What's the Latest Stereo (or Mono) SACD in Your Collection?

[newslane]

Thank you for this!

 

[4-earredwonder]

Thank you for this!

You are MORE than welcome! Great news indeed. Those Tower Records ECM hybrid Stereo SACD remasters were a PITA to order through CDJapan's PROXY service and were needlessly expensive. Maybe ImportCD will have one of their 10% off sales soon and we can save even more.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

A HEADS~UP to those interested in ECM/Universal's upcoming batch of Stereo SHM~SACDs. US Company ImportCD is now listing them as pre~orders and the good news is they're only pennies more than ordering from CDJapan. They'll all be available July 2, 2021:

Example:

https://www.importcds.com/pat-metheny-group-shm-sacd/4988031431207

Yeah, these look good, I've already got the main Metheny titles, but picked up this one (which I didn't know about MC though oops for ~$18!)

https://www.importcds.com/carlos-franzetti-jazz-kamerata/090368028761https://www.discogs.com/Carlos-Franzetti-The-Jazz-Kamerata/release/9704766

 

[Beefalo]

Unfortunately, for me, it doesn’t sound much different than the remastered CD.

Sorry @Perpendicular but I totally disagree with you.
I have the standard re-mastered disc and the SCH -SACD. To my ears they sound very different.
Remastered is harsh with no balls.
SACD is smooth & delightful.
There is also a big difference in dynamic range:
Remastered - 8 average
SACD - 12 average
Here are notes from the SACD

'DSD flat transferred from UK original analogue master tapes [...] at FX Copyroom, London, in 2014"

 

[Perp]

Sorry @Perpendicular but I totally disagree with you.
I have the standard re-mastered disc and the SCH -SACD. To my ears they sound very different.
Remastered is harsh with no balls.
SACD is smooth & delightful.
There is also a big difference in dynamic range:
Remastered - 8 average
SACD - 12 average
Here are notes from the SACD

'DSD flat transferred from UK original analogue master tapes [...] at FX Copyroom, London, in 2014"

No need to be sorry. Everyone has an opinion.

I do play the SACD quite often but, for some reason, have not heard it since sometime last year and haven’t made the comparison for several years. Since I have higher resolution loudspeakers now, I will listen to the discs again and get back to you.

 

[GOS]

Not in my collection yet, but just pre-ordered 2 SHM-SACD from ImportCD...

Chick Corea - Return To Forever
Chick Corea/Gary Burton - Crystal Silence

$64.66 shipped.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Not in my collection yet, but just pre-ordered 2 SHM-SACD from ImportCD...

Chick Corea - Return To Forever
Chick Corea/Gary Burton - Crystal Silence

$64.66 shipped.

2 excellent titles, Gene. LAMAR will be over the top PLEASED!

 

[Tres Discrete]

A HEADS~UP to those interested in ECM/Universal's upcoming batch of Stereo SHM~SACDs. US Company ImportCD is now listing them as pre~orders and the good news is they're only pennies more than ordering from CDJapan. They'll all be available July 2, 2021:

Example:

https://www.importcds.com/pat-metheny-group-shm-sacd/4988031431207

Wow - that’s interesting.
Any word on other titles? Thanks

 

[Tres Discrete]

Wow - that’s interesting.
Any word on other titles? Thanks

Never mind - typed SHM-SACD in their search bar & figgered it out

 

[Perp]

Sorry @Perpendicular but I totally disagree with you.

And for good reason. I tried to locate my copy of the SACD and did not find it. It turns out it was the SHM-CD that I listened to originally. I’m sorry that I misspoke.

Now, I’m really curious about the SACD.

 

[Quad Linda]

Gilded Palace of Sin - Flying Burrito Brothers

Still Crazy After All These Years - Paul Simon
A day or two after this hit the street, I went to order it from Music Direct. It was already sold out. I found it at Acoustic Sounds. I ordered this 10 days ago over the phone. While I was on the phone, they got the charge approval. Yet, it took from Monday AM to Friday just to ship. Acoustic Sounds customer service sucks!

 

[Quad Linda]

Truth - Jeff Beck MoFi SACD#369

Tijuana Moods - Charles Mingus

 

[4-earredwonder]

Extraordinary SACD Remaster from ORG

 

[Quad Linda]

That was so real!

 

[The Rang]

Picked up up the two Todd Rundgren SACDs on Analog Spark:
Something/Anything? & A Wizard, A True Star
Someone had traded in new/sealed copies at a local used record store. Got them for a great price, I don’t think they understood what they’re worth

 

[Quad Linda]

Part of 2nd half of a DV order from spring that arrived today!!

Mendelssohn: Son & Stranger and Concierto in E; Chopin: Grand Concierto - Yates/Royal Northern Sinfonia

 

[Quad Linda]

Trumpet Concertos Haydn, L. Mozart, Neruda and Hummel - Tarkovi/Steffens/Bamberger Symphony Swiss SACD

 

[Quad Linda]

Crystal Silence - Chick Corea & Gary Burton Japan SHM-SACD
My 3rd copy of this. German LP & German CD were others.

 

[gene_stl]

I picked up this SACD of Getz Gilberto at Half Price Books the other day for $8.
Note that on the back it has the RedBook CD logo. It does not say Hybrid SACD nor mention a surround layer.
Today on my way to work (45 minutes each way) I tried to play it in the car CD player (2005 Honda) and it gave a Disc error message and spat the disc back out. I also have it in RBCD.

 

[Quad Linda]

Gene, if you look at the spine, it says "SACD stereo." Back cover has white rectangle again w/"SACD stereo." I have this disc. It is neither hybrid nor surround. There was a sticker on sealed copies saying "plays ONLY on SACD players." This title was also released as a Japan SACD, again single layer.

Yes, I know it has the CD logo, but there isn't a RBCD layer.

https://www.discogs.com/release/119...-Featuring-Antonio-Carlos-Jobim-Getz-Gilberto