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Does it make sense to buy SACD of old recordings?

HI, I am very new to the world of SACD. In fact I just purchased an SACD player (for reasons other than SACD) and I do not yet have any SACD. So I was wondering if SACD makes a difference for old jazz recordings like Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Wes Montgomery, etc? My initial thought is SACD will not make a difference since these old recordings are of such poor quality anyway that SACD would just reveal more of the bad recordings. Along the same lines, is SACD really most beneficial for modern recordings?
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donbellphd
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I suspect it depends on what source was available at the time of recording. If the performance was capured in much higher fidelity than the distribution medium, e.g. standard mass produced CD or vinyl -- send hate mail elsewhere, then DSD remastering seems to be of great benefit.

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