I have the SACD now and have played it a couple of times. In every way this is quite superb - a real discovery in terms of artists and repertoire; I would venture to say one ...
I would like to add some points to those already raised in this discussion thread.
There are, to my knowledge, only three remaining SACD production plants: Sony DADC in ...
Released in May 2026 and based on a 2023 remaster. The tape used and who remastered it does not appear to be on the public record as of now.
One quirk is that the CD layer ...
This is the best I've heard this recording on a hi-res medium but some distortion of the sound at climaxes remains, unlike with the Britten War Requiem, which is a terrible ...
This SACD was released in the first half of 2026 and mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
It reflects the recording and tape technology limitations of the ...
In December 2025 MoFi acknowledged that this SACD release had out of phase problems.
"We are writing to inform you the Emerson, Lake & Palmer Tarkus (Numbered Hybrid SACD) ...
This 2013 SACD used the original 1969 mix of the album and is the first use on digital. For CDs up to this point the 1977 remix had been used.
It was mastered for SACD by ...