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"Must-have" SACDs Out There

I just got a Sony XA-777ES SACD player. I was initially disappointed with the performace. I could not hear much difference between the CD layer and SACD layer on the Sample CD that comes with the player. I went out and bought the "Norah Jones: Comes away with me" SACD and started listening, then I begin to realize the advantages of SACD. As far as I can tell so far, the music is smoother, less harsh, and has a overall quieter background. What else should I be listening to? What are the "must-have" SACDs out there?
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maineiac
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The SACDs that I like best include:

Norah Jones, Come Away with Me
Diana Krall, The Look of Love
Peter Gabriel, Shaking the Tree (excellent 2 channel)
Steely Dan, Gaucho
Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon (great multi-channel)
Miles Davis, Kind of Blue
Willie Nelson, Stardust (sounds great, but I'm not a big WN fan)

I look forward to getting more SACDs of these same artists. I also have some of the Telarc Jazz and Classical samplers which are pretty good. There does seem to be a wide spectrum along the lines of mix quality and the ability to get the most out of the format. Acoustic Sounds seems to be a good source for SACDs. Interested to see other choices as well.
maineiac
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Picking up on jh2os's thread, on multichannel disks, is the SACD Stereo mix kind of a minimum requirement that may not get the same level of attention and qualty as in stereo only SACDs? I guess it makes sense that stereo only SACDs would in general be better then the multi/stereo versions. Is the stereo mix different on SACD and redbook or is it just SACD that is different.
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