Daddy Dee Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Well, I've decided to check out SACD in a modest way. Any suggestions as to particular titles of SACD recordings that are done especially well? As always,thanks and best regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon is one you need if you have any,imo.Aerosmith,Frampton,Jeff Beck,Blood Sweat and Tears are a few other good ones in the Rock catagory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorjen Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Earth, Wind and Fire- Gratitude, Dave Brubeck- Time Out, Santana- Abraxas.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strabo Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 On the slower side, James Taylor's Hourglass is awesome. I'm not real big on all the Audio Fidelity titles but Cal Tjader, Sonny Clark Trio, Donovan, and Zombies discs are great. The Sonny disc is out of print though so grab it while you can. All of the Mobile Fidelity titles that I have are home runs. Take your pick there. I heard a little bit of the Holst disc the other day and it's now on my want list. They say the Yo-Yo Ma Solo is great. I only have the CD though. There's also a bunch of Living Stereo releases that just came out. Again, don't have any but they are on my want list. Also on my want list are the Oscar Peterson discs. I only have volume one and it's great so I have my eyes pealed for the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Two channel: Steely Dan "Gaucho", Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan "In Session", Getz/Gilberto featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim Multichannel: Spyro Gyra "in modern times". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Santana-Abraxas Friday Night in SF-John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola R.E.M.-Out of Time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strabo Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 ---------------- On 9/24/2004 11:15:46 PM dougdrake wrote: Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ---------------- I have this too, but IMO the MOFI cd beats it. The cd is a flat transfer without the eq futzing and extra compression that they added to the SACD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomer9911 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 As mentioned EJ's Yellow Brick Road... Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, sweeetttttt.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strabo Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 I didn't do to bad from memory. Now that I'm home I will add three more to the must have list. I never tire of Beethoven's 9th on Deutsch Grammophon. Play it over and over. Telarc's 1812 Overture. Done with real cannons that shake the house. The Stones Let It Bleed. Abkco did 20-some(?) Stones titles on SACD. Of the seven that I have, LIB is the best and I would consider it a definate must have for any collection. After that the UK Aftermath over the US because of the song selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 ---------------- On 9/24/2004 8:18:27 PM Strabo wrote: There's also a bunch of Living Stereo releases that just came out. Again, don't have any but they are on my want list. ---------------- I bought 9 of the 10 (passed on the opera arias). They are uniformly excellent; you won't be disappointed. Daddy, what kind of music are you looking for? Classical remains the major genre for SACD. There's enough classical already available to satisfy most fans for a lifetime. The other categories have a lot less pickins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai2000 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Paul, I have the CD version of Ravel's Daphnis conducted by Charles Munch which strikes me as rather dull. Is the SACD really an improvement? And what about the Saint Saens 'Organ Symphony'? I have read a lot of positive comments, but again I am not a great fan of the CD. Wolfram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted September 25, 2004 Author Share Posted September 25, 2004 Guys, thanks for the recommendations. Paul, I listen to most anything. Really enjoy jazz trio types and female vocals... a fair amount of piano and guitar solos.... acoustic blues, electric. My classical faves are Canadian brass and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Wolfram, I wouldn't buy either one of them if you don't like the CD counterpart. I've never found any improvement in quality to be enough to overcome dislike of the performance. The complete "Daphnis et Chloe" is pretty hard to grasp; it's kind of a vague piece. But I haven't given up. I think the Suite version of it on the Skrowaczewski disc is probably sufficient most of the time, though. This latter disc has my favorite performance of "Bolero" on it. I love the Munch performance of Saint-Saens Sym 3, though, so it's just a matter of difference in personal taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Daddy, Here's a few I like, with emphasis on female vocals. All very different from each other, YMMV, etc. Alison Krauss "Forget About It" - pop country Laura Nyro "Angel in the Dark" - mostly piano and vocal Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong "Ella and Louis" Norah Jones "Come Away With Me" - not normally my kind of thing, but every once in a while Richard & Linda Thompson "Shoot Out the Lights" - fab guitar leads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted September 25, 2004 Author Share Posted September 25, 2004 Thanks Paul. BTW, I did order the Toshiba from JR. Best deal on the net and free shipping, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai2000 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Paul, thanks for the response. I was indeed only thinking of the quality of the recording. I like the complete Daphnis in the old Monteux Decca recording (highly recommended). The Munch Saint-Saens is quite fine as a performance, but too dull when it comes to instrumental timbres (as far as I can recall), so improvement (let's call it less boxiness) due to the new format would be welcomed. Wolfram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strabo Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 See High Fidelity Review for a lengthy review of that Ravel SACD. It is one of the very few that is actually done at the right speed. http://www.highfidelityreview.com/reviews/review.asp?reviewnumber=16350035 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Wolfram, It's been too long since I heard the CD version of Sym 3 to make a comparison. I don't think any SACD version is going to radically alter a recording--I look at them as audiophile type improvements, better on the subtleties of music. But the overall thrust will be the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai2000 Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Paul, I did some more internet reading on the Munch 'Daphnis' and it was said that this has been recorded/transferred out of phase. Okay, using the MX110 at the moment makes that an easy one as it has a phase switch. Indeed, if run with phase at 180 degrees the recording becomes more palatable (though I still doubt brass/string balance ), so it might be worth checking other Living Stereos as well. Strabo, thanks for the link, makes for an interesting read. Wolfram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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