Maybe the master tapes aren't up to the required standard? (Not that this has ever bothered anyone with that frankly incredible tape wobble in the Wagner overtures set)
Paul Brouns, congratulations on finding a copy of this out-of-print disc!
As John Bacon-Shone said, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA are lossless compression codecs. The source ...
This 2026 Japanese hybrid SACD edition of this classic recording is without a doubt THE definitive version of this recording to date.
I have the first SACD edition which was ...
There is a reason Schumann is not well known for his choral music. Neither of these works is in the same cosmos as anything by Mendelssohn, Brahms, or Rheinberger (at the very ...
Fun House is also slated for release in SACD format by MFSL. Television’s Marquee Moon has been released already and sounds fantastic. I’m not sure how to suggest an ...
Many of Ivan Fischer's recordings were regarded as idiosyncratic simply because invariably he brought a refreshingshingly unorthodox and exciting re-reading of works that were ...
Comment by Downunderman - December 16, 2025 (1 of 1)
A very welcome addition to the SACD firmament, though not necessarily a sonic ornament.
The release indicates it was mastered directly from the original analog tape.
Mastered by Ryan K. Smith and seems a pretty flat transfer, though the tape is no sonic marvel.