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The Hits. (Reissue roundup: to SACD or not).(Brief Article)(Critical Essay)(Bibliography)
The Hits: Many of these SACD releases are so good that they might have been selected for this year's Staff Picks had space permitted (I'll place an asterisk after the album title for those I thought about putting in the staff picks article). Suffice it to say that the recordings here that are reissues show a decided improvement in the sound compared to their CD counterparts -- whether they had been recently remastered in PCM or not. A few of the classical recordings are not reissues.
Santana: Abraxas, Sony CS65490 - single layer stereo. The analog to digital transfer here is the best I've ever heard. This recording demonstrates well the hallmarks of DSD sound: larger, more open sound stage, greater inner detail and smoother high frequencies than even the best PCM is capable of. Those who are intimately familiar with this album will be astounded by how much it surpasses earlier digital releases.
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue, Sony CS 64935 - single layer stereo. This one is now available in a multi-channel release. I am disappointed in this one's transfer to DSD, but only slightly. Given what Sony has demonstrated, this one shows only moderate improvement over the sound of their remastered PCM version from 1996, but it follows suit with Sony's other analog-to-DSD conversions when comparing them to their PCM predecessors, just not as dramatically.
Miles Davis: Sketches of Spain, Sony CS65142 - single layer stereo*. I know it's trite to say that when listening to music on an audio system one feels as if he's there with the musicians, but I have to say it. There are a few moments here when I could swear Miles is playing his trumpet in my living room. A friend has a mint first pressing of this recording on vinyl, but I'll swear again and tell you here that it does not convince me that it's not a recording.
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser Sony CS 64886 -- single layer stereo. I'm not as enamored with Monk's later recordings for Columbia as I am with those he did in the 50's for Prestige and Riverside, so I guess I was biased against this one from the start. Still, it shares much in common with the Kind Of Blue DSD transfer, and those who enjoy this commercial album will find it much improved over the standard CD.
The Artistry of Teresa Perez, FIM SACDM 041 - hybrid with both stereo and multi-channel SACD segments*. Winston Ma has released yet another ...
- Sony prepares SACD promotional boost.(Twice News)(Sony Electronics and others...
- Magazine article from: TWICE Palenchar, Joseph October 27, 2003 700+ words
...15.99, Sony said. The norm is $19 to $20 pet disc. U.S. SACD Availability Single Layer Stereo 163 Single Layer Multichannel 105 Hybrid Stereo 290 Hybrid Multichannel 409 Total SACDs 967 Note Muitichannel discs make up about 55% of...
- Our favorite things: recordings. (Staff Picks).(Buyers Guide)
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound January 1, 2002 700+ words
...Kinen Orchestra, Shinuyaki Choir (Sony Japan SRGR 742, single layer, stereo only) and Andrew Litton, Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Delos SACD 3237 hybrid, stereo only). Each of these two recordings has something different to...
- The Misses. (Reissue roundup: to SACD or not).(Brief Article)(Critical Essay)
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound January 1, 2002 700+ words
...Time Out, Sony CS 65122 - single layer stereo. What a difference a year makes...Leaves, Groove Note GRV10063 - hybrid stereo. Sound on this one is excellent...Philharmonic; Sony SS64384 - single layer stereo. I'm not sure who put whom to...
- New artists, old favorites move into high-tech CD, DVD territory.(The Hartford...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Hunt, Kevin March 30, 2004 700+ words
...Isaac Hayes (Stax/Fantasy, Hybrid Stereo SACD, $19.98): It's hard to...Sweat & Tears (Mobile Fidelity, Hybrid Stereo SACD, $25): Not even SACD can save...Davis Quintet (Prestige/Fantasy, Hybrid Stereo SACD, $19.98): A one-take set...
- New artists, old favorites move into high-tech CD, DVD territory.
- Newspaper article from: Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT) March 30, 2004 700+ words
...Isaac Hayes (Stax/Fantasy, Hybrid Stereo SACD, $19.98): It's hard to...Sweat & Tears (Mobile Fidelity, Hybrid Stereo SACD, $25): Not even SACD can save...Davis Quintet (Prestige/Fantasy, Hybrid Stereo SACD, $19.98): A one-take set...
- AirDrives(TM) New Hybrid Earphones with InAir(TM) Technology to be Introduced...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 12, 2007 700+ words
...technology, is the force behind AirDrives hybrid, stereo earphones, a design which blends music...proprietary InAir Technology, AirDrives hybrid, stereo earphones were created with speakers...matter what your activity. AirDrives hybrid, stereo earphones for Kids feature the same...
- Our favorite things: recordings.(Staff Picks)
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound April 1, 2004 700+ words
...up in this category are The Gene Harris Trio Plus One (Groove Note GRV1019-3, hybrid stereo) and The Sonny Clark Trio (Audio Fidelity AFZ 006, hybrid stereo). Both of these recordings should serve as examples to the major labels of just...
- Stamitz and Richter: Early String Symphonies.(Sound Recording Review)
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound Puccio, John January 1, 2004 700+ words
...Orchestra of the New Dutch Academy. PentaTone Classics PTC 5186 028. The Telarc people continue their merry way releasing hybrid stereo/multichannel Super Audio CDs on the PentaTone label. The discs are dual layered and run on any standard CD player in two...