Anyone tried the K2HD mastering CDs?

yes,they are good but not as good as SACD.

The price in US is mindbogglingly expensive,I suspect you are paying a lot of tax ....next time you are in Japan,try to shop for them

Agree with Rwwear - the K2 HD discs sound amazing. Even if SACD is potentially a better technology, the quality of the FIM recordings make them sound better than most SACDs. If you only have a Redbook player, this the best sound you will find. The downside is that most of the music is pretty obscure - mostly good demo stuff. Try 'The K2HD Sound!' sampler - tracks 1,2 and 16 are the best demo material you will ever find (if your system is up to it).

A friend of mine just lend me a copy of Anitphone Blues in K2HD. I already have the SACD version so I can do some comparisons tonight.

One thing I noticed, for some reasons, the K2HD disc only has 11 tracks vs. 15 tracks in the SACD version; and two of my favorite tracks: "The Shepherd" and "Hymn To Freedom" are missing.

Anyone notice that?

eBay is the best resource for inexpensive K2HD discs. I probably shouldn't let the cat out of the bag but I feel it's my duty.

"yes,they are good but not as good as SACD."

24bit/96kHz FLAC downloads and SACDs are of course better sounding than k2HD (16bit/44,1kHz)...

I'm waiting for true HD "K2HD" discs (or downloads) from jvc!