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Kind of Blue SACD on a whim.

I've been listening to jazz for only about a year. I can't say that I'm a jazz fan yet but I am growing more and more fond of Kind of Blue. Last night I was looking around on eBay and saw a Kind of Blue MoFi hybrid SACD. It was $30, new, and on an impulse I bought it.


I have never bought and do not own any SACDs. (I have an Oppo player). I also know nothing about MoFi other than an association with high production quality.


Anyway, I am interested in anyone's thoughts on this SACD from a quality standpoint. According to the dynamic range database virtually all releases of Kind of Blue are superb from a DR standpoint so that should not be an issue. I did read that on some CD releases prior to 1992 the timing was off which cause slight pitch issues. I am assuming this SACD would not suffer from that issue but have no way of knowing but probably don't have the ears or familiarity with the album to know.


n80
n80 OP
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I have a pair of 6Ts in my living room. They sound pretty good too.
mrdecibel
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n80, I thought you had the newer AR LS-16 pre..........Of course, Kind of Blue set a standard for musical writing, arrangements, band leadership and musicianship. Genius, in fact. Miles went through many " changes " during his career ( as many musicians / bands did / do ). Another favorite MD recording for me is " A Tribute to Jack Johnson ", recorded in 2 sessions in 1970, released on cd in '92 ( Columbia Jazz 47036 ). Miles was an amateur boxer, and the two tracks on this recording tell the tale of a boxing match and recovery of a fighter ( based on a movie documentary ), of his favorite boxer / fighter, Jack Johnson. IMO, everything I indicated above about KOB, has been applied here. In fact, my buddy who got me into Miles so many years ago ( wow, I am old ), only, many years later, heard of the " Tribute " album from me....lol. My best, and enjoy !
n80 OP
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@mrdecibel It was a typo. You are correct my pre is the LS-16 (earlier version) not LS-15. The later model LS-16 MkII had a different tube configuration.


I will definitely look up "A Tribute to Jack Johnson". Thanks for the tip.
keegiam
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Indeed, "Jack Johnson" is riveting.  I play it nearly as often as "Nefertiti."

Texas-born Jack Johnson, the legendary black boxer, was crowned "Heavyweight Champion of the World" over a hundred years ago.  Pretty amazing, considering Jim Crow America.
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jafant
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n80

Very nice system. Your ears will not have any Aural issues/problems regarding CD/SACD playback. I once owned Transparent Super IC and SP -MM2 series. I have not auditioned the newer GEN5 series.

sidenote: I picked up the 2007 SACD edition of K.O.B.
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