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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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I'm also pretty sold on SACD. Have some older recordings such as Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus, The Allman Brothers Band and a few others that are worth the price of admission for my money.

For what it's worth, my Sam Cooke and Byrds SACDS are not quite up to the same standard.
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