What’s the best SACD you’ve ever heard?

JD, Bass / Piano / Guitar. If you like jazz I’m pretty sure you’ll like it. It also comes in a two cd expanded version for $10 - $12 if you don’t want to pay SACD prices.

@curiousjim    I have never heard the CD of "Amused To Death" so I can't say how much better the SACD might sound but the SACD is a large format box like "Wish You Were Here".
Go for the Clark Terry "Portraits" SACD.  People will, hell you may even drool over the wonder of music engineered so beautifully.

Well I'll second the AKUS live SACD (and all other Allison Krauss SACD's for that matter) and would add a couple more:

O'Brother soundtrack, Chicago (the musical) soundtrack and a really odd one - Vultures with Joe Weed. Kind of a bluegrass take on the Ventures surf sound - pristine arrangements of some great old instrumentals 

One last recommendation would be the first Blood Sweat & Tears MFSL release. 

Thanks hifiman5, I will.

mcondo, I’m actually excited to hear that the first BS&T is on SACD.  The vinyl is good but the cd is really noisy.  I’ll be on the lookout for it. 

Thanks.

JD

curiousjim

In addition to the suggestions as above check out;
The Police - 2003 catalog
The Rolling Stones -  2002 catalog
Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething (2004) Verve -My Reference Disc

Happy Listening!