 at 6:58pm
Paul, it sounds good in stereo. I haven't played the M/C yet. It has some really good songs. He'll proably never make another album I like as much as Slow Turning, but he gives it a good shot.
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post #358 of 2541
7/10/05 at 7:10pm
Thx, Lee and Rach. Ahhhh yeah, Slow Turning. "Trudy and Dave," "Is Anybody There?" and "Feels Like Rain." Sweetness. I bet you, too, have the MoFi Ultradisc? -p
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post #359 of 2541
7/10/05 at 7:37pm
Paul, Tennessee Plates! Si, por el disco MFSL! ..and a vinyl record of it too. Maybe the song Tennessee Plates inspired the state to put the inmates back to work, they're makin' 'em again.
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post #360 of 2541
7/11/05 at 8:07am
Dire Straits--Brothers in Arms SACD--should arrive this week. Looking forward to it. Astonishingly enough, I don't already have a CD or even vinyl copy of this, though I remember it well from its release.
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