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Reference quality sacd discs

If anyone would be interested in sharing some sonic observations of their sacd collection I and many here probably would like to bat this issue around. So far , I personally have two standouts I am listening to. The Patricia Barber "Cafe Blue" which is an Original Master Recording and I am finding the new Bruce Cockburn " anything , anytime ,anywhere" to be excellent as well. Any thoughts or suggestions?
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914nut
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Richard--IMHO, there's not a lot from which to choose in the way of classical SACDs. This is the main reason I've been reluctant to invest much in hardware. I don't really enjoy all of the rehashed older analog stuff---too much of it was heavy-handed.

I can, however, recommend the Hyperion hybrid recording of Ravel/Faure/Debussy piano trios, with the Florestan Trio.
914nut
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Hhh--

I hate to be a contrarian, but I have the Water Lily disc and wish I hadn't wasted my money!

Can't object to the music or the performance, but as far as I'm concerned, it might as well have been recorded in mono. Although I've followed the procedure for listening to a Blumlein recording to the letter, I still fail to get decent soundstage/imaging. It's like I'm listening to an orchestra from across the street! I'm amused every time Robert E. Greene "toots his horn" (in TAS) about his involvement in making the recording. This is a rare case in which I must agree with Harry Pearson, who has had very few, if any, nice things to say about the recording.
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