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MFSL "Filles De Kilimanjaro" SACD

Posted by madisonears (A) on July 25, 2016 at 19:43:29

Just got this disc today and had to listen to one cut immediately.

Wow! This kind of source material is justification for all the fancy wire and crazy caps and speaker fondling. This music is brought alive in your room with holographic layering of midrange and highs. The bass, as I've noticed more than once on SACD and MOFI stuff in particular, is a bit tubby and diffused, definitely without the impact and depth of the redbook. Is that more realistic or a failing of the format? I cannot decide. Bass also assumes a sort of musicality and depth, but at the expense of slam and amplitude. However, the trumpet, sax, piano, and drums are spectacularly resolved and realistic. I wonder what aspect of remastering or SACD format makes the highs and mids so incredibly clear, yet seems to somewhat muddle the bass. I'm pretty sure it is not my system, as low freq's are generally powerful and controlled (6 cu ft sealed 12" sub and four 8" woofers with separate amp, and bass traps). That's what makes me wonder if this is the way bass should sound, and redbook is actually the distorted medium.

Is it worth $30? I got my copy for considerably less, and it is worth it to me. I have enjoyed this music for a lot of years on LP and CD, but this incarnation is without a doubt the most immersive, and I have only stereo. I don't know if there is any surround information. I suggest you sample the music before investing, but you should realize that whatever other format you audition, it probably will not compare with the SACD for fidelity and plain beauty of sound.

Peace,
Tom E
berate is 8 and benign is 9

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