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ZZ Top: Tres Hombres | Downunderman - September 4, 2026

Just like listening to vinyl back in the day, only better. Mastered for SACD by Matthew Lutthans and with a light touch. I sounds like he got access to a decent analog master ...

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Hello. Couldn't agree more. Always liked this album and it sounds awesome in pure dsd/sacd. The bloom on Isaak's voice when he stresses certain words and the interplay ...

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"All Ivan Fischer releasese will continue to be issued on SACD" ???????

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You pretty much get what the MoFi blurb says at the top of the page and no complaints from me. Mastered with a pretty light touch by Rob LoVerde and worth buying for 'Wicked ...

Mozart: Don Giovanni - Iván Fischer | hiredfox - September 8, 2026

These recordings are in DSD256 and will be available on RBCD. Chat GTP speculates that there is the possibility of all three operas when recorded being released as a SACD box ...

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Beethoven: Symphonies 5 & 7 - Honeck | Adrian Quanjer - Yesterday 07:30 am

Last night I listened once more to Beethoven's 5th in Honeck's personalised interpretation. I found it difficult to set the volume at a realistic level. At times it was either ...

John Coltrane: Giant Steps

Warner Music (Japan)  WPGR-10006

Mono Single Layer

Jazz

"Giant Steps"

John Coltrane

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Comments (1)

Comment by Downunderman - October 10, 2024 (1 of 1)

This was released 23 March 2011 and is based on DSD mastering from 2011, in turn sourced from the US 24-bit, 192kHz PCM master.

Note

"SACD-SHM"