JVC XRCD CDs, are they worth the extra cash?

I am considering purchasing some, do they really sound better than the standards? How about the "gold" and the like?

stbhorn02-26-2002 3:43pm

mgottlieb Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 334 posts 02-26-2002 at 04:19pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yes. Even compared to the limited edition gold RCA Living Stereo CDs, the JVCs are warmer, richer, and closer to the originals. In fact, their tonal balance is usually closer to the originals than were the Classic Records LP reissues. (Sometimes that's good, sometimes not.)
thedautch Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 329 posts 02-26-2002 at 04:48pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have a wonderful Bill Evans XRCD (Portrait in Jazz), and sound is really more lifelike all the way around...on good gear, it's about as close to "being there" as I've heard out of redbook CDs.
buckingham Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 333 posts 02-26-2002 at 05:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete XRCD's are great. They just blow away normal cd's.