I have many they always sound great no matter what the music.
Experience with XRCDs
Does anyone have experience or opinions on the JVC XRC process. I researched Audiogon and found a lot of older posts, but because I’m new to XRCDs I thought this may be a good topic. I bought an XRCD just to see how they sound, Aaron Neville “Warm Your Heart.” All I can say is WOW! The recording is smooth, clear and detailed, lots of bass..I’m so impressed because I’m a SACD collector and all I can say is that SACDs sound a touch thinner, not in a bad way. The XRCD however is polished, full, with a clarity thats just well “wonderful “. What are your thoughts? Is this an attribute of XRCDs in general or just the album in general. Thanks for sharing.
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I own SHM-CD’s and Blu-Spec 1&2 which conform to the Redbook standard. The SQ of these disc are based on the quality of the original master. Some SHM-CDs sound excellent as does a well mastered Redbook CD, so it’s hit or miss. XRCD is completely different. Yes, the quality of the original master is important, but this is a different technology used to produce a Redbook CD. The SQ is outstanding, clarity is a good term to describe it. I can become immersed in the music, more than when listening to the original CD. I was expecting prices to come down, but they’re still expensive.
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All great information, and a nice update. Thanks to all, @fuzztone great article and analogy, @whipsaw I ordered Hank Moble@chorus I just found out that elusive disc took over JVCs XRCD operations, so they are still available new. Also @mr_m I’m looking for the drum and tack Xrcd, have only found it in regular cd. |