K2 HDCD Recordings


Well, I just pulled the trigger on the most expensive CD I have ever purchased Miles Davis Kind Of Blue remastered in K2HDCD from Music Direct. My Cary player does not read this in HDCD. Just a word of warning. It sounds pretty good. But, the Columbia 50 year remaster at 1/4 the cost...This is deceptive flase adverstising as I see it.
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On Music Direct's site this cd is advertisted as being HDCD. I agree that Music Direct is being careless than deceptive. I should have done more research before ordering as I also ordered Dave Brubect's Time Out.
Live and learn I guess...
I sent customer service an email about the situation. Let's see if they correct it. They have a lot of K2 HD CDs labeled at HDCD.
FWIW I own many K2's including the Kind of Blue you mention and I find them to be uniformly excellent. Consistently amongst the best recorded cd's I have heard. HDCD or not they are well worth seeking out.
Now you're catching on. You could go broke with this hobby. For some it's more of a religion. I just myself compared some CDs same performance, different master. Which is better or worse? Hard to tell when switching over from one to another. Musical memory is short and vague. Many times the most expensive remaster is just that, expensive. And not much of an improvement.