Thanks, but not a soul comapares the sound quality to an XRCD. The xrcd is a cd that get as close to analog that I have ever heard. SACD lags far behind the analog sound of the xrcd; at least in my listening experience.
What are the differences between XRCDs?
I own about 30 of these babies. All in very heavy beautiful card board jewel cases. I see so many xrcds in plastic jewel cases: Japan, China, Hong Kong? I don't understand. Some of my xrcds are selling for $150 and some are selling as low as $20. Most of them, however, are all in the $100 range plus or minus $30. What gives? thanks in advance
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Warren, There's one little problem: how many XRCDs are there? There's a whole lot of SHM-CDs out there, I believe more than 3300, and they definitely sound better than their regular CD counterparts. I will agree with you, my "Brothers In Arms" XRCD sounds better than the SHM-CD. You might be able to hear the differences better if you still had your Caravelles ( just messin' with ya ). Chuck |
..lol .If I were still in my previous crib or moved to 8Â ceilings and walls I would still be listening to the Caravelles. Best monitor I have heard first hand. Now, 12 foot ceilings and an open floor plan require a speaker to move more air. A lot more air. IÂm going to check out the cds. You are right on the xrcds, though. A crying shame there are so few. ThatÂs why they are worth so much, I suppose. Sweetest thing on a cd. |
SHM uses the original master, only the material used is different/better. So my Eagles Hell Freezes Over US press < SHM version K2/XRCD involve remastering so IMHO the remastering accounts for why K2/XRCDs sounds better than the standard master (used in regular press or SHM). But there are now SHM XRCDs that have the best of both worlds. ps there is a new K2 Direct Cut that is even more impressive than K2/XR but limited to Asian titles for the HK market. |
Here's another good source: http://www.elusivedisc.com/Home-Of-XRCD/products/859/ |
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