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SACD's to avoid due to poor remastering.

I have just purchased and played a copy of a SACD titled "The Ultimate Tony Bennett" CS63570 a Columbia release.. This would have to rank as one of the worst remastering"s I have ever heard. The sibilance is unbearable, the soundstage is congested and instrument tonality unbelievably poor. I dont think I have heard a CD that sounds worse let alone a SACD.
I thought compiling a list of such titles to avoid may be interesting.

Regards

FWIW I have a Playback Designs MPS-5 which to my ears is the most analog sounding digital player to date. This therefore reinforces my criticism of the remastering of the disc.
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argyro
438 posts
 
All SACDs that were made from the relevant 16/44 cd are obvisouly crap. Look for SACDs made from the original master tape. I dont want to dissapoint you but most of the SACDs I was buying were poorly made!!!

Happy Listening,

Mike
macdadtexas
1,794 posts
 
I have that SACD too, and I agree, it sucks. So does Norah Jones "Come Away with Me". The standard CD sounds better to me.
dotsystem
81 posts
 
Most Sony SACDs from initial rollout. Old catalog.
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lokie
528 posts
 
Eric Clapton's 461 Ocean Blvd was disappointing. It sounds compressed like every other recording I have of this session. Too bad- great album.
sid42
302 posts
 
Although all 12 SACD's I've purchased are Classical, I've come to the conclusion that the original cd's I have are better sounding! I also noticed that the dynamic range was such that the quiet spots were so quiet I couldn't hear them, then the full volume would send me out of the room; so I was constantly using the remote control--translation, a pain in the butt! Therefore, I've given up on SACD.
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