I agree the price is dumb, but it should be pointed out that the La Boheme release of the same type that preceded this sounded phenomenal; better than Esoteric. If this one ...
Have wanted a true Dsd converted Sacd of this album for years. My previous Dvd-Audio was my previous favorite.
But this new disc is a winner.
A terrific sounding......pure ...
I adore this album, and usually like Analogue Production mastering jobs - but this release is unfortunately no more dynamic (and a touch more loudly mastered) than my 2008 ...
I see that some people, perhaps driven by nostalgia (and willing to pay for it!), collect yesteryear's heroes. That's OK with me. However, isn’t it sad to observe that with ...
A remarkable job has been done with the 55 year old master tape here.
It was very well recorded to begin with, but Rob LoVerde and Shawn R. Britton have combined brilliantly ...
For completeness I asked ChatGTP to provide an up-date on SACD pressing plants;
There are currently three pressing plants worldwide still manufacturing SACD discs as of ...
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After carefully listening to the Mobile Fidelity UDSACD2085 SACD and the Japanese SMEJ SICP-10083 SACD, it's difficult to say which is superior to the other. ...