SACD Must Haves?
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OK, so I just grabbed the Pioneer 563a player. I want to hear some SACD's!
Here's what I have now:
Peter Gabriel 'Up'
John Barry - 'Dances with Wolves - soundtrack '
Billy Joel - 'The Stranger'
at the top of my list to purchase are...
Elton John - 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'
Pink Floyd - 'Dark Side of the Moon'
Miles Davis - 'Kind of Blue'
What else do you recommend? What are some "must have" discs?
oh...and if you recall awhile back I was on a quest to find the "Diamonds & Pearls" album by Prince on SACD. I've still not found one. I'll pay $40 to the first person to come up with one.
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I enjoy Grover Washington's Winelight... first couple times in surround mode was "a little too much" because it sounded so different from the Stereo (I have had a version of this album since college around '84)but I have grown to enjoy it very much.
Also, I got my girlfriend the Shania Twain's UP SACD and I actually really enjoy many of the songs (some I cannot stand due to the over rhyming).
Foreigner 4 is ok if you like Foreigner.
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Norah Jones is awesome.
Also have Hotel California (DVD-A).
Jane Monheit's Never Never Land.
Insane Clown Posse (j/k...)
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I would recommend Aerosmith's greatest hits. Its only a stereo mix but the dynamics are great. Pink Floyd will blow you away. I DO NOT recommend Michael Jackson's Thriller. His #1's that just came out on redbook sounded better than the Thriller SACD. Elton John is the next on my list.
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IMO the #1 multichannel SACD is Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon; it's just mind blowing. After that Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, and David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust. Roxy Music - Avalon is very good. For DVD-A, The Eagles - Hotel California and Fleetwood Mac - Rumours.
Let us know the results of listening to these on Axiom speakers!
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Thanks for the tips guys. I'll add the Aerosmith and Nora Jones to my list. I already have the Fleetwood Mac DVD-A, and it is indeed very nice.
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Alison Krauss and Union Station Live sounds absolutely fantastic - downright incredible considering it's a live performance.
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If you want to try something in a different vein, try either of Gordon Goodwin's "Big Phat Band"'s albums.
I know, I know....I don't buy music that has the word "Phat" in the title. (I know I didn't until I heard this band...)
Seriously, if you have not heard this big band, give it a listen...Both "Swinging for the Fences" and "XXL" are very good.
In case you do not know who Gordon Goodwin is, he is / was the band leader for the band that backed Johnny Mathis...
These even sound great on my standard Sony player with my Axioms (M60 fronts, 150 center and M22 rears)...no SACD or DVD-A universal player for me yet...they have not come out with a decent 5 disk player yet...unless someone knows about one that I do not...
Anyway, my .02,
WhatFurrer
"Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup..."
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It's not a SACD, but the recent release of Alan Parsons' "I Robot" on HDAD, though only in 2 stereo mixes, one at 96/24 and the other at 192/24, has awesome clarity, and with my M60's, allows for an almost 180 degree soundstage. A must have for al Parsons fans.
Mark
"Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff"
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