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Does it make sense to buy SACD of old recordings?

HI, I am very new to the world of SACD. In fact I just purchased an SACD player (for reasons other than SACD) and I do not yet have any SACD. So I was wondering if SACD makes a difference for old jazz recordings like Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Wes Montgomery, etc? My initial thought is SACD will not make a difference since these old recordings are of such poor quality anyway that SACD would just reveal more of the bad recordings. Along the same lines, is SACD really most beneficial for modern recordings?
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uru975
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I can't speak for what you are refrring to but my decision to buy a SACD player was on here the difference between the redbook and SACD versions of a Diana Krall album. Wheather that would also apply to older recording I do not know but those within the last few years I would say definitly
jebe1
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You could try searching the reviews at: http://sa-cd.net/
metralla
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Tboooe writes:
My initial thought is SACD will not make a difference since these old recordings are of such poor quality anyway that SACD would just reveal more of the bad recordings
Many of those old recordings are great recordings, but I'm not convinced that the greatest of those by the artists you mention have made it to SACD.

I have around 900 SACDs. The only Ella on SACD I have (and I think is extant) is "Ella and Louis" on Verve - not her best work. And the one Sarah Vaughan I have is also on Verve and doesn't sound that great.

Still, there are plenty of other good SACDs - Bill Evans, Art Pepper, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Ray Brown, Brubeck, Miles, Benny Carter ....

Regards,
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