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SACD Recommendations

Just purchased my first SACD, Muddy Waters Folk Singer, and found the audio quality of this disc absolutely incredible. Especially when one consider the original analog recording is nearly 50 years old. I would like to try some more SACDs, what are your top 3 (or more) recommended SACDs from a recording quality perspective?
mgattmch
chayro
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Yo Yo Ma, "Solo". Opus 3 "Showcase", "Elliot Fisk plays Bach and Scarlatti", Red Rose/levinson. All of these SACDs are superb recordings. BTW, I abandoned SACD as I found that CDs on a good CD player sounded better, but that's my problem. Just thought I'd mention it.
raks
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A Reference Recordings HDCD that I think is really good is "There's A Time" by Doug MacLeod.
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ghosthouse
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Peter Gabriel's "UP". Diana Krall's "Girl in the Other Room", are examples of great SACDs, I think. Don't know about CDs sounding "better" but Chayro does have a point. Just because it's called SACD doesn't mean the sound is automatically SUPERior. Ordered a bunch of SACD's from Elusive Disc. They ain't ALL that special. Some just seem on par with a re-mastered CD - and you know the range of opinions about remastering. Good luck.
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