KIND OF BLUE

The hi-rez versions are downloads. You can get the mono or stereo version at HDTracks

Mobile Fidelity has been advertising an SACD version of KOB for a couple of years now, but the release date is still To Be Announced. Only time will tell if they ever get it released.

Just a heads-up - The Mobile Fidelity KOB SACD has been released. Was it worth the wait? Well, I don’t know... I pre-ordered it in 2011 and that’s a long time to me.

Qualitywise and subjectively speaking, it might be a little on the polite side compared with other issues that I’ve heard... which isn’t entirely unwelcome IMO. I’m not very good at detailed reviews so I’ll just say I’m very happy with the results. It easily trounces both the the standard and SACD versions that I already own.

Stay away from the new vinyl re-issue. I have purchased 3 copies in an attempt to get a clean one. The first had some crunchies on side two, the second had a bad tick....tick....tick on side two and the third the hole was off center creating a bad sounding piano in the inner grooves. Outside of this it was promising.

I do have a dvd-a copy, which is very clean and dynamic but I'm partcial to vinyl. My 70's Columbia is just okay.

Try Wallace Roney "Misterios" instead.