SQ of "Rock of Ages" on CD

@tomcy6 

Thanks; I'll check it out. 

I asked here because I've purchased cds before that were popular on the Hoffman site and have not liked the SQ of the mixes they favor.

I suspect Rock of Ages was simply not recorded well, to begin with, which is a shame. 

Just found a Sound and Vision interview with R. Robertson. Apparently the original mixing was done by him and Phil Ramone at Criteria, before the studio was completed and they didn't like the mix, either, which Robertson describes as "murky". Supposedly, this was subsequently rectified when he and Bob Clearmountain redid it for the Academy of Music box set. I'll look into that. 

I guess you got shortchanged on the SACD but your ear for sound quality was confirmed.by R.Robertson and Bob Clearmountain.  

Rock of Ages is, and always was, a poorly recorded and mixed LP. I have it, a big Band fan, and rarely if ever spin it.

Unfortunate

Yeah-- I dunno about about SACD SQ (never owned an SACD player) but I've found the Redbook SQ of MoFi hybrids to be very inconsistent. Some are quite good, others just meh-- most definitely not worth the money. 

As far as the Band album is concerned, I thought I'd have to buy the out of print box but there's a 2CD set that's still available with the same tunes as the Deluxe version. Might as well try it.