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Allan Holdsworth: The Sixteen Men of Tain | Downunderman - December 11, 2024
The situation looks a little more complicated to me. The 'Unofficial Releases' over on Discogs seem to be only for live bootleg albums. There are also plenty of non-bootleg ...
Bach: Matthäuspassion - Leonhardt | Andre Vital - December 5, 2024
I‘ve just bumped into the SONY CD Version (2011), and it says that this recording was remastered to 24/96. I Wonder If this remastering/upsampling was the same used by BMG ...
Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 - Barshai | hiredfox - Yesterday 11:15 pm
Thank you Mark for your invaluable contribution to the discussion. Manna from Heaven. Suggests it will be a "must buy".
Haydn: Symphonies 94, 95, 98 & 99 - Järvi | Contrapunctus - November 30, 2024
This album is also available on qobuz in DSD64 for the same price as the SACDs. I just listened to the complete album and quite enjoyed it.
Marillion: This Strange Engine (Deluxe Edition) | sylvian - November 28, 2024
Sadly source for this release was 44,1/16 recordings
Bruckner: Symphonies 7 & 8 - Solti | Gordon Lilley - November 24, 2024
This is a companion release to the Mehta Bruckner 9 but is rather less impressive, I fear. The Solti 7th was recorded in the Sofiensaal on 28th of October, 1965, just 3 days ...
Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 - Barshai | Mark Glynn - Yesterday 12:58 am
This is what the listing from a seller on eBay says about these reissues:- Barshai's monumental bestseller has finally been released on SACD! A superb performance that ...
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 - Karajan | Contrapunctus - November 30, 2024
I'm really curious about this new remastering. The versions on RBCD (even in the remastered complete 60's recordings box) don't impress/convince me.
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Comment by Downunderman - October 15, 2024 (1 of 1)
This version was released in July 2024 and the jacket advises it is mastered by Ryan Smith of Sterling Sound. This is the first time the title has been released on SACD.
The Obi. advises it as "Verve Label Group 2024 DSD".
It is a title in the 'Acoustic Sounds Series' that was commenced in 2020 as vinyl releases. Subsequently there are now also single layer SHM-SACD versions being released in Japan as part of an 'Acoustic Sounds SACD Series'. As such it is housed in the familiar gatefold card sleeve that Acoustic Sounds customarily uses.
In common with other titles in this series it sounds pretty good. Not highly detailed by any means but it sounds organic and smoothly analogue with the various players well balanced in the mix and nicely separated in the sound stage.
Get it while you can.