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1: Digital Drive, RE: Thanks! nt (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2023-05-10, 11:33:41 (98.45.36.26)
Much of Elvis' catalog on CD is also from DSD masters. Look for the sticker or the credits on the back. .......
2: General Asylum, RE: I've been ruined (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2022-11-14, 00:27:39 (76.132.199.216)
DSD is the encoding format and SACD is the physical medium that carries that DSD-encoded files. Anyone can license to manufacture SACD players....just off the top of my head, that would include Arcam, .......
3: General Asylum, RE: If only there were an affordable high-performance SACD player (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2022-11-14, 00:22:08 (76.132.199.216)
Go to Music Direct's website, they often have refurbished Arcam SACD players for under $1,000. Or go to accessories4less.com for refurbished Yamaha and Denon SACD players. There are currently 3 dedica .......
4: Hi-Rez Highway, But what if I prefer to have a disc in my hands.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2022-06-23, 22:09:14 (98.37.176.107)
There's plenty of life still left in SACD. Just because it doesn't get mention on this forum doesn't makes it a "dead end". .......
5: General Asylum, "Fever" means passionate....in this case, passionate about sound quality (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2020-11-02, 02:59:57 (67.188.217.8)
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6: Rocky Road, RE: Julian Lennon, "Valotte" (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2019-11-20, 15:18:52 (162.15.50.16)
All I got from Julian was this "Best of" CD. Need to pick up "Valotte". .......
7: Rocky Road, Have you picked up the recent 2 CD "Best of"? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2019-11-20, 15:15:25 (162.15.50.16)
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8: Hi-Rez Highway, New MoFi SACDs listed in 2020 Music Direct catalog (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2019-11-15, 21:53:15 (24.6.119.138)
New MoFi SACD titles listed in the 2020 Music Direct catalog.... ELO - Eldorado Santana - Supernatural T. Rex - Electric Warrior Vanilla Fudge - Vanilla Fudge Chicago - 17 (seen in previous Music Dire .......
9: General Asylum, You're not looking hard enough (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2019-11-13, 23:31:46 (24.6.119.138)
You just need to know when and where to look.... NHT SuperOne 2.1 - $250/pair brand-new purchased directly from NHT when re-introduced Energy ES-8 powered sub - $100 brand-new purchased from Audio Adv .......
10: General Asylum, I still buy hundreds of new CDs every year and..... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2019-10-18, 17:03:13 (162.15.50.16)
my new car, 2019 Subaru Crosstrek, still has a CD player. .......
11: Hi-Rez Highway, The 2015 Sony Music Hybrid SACD was released by Hong Kong Sony (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2019-10-10, 10:37:35 (24.6.119.138)
The disc itself was pressed in Austria. In fact, the HK Sony SACD and the Mobile Fidelity SACD were pressed at the same plant (Sony DADC in Austria) and released in the same week, The are at least 6 S .......
12: General Asylum, Happy 37th Birthday, CD! (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2019-10-01, 15:51:39 (162.15.50.16)
On October 1, 1982, CBS/Sony of Japan released the first 50 CD titles to regular consumers. Official introduction of CD to Europe and the US didn't happen until 1983. .......
13: Hi-Rez Highway, Japan Tower Records also has same August date (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2019-08-01, 21:26:44 (24.6.119.138)
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14: General Asylum, Disappointed that there was no local representation (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2019-07-29, 01:57:00 (24.6.119.138)
Where was Parasound? NHT? Silverline Audio? Dolby Labs? Velodyne? When Oppo was around, at least it showed up with its Sonica DAC and headphones. .......
15: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: SACD - Here are the numbers (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2019-06-07, 16:51:14 (162.15.50.16)
The number of 550 SACD titles not listed at HRAudio.net is going to be an undercount. When the dust settles, it will be over 600. For now, it's 564 and you can see them in the below link. Yes, I own a .......
16: Hi-Rez Highway, SACD - Here are the numbers (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2019-05-31, 12:39:37 (162.15.50.16)
SACD is not remotely "dead". For each of the last 5 years or so, there were approximately 700 new SACD releases annually on a worldwide basis. The latest tally is 243 new SACD titles released in 2019 .......
17: Hi-Rez Highway, Happy Birthday, SACD! You're 20 years old! (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2019-05-21, 10:51:42 (162.15.50.16)
In the link, check out Sony's announcement of SACD's introduction 20 years ago .......
18: Digital Drive, I replaced my Sony DVP-NS500V with two Oppo 205s (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2019-04-19, 13:48:37 (24.6.119.138)
Still buying hundreds of new CDs and SACDs each year. No streaming or downloading here. .......
19: Speaker Asylum, RE: an updated list (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2018-07-09, 15:26:02 (73.158.148.131)
B&W is now own by Silicon Valley start-up, Eva Automation. Yes, B&W is now American! IAG also owns Mission (speakers) Sounds like the only independent speaker manufacturer is NHT. .......
20: Speaker Asylum, Audiovox owns Klipsch (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2018-07-09, 15:20:20 (73.158.148.131)
Klipsch purchased API of Canada, which marketed speakers under the brands of Energy, Mirage, and Athena Technologies. Then along came Audiovox, now known as VOXX Electronics, buying up Klipsch. The br .......
21: Speaker Asylum, RE: I keep a list on my site . . . (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2018-06-27, 16:44:13 (162.15.50.16)
I can update you further. For example, Aiwa is no longer owned by Sony. Aiwa is actually American now. .......
22: General Asylum, RE: 3" CD, 8 track cassette, 78 RPM, 33.33 EP, 16" RPM... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2018-06-03, 15:35:37 (73.158.148.131)
3" CD last made news when Hong Kong Universal Music had a reissue program on the format. .......
23: Hi-Rez Highway, Define "deader" (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2018-02-25, 00:39:46 (73.158.148.131)
We all know SACD never succeeded as a mainstream format. However, as an audiophile or niche format, it is doing very nicely. After all, SACD is approaching its 20th anniversary. In each of the last 3 .......
24: General Asylum, I buy hundreds of new CDs/SACDs each year.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2018-02-06, 02:04:56 (73.158.148.131)
Best Buy and Target aren't exactly my first choice for music shopping, even for brick-and-mortar places. .......
25: Hi-Rez Highway, Did you pick up Bon Jovi SACD last year? Billy Squier SACD coming in April (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2018-01-14, 03:35:30 (73.158.148.131)
. .......
26: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Where did you hear this? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2017-12-13, 08:52:02 (73.158.148.131)
The titles were announced in Acoustic Sounds' catalog and on their website. They are also listed on the website of Elusive Disc. .......
27: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Best SACD of Brubeck's Time Out"? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2017-10-27, 11:00:39 (73.158.148.131)
Comparing the 5 different SACD versions of "Time Out" would be too exhaustive. .......
28: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: There're 3 SACD pressing facilities in the world right now.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2017-10-16, 21:53:43 (73.158.148.131)
Almost all, if not all, of Mobile Fidelity's SACDs are pressed in Austria's Sony plant. Some SACDs pressed at the Austria plant are marked as "Made in the EU". Overlooked is that there is a revival o .......
29: Hi-Rez Highway, There're 3 SACD pressing facilities in the world right now.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2017-10-16, 02:24:37 (73.158.148.131)
Japan, Germany, and Austria .......
30: Hi-Rez Highway, mine should be here very soon (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2016-04-22, 13:13:51 (173.11.119.198)
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31: Hi-Rez Highway, I ordered it already (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2016-04-22, 13:12:26 (173.11.119.198)
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32: Speaker Asylum, RE: Better Buy (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2016-02-01, 14:11:16 (173.11.119.198)
Good question. It seemed that before the ELACs became available, the B5 was deemed to be the next "giant killer" (for lack of a better term). Then when the line is finally available, the B6 became "th .......
33: Speaker Asylum, Biased (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2015-12-15, 23:46:17 (76.103.96.69)
I find What Hi-Fi to be highly biased toward British brands and whatever is the latest (and therefore buys advertisements within the magazine). .......
34: Hi-Rez Highway, Did you get the "Phantom of the Opera" SACD? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2015-12-11, 23:42:54 (76.103.96.69)
Also, announced by HK Sony Music but not yet released: Bobby McFerrin & Yo-Yo Ma - Hush Lang Lang - The Chopin Album Lang Lang - Liszt - My Piano Hero Isaac Stern - Humoresque - Favourite Violin Encor .......
35: Speaker Asylum, Yamaha NS-1000 wannabe? I think you're talking about the NS-5000, coming next year (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2015-10-17, 23:55:30 (73.189.165.158)
Coming Summer 2016. Let's go to the photo.... .......
36: Hi-Rez Highway, Here you go.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2015-09-30, 23:34:13 (73.189.165.158)
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37: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Barry Manilow SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2015-09-30, 14:27:22 (173.11.119.198)
The track listing is certainly more attractive than the yet-to-be-released MoFi Barry Manilow SACD. .......
38: Hi-Rez Highway, The 5th SACD version will hit my mailbox anyday now.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2015-06-23, 22:10:45 (76.220.75.13)
Released in the same week as the MoFi SACD version, Hong Kong Sony Music also released its own stereo hybrid version. Pressed in Austria, it will come from the plant as the MoFi. .......
39: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: New Blog on The Audio Beat (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2015-06-15, 12:21:58 (173.11.119.198)
Nice write up! I am about to unbox my still factory-sealed DV-79AVi that I purchased, brand-new, for $150.00 when they were being cleared out. You didn't see the thread I started on SHF on this machin .......
40: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: SACD with a serial number ! (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2015-06-08, 17:06:35 (173.11.119.198)
Being in HK, you should know about the proliferation of "serial numbers" on SACDs. With few exceptions, the discs themselves are not numbered....only the booklets and/or the exterior slipcases are num .......
41: General Asylum, Approximately 2K CDs and growing (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2015-03-09, 06:05:57 (76.220.75.13)
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42: General Asylum, RE: NHT's showroom is very close to Concord (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2015-01-14, 16:58:29 (173.11.119.198)
Less than 15 mins if no traffic. Was there last year.....the SuperZero, even when played without powered sub, sounded awesome backed by Marantz electronics. .......
43: Speaker Asylum, Perhaps it is you who has the below 2nd grade reading comprehension (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2014-12-21, 23:58:17 (76.103.96.69)
He has told you that it wasn't economically viable....in other words, he is not interested. Just because you can offer the money doesn't mean he has to offer his services to you. .......
44: Hi-Rez Highway, I guess I better pick up the Tsai Chin SACD to complete the set (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2014-09-05, 11:03:39 (173.11.119.198)
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45: Hi-Rez Highway, Another new title just announced.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2014-09-03, 10:24:26 (162.15.1.105)
Donald Cheung "Best of" SACD announced by Wing Hang Records. .......
46: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: SACDs.....so evil........ (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2014-09-02, 22:15:17 (76.103.96.69)
You didn't get any of the Anita Mui / Leslie Cheung SACDs? No Eason Chan, Joey Yung, or Nic Tse SACDs? What about the 4 latest HK Warner Music SACDs? .......
47: Hi-Rez Highway, I've not even pick up the new SACD versions of Beyond and Dave Wang! (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2014-08-26, 15:00:02 (162.15.1.105)
Besides, too many SACDs coming in.... Paula Tsui (2 SACDs), Roman Tam, Nic Tse, Jack Cheung, Stella Chang, and 2014 HK AV Show. .......
48: Digital Drive, Rick Astley was also in the latest batch of HK Sony K2HD CD releases (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2014-08-26, 14:47:53 (162.15.1.105)
I also got the K2HD CD version of "The Final" but has yet to find time to listen to it. I'm glad to hear that the sound quality is good. .......
49: Hi-Rez Highway, Ordered 3 of them.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2014-08-26, 09:18:54 (162.15.1.105)
I am reluctant to get the new Tsai Chin SACD since I already have the last Warner SACD from her. Of the other 3 artists, only Julie Su had a SACD release (from Forward Music and now long out-of-print) .......
50: Hi-Rez Highway, But you had your doubts about these 2 SACDs.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2014-08-12, 13:00:41 (162.15.1.105)
Glad they work out for you. I am still waiting for mine to be delivered. .......
51: Hi-Rez Highway, But you forgot to mention.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2014-08-01, 12:09:15 (162.15.1.105)
You haven't include the HK Universal Music reissue of the 2 Alan Tam and 2 Teresa Teng SACD compilations. Plus the 10 new SACD titles from Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG) and Capital Artists (5 tit .......
52: Hi-Rez Highway, Let's go to the numbers.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2014-07-29, 15:43:50 (162.15.1.105)
Hong Kong Sony Music is really turning up the heat with the new Joanna Wang SACD and these 2 compilation SACDs. Currently, there are 9,556 SACD titles at sa-cd.net. For 2014, we are approaching 600 ne .......
53: Hi-Rez Highway, Most people don't have good hearing (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2014-07-03, 10:50:06 (162.15.1.105)
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54: Digital Drive, You forgot the Japan SHM-SACD releases? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2014-04-14, 13:15:42 (162.15.1.105)
I also have new SACD titles pressed by the Japan Sony plant from Hong Kong Universal Music and Japan Warner Music. .......
55: Hi-Rez Highway, Songs From the Big Chair on SHM-SACD coming in May 2014 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2014-03-26, 16:35:07 (162.15.1.105)
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56: Digital Drive, RE: K2 HD Mastering (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2014-03-26, 16:31:47 (162.15.1.105)
You can get these titles for less than $25.00 if you know where to look. These K2HD titles are released by Hong Kong Universal Music and HK Sony Music, but the remastering and discs themselves are mad .......
57: Digital Drive, Purchased 20 year old NOS Sony CD player (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2014-02-27, 15:47:42 (162.15.1.105)
It was a CDP-S7. Purchased from an authorized Sony dealer who had it in the backroom. Contacted Sony, and guess what, they will honor the original factory warranty. .......
58: General Asylum, Katherine McPhee? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2013-10-14, 16:10:38 (162.15.5.105)
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59: General Asylum, RIP - Ray Dolby of Dolby Labs (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2013-09-12, 16:38:51 (162.15.5.105)
A true giant in audio reproduction .......
60: Hi-Rez Highway, I'd go with your gut instinct (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2013-08-16, 14:54:02 (162.15.5.105)
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61: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Is this really a new/sealed Jeff Beck "Blow by Blow" SACD? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2013-08-16, 11:39:00 (162.15.5.105)
I personally don't know of any Sony SACD that came in a clear jewel case. It looks like this disc was repackaged (those those who knows otherwise, please correct me). On the other hand, if the disc is .......
62: Hi-Rez Highway, The latest Oppo was just announced....Oppo 105 in silver (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2013-06-08, 01:20:02 (76.254.16.25)
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63: Tape Trail, That's why I still have over 300 pre-recorded cassettes (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2013-05-20, 13:43:19 (162.15.5.105)
in my Hong Kong pop music collection .......
64: General Asylum, Are there $200/pair Paradigm, Wharfedale, PSB speakers out there on the market? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2013-04-28, 00:21:59 (24.4.189.183)
Sure, used. The fact that the FS52 can be purchased on sale for about $160.00/pair (from local chain, Frys, with which Best Buy will price match) makes them an amazing value. .......
65: Hi-Rez Highway, Here's the Euro SACD pressing of "Kind of Blue" (pic) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2013-04-28, 00:09:59 (24.4.189.183)
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66: Hi-Rez Highway, I do have them....you want to see them? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2013-04-20, 22:53:58 (24.4.189.183)
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67: Hi-Rez Highway, You didn't get the Air Supply "The Definitive Collection" SACD? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2013-03-18, 13:48:23 (162.15.5.105)
It's still available .......
68: General Asylum, RE: Would you spend this much for a CD? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2013-03-01, 12:34:42 (162.15.5.105)
I've paid much, MUCH more for a CD. .......
69: General Asylum, Maybe DJ Jazzy Jeff knows the truth? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2013-02-08, 14:29:44 (162.15.5.105)
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70: Hi-Rez Highway, You may want to check on that Sony (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2013-01-11, 16:28:53 (162.15.5.105)
You can output the native DSD bitstream via the HDMI output. Conversely, the player converts the DSD bitstream to PCM before going to its analog outputs. .......
71: Amp/Preamp Asylum, TEAC A-L700P 3 channel Tri-path Class D power amp (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2013-01-03, 13:36:14 (162.15.5.105)
Here you go.... .......
72: General Asylum, I just purchased 10 recently from Barnes& Noble @ $6/disc (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-12-07, 10:26:43 (162.15.5.105)
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73: Hi-Rez Highway, There're many new SACD releases. You don't check sa-cd.net? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-11-12, 16:26:34 (24.4.189.183)
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74: Hi-Rez Highway, I believe the reason was that Cat Stevens' management has changed its mind about SACD (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-10-22, 10:33:53 (162.15.5.105)
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75: Hi-Rez Highway, Look up "New York City" by Peter Malick Group featuring NJ (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-10-12, 10:25:22 (162.15.5.105)
This is from a pre-stardom Norah Jones. Fantastic music. And if you're lucky enough, get the SACD. .......
76: Hi-Rez Highway, 3 Frank Sinatra SACDs coming from MoFi on November 30th (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-10-09, 13:31:19 (162.15.5.105)
3 Sinatra SACD coming on SACD: Where Are You? (in mono), No One Cares, and Sinatra's Swingin' Session. .......
77: Digital Drive, Oh really? Come on! (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-10-02, 22:17:41 (24.4.189.183)
Are you really that gullible that you believe, without question, an advertising slogan? And neither Sony nor Philips has declared CD dead. The format is hardly dead given its current sales level. ::: .......
78: Hi-Rez Highway, Steppenwolf's self-titled debut comes to Analogue Productions SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-08-24, 16:55:35 (162.15.5.105)
Are you "Born To Be Wild"? .......
79: Hi-Rez Highway, The Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra, comes to MoFi SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-08-24, 16:37:42 (162.15.5.105)
Announced by Nancy Sinatra.... ***From Mobile Fidelity: LP and SACD versions of Swingin' Session No One Cares Where Are You slated for October release. Earlier, if we get lucky.*** .......
80: Hi-Rez Highway, Elvis Presley comes to Analogue Productions SACDs (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-08-23, 14:04:32 (162.15.5.105)
"24 Karat Hits" and "Elvis Is Back!" .......
81: Speaker Asylum, You forgot the Jensen years (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-08-20, 16:54:54 (162.15.5.105)
Before Recoton bought out Jensen, AR was one of Jensen's many speaker brands....such as NHT and Advent. NHT is all that remains currently and it is still carrying on AR's acoustic suspension designs. .......
82: Speaker Asylum, You mean before Audiovox destroyed the AR brand, along with Advent (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-08-20, 09:56:13 (162.15.5.105)
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83: Hi-Rez Highway, Upcoming SACD from Analogue Productions - Counting Crows - August And Everything After (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-07-26, 14:30:57 (162.15.5.105)
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84: Speaker Asylum, Quad is now Chinese-owned (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-07-16, 11:32:30 (162.15.5.105)
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85: Hi-Rez Highway, There's also a forth Sony SACD version (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-07-14, 08:53:28 (24.4.189.183)
The European hybrid multi-channel SACD version (with HDCD-encoded CD layer) .......
86: Hi-Rez Highway, They are available separately as well, according to HMV Jp (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-06-07, 23:46:04 (24.4.189.183)
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87: Hi-Rez Highway, Norah Jones SACD reissue program announced by Analogue Productions (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-04-23, 14:56:12 (162.15.5.105)
See link.... .......
88: Hi-Rez Highway, Why would anyone want to listen to music through a computer (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-04-02, 12:29:40 (162.15.5.105)
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89: Speaker Asylum, If you don't mind floorstanding speakers....the Pioneer SP-FS51 (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2012-02-28, 11:13:57 (162.15.5.105)
Take the already mentioned Pioneer SP-BS41, add 2 additional 5.25" woofers on each speaker....less than $200.00/pair. Newegg.com just had a sale on these for $150.00/pair. .......
90: Hi-Rez Highway, But you didn't check Sony's Blu-ray players (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-12-08, 01:04:08 (24.130.135.55)
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91: Hi-Rez Highway, Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" SACD - now shipping (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-11-07, 10:50:28 (162.15.5.105)
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92: Speaker Asylum, I still regret selling my pair of CX-07 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-09-15, 16:45:22 (162.15.5.105)
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93: Speaker Asylum, What about the Pioneer FS51 for $205/pair at best Buy? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-08-22, 10:47:15 (162.15.5.105)
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94: General Asylum, Got mine for $100/pair + shipping from J&R during X'mas shopping season (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-08-16, 10:55:03 (162.15.5.105)
I'm putting together my $500.00 all Pioneer (Elite) system. Just need to get myself the Pioneer A-35R integrated amp. Already got my brand-new DV-79AVi universal player for $150.00. .......
95: Speaker Asylum, Pioneer's website has 'em at $150/pair (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-08-12, 14:15:46 (162.15.5.105)
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96: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: AQCD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-07-19, 15:56:22 (162.15.5.105)
I have a couple of AQCDs and while I haven't played them all that much, I've read that the disc themselves are quite brittle. So be careful. Btw, HK Sony has dumped Blu-Spec and went with K2HD (see ab .......
97: Hi-Rez Highway, Which SACD of Priscilla Chan? (we're not talking about gf of Mark Zuckerberg) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-07-12, 22:31:28 (99.92.92.55)
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98: Hi-Rez Highway, Japan Universal Music announces new SHM-SACD releases for September 2011 (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-07-11, 13:11:01 (162.15.5.105)
The Rolling Stones - Goat Head Soup The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue Olivia Newton-John - Come On Over McCoy Tyner - The Night of Blues and Ballads Oliver Nelson - The Blues and the Abstract Tru .......
99: Hi-Rez Highway, $64.29?? That's too high....go here (link) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-06-22, 21:40:58 (99.92.92.55)
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100: Hi-Rez Highway, Also coming from MoFi - SACD of Santana's "Caravanserai" and "Love Devotion Surrender" (w/ J. McLaughlin) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-05-20, 22:51:22 (99.92.92.55)
Love Devotion Surrender on MoFi hybrid SACD http://musicdirect.com/p-43734-carlos-santana-and-john-mclaughlin-love-devotion-surrender-numbered-limited-edition-hybrid-sacd.aspx Caravanserai on MoFi hyb .......
101: Hi-Rez Highway, MoFi announces Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" coming on SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-05-20, 22:45:12 (99.92.92.55)
Just received e-mail from Music Direct .......
102: Digital Drive, Not for me....purchased over 120 CDs this year (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-05-15, 20:38:12 (99.92.92.55)
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103: Hi-Rez Highway, You just have to look harder.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-04-06, 14:58:50 (162.15.5.105)
I have the following country SACDs: Lee Ann Womack - Greatest Hits George Strait - Honkeytonkville Vince Gill - High Lonesome Sound Shania Twain - Up! Nickel Creek - self-titled and This Side Mary Cha .......
104: Speaker Asylum, And yes, I've owned my pair of Sony speakers since 1987 and I like them very much (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-04-01, 12:16:46 (162.15.5.105)
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105: Speaker Asylum, LOL why would anyone use their computer for music (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-04-01, 12:15:41 (162.15.5.105)
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106: Speaker Asylum, Really? The lowest I've seen was $200/pair. Always interested to hear these (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-03-27, 00:41:06 (99.92.92.55)
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107: Speaker Asylum, Monitor Audio Bronze series....and Energy Connoisseur C-3 (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-03-26, 11:03:34 (99.92.92.55)
Go back to before the BR2....there was the Bronze B2. That particular model has just been reissued by MA as the M2, available at Audio Advisor. A couple of years back, I had the opportunity to pick up .......
108: General Asylum, You may want to find the Peter Malick Group Featuring Norah Jones SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-02-15, 09:56:30 (162.15.5.105)
Recorded right before Norah hit the big time, the music is close to her latest album. Remastered by the same people who remastered the Kinks on SACD, Norah sounds great on the SACD. .......
109: General Asylum, Phil Collins also considered suicide (link to Rolling Stone article) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-02-14, 14:46:47 (162.15.5.105)
Sad, really.... .......
110: General Asylum, Barely anyone mentioned Audiovox's intention to buy Klipsch (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2011-01-12, 12:39:18 (162.15.5.105)
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111: Hi-Rez Highway, The warranty is for 5 years on ES components.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-12-16, 08:27:48 (99.92.92.55)
if you are in the US and purchased the player new from an authorized dealer. .......
112: Hi-Rez Highway, Yamaha's RX-V567 HT receiver decodes DSD....under $400 street price (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-11-29, 17:07:46 (162.15.5.105)
In the September 2010 issue of the British hi-fi magazine, Hi-Fi World, the Yamaha RX-V567 home theater receiver was reviewed. And to the shock of the reviewers, the receiver decoded DSD. The next iss .......
113: Hi-Rez Highway, Just a heads up - Sony S370 Blu-ray/SACD player $100.00 shipped from J&R or Crutchfield (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-11-22, 12:56:51 (162.15.5.105)
. .......
114: Hi-Rez Highway, Mobile Fidelity's 2011 SACD releases (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-11-18, 13:22:06 (162.15.5.105)
Let's go to the link.... .......
115: Hi-Rez Highway, New Japan Sony Music Pop/Rock SACD sampler (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-11-05, 20:31:09 (99.92.92.55)
For the Japanese audiophile magazine "Stereo Sound" .......
116: Hi-Rez Highway, If you paid $199, you've overpaid....the S370 can be had for $140 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-11-01, 08:47:34 (99.92.92.55)
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117: Hi-Rez Highway, October 2010 of "Hi-Fi World" called the 370 "Bargain of the Century" (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-10-31, 23:38:45 (99.92.92.55)
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118: Speaker Asylum, NHT re-introduces the Super Zero (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-10-15, 12:14:44 (162.15.5.105)
See link .......
119: General Asylum, Sounds good....please check your e-mail again (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-09-24, 20:06:32 (99.92.92.55)
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120: Hi-Rez Highway, Are you talking about the upcoming Oppo BDP-93? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-09-24, 16:56:19 (162.15.5.105)
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121: General Asylum, Can you meet me half way? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-09-24, 16:50:20 (162.15.5.105)
Please check your e-mail. I have several components that I can donate. .......
122: Speaker Asylum, You can get the 7000s for $200.00 shipped from online dealers.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-09-24, 13:17:02 (162.15.5.105)
such as Vanns.com .......
123: Speaker Asylum, Thanks for the update....I look forward to getting a pair myself (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-09-23, 14:23:48 (162.15.5.105)
Nothing better than picking up an audio bargain. If you can, please continue to update. .......
124: Hi-Rez Highway, Oppo has just superseded its BDP-83 with the new BDP-93 (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-09-23, 10:36:21 (162.15.5.105)
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125: Speaker Asylum, RE: I wonder how the Sony's compare to Pioneer's new speakers (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-09-20, 13:21:32 (162.15.5.105)
I am actually in the market for something like the Sony's. I need to replace a 23 year old pair of Sony floor-standing speakers, which were part of my first stereo system. I've given the old Sony's to .......
126: Speaker Asylum, I wonder how the Sony's compare to Pioneer's new speakers (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-09-20, 12:48:43 (162.15.5.105)
No, really. Seriously. Pioneer's new budget speaker line is designed by Andrew Jones, who designed Pioneer's own TAD series of speakers. Don't turn your nose up at an component just because of its pr .......
127: Hi-Rez Highway, Mofi just announced 5 new SACD titles - all Stevie Ray Vaughan (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-08-27, 14:50:57 (162.15.5.105)
Let's go to the link.... .......
128: Speaker Asylum, Energy Connoisseur C-3 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-08-19, 13:46:42 (162.15.5.105)
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129: General Asylum, I'll be there on Sunday (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-07-30, 10:27:17 (162.15.5.105)
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130: Hi-Rez Highway, I think it's totally possible.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-07-19, 10:59:55 (162.15.5.105)
Don't forget what we are looking at, the SCD-XE800, is for the Japanese market. SACD, in terms of both hardware and software, is more popular there than anywhere else in the world, IMO. The 5400ES has .......
131: Hi-Rez Highway, Sony is releasing the BDP-S1700ES w/ SACD for $400 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-07-19, 10:15:52 (162.15.5.105)
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132: General Asylum, Exactly how it was explained when I interviewed the Chairwoman of the Board (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-07-14, 11:00:26 (162.15.5.105)
Hahaha....brings back memories (page 5 of link) I interviewed Betty Yee, the Chairwoman of the CA Board of Equalization, back in December 2007. Very nice lady and this particular topic was addressed. .......
133: General Asylum, RE: multi channel receiver (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-07-08, 10:34:38 (162.15.5.105)
There are home theater receivers that support "multi-zone" playback. For example, on a HT receiver with 7.1 outputs, someone can be playing back a 2 channel stereo recording in one room while another .......
134: Hi-Rez Highway, The first wave is almost 100% certain.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-06-17, 10:30:36 (162.15.5.105)
since Japan Universal is advertising the titles. .......
135: Hi-Rez Highway, The second wave hasn't been confirmed yet (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-06-17, 07:06:09 (99.92.92.55)
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136: Hi-Rez Highway, Please see post #32 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-06-07, 21:19:27 (99.92.92.55)
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137: Hi-Rez Highway, I didn't know there was a separate Sammi Cheng SACD title.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-06-03, 11:10:18 (162.15.5.105)
You think any was released by accident? Like the SACD of Aerosmith's "Rock"? .......
138: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: YOOHU!!! my copy of Danny Chan SACD collection just arrived! (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-06-02, 11:05:50 (162.15.5.105)
I have this SACD and the sound quality is not bad....you have to understand that Danny Chan's recordings were not meant to be audiophile quality. After abandoning its SACD program when highfidelityrev .......
139: Hi-Rez Highway, I am looking at it....really hard : ) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-05-13, 13:57:32 (162.15.5.105)
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140: Hi-Rez Highway, Yes, SACD is on a decline....but much slow than you think.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-05-13, 09:55:29 (162.15.5.105)
Based on the number of SACD added to sa-cd.net, the below figures should give you an indication.... # of new SACD added to sa-cd.net in the first 4 months of 2010....125 # of new SACD added to sa-cd.n .......
141: Hi-Rez Highway, It's stereo and multi-channel, along with a HDCD-encoded CD layer.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-05-11, 23:17:20 (99.92.92.55)
I don't have the SACD in front of me, but the disc was made in Europe (Austria?) .......
142: Hi-Rez Highway, You do realize RIAA only counts items sold in the US, right? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-05-11, 23:14:18 (99.92.92.55)
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143: Hi-Rez Highway, Here's your hybrid SACD of "Time Out" (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-05-10, 14:03:48 (162.15.5.105)
The hybrid SACD versions certain Sony titles were released outside of the US. I picked up my hybrid SACD of "Time Out" while I was in Hong Kong about 5 years ago for US$17.00. The CD layer is HDCD-enc .......
144: Hi-Rez Highway, Ready to take a look at a SHM-SACD? Check it out (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-04-21, 10:29:34 (162.15.5.105)
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145: General Asylum, I've been listening Chinese R&R for 30+ years - where've you been? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-04-16, 16:54:42 (162.15.5.105)
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146: Hi-Rez Highway, No problem....I read that the sound quality of the 370 is comparable to that of Sony's 595 changer (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-04-15, 13:59:31 (162.15.5.105)
. .......
147: Hi-Rez Highway, Anyone heard of the rumor with Universal Japan's upcoming single-layer "Aja" (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-04-15, 13:37:00 (162.15.5.105)
It's been mentioned on stevehoffman.tv and sa-cd.net, and pre-orders are being taken at HMV Jp and Amazon Jp. .......
148: Hi-Rez Highway, According to a chat I had with a Sony rep, the 370 can do analog (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-04-15, 13:33:37 (162.15.5.105)
I have a 370 en route to me directly from Sony. I've checked the owner's manual and there's hardly anything in it that mentioned analog output for SACD. However, I chatted online with aSony rep and he .......
149: Hi-Rez Highway, So you mean the 2 channel analog output can not output SACD? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-04-14, 22:33:59 (99.92.92.55)
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150: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Another alternative (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-03-28, 23:22:23 (99.92.92.55)
Given its modest MSRP, I think the NS500V is great sounding SACD player. I am not saying the NS500V is the ultimate SACD player, but it's good enough to show off the benefits of the SACD format. I als .......
151: Hi-Rez Highway, Another alternative (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-03-28, 11:04:00 (99.92.92.55)
My NS500 still function perfectly with both SACD and RBCD. For the record, in its review of the NS500, The Absolute Sound said the NS500 is as good as the original Rega Planet in RBCD playback. Haven' .......
152: Hi-Rez Highway, Did you get Mark Knopfler's solo "Shangri-La" on SACD? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-03-25, 23:07:57 (99.92.92.55)
. .......
153: Hi-Rez Highway, Sony goes Blu-ray 3D + SACD....for $200.00 (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-02-10, 12:14:16 (162.15.5.105)
Just in case you have not heard....Sony announced one of the players' MSRP today.... >>>Sony Corp. Wednesday unveiled its first stand-alone 3D capable Blu-ray player BDP-S470, which is expected to hit .......
154: Hi-Rez Highway, "Your Latest Trick" is my reference track for demos (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-01-28, 11:40:04 (162.15.5.105)
I thought this track sounded great on the late 90's SBM-remastered CD of "Brothers In Arms". Excellent sound stage with almost a surround effect even from just 2 speakers. But on the SACD, you can hea .......
155: Hi-Rez Highway, I have both versions of the Dire Straits SACD "Brother In Arms".... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-01-26, 14:10:57 (162.15.5.105)
I kept the "Limited Edition" SACD sealed but I think the discs themselves are just the same. The "Limited Edition" does come in a special packaging. You can mine in the link below.... .......
156: General Asylum, But none of them charge 6X the price of the original (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-01-25, 10:40:10 (162.15.5.105)
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157: Hi-Rez Highway, Hong Kong Sony also continues to release SACD (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-01-22, 00:27:02 (67.117.145.82)
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158: Hi-Rez Highway, It's ok, I got my first universal player last Thanksgiving....(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-01-13, 10:34:06 (162.15.5.105)
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159: Hi-Rez Highway, Here's your chance to own Aerosmith's "Rocks" on SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2010-01-10, 23:21:14 (75.62.3.95)
Don't let it get away.... .......
160: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Yamaha Universal Player (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-12-23, 11:06:48 (162.15.5.105)
Frank, Go to the dedicated source section of head-fi.org....I started a thread on this Yamaha uni player and there are several members that have purchased the player and are talking about it. ::: TOPI .......
161: Hi-Rez Highway, I just gave it away (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-11-17, 15:25:11 (75.62.110.167)
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162: Hi-Rez Highway, Nat "King" Cole SACDs - it's a "Go" (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-10-30, 16:34:38 (162.15.5.105)
Per Steve Hoffman, less than 10 mins ago. Look for them in next Analogue Productions catalog. .......
163: Hi-Rez Highway, Elvis' "24 Karat Hits" and "Elvis Is Back" are coming to SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-10-29, 13:39:50 (162.15.5.105)
As confirmed by Steve Hoffman. No release date announced yet. .......
164: Hi-Rez Highway, You didn't know about the upcoming SACDs from Nat "King" Cole, Doobie Bros. and The Band?, (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-10-25, 23:01:22 (75.62.7.134)
Mobile Fidelity has announced 2 SACD titles each from The Band and the Doobie Bros. I believe there will be 3 SACD being released for Nat "King" Cole. Remastering is being done by Steve Hoffman. Othe .......
165: Hi-Rez Highway, Just an observation regarding recent Top Music SACD releases (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-10-20, 09:59:05 (162.15.5.105)
Looks like Top Music is re-releasing some of their previous SACD titles. There's the Ben Webster title and then there's the Petula Clark SACD as well. The Petula Clark SACD is not listed at sa-cd.net .......
166: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Ben Webster’s “My Romance†(0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-10-20, 01:42:31 (66.127.55.206)
You can easily pick up this SACD for under $20.00 at ebay .......
167: Hi-Rez Highway, There're 2 SACD pressing plants remaining in the world.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-09-16, 00:30:53 (67.117.147.182)
Sony in Japan and Sonopress in Germany. By the way, the link below will give you another 61 SACD titles not listed at sa-cd.net. These are SACDs that I owned and there're some more SACDs out there th .......
168: Hi-Rez Highway, Erich Kunzel, of Cincinnati Pops & Telarc fame, dies at 74 (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-09-01, 10:52:46 (162.15.5.105)
Thanks for the music, maestro. RIP .......
169: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Quite possibly the first Australian indie album on SA-CD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-08-12, 12:38:18 (162.15.5.105)
Thanks for the recommendation, Christine. Because of SACD, I've expanded on my musical horizons. It just so happen that I am going through a Windham Hill phase that this SACD will fit right in. ::: TO .......
170: Hi-Rez Highway, Zenph has mentioned that no more SACD will be issued for its re-preformance recordings (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-07-18, 19:09:52 (69.111.193.90)
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171: Hi-Rez Highway, Cnet is not exactly informed about hi-rez (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-07-17, 11:24:35 (162.15.50.179)
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172: Hi-Rez Highway, Please let us know what you think of this SACD (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-07-10, 13:12:35 (162.15.50.179)
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173: Water Cooler, The Official White House Photostream at flickr.com (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-07-10, 13:07:18 (162.15.50.179)
This is not meant to be political. Just interesting to see things that generally aren't shown on news clips. .......
174: Hi-Rez Highway, This is what he is talking about....for those who don't know (pic of mine) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-07-06, 10:58:03 (162.15.50.179)
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175: Hi-Rez Highway, Have you check out Shaggy's "Lucky Day" SACD? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-07-06, 10:55:51 (162.15.50.179)
Not bad at all.... .......
176: Hi-Rez Highway, This is what he is talking about....for those who don't know (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-07-06, 10:53:56 (162.15.50.179)
DJ Krush's JSACD "jaku" .......
177: Hi-Rez Highway, Looks like they are dumping regular CD as well (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-06-10, 11:53:04 (162.15.50.179)
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178: General Asylum, Are we talking about the man or the brand? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-06-04, 11:31:20 (162.15.50.179)
The brand Mark Levinson is owned by Harman Int'l and Harman can lend the brand ML to anyone as long as the other company pay a fee. I suspect LG is using the Mark Levinson brand because of its associa .......
179: Hi-Rez Highway, You want some new Nat "King" Cole SACDs? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-05-24, 01:37:58 (67.119.2.75)
Just announced.... .......
180: Hi-Rez Highway, You mean this SACD? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-05-23, 08:18:35 (69.111.192.12)
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181: Speaker Asylum, I owned the S-26 from the same series (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-05-18, 12:18:26 (162.15.50.179)
and I totally agree about JBL's tweeter. Very natural sounding. .......
182: Speaker Asylum, Only Athena is being phased out....not Energy (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-04-27, 15:48:12 (162.15.50.179)
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183: Hi-Rez Highway, That's because Sony is still releasing SACDs (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-04-27, 15:46:47 (162.15.50.179)
Note that the DR-1 is not a player destined for anywhere outside of Japan. Just like Sony is not releasing any SACD outside of Japan (Hong Kong may be the exception). .......
184: Hi-Rez Highway, Sony of Japan has never given up on SACD.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-04-15, 08:03:36 (67.117.130.128)
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185: Hi-Rez Highway, This is on my list of SACD to get (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-04-15, 08:02:25 (67.117.130.128)
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186: Hi-Rez Highway, I have the Emi Fujita SACD....and it sounds great! (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-04-13, 20:47:43 (67.119.14.251)
The Emi Fujita SACD was released last year, and in the liner notes, it was mentioned that it was the very first Green SACD release. However, at the time of its release, nothing was written about it in .......
187: Hi-Rez Highway, How about the other Norah Jones SACD? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-04-03, 11:25:03 (162.15.50.179)
It will be very hard to fine, but the SACD of "New York City" by the Peter Malick Group featuring Norah Jones is well worth the search. Engineered by the people behind the Kinks SACDs. .......
188: Hi-Rez Highway, Geez, lots of mistakes regarding the CD in that long-winded history (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-03-13, 09:30:08 (162.15.50.179)
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189: Hi-Rez Highway, More like over 600 for the year.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-03-09, 11:20:33 (162.15.50.179)
Based on the number of titles added to sa-cd.net in the first 2 months of 2009, we're still heading towards 600+ new SACD titles this year. The format is still alive and kicking. .......
190: Hi-Rez Highway, Hey, that's the model of portable MD I have.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-03-09, 11:17:52 (162.15.50.179)
Except mine is in orange and has no tuner. In fact, I have it with me right now....it's loaded with a pre-recorded MD of Mike & the Mechanics's "Greatest Hits". .......
191: Hi-Rez Highway, Mofi announce new SACD....Rickie Lee Jones and The Band (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-03-09, 06:39:51 (69.111.192.241)
The Band - Music From the Big Pink http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MOBSA2044 Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MOBSA2040 .......
192: Hi-Rez Highway, Abandoned by Sony....Japan Sony has 3 SACD titles taking pre-orders (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-03-09, 00:03:33 (67.117.147.176)
Really....you should do some research before posting. .......
193: Hi-Rez Highway, And it was a single-inventory title - no separate CD only version (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-03-06, 09:58:34 (162.15.50.179)
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194: Vinyl Asylum, I know that feeling.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-03-04, 15:30:39 (162.15.50.179)
Come on, IRS....where's that tax refund check?? LOL .......
195: Vinyl Asylum, Technics SL-1200....now available at Walmart for a great price!! (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-03-04, 15:05:00 (162.15.50.179)
and free shipping to store near you .......
196: Hi-Rez Highway, and the Animals and Herman's Hermits (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-03-01, 15:00:16 (75.57.243.220)
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197: Hi-Rez Highway, Every single one....me too (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-02-27, 09:44:53 (162.15.50.179)
And I've kept my LP and cassette versions of the same album as well, if I have them. Heck, on some albums, I have upwards of several versions on CD (different pressings, different countries of origin, .......
198: Hi-Rez Highway, Telarc cuts staff and will stop producing its own recordings (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-02-25, 11:12:51 (162.15.50.179)
See linked article .......
199: Hi-Rez Highway, At least Warner Music is willing license its music for SACD release.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-01-14, 15:07:08 (162.15.50.179)
however, I'd imagine a logo for Warner Music will be on the packaging somewhere. .......
200: Hi-Rez Highway, The Doobie Brothers/Warner Music coming to SACD (see link) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-01-14, 14:34:10 (162.15.50.179)
Over at Music Direct, it's listing a pre-order for the SACD of Doobie Brothers' "Toulouse Street" album. If true, this will be Warner's first domestic US SACD release*. The irony is, of course, that W .......
201: Hi-Rez Highway, Yes....and direct DSD to analog as well (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-01-14, 10:50:24 (162.15.50.179)
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202: Digital Drive, Some hybrid SACDs have HDCD on its CD layer.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-01-12, 10:03:42 (162.15.50.179)
such as the hybrid SACD version of Dave Brubeck's "Time Out". .......
203: Hi-Rez Highway, Go to elusivedisc.com or musicdirect.com....look for pre-orders (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-01-07, 22:40:25 (75.62.108.142)
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204: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: No more Sony "re-performance" SACDs (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-01-07, 13:46:51 (162.15.50.179)
Sony Music in Japan is still releasing SACDs. Heck, even Sony Music in Hong Kong has released more SACDs in 2008 than US Sony Music. However, back to your post....Sony Music in Japan is an entirely se .......
205: Hi-Rez Highway, You forgot about upcoming pop/rock SACDs on MoFi.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-01-07, 13:44:02 (162.15.50.179)
Foghat, Marshall Crenshaw, Marvin Gaye, Pixies..... .......
206: Hi-Rez Highway, No more Sony "re-performance" SACDs (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2009-01-07, 11:13:49 (162.15.50.179)
Just received an e-mail from Zenph Studios, which produced the 2 "re-performance" SACDs (Glenn Gould and Art Tatum) with Sony, that its next "re-performance" release, "Rachmaninoff plays Rachmaninoff" .......
207: Hi-Rez Highway, You talking to me? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-11-26, 10:47:06 (162.15.50.179)
Just kidding :D I am sorry about getting your name wrong, Ray. I had "IsoMike" on my mind and incorrectly typed the wrong name in. Again, sorry about that. Unfortunately, I'm no longer able to edit my .......
208: Digital Drive, Oh yes, I was going to recommend the Allsop jewel cases too (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-11-22, 17:55:35 (71.141.91.187)
Expensive, yes. Almost indestructable, yes. They're cheaper at Allsop's own website. Keep in mind that the portion that shows off the cover is not perfectly clear; there's a slight tint. At least the .......
209: Hi-Rez Highway, It was originally remastered with being released on SACD in mind.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-11-21, 10:42:36 (162.15.50.179)
but Eno's record label decided otherwise. Who knows what was the reason for going all the way with SACD? Maybe the cost of pressing the SACD and the amount of royalties for multiple versions on a hybr .......
210: Hi-Rez Highway, Are you sure? I've seen the DSD-remastered CD, but not SACD (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-11-20, 11:08:04 (162.15.50.179)
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211: Hi-Rez Highway, Here you go.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-10-23, 14:08:07 (162.15.50.179)
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212: Hi-Rez Highway, Let's go to the number of releases.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-10-22, 21:07:50 (67.119.3.92)
Based on the titles added at sa-cd.net over the years.... 2004 - 891 (excluding January 2004) 2005 - 806 2006 - 757 2007 - 741 2008 - 509 (as of 10/22/2008) While the trend indicates a decrease in tit .......
213: Speaker Asylum, Go to Audio Advisor and order an Energy sub for $100.00 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-10-22, 12:55:03 (162.15.50.179)
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214: Hi-Rez Highway, And your point is....? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-10-22, 11:26:32 (162.15.50.179)
I'm merely pointing out that 5,500 titles have been logged at sa-cd.net. That's it. Just because you don't listen to classical music, which I rarely do, it doesn't mean the format is not important. An .......
215: Hi-Rez Highway, 5,500 SACD reached @ sa.cd.net (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-10-20, 10:22:08 (162.15.50.179)
With more than 2 months left in 2008, 5,600 titles can easily be reached. .......
216: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Fourplay Energy on SACD...comments? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-10-07, 15:47:26 (162.15.50.179)
Here you go.... .......
217: Hi-Rez Highway, I find this trend to be quite disturbing.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-10-06, 20:06:28 (67.117.130.159)
Given that those LPCD are basically CD-Rs, and those on HK audio forums such as review33.com have trashed LPCD repeatedly, why so many releases? .......
218: Hi-Rez Highway, Black Sabbath & ELP SACDs added to sa-cd.net (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-10-03, 17:21:23 (162.15.50.179)
Go check it out.... .......
219: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: SACD is more alive in HK than one can imagined.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-10-03, 07:42:30 (67.117.146.157)
I'm in the US and I already got the SACDs I mentioned from HK. If you're in HK, I think you should have no problem finding these titles at any music store. .......
220: Hi-Rez Highway, SACD is more alive in HK than one can imagined.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-10-02, 12:04:47 (162.15.50.179)
Certainly more alive than in the US. Even without the earlier support of the major labels (even from HK Warner Music, which released 9 SACD titles), SACD is still doing quite good in HK. There are sti .......
221: Hi-Rez Highway, I believe KW13 is talking about.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-10-02, 11:56:20 (162.15.50.179)
Kal, I believe what KW13 is referring to are the regular CDs remastered using DSD. In the US, we see these titles from Elvis, the Rolling Stones (the Abkco titles originally on SACD), Brian Eno, etc. .......
222: Hi-Rez Highway, HK audiophiles are a strange lot.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-10-02, 11:45:23 (162.15.50.179)
On the one hand, they are fanatics when it comes to their hardware. However, it seems like their hardware are merely an excuse to show off their wealth rather than using them to enjoy their limited kn .......
223: Hi-Rez Highway, SACD of Genesis' Tony Banks coming to SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-09-27, 06:52:58 (67.117.146.157)
Genesis fansite "World of Genesis" is reporting a 30th anniversary edition of Tony Banks' solo debut "A Curious Feeling" will be released on SACD in 2009. The news was confirmed by the band's engineer .......
224: Speaker Asylum, The Toshiba ones are floorstanding models.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-09-19, 15:26:34 (162.15.50.179)
I remember Radio Shack had a bookshelf model with a 7" woofer and then a floorstanding model similar to the the Toshiba model. .......
225: Speaker Asylum, I believe Radio Shack sold a similar model....LX10?? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-09-19, 11:16:15 (162.15.50.179)
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226: Hi-Rez Highway, JMC, you read that at stevehoffman.tv..... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-09-13, 22:43:24 (67.119.12.118)
I have never read anything about Sony reinvesting in SACD. Especially in the US. Sony, in Japan, however, has regularly release new SACD recordings and new SACD players. .......
227: Hi-Rez Highway, Oppo Blu-ray player with SACD shown at 2008 CEDIA (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-09-05, 14:45:26 (162.15.50.179)
Possibly with DVD-A .......
228: Hi-Rez Highway, Emerson Lake & Palmer's "Brain Salad Surgery" SACD....pre-order at Amazon.com (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-08-28, 10:58:41 (162.15.50.179)
Coming in October. Get your credit cards ready.... .......
229: Hi-Rez Highway, Here you go (link) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-08-20, 16:22:26 (162.15.50.179)
See bottom of page .......
230: Hi-Rez Highway, What??!! No one mentioned about those new MoFi SACDs??!! (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-08-20, 13:35:55 (162.15.50.179)
Marshall Crenshaw, Marvin Gaye, and Foghat. .......
231: Hi-Rez Highway, Completely agree....you can even use a 40 year old stereo receiver with SACD (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-08-20, 10:49:31 (162.15.50.179)
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232: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks for the recommendation!! (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-08-19, 16:13:15 (162.15.50.179)
I have the "The Greatest Songs of the 50s" SACD set and it was not bad at all. You should try this one as well. .......
233: Hi-Rez Highway, The best value is the hybrid SACD of "Time Out" (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-08-09, 17:14:37 (64.160.39.88)
with the HDCD-encoded CD layer. .......
234: Digital Drive, Just make sure you get the "Made inJapan" version (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-08-07, 15:15:53 (64.160.39.88)
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235: Hi-Rez Highway, 2008 Hong Kong High-End Audio Visual Show Demo SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-08-05, 11:08:34 (162.15.50.179)
For the 4th straight year, there will be a free SACD demo sampler (with paid admission) to the upcoming 2008 Hong Kong High-End Audio Visual Show (August 8th - 10th). As with last year's demo SACD, th .......
236: Hi-Rez Highway, No discussion on the rumored Black Sabbath "Paranoid" SACD? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-08-01, 10:29:50 (162.15.50.179)
Apparently, both Amazon.com and cduniverse.com are taking pre-orders. Released date is October 7, 2008. .......
237: Hi-Rez Highway, FIM has been involved in SACD from the very beginning (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-07-21, 11:35:21 (162.15.50.179)
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238: Hi-Rez Highway, The Japan pressed US version was done by Sony (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-07-18, 14:35:13 (162.15.50.179)
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239: Hi-Rez Highway, Teresa's thread inspired my purchase of the "Tutti!" sampler SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-07-12, 16:22:18 (66.127.54.215)
I hope RR realized that there're SACD supporters in North America, despite what RIAA say otherwise. I see new SACD releases targeted for the Hong Kong market all the time and I don't understand how th .......
240: Hi-Rez Highway, Good questions (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-07-12, 12:57:37 (66.127.54.215)
Joe, The "Tutti!" sampler was first noticed by Teresa (see linked thread) and, for now, the only Reference Recordings SACD title. I don't what prompted RR to change its mind regarding SACDs. ::: TOPIC .......
241: Hi-Rez Highway, Reference Recording goes SACD...."Tutti!" sampler gets distribution in US (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-07-12, 07:56:46 (66.127.54.215)
"We hope to have more SACD titles in the near future." See official announcement in link .......
242: Hi-Rez Highway, Can anyone confirm - Hong Kong Universal Music re-launching SACD....also new Susan Wong SACD news (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-07-07, 11:51:01 (162.15.50.179)
From all indications, looks like after 2+ years of no SACD released, HK Universal is releasing 4 new titles housed in mini-LP sleeves at super low prices. Yesasia.com is already stocking these. On a r .......
243: Hi-Rez Highway, Both Living Stereo and DG titles have been released on LPCD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-07-03, 08:32:20 (67.122.209.182)
Yeah, I just don't understand the appeal of LPCD....essentially a CD-R. .......
244: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Does it matter where it's made....isn't the A500 made in China (nt) LOL (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-06-30, 13:53:14 (162.15.50.179)
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245: Hi-Rez Highway, No one is saying the master tapes were used or not.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-06-27, 21:15:55 (67.122.209.182)
the point was while the source of the music to the SACD may be questionable, the fact remains that these SACDs, as least from the German legal perspective, are NOT pirated. .......
246: Hi-Rez Highway, Look beyond the borders of the US and it's a different world (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-06-27, 09:57:59 (67.122.209.182)
The intellectual property laws are indeed different from country to country. I don't remember exact, but the copyrights to the works you have mentioned, at least in Germany, have expired and are now i .......
247: Hi-Rez Highway, Hong Kong e-tailer hifi-cd.com sells many rare titles (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-06-24, 10:17:47 (162.15.50.179)
I've been a customer for a number of years. Excellent customer service and faster shipping. About US$3.00/disc shipping. A couple of months ago, they had Alison Krauss and Deep Purple "Concerto" SACD .......
248: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks for the tip....got myself one (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-06-21, 09:01:42 (75.62.110.216)
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249: Hi-Rez Highway, Good luck finding "River of Sorrow", one of the all-time great SACDs (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-05-09, 12:04:32 (162.15.50.179)
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250: Hi-Rez Highway, Don't forget to add the $12.00 2 yr. replacement warranty (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-04-04, 07:55:13 (67.117.131.68)
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251: Hi-Rez Highway, Refurbished Sony SCD-CE595 at Sonystyle.com for $59.95 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-04-03, 14:23:41 (162.15.50.179)
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252: General Asylum, You're seriously wrong if you think it was ABBA..... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-03-06, 11:25:54 (162.15.50.179)
But then, so did everyone in the so-called audiophile press. In fact, I had to email Robert Harley last year to correct an article in his magazine', "The Absolute Sound", on the 25th anniversary of th .......
253: General Asylum, I agree about SACD sounding more natural.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-03-06, 11:12:47 (162.15.50.179)
and I don't have an expensive system, which is consisted of Grado SR60 headphones ($69.00), Sony DVP-NS500V SACD/DVD/CD player ($180.00), and a Technics Pro-Logic receiver serving as a headphone amp. .......
254: Hi-Rez Highway, These were announced on Japan Sony Music's website..... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-02-24, 09:27:53 (69.228.171.128)
Herbie Hancock has several other SACD titles released as well, including the hybrid version of "Future Shock". Leonard Bernstein also had about 10 SACD titles released in November/December 2007. Other .......
255: Hi-Rez Highway, @ the Paramount Theater? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-02-23, 20:40:25 (69.228.171.128)
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256: Hi-Rez Highway, Here you go.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-02-13, 14:43:26 (162.15.50.179)
hifi-cd.com I've been using this HK e-tailer for the last 3 years or so. Shipping is about US$3.00/per disc. .......
257: Hi-Rez Highway, Here you go.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-02-13, 14:41:52 (162.15.50.179)
hifi-cd.com I've been using this HK e-tailer for the last 3 years or so. Shipping is about US$3.00/per disc. .......
258: Hi-Rez Highway, You guys are not looking in the right places for these titles..... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-02-13, 10:34:38 (162.15.50.179)
Yes, out-of-print SACD such as the Peter Gabriel and Alison Krauss titles are hard to come by. However, if you look outside of the typical outlets for these titles, you can still find them at relative .......
259: General Asylum, World's #1 Audiophile vs. $6 million home theater (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-02-08, 17:13:52 (162.15.50.179)
Which would you want? Here's the link to the Absolute Sound's article on the "World's #1 Audiophile".... http://www.avguide.com/news/2007/12/10/the-world%e2%80%99s-number-one-audiophile// And here's t .......
260: Hi-Rez Highway, You can only play it in a car (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-02-06, 21:46:02 (67.119.2.161)
That's what the sticker on the bottom left said. LOL Personally, I don't think you're getting your money's worth unless the SACD is accompanied by a XRCD. .......
261: Hi-Rez Highway, Should've join when it was $5.99 + shipping (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-02-02, 11:07:21 (67.119.2.161)
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262: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Adcom merged with Emerson (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-01-29, 16:45:39 (67.119.2.161)
No one mentioned this? .......
263: Hi-Rez Highway, Taiwan itself got another Norah Jones SACD (see pic) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-01-12, 22:44:52 (67.122.211.208)
"New York City" by the Peter Malick Group featuring Norah Jones. Taiwan market only, although I purchased off of Hong Kong ebay. Regarding Japan and SACD....don't forget it's the world's second bigge .......
264: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Who still manufactures SACDs? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-01-09, 17:02:11 (162.15.50.179)
In Asia, I noticed only Sony of Japan is still manufacturing SACDs. There was a Viva Magnetics SACD pressing plant in Hong Kong, but almost all recent Hong Kong-issued SACDs were manufactured by Sony .......
265: Hi-Rez Highway, If true, it'd be cool to hold Sam Tellig to his words..... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-01-05, 09:04:05 (67.122.210.122)
I just thought of something.... While SACD will never be mainstream, it has weathered challenges from 2 other formats....DVD-A and DualDisc. And without much help from its creator. .......
266: Hi-Rez Highway, You only shop for SACD at brick-and-mortar stores? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-01-04, 12:06:47 (162.15.50.179)
If you are posting on audioasylum.com, I'm sure you can purchase a SACD from any of the online retail establishments, where there're plenty of SACD titles available. .......
267: Hi-Rez Highway, Even if 50% of titles are OOP, that's still 2,500 titles (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-01-04, 10:20:43 (162.15.50.179)
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268: Speaker Asylum, Have you heard these? They may sound good (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2008-01-03, 14:09:06 (162.15.50.179)
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269: Hi-Rez Highway, Signed all 3 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-12-27, 14:32:31 (162.15.50.179)
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270: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: thanks. where to find danny chan warner sacd? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-12-20, 00:23:44 (71.141.91.244)
You can still find the HK Warner Music Sammi Cheng multi-channel hybrid SACD from the site I linked in my original post. Also, it can also be purchased from yesasia.com....see below link. The Danny Ch .......
271: Hi-Rez Highway, For those looking for the Tsai Chin SACD on HK Warner Music, here it is (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-12-19, 11:01:20 (162.15.50.179)
One of the most sought-after titles in Hong Kong pop SACD releases is this "Best of" compilation released by Hong Kong Warner Music. It's a single-layer stereo SACD packaged with a DSD-remastered CD o .......
272: Speaker Asylum, Energy Pro 22.2 ?? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-12-11, 23:29:58 (75.62.2.35)
. .......
273: General Asylum, My sub $1,000 system(s) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-11-16, 12:27:36 (162.15.50.179)
My current system.... Cambridge Audio A500 stereo integrated amp $250.00 Sony DVP-NS775V DVD/CD/SACD player $100.00 Energy Connoisseur C-3 $300.00/pair Standesign BB-75 24" metal stands $75.00/pair PS .......
274: Hi-Rez Highway, Top Music's "Break-In" SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-11-16, 10:56:33 (162.15.50.179)
This was released earlier this year and it's the only new single-layer SACD in recent years. .......
275: Hi-Rez Highway, The $150.00 Sony SCD-CE595 CD/SACD 5-disc changer (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-11-05, 11:40:34 (162.15.50.179)
. .......
276: Hi-Rez Highway, I believe they are now more than 5,000 SACD titles released.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-11-04, 11:40:10 (69.228.171.160)
Like raffells posted above, not every single SACD title released get listed at sa-cd.net. And as I posted earlier, titles do go out of print. If raffells is correct in stating that approximately 100 S .......
277: Hi-Rez Highway, Some are bound to be out-of-print .... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-11-03, 22:34:24 (66.127.55.106)
the point is that 5,000 titles have been released. I mean....will you buy all of them if they are available? .......
278: Hi-Rez Highway, And SACD may top 5,000 titles by end of year (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-11-02, 15:15:48 (162.15.50.179)
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279: Hi-Rez Highway, Off-topic but I must agree on the Sony NS500V (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-10-28, 15:28:29 (66.127.55.106)
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280: Hi-Rez Highway, Agree....the SACD sounded quite good to my ears (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-10-18, 15:43:07 (162.15.50.179)
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281: Hi-Rez Highway, You didn't know all such request has been referred to sa-cd.net? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-09-30, 15:44:20 (67.117.130.131)
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282: General Asylum, Yamaha, Onkyo, Marantz, NAD, Sherwood, etc. (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-09-25, 14:18:20 (162.15.50.179)
Don't for get Rotel, Denon, TEAC, Onkyo/Integra, Harman Kardon, Sony, Outlaw, and Pioneer Elite all make 2 channel stereo receivers. .......
283: Hi-Rez Highway, These 2 components have been favorably reviewed all over the world (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-09-22, 08:03:29 (76.197.56.2)
I believe these 2 pieces were released last year around the world. Except for the US, of course. I was thinking Pioneer was going to do what Sony did with its 1200 series....keep them out of the US. S .......
284: Hi-Rez Highway, Here's the pic for the US model (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-09-21, 21:12:28 (76.197.56.2)
Check it out....displayed at the just-finished CEDIA .......
285: Speaker Asylum, $200.00/pair shipped at Crutchfield.com (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-09-20, 12:04:39 (162.15.50.179)
. .......
286: Hi-Rez Highway, New SACD from Analog Productions (Susan Tedeschi, Ry Cooder, Ricki Lee Jones and Hugh Masekela) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-09-18, 10:50:12 (162.15.50.179)
"A Meeting by the River" - Ry Cooder & Vishwa Mohan Bhatt "It's Like This" - Rickie Lee Jones "Hope" - Hugh Masekela "Just Won't Burn" - Susan Tedeschi .......
287: General Asylum, That's a really bad overgeneralization. (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-09-05, 13:01:19 (162.15.50.179)
In the end, you just have to do your homework and communicate with the seller. I've purchased loads of 1st pressing CDs from ebay and Hong Kong Yahoo Auction and I've never ran into a problem. I paid .......
288: Hi-Rez Highway, 10 new Miles Davis SACD releases/reissues announced by Japan Sony (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-09-05, 00:02:43 (69.228.171.110)
Pre-orders taken at Japan Sony Music's website....coming 10/24/2007 .......
289: General Asylum, However, CD didn't become available to the public until October 1, 1982 (see link) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-08-17, 12:24:46 (162.15.50.179)
Click on link .......
290: General Asylum, Remember Tandy/Radio Shack's "THOR" recordable CD? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-08-17, 12:19:17 (162.15.50.179)
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291: Speaker Asylum, Celestion has same owner as KEF (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-08-16, 11:26:16 (162.15.50.179)
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292: Hi-Rez Highway, Herbie's "Future Shock" SACD is also being reissued on hybrid SACD (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-08-07, 18:01:31 (76.195.11.147)
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293: Hi-Rez Highway, You didn't notice? 12 pages already!! (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-08-03, 12:30:25 (162.15.50.179)
See link.... .......
294: Hi-Rez Highway, Either Jim or Becca Prillaman....owners of site linked (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-08-02, 17:11:11 (162.15.50.179)
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295: Hi-Rez Highway, Sorry to disappoint....I didn't do the review (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-08-02, 16:47:18 (162.15.50.179)
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296: Hi-Rez Highway, First review of the Oppo 980 (with pics) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-08-01, 23:04:17 (71.141.91.224)
Check it out.... .......
297: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: pics of the Drum Corp recording session (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-08-01, 09:25:51 (162.15.50.179)
Just because it doesn't appeal to you doesn't others aren't interested in the recording. I don't think Ray envision this recording to eclipse Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in sales ;) .......
298: Hi-Rez Highway, Telarc's upcoming SACD release - "Ray Charles: Ray Sings, Basie Swings" (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-07-25, 10:30:30 (162.15.50.179)
In its latest e-mail news letter, the company mentioned an upcoming September SACD release of "Ray Charles: Ray Sings, Basie Swings". Can't wait!! .......
299: Hi-Rez Highway, All new Oppo DV-980H uni player with HDMI v1.2a for SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-07-23, 21:54:14 (67.119.13.209)
Finally, HDMI v1.2 to support digital transmission of DSD data!! At $170.00!! Time to upgrade?? .......
300: Hi-Rez Highway, I heard the DVD's smokin'....hope the Blu-ray disc will come (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-07-07, 22:11:01 (75.62.5.247)
. .......
301: Hi-Rez Highway, Yes, I do..... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-07-06, 14:06:52 (162.15.50.179)
At yesasia.com, HK ebay, HK Yahoo Auction, or at the linked HK e-tailer, hifi-cd.com. .......
302: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Any good SACD shops in Hong Kong? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-07-06, 10:07:43 (162.15.50.179)
It's intersting that despite buying several SACDs from Hong Kong each month, I can't tell you where to go. LOL .......
303: Hi-Rez Highway, Viva is gone? Their SACDs crack like the US version of DSOTM (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-07-04, 11:36:39 (75.57.240.234)
. .......
304: Hi-Rez Highway, After 2 years, Hong Kong Universal Music returns to SACD....Tsai Chin in Concert 2007 (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-07-04, 00:06:54 (75.57.240.234)
Aside from a promo-only SACD single released in 2006, this is the first new SACD title released by HK Universal in almost 2 years. And nothing better than a new SACD title from an audiophile favorite, .......
305: Hi-Rez Highway, And that's not the end.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-07-02, 17:09:25 (162.15.50.179)
For example, Jeff Wayne's "War of the Worlds" isn't listed as SACD at all. Yet, it's a single-inventory SACD release on Sony. Don't know if you're interested in the title, but it's available at yourmu .......
306: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: This works for me (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-07-02, 13:12:51 (162.15.50.179)
Using "SACD" or " SACD" (that's a space before SACD) and search under album title will result in over 50 titles found. .......
307: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Johnny Ip and Francis Yip EMI SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-06-20, 10:33:24 (162.15.50.179)
Good to hear that the "Jia Chuan Hu Xiao" collection sounds good. I've purchased a huge amount of the DSD-remastered reissued CDs and I've found that the sound quality of these reissues are very good. .......
308: Hi-Rez Highway, Buy it at Barnes and Noble and you'll get an extra track on the SACD (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-06-20, 00:26:26 (75.62.1.18)
. .......
309: Hi-Rez Highway, 4,500th SACD title reached at sa-cd.net (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-04-19, 16:48:56 (162.15.50.179)
The 4,500th SACD title mark has been crossed at sa-cd.net earlier this afternoon....of course, by 5 new Japan Sony jazz titles. Just bumping up the old "Save SACD" petition. Currently with 2,713 signa .......
310: Hi-Rez Highway, Agreed....fellow Sony DVP-NS500V owner here (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-03-31, 00:43:26 (67.117.145.139)
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311: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: SACD sourcing resources (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-02-25, 15:08:18 (67.119.2.80)
Good list.... For those who are looking for the SACDs released in Hong Kong or the more obscure SACD titles that aren't necessarily available anywhere else, I'd recommend hifi-cd.com out of Hong Kong. .......
312: Hi-Rez Highway, I think the situation in the US is especially dire.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-02-03, 01:08:07 (67.117.130.195)
While the rest of the world gets SACD of Bjork, Genesis, Moody Blues, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, etc., we can't even get high-res versions of these releases. Many of us have to "import" SACDs from aboar .......
313: Hi-Rez Highway, I think SACD is doing quite good.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-02-02, 22:31:19 (67.117.130.195)
if you follow the below link to sa-cd.net, you'd see that SACD releases have been quite steady in the last 2+ years. SACD is hardly dead by any means. .......
314: Hi-Rez Highway, You guys aren't good shoppers....the boxset is about US$120.00 at hmv.jp (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-02-01, 09:49:19 (162.15.50.179)
. .......
315: Hi-Rez Highway, 4,300 SACD titles reached at sa-cd.net (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2007-01-19, 23:33:23 (67.122.208.243)
Check it out .......
316: Hi-Rez Highway, Possibly the first EMI Classics SACD has just been released...... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-12-21, 13:39:48 (162.15.50.185)
I came upon this title a couple of days ago...."Romance De Amor" by Xue-fei Yang. So I dug a little deeper, sure enough....the SACD was announced on the artist's website and it can be purchased online .......
317: Hi-Rez Highway, Petula Clark goes SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-12-12, 18:53:11 (67.117.145.188)
Just announced. Top Music will be releasing a Petula Clark SACD....see link .......
318: Hi-Rez Highway, Yes!! Yes!! Yes!! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-12-07, 00:47:06 (67.117.145.188)
. .......
319: Hi-Rez Highway, Check out Norah Jones' other SACD.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-12-01, 19:49:47 (67.122.209.186)
Before she released her first solo album, she handled lead vocals on a bluey album called "New York City" by the Peter Malick Group, which was released on SACD by Koch Entertainment. Apparently, it wa .......
320: Hi-Rez Highway, I agree you can't generalize about it (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-11-20, 15:03:18 (162.15.50.185)
You have to take it on a title-by-title basis. On the other hand, the only XRCD vs. SACD comparison I did was between a title from Hong Kong Warner Music. The SACD, a single-layer stereo title pressed .......
321: Hi-Rez Highway, New Rickie Lee Jones album to be released on SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-11-20, 11:52:35 (162.15.50.185)
Coming 02/02/2007.... .......
322: Hi-Rez Highway, Link to Genesis press conference (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-11-07, 12:54:30 (162.15.50.185)
See link.... .......
323: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: The Best of John Denver (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-10-04, 22:56:25 (71.141.230.10)
I wrote one of the reviews in your link. The method of recording is not listed in the credits. However, whether it's recorded in analog or digitally, it's a very good recording. Look at the names asso .......
324: Speaker Asylum, Ditch your Insignia....3 days only, Radiient Europe for $80.00/pair shipped (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-09-21, 17:17:57 (162.15.50.185)
Go check out the Radiient Europa. $80.00/pair shipped directly from the factory. .......
325: Hi-Rez Highway, Possible new SACD of Elton John's new album "Captain & The Kid" (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-09-19, 12:08:48 (162.15.50.185)
The album was just released last week. However, in the linked interview with engineer Matt Still, a 5.1 surround sound mix is being prepared.... http://www.eltonjohn.com/catk/msinterview.asp ::: TOPIC .......
326: Hi-Rez Highway, Anyone seen this Philips Blu-ray recorder with SACD playback? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-09-12, 15:53:55 (162.15.50.185)
From Philips.... .......
327: Hi-Rez Highway, Wasn't Yes' Fragile originally released on Atlantic, part of WEA? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-09-08, 13:08:55 (162.15.50.185)
and therefore not chance of being on SACD .......
328: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Making Single Layer SACDs (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-09-08, 11:12:58 (162.15.50.185)
That was a claim from Top Music. .......
329: Hi-Rez Highway, Return of the single-layer SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-09-08, 10:42:33 (162.15.50.185)
I was browsing through the August 2006 issue of Hong Kong stereo magazine when I came across a full page ad from Top Music (Nat King Cole SACD, Joe Weed SACD, etc.) advertising its latest SACD offerin .......
330: Hi-Rez Highway, 4,000 title listed at sa-cd.net (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-08-30, 08:18:37 (70.231.128.99)
I suppose it's a milestone. Aimming for 5,000 by end of 2007. .......
331: Speaker Asylum, Re: It has begun in earnest....... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-08-19, 01:07:12 (71.141.236.231)
Quad, Mission and Wharfedale share same corporate parent. Epos was purchased by Creek. Celestion and KEF are still around. I believe they share the same corporate parent as well. .......
332: Speaker Asylum, Klipsch buys out API (Mirage, Energy, Athena Technologies) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-08-17, 22:55:59 (71.141.236.231)
Personally, I think API is one of the best speaker manufacturers on the planet....making good sounding speakers from budget models in the Athena Technologies line up to those Energy Veritas speakers. .......
333: Hi-Rez Highway, There's a review of the CD on sa-cd.net (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-08-17, 14:57:35 (162.15.50.185)
. .......
334: Hi-Rez Highway, read it on Sony's now-defunct website (link) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-08-15, 11:06:19 (162.15.50.185)
See link.... .......
335: Hi-Rez Highway, Since we are talking about Japanese music, Gackt has 5 SACDs coming.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-08-11, 01:19:52 (70.231.150.215)
Pre-orders are being taken at yesasia.com. Being released by Crown Records of Japan....not to be confused with Crown Records of HK. .......
336: Hi-Rez Highway, Please keep us updated on the progress of the 970 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-08-10, 12:37:48 (162.15.50.185)
/ .......
337: Hi-Rez Highway, Just some comments regarding the 970 (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-08-09, 09:40:31 (162.15.50.185)
I e-mailed Oppo on Monday about whether the 970 converts DSD to PCM for its analog outputs....and Oppo responded within 30 minutes saying that the 970 does convert DSD to PCM with its analog outputs ( .......
338: Hi-Rez Highway, I heard it was a tie-in with PF's "Pulse".... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-07-30, 13:44:00 (71.141.229.18)
on the other hand, I picked up my SACD of DSOTM at Walmart (please, no hate mails). You can still find that SACD at Walmart once in a while. I don't think those merchandisers know what they are doing. .......
339: Amp/Preamp Asylum, You may improve the SQ if you replace the jumpers.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-07-16, 23:42:43 (71.141.225.213)
between the pre-outs and the main-ins. .......
340: Hi-Rez Highway, Did you see this? WEA now distributing SACDs in the US (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-07-06, 01:18:15 (70.231.157.167)
Read it yourself... .......
341: Hi-Rez Highway, and $5.99 @ yourmusic.com (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-06-28, 18:46:26 (70.231.141.242)
. .......
342: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Onkyo quietly rolls out replacements for TX-8211/8511 stereo receivers (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-06-26, 19:51:14 (71.141.251.224)
Now both come with binding posts, XM radio and iPod compatibility. Check in the "Receiver" section of Onkyo's website. .......
343: Hi-Rez Highway, Telarc..... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-06-26, 10:26:51 (71.141.251.224)
Even before the merger with Sony, BMG was using DSD to remaster its Elvis catalog. I have a good number of DSD CDs from Hong Kong (all these are legit releases) and they are almost always an improveme .......
344: Hi-Rez Highway, Channel Classics goes Chinese....new series of SACDs (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-06-24, 22:38:52 (71.141.251.224)
New series of SACDs is called Channel of China, with assistance from B&W and Van den Hul. .......
345: Hi-Rez Highway, Here're the photos of Aerosmith's "Rocks" on SACD.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-06-21, 00:35:07 (71.141.251.224)
See link .......
346: Hi-Rez Highway, So it does exist....Aerosmith's "Rocks" on SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-06-20, 17:35:06 (71.141.251.224)
Regarding Aerosmith's "Rocks" on SACD, this was posted at stevehoffman.tv today.... >>>>i have Rocks on single-layer stereo SACD (Columbia CS 57363), issued in a cardboard slip. it's in my mittens rig .......
347: Speaker Asylum, There are not exciting enough.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-06-17, 01:38:30 (70.231.175.171)
What would the advertisers do if a review claims out-of-the-world performance from a $200.00/pair speakers (last Friday, J&R were selling the E50 for $200.00/pair shipped)? That's why you will not see .......
348: Hi-Rez Highway, Don't forget a live version of "The Wall" is on SACD.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-06-16, 12:40:19 (162.15.50.185)
Roger Waters' version, at least.... .......
349: Hi-Rez Highway, OK, what happened to Teresa's website (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-06-06, 00:10:55 (70.231.167.151)
. .......
350: Hi-Rez Highway, Future Blu-Ray hardware will have SACD playback capability (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-06-03, 16:41:17 (70.231.167.151)
See highfidelityreview.com article from Brian Moura .......
351: Hi-Rez Highway, Finally!! The King, as in Elvis, is on SACD!! (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-06-02, 23:26:03 (70.231.167.151)
Just listed at sa-cd.net is a new 2 SACD compilation called "The greatest Songs of the Fifties" that featured a couple of tracks from The King. See link.... .......
352: Hi-Rez Highway, Possible Deep Purple SACD coming from EMI (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-06-01, 10:32:30 (162.15.50.185)
The below quote was posted on May 25, 2006 at deep-purple.net.... "EMI have booked the studio to sort the tapes and prepare the mix in June. They will also look at the possibility of a 4.1 mix at the .......
353: Hi-Rez Highway, That has always been the case..... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-05-31, 11:06:14 (162.15.50.185)
You can go to the below link at sa-cd.net and see the labels and their affiliation, if any. You find that most of the SACD titles are released by independent labels. .......
354: Hi-Rez Highway, After the Count Basie SACD in May 2006.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-05-30, 23:28:24 (70.231.167.151)
Sony Japan has announced on its website 2 more titles being readied for June 15, 2006 release. They are not listed at as-cd.net yet. .......
355: Hi-Rez Highway, Little Richard on MoFi mono SACD - coming in August (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-05-23, 14:08:07 (162.15.50.185)
Coming in August 2006. I have no affiliation w/ Music Direct. .......
356: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: WHAT THE HELL DANNY! (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-05-21, 00:49:00 (70.231.131.190)
On December 17, 2005, I e-mailed you with the following.... >>>>I am so sorry about my lack of e-mail recently. I can get you the Sammi Cheng SACD and I am still looking for the Leslie Cheung SACD. Le .......
357: Hi-Rez Highway, I wonder what "aggressively priced" mean? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-05-19, 15:44:44 (162.15.50.185)
. .......
358: Hi-Rez Highway, Chesky Records announces new SACD series (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-05-19, 14:29:33 (162.15.50.185)
From enjoythemusic.com comes this news item, dated 05/09/2006.... >>>>Chesky Records has announced a new jazz series called The New York Sessions. All titles in this series will be recorded in the aco .......
359: Hi-Rez Highway, Here're a number of SACD in my collection.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-05-19, 11:28:04 (162.15.50.185)
that are released from Hong Kong/China/Taiwan/Singpore that are not listed at sa-cd.net. I have 2 more coming in the mail, including a new Naxos title that have yet to appear anywhere. .......
360: Hi-Rez Highway, Currently at 888 signatures (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-05-06, 10:55:27 (71.141.241.254)
. .......
361: Hi-Rez Highway, Save SACD petition (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-05-05, 14:58:08 (162.15.50.185)
As of this post, 739 signatures are on the petition. Since this past Monday, over 70 new signatures have been added....a jump of over 10% of the total. You've probably seen this petition posted here b .......
362: Hi-Rez Highway, I think what you're seeing is.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-05-04, 00:11:54 (71.141.241.254)
SACD going from an "almost mainstream" format back to an audiophile fringe format in HK. I am saying that because SACD was pushed really hard a couple of years back by HK Universal, which released sev .......
363: Hi-Rez Highway, On the other hand.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-05-03, 09:55:41 (162.15.50.185)
Was there ever a feud between DVD-A and SACD in HK? I believe there was only one single DVD-A title ever released by a HK music company....and it was the McIntosh Demo Disc. Even Warner Music in HK wa .......
364: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: If Only Other Folks Would Post About Their New SACDs (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-05-02, 10:24:14 (70.231.136.21)
Sorry for my SACD buying addiction. Here are some of them.... King of Sound - Nat King Cole Medulla - Bjork (in super jewel case) Richie Valens - Greatest Hits Stacey Kent - Collection Jheena Lodwick .......
365: Hi-Rez Highway, It's true..... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-05-01, 16:56:59 (162.15.50.185)
The ABKCO SACDs of Herman's Hermits, the Animals, Sam Cooke, and as you all know, the Rolling Stones were all replaced with redbook CD packaged in regular jewel cases. Grab those SACDs in digipaks whi .......
366: Hi-Rez Highway, Arcam goes SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-04-28, 10:17:49 (162.15.50.185)
One of the last non-SACD hardware manufacturers have finally given in (joining NAD, Cambridge Audio and Harman Kardon this year). The DV137 is so new that it's not even on Arcam's website. ::: TOPIC:: .......
367: Digital Drive, The CD player played data side up? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-04-28, 09:36:36 (162.15.50.185)
. .......
368: Hi-Rez Highway, More calculations..... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-04-21, 15:09:36 (162.15.50.185)
Beginning February 2006, and ending as of this post, 204 SACD titles were added to sa-cd.net. Based on that number and extrapolating it for an entire year, there will be over 800 new SACDs released fr .......
369: Hi-Rez Highway, SACD - on the decline? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-04-21, 11:21:59 (162.15.50.185)
Just to prove that I have way too much time on my hands, I did some calculations based on the information provided by sa-cd.net in the following link..... http://www.sa-cd.net/additions.php In the 12 .......
370: Hi-Rez Highway, I guess you didn't know....Teresa gave up on SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-04-16, 20:28:39 (70.231.136.21)
See below link.... .......
371: Hi-Rez Highway, Gary, you are right about early specs.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-04-16, 15:26:48 (70.231.136.21)
However, just by having products w/ possible SACD 2.0 capabilities indicates that development of SACD continues. It's one thing to have J&R having the wrong info, it's another thing to have Zoran pass .......
372: Hi-Rez Highway, Examples of DSD-remastered CDs (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-04-16, 13:48:36 (70.231.136.21)
Basically, DSD remastering is just remastering using DSD. Whether the remastered material appear on CD or SACD comes down to whether the record company and the chance of recoping the added expenses of .......
373: Hi-Rez Highway, Upcoming Samsung universal player w/ support of SACD 2.0 (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-04-16, 13:39:43 (70.231.136.21)
see link to J&R.... .......
374: Hi-Rez Highway, XR70 has HDMI v1.1....will not pass thru SACD (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-26, 22:05:27 (71.141.244.200)
/ .......
375: Hi-Rez Highway, Ironically, upcoming $400.00 Panasonic receiver comes w/ HDMI v1.2 input (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-26, 00:29:35 (71.141.244.200)
Go to page 37 ("specs") of the manual.... .......
376: Hi-Rez Highway, HDMI v1.2 was approved by Sony/Philips last September for SACD digital output (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-25, 10:39:20 (71.141.244.200)
/ .......
377: Hi-Rez Highway, Here's another.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-23, 21:32:51 (71.141.244.200)
B&W Bowers & Wilkins presents: Very Audiophile New Recordings. Licensed to Silkroad Music by Stockfisch Records. Mastered and pressed by Sonopress, Germany. .......
378: Hi-Rez Highway, It was a news story, not a review.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-22, 16:30:23 (162.15.50.24)
BTW, I bet one can hear better when blindfolded. Just an observation. .......
379: Hi-Rez Highway, US$23.68 + shipping (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-22, 15:36:59 (162.15.50.24)
Have mine coming from hifi-cd.com....along with a Stacy Kent SACD. .......
380: Hi-Rez Highway, Nat King Cole SACD @ highfidelityreview.com (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-22, 01:00:01 (71.141.244.200)
See link.... .......
381: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Erroneous Sony press release in 2004 (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-21, 12:20:24 (162.15.50.24)
See discussion thread at stevehoffman.tv .......
382: Digital Drive, Re: XRCD, Gold CD, HDCD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-20, 22:11:32 (70.231.180.100)
It will be very hard to get a complete XRCD list since Graham is correct about certain titles only being available for certain markets. Just for your information, all major labels in Hong Kong (Warner .......
383: Hi-Rez Highway, From what I can gather, Philips DVP-9000S retails for about US$500.00 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-11, 22:16:09 (70.231.154.99)
. .......
384: Hi-Rez Highway, Philips DVP-9000S - - check it out (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-11, 17:38:48 (70.231.154.99)
See link .......
385: Hi-Rez Highway, Philips has a player like you described..... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-10, 23:30:31 (70.231.154.99)
and it's in the US$500.00 range....but Philips is not importing it to the US. .......
386: Hi-Rez Highway, Sony should consider upsampling CD to DSD in their portable CD players (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-10, 21:40:25 (70.231.154.99)
. .......
387: Hi-Rez Highway, Such a feature is available already on Panasonic's portable players.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-10, 21:14:16 (70.231.154.99)
It's called "Re-Master"....suppose to restore compressed music files back to "CD quality". .......
388: Hi-Rez Highway, So how did the SACD sound? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-05, 21:25:13 (70.231.195.138)
. .......
389: Hi-Rez Highway, This is a SACD w/ wide appeal.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-05, 12:55:33 (70.231.195.138)
I think a lot of people will want to get this SACD, despite its price. Hopefully, Acoustic Sounds will get this title for those of us in the US.... Check out the linked reviews of Top Music SACD from .......
390: Hi-Rez Highway, Nat King Cole goes SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-04, 23:04:01 (70.231.195.138)
From Top Music of Hong Kong and Tivoli Audio (as in the table radios).... .......
391: Digital Drive, What's considered "not required too much space"? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-03-01, 21:22:48 (70.231.149.206)
. .......
392: DVD-Audiobahn, The Grammy Award doesn't consider recordings released outside of the US.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-02-24, 11:51:41 (162.15.50.24)
which is where the SACD of BIA was released. Same goes for another surround SACD that most of us have to "import" into the US. Do you think the Moody Blues or the Depeche Mode SACDs, no matter how goo .......
393: General Asylum, Amateurs.....how's Tina Louise's "It's Time For Tina" (pic) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-02-21, 11:30:20 (162.15.50.24)
Also have.... The Essential Kenny G (on gold CDs) The Brady Bunch's Greatest Hits Debbie Gibson's Greatest Hits Ultimate Manilow Bill Clinton - "The Prez Blows" (not kidding) Also have Wham! coming on .......
394: Speaker Asylum, As a current C-3 owner.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-02-19, 23:09:08 (71.141.246.185)
let me direct you to the below passage from soundstage.com's review of the C-3.... "The impedance of the C-3 is said to be 8 ohms, with a low point of 4 ohms, and Energy says that "useable bass" respo .......
395: Hi-Rez Highway, This has happened with The Carpenters (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-02-19, 22:05:25 (71.141.246.185)
I wouldn't be surprised if the DSD-remastered Santana albums show up as SACD later on.... Hong Kong Universal DSD-remastered The Carpenters' "Yesterday Once More" 2 CD compilation and released the set .......
396: Hi-Rez Highway, Link to highfidelityreview.com article (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-02-08, 01:22:39 (70.231.177.217)
See below .......
397: Hi-Rez Highway, Music Direct shows 02/2006 release date (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-02-07, 17:44:37 (162.15.50.24)
see below link .......
398: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: S/T Prudence Liew SACD is exactly as original one? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-02-07, 14:43:50 (162.15.50.24)
The reissue SACD I received in the mail looks exactly the same as the original I have....same graphic on the label side, same catalog number, etc. Even the Sonopress logo was present in the inner ring .......
399: Hi-Rez Highway, Now listed on sa-cd.net (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-02-07, 14:39:19 (162.15.50.24)
See below link .......
400: Hi-Rez Highway, New Hong Kong-issued SACD I received today (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-02-07, 00:46:26 (70.231.177.217)
Just received in mail and haven't had chance to listen to them. S/T Prudence Liew SACD - Originally released by Hong Kong BMG and pressed by Sonopress in the EU, this title has been out-of-print for q .......
401: Hi-Rez Highway, Saw it on another forum....just spreading the news (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-02-05, 02:13:29 (71.141.255.97)
. .......
402: Hi-Rez Highway, Possible Moody Blues SACD release in March? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-02-03, 09:37:06 (162.15.50.169)
At www.spincds.com comes the following.... >>>>Now five Moody Blues albums expanded into either 1 or 2 CD deluxe editions:'A Question Of Balance' (Single Disc SACD £12.99) 'Days Of Future Passed' (196 .......
403: Hi-Rez Highway, Hong Kong SonyBMG reissues Prudence Liew SACD....confirmed? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-01-31, 09:59:48 (162.15.50.24)
Rumors abound of Hong Kong SonyBMG reissuing one of its early SACD releases, Prudence Liew's self-titled debut album, last week. This should mark the first HK SonyBMG SACD release since the big merger .......
404: DVD-Audiobahn, To clarify....HK Universal did release exactly 1 DualDisc title recently (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-01-22, 01:31:38 (71.141.255.97)
. .......
405: Hi-Rez Highway, Duran Duran sounds great to me.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-01-19, 09:40:24 (162.15.50.24)
Listened to John Mayer briefly....not bad at all. Have John Legend and Phantom of the Opera, but haven't gotten to them yet. Have been hooked to the Duran Duran SACD lately. .......
406: Hi-Rez Highway, Joshua Bell: Tchaikosky SACD has bonus track when purchased at Barnes & Noble (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-01-18, 13:34:21 (162.15.50.24)
See link.... .......
407: Hi-Rez Highway, Fans of Susan Wong...."Just A Little Bossa Nova " just released on SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-01-06, 01:27:56 (71.141.242.171)
Saw it on ebay already. Not on Rock In Music's website yet. .......
408: Hi-Rez Highway, Saw it available on HK ebay for 1/2 the price you quoted (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-01-04, 09:39:49 (162.15.50.24)
. .......
409: Hi-Rez Highway, Sony Music shipped mine on 12/28/2005 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2006-01-02, 00:27:01 (70.231.170.213)
. .......
410: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: What's a "black cd"? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-29, 14:54:02 (162.15.50.24)
It's a CD that is black in color on the data side. The label side can be made to resemble a LP. .......
411: Hi-Rez Highway, I have no problem playing black CDs on my DVP-NS500V (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-29, 09:49:29 (162.15.50.24)
It does take a little bit longer for the machine to read the TOC, but after that, no issues at all. For reference, I am playing all the black CDs reissued by Hong Kong Universal, Hong Kong Sony, etc.. .......
412: General Asylum, Re: Sonic differences between Senheiser px100 and 200 headphones? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-29, 01:36:51 (70.231.192.222)
To my ears, the PX100 goes deeper in the bass frequencies. In order for you to get the best performance from the PX200, your outer ear must have a perfect seal with the earcups. Otherwise, the perform .......
413: Digital Drive, It's called the global market (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-25, 11:46:37 (70.231.192.222)
Outside of North America, changers are not popular at all. In fact, there're not even marketed. This is the same situation with mass market brands such as Sony, Onkyo, etc., i.e. they will market chan .......
414: Hi-Rez Highway, Here's the month-to-month additions at sa-cd.net (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-22, 09:54:52 (162.15.50.24)
Click on below link.... .......
415: Hi-Rez Highway, 3,500 SACD reached at sa-cd.net (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-21, 22:19:13 (70.231.192.222)
Maybe 4,000 SACD titles by June 2006? .......
416: Hi-Rez Highway, You forget Duran Duran, John Legend, John Mayer and Switchfoot SACDs (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-20, 01:11:06 (70.231.166.205)
. .......
417: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: SACDs are plentiful! (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-12, 12:46:35 (162.15.50.24)
Any local releases? Hong Kong Universal hasn't released a SACD title since September and instead issued a DualDisc. .......
418: Hi-Rez Highway, Sorry, misread your post.....nevermind (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-11, 22:54:33 (70.231.171.81)
. .......
419: Hi-Rez Highway, What titles are you talking about? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-11, 22:02:14 (70.231.171.81)
Like any market, there are great SACDs being released and then there are some that are not so good. To be honest, I have about 85% of what has been released in HK and I would say most of it are quite .......
420: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Question reg. Sony 595 SACD two channel operation (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-11, 10:52:28 (70.231.171.81)
I have the 595 since August 2004. What you can do is set the default SACD setting to 2 channel stereo and the 2 channel stereo SACD mix will output through the left/right outputs of the 5.1 outputs. N .......
421: Hi-Rez Highway, John Mayer and Switchfoot SACDs listed at sa-cd.net (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-09, 23:46:34 (70.231.171.81)
Sonymusicstore.com is now listing "CD" pre-orders of John Mayer's "Room For Squares" and Switchfoot's "The Beautiful Letdown" with a list price of $18.98 and a release date of 12/20/2005. The new "CDs .......
422: Hi-Rez Highway, Here's the link to Duran Duran SACD pre-order (and more) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-09, 23:39:19 (70.231.171.81)
Sonymusicstore.com is now taking pre-orders from Duran Duran, John Legend, soundtrack to "Zorro", soundtrack to "Phantom of the Opera" and Yo-Yo Ma. Duran Duran and John Legend SACDs scheduled for 12/ .......
423: Hi-Rez Highway, John Mayer and Switchfoot SACDs announced by Sony (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-09, 16:28:21 (162.15.50.24)
2 more Sony SACD just announced.... John Mayer - Room For Squares Switchfoot - The Beautiful Letdown Ironically, I received the following e-mail on December 7th from Sony Music customer service when a .......
424: Hi-Rez Highway, Looks like 3500 SACD titles is achieveable by year end (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-05, 12:05:30 (162.15.50.24)
. .......
425: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Stacey Kent "Collection" SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-03, 00:11:30 (70.231.171.81)
I do live in the States and I actually had ordered from this particular e-tailer before. And everything was fine with all my transactions with them. However, I was just hoping that I can save on the p .......
426: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Hybrid SACD sound not as good as SACD only titles? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-02, 16:39:08 (162.15.50.24)
I thought Dire Straits sounds fantastic on my Sony DVP-NS500V. However, I did observe what you've mentioned with the single-layer stereo version and the hybrid version of Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Time .......
427: Hi-Rez Highway, I thought the configuration of most SACDs are kind of obvious (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-02, 11:18:49 (162.15.50.24)
. .......
428: Hi-Rez Highway, Stacey Kent "Collection" SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-12-01, 00:49:48 (70.231.171.81)
I forget who mentioned this SACD on this forum, but I finally located it on a Hong Kong website. Anyone knows where I can get this SACD somewhere closer?? .......
429: Hi-Rez Highway, Ikea "Billy" bookcase with optional CD storage inserts (photo) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-28, 18:23:48 (70.231.171.81)
The bookcase, in "black brown", is $79.99. Other colors and finishes cost less. The CD storage inserts are either $15.00 or $20.00, depending on finish/color. Instead of the CD storage inserts, you ca .......
430: Hi-Rez Highway, Like this.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-27, 22:13:13 (70.231.171.81)
Over 100 Chinese pop SACDs About 13 classical SACDs About 80 Western pop/rock SACDs About 25 jazz SACDs Exactly 3 Chinese/Cantonese SACDs Exactly 4 Japanese pop SACDs .......
431: Hi-Rez Highway, OMG! I am looking at potentially 7 SACD releases from Sony in 1 month (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-21, 12:07:28 (162.15.50.24)
Duran Duran - Astronaut John Mayer - Room For Squares* Switchfoot - The Beautiful Letdown* Yo-yo Ma - Plays Ennio Marricone The Phantom of the Opera soundtrack The Legend of Zorro soundtrack John Lege .......
432: Hi-Rez Highway, Sony releasing John Legend's "Get Lifted" on SACD 12/20/2005 (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-21, 11:48:41 (162.15.50.24)
A current R&B release on SACD! .......
433: General Asylum, CPUC - public programs....I'm on every Californian's phone bill (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-20, 23:11:05 (70.231.171.81)
. .......
434: General Asylum, His influence reaches down to my job with the State (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-19, 00:07:26 (70.231.171.81)
I work for the State government and some of his appointees are my bosses. He's an OK dude. .......
435: Hi-Rez Highway, Maybe 2 times (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-16, 18:31:15 (71.141.249.18)
Since Sony didn't own CBS Records back in the 80s. .......
436: Hi-Rez Highway, I think you are right (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-16, 01:22:24 (71.141.249.18)
Looks like 12/20/2005 will have 3 pop SACD releases from Sony! .......
437: Hi-Rez Highway, More proof of these being SACDs?? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-16, 01:13:15 (71.141.249.18)
The new "CDs" mentioned above have a "H" in its catalog number, which is consistent with the catalog number of the upcoming Duran Duran SACD. The normal CDs has a "K" in its catalog numbers ::: TOPIC: .......
438: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Update on Pink Floyd Wishing You Were Here SACD? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-16, 01:12:25 (71.141.249.18)
brain-damage.co.uk is reporting the SACD of WYWH has been pushed back to the 1st quarter of 2006. .......
439: Hi-Rez Highway, Sony releasing more pop SACDs?? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-16, 01:05:44 (71.141.249.18)
OK, I can not verify whether this is a SACD or not....yet. Sonymusicstore.com is not listing a pre-order of John Mayer's "Room For Squares" with a list price of $18.98 and a release date of 12/20/2005 .......
440: Hi-Rez Highway, Genesis SACD update (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-15, 12:22:04 (162.15.50.24)
From the below link.... "Davis commented in the forum of the official Genesis site that he suspected that the newly reissued and remixed Genesis back catalog may be released all at once and may coinci .......
441: General Asylum, Do you mean the full-size Ikea Billy bookcase? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-10, 10:15:13 (162.15.50.24)
I have not filled one of these up yet. I have those CD storage inserts as well ($15-$20, depending on finish). And yes, extra shelves can be purchased separately. You are looking at approximately 700 .......
442: Hi-Rez Highway, Peter Gabriel meeting with other Genesis members....finally, SACD releases?? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-09, 16:19:52 (162.15.50.24)
When can we get these? .......
443: Rocky Road, Peter Gabriel: Meeting between members on reunion imminent (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-09, 16:06:31 (162.15.50.24)
See below link to Rolling Stone article.... .......
444: General Asylum, The Ikea Billy bookcase also does CD/SACDs (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-08, 00:53:36 (70.231.128.149)
Here's mine.... .......
445: Rocky Road, Here's a 2005 clip of Phil Collins w/ Genesis tribute band, The Musical Box (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-07, 20:42:53 (70.231.128.149)
The possibility of a Genesis reunion made the "front page" of Yahoo news today. Below is link to a very long interview with Phil Collins done earlier this year. It's very interesting.... http://hit.de .......
446: DVD-Audiobahn, Parasound announces its first universal player (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-07, 10:44:49 (162.15.50.24)
Please see below link.... .......
447: Hi-Rez Highway, Parasound releases its first universal player (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-07, 10:43:29 (162.15.50.24)
Check out below link.... .......
448: Hi-Rez Highway, Why don't you let others decide instead of dictating others what to do? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-01, 15:49:08 (162.15.50.24)
. .......
449: Hi-Rez Highway, sonymusicstore.com taking pre-orders for Duran Duran SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-01, 10:02:15 (162.15.50.24)
$13.98 at sonymusicstore.com .......
450: Hi-Rez Highway, Here you go.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-11-01, 09:07:54 (162.15.50.24)
I have the SACD and it's nothing mindblowingly spectacular. It's, for lack of better words, OK. Below is a link to a Hong Kong retailer (an actual brick-and-mortar store) selling the SACD on Hong Kong .......
451: Hi-Rez Highway, Some good prices on SACDs at yesasia.com (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-10-31, 22:50:51 (71.141.255.15)
This is the latest sale at yesasia.com on some SACDs that may interest the members here.... http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1003907103/code-c/section-music/" Charlie Byrd and Laurindo Almeid .......
452: Hi-Rez Highway, Rush....Living Stereo....Duran Duran.....John Mayer....this format is still alive (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-10-28, 23:31:27 (71.141.255.15)
On the Sony Europe website, superaudio-cd.com, 10 new RCA Living Stereo SACDs are announced to be released in February 2006. In addition, Rush SACDs were also mentioned. This on top of the rumored rel .......
453: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks for the info! I am getting this SACD (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-10-24, 09:47:53 (162.15.50.24)
. .......
454: Hi-Rez Highway, This recent news (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-10-21, 16:06:15 (162.15.50.24)
See link .......
455: Hi-Rez Highway, Top Music releases new violin SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-10-19, 21:00:55 (63.201.36.190)
Accustic Arts: Leonidas Kavakos - Violin 1. William Kroll: Banjo & Fiddle (2:44) 2. Antonio Bazzini: La Ronde Des Lutins (5:01) 3. Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid (4:21) 4. Fritz Kreisler: Tambourin Chinoi .......
456: Hi-Rez Highway, Yes, gov't workers are off today (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-10-10, 12:22:46 (63.201.36.190)
Federal workers, State workers, post office, banks, and some schools are off today. .......
457: Hi-Rez Highway, Hmmm....HK Warner is involved in SACD again? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-10-10, 01:15:47 (63.201.36.190)
Recent Hong Kong SACD releases included the live album from Jacky Cheung on HK Universal and a live fusion album from Eugene Pao. And now Sandy Lam's "Wild Flower". I've read rumors of HK Sony reissui .......
458: Hi-Rez Highway, Sandy Lam's "Wild Flower" just released on SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-10-09, 12:43:00 (63.201.36.190)
Just released. I don't know which company released the SACD since I believe the original album was released by Hong Kong Warner Music. However, the album's recent CD reissue was handled by Hong Kong E .......
459: Hi-Rez Highway, Bonus track on new Sony Joshua Bell SACD at Barnes and Noble (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-10-07, 22:40:42 (63.201.36.190)
I just picked up the Joshua Bell SACD from Barnes and Noble and the disc contains an extra track (on CD layer and on stereo/multi-channel SACD layer) exclusive to B&N. The bonus track is Serenade mela .......
460: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks again.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-10-05, 17:21:45 (162.15.50.24)
If hybrid SACDs are counted as "CDs", then SACD, as an audiophile format, is quite healthy. .......
461: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks for the link.....just one question (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-10-05, 16:45:06 (162.15.50.24)
Where did the "about 1 out of 7 SACDs are non-hybrids" come from? Just wondering. .......
462: Hi-Rez Highway, I agree.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-10-02, 23:11:31 (63.201.36.190)
this is the best sounding version of BIA out there, except for the DVD-A which I have not heard. .......
463: Hi-Rez Highway, I guess I forget to post it here.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-28, 11:54:59 (162.15.50.24)
From 11 days ago .......
464: Hi-Rez Highway, That's not what is being talked about (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-26, 20:02:17 (63.201.36.190)
. .......
465: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Onkyo currently makes 3 and Onkyo/Integra Research as another one (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-26, 16:25:15 (162.15.50.24)
. .......
466: Hi-Rez Highway, Here're the tracks on the SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-26, 14:20:09 (162.15.50.24)
From ABC's website.... 1. A Tour To Xikou From Yellow River HaoZi All Vcoals: Huo Yong-gang 2. Give me a kiss All Vcoals: Shirley 3. Zapateado Op.23 From The Soul Of Violin Performance: Li .......
467: Hi-Rez Highway, Although it's too small, here's a scan of the back cover (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-26, 09:37:25 (162.15.50.24)
Total of 16 tracks .......
468: Hi-Rez Highway, Have to get those to you after work (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-26, 09:23:52 (162.15.50.24)
. .......
469: Hi-Rez Highway, Received my Demo SACD of ABC Records (China) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-26, 00:47:30 (63.201.36.190)
Received the ABC Records Demo SACD. Not bad at all. The SACD was made by Viva Magnetics and housed in an official "Super Jewel Box". There's an OBI strip and an eighteen page booklet that's beautifull .......
470: Speaker Asylum, Why do you expect quality to go downhill? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-23, 01:15:08 (63.201.36.190)
Last I checked, all of the brands mentioned still make speakers and components that are highly praised by the audio press. Wharfedale even manufactures a ultra-expensive model just for the Japanese ma .......
471: Hi-Rez Highway, Last week saw US Sony issued SACD of Joshua Bell.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-22, 16:26:02 (162.15.50.24)
and next week comes the SACD of Roger Waters .......
472: Hi-Rez Highway, Off topic....Sony CRT TVs are at the pinnicle of the technology right now..... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-22, 09:36:53 (162.15.50.24)
except that everyone wants those flat hang-on-the-wall plasma/LCD TVs. As usual, like SACD, mass consumers go for the flashy and convenient, not the ultimate in performance. .......
473: Hi-Rez Highway, US Sony just released latest Joshua Bell on SACD.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-21, 19:52:35 (63.201.36.190)
Roger Waters coming next week on SACD .......
474: DVD-Audiobahn, Geez, the player is (only) US$1,300.00 (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-20, 21:09:46 (63.201.36.190)
Where do you get your number? .......
475: DVD-Audiobahn, Meridian also deny SACD's existance on its machines (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-20, 17:14:47 (162.15.50.24)
. .......
476: Hi-Rez Highway, Crutchfield also told me today they don't have the owner's manual (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-20, 17:13:23 (162.15.50.24)
. .......
477: Hi-Rez Highway, And check out the owner's manual.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-20, 17:10:47 (162.15.50.24)
Click on "Operating Instructions" Also check out the following thread.... http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=137934 .......
478: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks Joel!! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-19, 20:21:21 (63.201.36.190)
. .......
479: Hi-Rez Highway, I believe AAA meant the HK BMG SACD reissues (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-19, 00:36:35 (63.201.36.190)
of certain Living Stereo titles before the "official" reissue program began. I did read that those HK BMG Living Stereo SACD reissues are not bad in stereo. In fact, the writer wrote it was comparable .......
480: Hi-Rez Highway, Despite saying "shipped in 7-14 days", it was shipped in 2 days by yesasia.com (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-16, 11:42:52 (162.15.50.24)
. .......
481: Hi-Rez Highway, It's a demo/sampler, so let's be hopeful (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-16, 01:36:38 (63.201.36.190)
. .......
482: Hi-Rez Highway, I have this SACD coming from yesasia.com.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-16, 00:54:07 (63.201.36.190)
but isn't Teresa Teng's music owned by Hong Kong Universal/Polygram? Or is this material before her Polygram days? .......
483: Hi-Rez Highway, Japan is the 2nd biggest music market in the world (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-14, 10:45:55 (67.124.228.252)
Any about 25% of those titles came from just one singer....Momoe Yamaguchi on Sony SACD. .......
484: Hi-Rez Highway, Breakdown of SACD titles by musical styles (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-13, 16:10:58 (162.15.50.24)
Based on the 3,263 SACD titles listed at sa-cd.net (as of 9/13/2005), here's a breakdown of titles by musical style.... Blues.....62 Chanson Francaise.....46 Chinese pop.....103 Classical.....1,421 Cl .......
485: Hi-Rez Highway, Harman Kardon goes SACD (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-12, 11:53:06 (162.15.50.24)
You can now add HK to the list of hardware manufacturers supporting SACD. Kinda adds fuel to the rumor that HK (with Philips) is working on a car SACD deck. .......
486: Speaker Asylum, Re: Yes, But, Maybe... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-10, 23:25:29 (67.124.228.252)
However, once you move out of the "sweet spot", the soundstage will collapse. Which is why home theater uses a center-channel speaker since the HT experience involves more than just one person. Some D .......
487: General Asylum, Quad/Mission/AudioLab/Wharfedale are owned by same Chinese parent company (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-09, 16:08:56 (162.15.50.24)
So what's the big deal? The company is a private company, so I don't see how this is benefitting the Communist party. .......
488: Hi-Rez Highway, I don't know if any of you has seen the packaging of those K2 CDs..... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-09, 00:51:35 (67.124.228.252)
but there's a sticker on the front that has the letters "XRCD" bigger than anything else on the package. I am thinking JVC is objecting to the use of "XRCD" on a CD when it has nothing to do with XRCD .......
489: Digital Drive, McIntosh has one as well (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-08, 17:01:32 (162.15.50.24)
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490: Hi-Rez Highway, I read about this last night..... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-08, 17:00:54 (162.15.50.24)
looks like JVC has placed a full-page notice in a Hong Kong audiophile magazine advising possible legal actions against ABC Records. .......
491: Hi-Rez Highway, I know where you can order this.....but I am at work (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-08, 13:03:29 (162.15.50.24)
I will post the link later tonight. So this ABC Record SACD is good? They have also recently released a number of other SACD titles that I am interested in. Maybe this is a good sign? .......
492: Hi-Rez Highway, Latest SACD from Hong Kong Universal - Jacky Cheung's "Live Performance" (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-07, 20:58:18 (67.124.228.252)
2-disc multi-channel hybrid SACD. Comes in a slipcase and recorded directly to DSD. Above is a scan of slipcase's front. .......
493: Hi-Rez Highway, Consider I have been warned :) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-06, 00:59:19 (67.124.228.252)
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494: Hi-Rez Highway, Any opinions on the SACDs released by China's ABC Records? (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-05, 22:54:37 (67.124.228.252)
The company is releasing a bunch of SACD titles and some of them are quite interesting. They are relatively inexpensive and are hybrid SACDs. Any opinions will be appreciated. .......
495: Hi-Rez Highway, Sorry....just 2 channel stereo here (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-09-01, 13:52:55 (162.15.50.24)
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496: Hi-Rez Highway, DSD-remastered/mastered CDs.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-08-31, 08:11:38 (67.124.228.252)
There're a good number of them now on the market now, ranging from Elvis to Telarc classical recordings, CBS/Sony MasterWorks to Brian Eno. I have been waiting for any response to the ABC Records SACD .......
497: General Asylum, Re: that would seem like a major shift from Sony (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-08-30, 17:34:36 (162.15.50.24)
There was quite a discussion over at stevehoffman.tv about this development several months ago.... http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=51628&highlight=vaio .......
498: Hi-Rez Highway, Here you go.... (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-08-28, 18:13:31 (162.15.50.24)
The SACD is OK.....I suspect the more recent remastered CD is even better. .......
499: Hi-Rez Highway, I have this SACD....check Hong Kong ebay (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-08-28, 18:11:35 (162.15.50.24)
I will post a photo later .......
500: Hi-Rez Highway, The seller stated he/she will not ship internationally (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Soundboy on 2005-08-25, 21:28:49 (67.124.228.252)
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