Just because a disc is SACD doesn't mean it's that great. I have many, many SACD's and some are very good and some aren't. I have exchanged emails with a half dozen or so audiophiles who prefer the popular Allison Krause Live CD over the uber expensive collectible SACD - so go figure. I have found over the years that many of my non-SACD discs by First Impression Music, Sony Red's, Telarc, Mapleshade, EMI Classics, etc. are every bit as good or better than many of my SACD's. There are well known SACD review websites I need not mention here, you know them or will find them. I don't know your music tastes, but give these non-SACD's a test drive and hear what think:
Grieg, Peer Gynt, Sir Thomas Beecham, EMI Classics
Jacques Loussier Trio, The Brandenburgs, Telarc Jazz
Mozart Symphonies 38 & 41, Rene Jacobs, Harmonia Mundi
Brian Bromberg, Wood, Artisan Music
Sonny Rollins, A Night at the Village Vanguard, Blue Note
Melodia Para Congas, Jungle and the Saxophone, Mapleshade
Master of Chinese Percussion, Yim Hok-Man, FIM
It's about the music (the source) above all else!
