Which Davies' Kind of Blue CD sounds better?


Which edition should I buy? It needs to be CD (can read HDCD as well). I read good things about Japanese versions, but don't find them. Saw several versions labeled as "imports" at cduniverse.com, but no more info than that.

Just want to go and buy the better sounding CD.

Thanks much!
lewinskih01
Birdies, I agree that the SBM is lifeless, but have you listened to the original CD remaster lately? I first heard it when Pierre Sprey (Mapleshade) and Ron Baumann (inSound/Omega Mikro) brought it to my place a couple years ago with one of their restored Scott amps. I thought they were crazy until we played it. Took me a while to find one, but I'm glad I did.
Dopogue, I'll try to hear the original remaster again. It's been many years, but I have the distinct memory of its disappointing sound on systems from mid-fi to high end. Maybe there were varying batches? Cheers.
Birdies, I had always considered it a loser too, until I heard it again on my current setup. Particularly nice treble, IMO.
Thank you all. Not surprisingly there are different views and that's what makes it rich. At least I have a short list. Let's see what I can find.

Regards,
The Kind of Blue I spoke of is the Sony Legacy and it uses SBM to mix and to me it is far from lifeless.