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Must -have SACD's

While the new format holds quite a bit of promise a lot of the recordings currently available can sound 2-dimensional and sometimes shrill on the top end. This thread is for SACD's that are all around better recording wise than the best of redbook CD. My suggedtions are the Eric Bibb SACD on Opus 3, the Rebecca Pigeon SACD on Chesky, the Tony Bennett Unplugged on Sony, the Carmina Burana on Sony. These SACD's seem to be better than redbook CD's in pretty much every aspect and should be considered must-have's. Please list other SACD's in this category for current owners of this format so we can avoid wasted purchases of inferior quality recordings.
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Jacintha: "Autumn Leaves" Groove Note Records should be added to this list. {this post was a very constructive and useful source for those of use who choose to use SACD. I am bringing it back from the archives for that reason and would ask the people intent on changing the focus of the thread, ie Cornfedboy's miss direction and Rcprince's required responce to start a new thread and allow use the respect we too deserve. Your points are good, but please allow the intent of sharing knowledge to remain.
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I just received Mike Oldfield "Tubular bells", very fun. I think this music was composed by Mike 30 years to soon, clearly SACD on a Hi-fi system is what he had in mind.
I also picked up Monks' "straight no chaser" very clean, low tape noise, great drum and sax reproduction. The base is a bit light, maybe too far from the mike during recording and Monks' piano sounds a tad distant, and has a '40s sound quality, not tinny just not right. All in all a good disk and worth the money if you like Monk. I also got a couple DMP disks, I'll let you know after I try them out. J.D.
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Mingus; Ah Um on SACD
This is an incredibly smoooooooooth example of SACD! The background is pitch black, space between horns, percussion, piano and Charles' bass is evident and easily placed with great depth and width on a huge sound stage, with superb detail throughout. This was the first time from vinyl or digital that I felt I could sense the reed vibrating on the woodwinds. I've owned Miles Davis "kind of blue" for a while now in SACD and as good as it sounded I've felt the drums a bit forward in the presentation. Not so with Mingus, everything is wonderfully naturel. This is far and away the best SACD I've heard from the Sony vaults, and will rival my favorites from Water Lilly and Mobil Fidelity's Duke Ellington "blues in orbit". If you like jazz from the late 50's and early 60's this will become a favorite. J.D.
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