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Do any of your Rolling Stones recordings bring "Satisfaction"?

Before I became a snobby audiophile I loved the Rolling Stones.  But as my system grew and I discovered all kinds of sounds in recordings (CD as well as Vinyl) that I had never heard before and the openness and depth of soundstage that was a wonder, I never had that same Wow moment with the Stones recordings.  Actually the best sound I have found came from the Hot Rocks double LP.  Has anyone else had a better experience with their recordings?  Having gone through so many remasters, nothing seems to have changed.  Sticky Fingers should be something better than we get.  The opening riff of Brown Sugar has always seemed so muddy.  My rant, any thoughts?

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tomcy6
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I have all the 2002 Stones Abkco SACD/Hybrids and the CD layer sounds ok. I guess I will have to buy a SACD Player to hear the difference on the SACD layer.
Just adding an SACD player will probably not do a lot for your sound.  On most systems SACD alone will not be that much of an improvement.  You have to get your whole system up to a pretty high level for SACD to be worth it. 

You'd be better off just accepting that the Stones are a LoFi group and enjoying them for what they are.
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geoffkait
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What is LoFi is the system and or the ears 👂 used to conclude the Stones are a LoFi group.
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duckworp
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The 2018 Bob Ludwig 50th anniversary Beggars Banquet is pretty good. Let’s hope they do the same with Let It Bleed. Ludwig has a tendency to press the LOUDNESS button but he is more subtle these days than he once was, and also somehow maintains decent dynamics.
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rocketroom
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Love the Stones too. I have a few SACDs including the double Hot Rocks collection. I’ve found the best sounding stuff is the later albums like Tatoo You... I recently picked up the hi res blu-ray Grrrrr... disc. The last 15 songs (again, the later recordings) are excellent. They will definitely inspire if you you have a good rig and a solid D/A converter. 
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southleft
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The most important conditions for judging a Stones album are:
1. Play it LOUD.
2. Don't play it when you're "straight". Have a couple of drinks and a couple of tokes, too.
3. Did I mention .... PLAY IT LOUD !!
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