Topic: stereo or mono MUST- HAVE sacd titles

[macdaddy]

for those of us who have the sacd thing going, i was curious - what titles do you have that just blow you away..? performance is a given - i assume none of us would recommend a title that sounds fantastic, but where the music sucks a$$...

i specify mono or stereo because i am only set up for two channel sacd and surround is not an option for me ( my sacd player runs into a two channel tube amp), so i would like to avoid discussion of surround layers in this thread (thanks)

please chime in - playback sluts like me are just itchin' to go scour ebay for new music

[macdaddy]

rolling stones - beggars' banquet
rolling stones - get yer ya-ya's out
rolling stones - let it bleed

bob dylan - blonde on blonde
bob dylan - blood on the tracks

[ducati]

Any of the new RCA Living Stereo releases.  I like them as well as my Classic Records copies.  And they're $11.98!!  With two records on one SACD I'm amazed at the value.  It was transferred on tube tape deck and SOTA dCS gear.  It shows!!

I just listened to the Van Cliburn Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninoff this evening and I'm blown away by the quality on these CDs.  And I don't have a SACD player in house at the moment (will tomorrow!)

This is if you like Classical, of course...  If not, buy some anyway.  It just might convert you. 

[Nick's Picks]

Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
Herbie Hancock - Headhunters!!, or any other release

[Tim]

I think this months issue of The Absolute Sound has some recommendations

[macdaddy]

I think this months issue of The Absolute Sound has some recommendations

are you doing the sacd thing yet..?

[Tim]

nope, no hi-rez for me at all. just lowly redbook upsampled with the bel canto. In this months TAS it really sounds like neither format is going to be around much longer. Sony is no longer backing SACD and the biggest proponents of dvd-a are backing off (Neil Young for instance)....

[macdaddy]

nope, no hi-rez for me at all. just lowly redbook upsampled with the bel canto. In this months TAS it really sounds like neither format is going to be around much longer. Sony is no longer backing SACD and the biggest proponents of dvd-a are backing off (Neil Young for instance)....

that is why i got in now...

esp. for me because the sacd stereo layer of the stones' abkco catalog is the best it will likely ever get - that was worth the price of admission for me, all by itself. couple that with the dylan set of discs (blonde on blonde and blood on the tracks are fabulous), i feel like i got a real steal. plus mfsl is doing some work with some really nice jazz stuff - davis, trane, dolphy - those will be worth hearing. and the clapton titles, and the creedence catalog... there is way more than enough in the way of titles right now...

i also think there are few outfits that just dumped lots o' cash into DSD recorders, so i think we will see some titles come out that way. since a couple of these units are up in marin, there is a chance i might even care about some of the acts that use it (i would LOVE to see faweed and the crew to a DSD recorded  release)...

anyway - i will seek out the absolute sound. what is that, some audiophile-strking glossy magazine..? i will swing by the newsstand today...

[Tim]

yep, it's a hi-fi magazine... you should be able to get it at the bigger chain stores (B&N) or any good independent book store... it's a decent read, this months is like a 2004 year in review.

[wbrisette]

Any of the new RCA Living Stereo releases. 

These are awesome. Goes to show that things recorded 30-40 years ago can sound awesome. I also agree that even if you don't like classical music these releases may change your mind about classical music.

Wayne

[ducati]

I'll also add any of the Analogue Productions (Acoustic Sounds) SACD's.  I listened to Chet/Chet yesterday on the UDP-1 I'm auditioning and I had to hold my wallet in my pocket...  It's damn close to my $50 45rpm reissues, and at half the cost (and no wear) I'm impressed.  Look into them.

As for the demise of SACD/DVD-A...  I have been following this for awhile (as I stated in the DAC thread)...  My educated guess is SACD will remain an audiophile label staple and DVD-A will become DualDisc for the masses (until HD DVD or BluRay take over, in which case it will disappear).  I have been putting off buying a hirez player for that reason...  But damn am I missing some music.

[heath]

Any of the new RCA Living Stereo releases.  I like them as well as my Classic Records copies.  And they're $11.98!!  With two records on one SACD I'm amazed at the value.  It was transferred on tube tape deck and SOTA dCS gear.  It shows!!

I just listened to the Van Cliburn Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninoff this evening and I'm blown away by the quality on these CDs.  And I don't have a SACD player in house at the moment (will tomorrow!)

This is if you like Classical, of course...  If not, buy some anyway.  It just might convert you. 

These sound killer!!  I did some of the intial transfers of these releases on a dCS904 and was blown away by these reels!! Definitely check them out if you haven't yet!!!

Don't miss Steely Dan - Gaucho.  I've been rocking this for a while now, and can't get over it (both the stereo and the multichannel).  I must admit though, that the multichannel is my favorite.   

[Frank M]

I haven't gotten into SACD yet, but if you're looking for a good mono title, I've heard good things about Sonny Rollins' Saxophone Colossus.  I have the Analogue Productions 180-gram LP, and it sounds amazing.  You can practically feel the air moving through his sax.  A classic must-have album.

[nickgregory]

I am a big sheryl crow homer, so this should be no surprise, but the globe sessions is fantastic in both multi and 2 channel

[bkirby]

Call me crazy, but I still love Dark Side Of The Moon in SACD! I have also heard the Roger Waters SACD is stunning, but I haven't heard it yet! Maybe I'll grab it this evening...