I have the new Norah Jones on order, and I'll let you know what it says about the recording.
As a bigger issue...if only the major established artists can insist on analog masters, there can be no future for vinyl. True, boutique labels can, and probably will press fresh vinyl from the old master tapes of great Jazz, classical, and rock titles, as long as there are older guys like me (52 yrs and counting) who will assemble a fine analog rig and spend hours listening, and pay fairly high prices for the vinyl.
But when we are gone, or our hearing goes.....
Its a digital future.
I hope there is enough interest in a really great digital format to have audiophiles in the future. As many of you guys know, when I put on some of my vinyl, the hairs on my neck stand up, because the sound is so vivid, so natural, and I can immerse myself in the performance. It has been so much fun slowly moving up the ladder of analog performance, where I now have finally gotten to that place. Not that there is no room for furthrer improvement (I don't have the Caliburn....yet! Ha Ha).
SACD is pretty darn good...not quite as good as my best vinyl, but still it can do the trick. I need to get a truly high end digital source.
