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Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | Stephen Best - May 19, 2026

"Do we have any numbers or data about this shift?" Qobuz claims "over 240,000 Hi-Res albums across every genre" on their site. That's albums, not tracks. Like it or not, ...

Steely Dan: Aja | fausto kantiano - June 3, 2026

I want to second aubullience's comment. This AP SACD of Aja absolutely trumps the Japanse 2010 edition, which I reviewed (as a user) for the old SA-CD.net site. This new ...

Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | Stephen Best - May 20, 2026

I can't speak for Qobuz but every title listing here has a unique barcode (UPC/EAN/JAN). It's not possible to add something to the database with an existing barcode (I ...

Lully: Amadis - Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (stereo) | SACD-MAN (threerandot) - May 18, 2026

I am really discouraged to see so many labels ditching sacd. Does anyone have any details as to why this is happening? I find it hard to believe classical listeners are ...

Romanticismo Italiano - Quartetto Altemps | breydon_music - June 1, 2026

Thank you for your review of this, Adrian - a welcome bolt from the blue indeed! If anyone wishes to dip a toe in the water a substantial excerpt is available on Challenge ...

Romanticismo Italiano - Quartetto Altemps | breydon_music - June 10, 2026

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 ...

Mozart: The Travelling Whirlwind - Wessel | Adrian Quanjer - May 17, 2026

Yes, see JPC: Noch ein Stück am Lager.

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Runnicles | Graham Williams - May 26, 2026

Contrary what Presto and Amazon state this release listed below is SACD and I am sure will be added to the site database. John Bacon-Shone is correct about the unreliability ...

Francesco Cafiso Quartet: Sicilian