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Living Stereo SACD's are a comin

While at work today (My office is located at a mastering studio) a big box arrived. I watched as the studio manager unpacked it. It contained a treasure the likes of which I have never seen. Dozens of ORIGINAL master tapes from the original LIVING STEREO recordings. I held in my hands THE Master tapes from the Living Stereo Reiner/Chicago Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra and Ravel Daphnis. These weren’t the safeties, they are THE Masters. As you can probably tell I am in awe.

BMG (I think it’s BMG) has decided to release SACD versions of these recordings. It will be new DSD mastering (not redoing the existing PCM masters). How they are done will depend on the master tapes. I am pretty sure that they will not be 5.1

I have nothing to do with this project. I just happen to be there. You can bet your ass I will sit in on some of the sessions and get to listen to the master tapes. Damn sometimes it’s good to be me.

I just thought that some of the classical music lovers would like to know that SACD’s of these great classic recordings are in the works.
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sogood51
2,157 posts
 
Everyone seems pleased at AA with these also, guess I'll have to get off a buck or two and check them out! I've just taken my Apogee Centaur miner out for another of those CENTER-NO CENTER tests...guess I'll be putting it back in to listen to the 3-channel on these.

Dave
tfkaudio
591 posts
 
Indeed. I'll be the first to admit that my center channel isn't "music grade".
Someday.
robm321
932 posts
 
If you have a TT then you can get these records used for $1 to $2 each. Much better than $20 or whatever they will go for. Just check your local goodwill
pardales
652 posts
 
Music Direct (amusicdirect.com) is selling them for $11.99 each. They are SACD hybrids. They are having a sale right now and if you spend more than $50 you get 10% off and if you spend more than $100 you get 15% off (you need a promotional code from their fliers for the discount if you order online -- you canprobably ask for it over the phone if you call). I ordered all 10.
pardales
652 posts
 
Just as an update.......these discs are still $11.99 at Music Direct but they are no longer having that 10%-15% off sale if you spend certain amounts of money.
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