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Blue Note Jazz XRCD Series

I'm posting this in the vinyl forum because I think it might well be of interest.

I got the first four titles in this series a couple days ago. In short, they are so much better than any other redbook digital I have heard it's pretty stunning. Surely they beat most SACD recording as well; they are consistently the closest thing to vinyl I have heard on digital, via my Audio Note DAC.

I believe good vinyl probably has more detail but what's pretty revolutionary here is the total, complete absence of ANY kind of digital glare or hardness AND instrument timbres that seem dead-on accurate. Digital not being able to do horn (especially sax) tonalities right has been my biggest complaint with it and the biggest reason I've stuck with vinyl.

Just wanted to throw that out there.
paulfolbrecht

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paulfolbrecht OP
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Have any of you guys heard the Blue Note XRCDs in particular? These are the only XRCDs I have.

Comparisons to SACD can only be made when you've got equipment of the same caliber for both formats. In my experience many excellent SACD players are NOWHERE near as good on redbook, making SACD to XRCD comparisons on such players quite moot.

My AN DAC, on the other hand, does wonders with redbook.
paulfolbrecht OP
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Jazz at the Pawn Shop, eh? I am now very interested in other good jazz XRCDs and will be seeking them out.

When I had an SACD player I thought Companion was very nearly as good as the vinyl. I should get the XRCD.
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