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Billy Joel: The Stranger      (5 of 5 found this review helpful)
  February 24, 2009

Classic 70's album. Stereo mix is very dissapointing. Sounds to me they worked off the original remastered pcm master. It has a digital brighteness and brittleness that one associates with low rez pcm. Much to be desired. It is impossible for the music to bloom.....rather it gets strident and ... more
  February 24, 2009

This is simply a classic album with great performances. Listening to this just makes you feel great. I have both the Japanese and regular versions of this sacd. I find the Japan import to be superior in all aspects. I believe the original American sacd was created using a tape copy made from pcm. ... more
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - Janine Jansen        (3 of 4 found this review helpful)
  February 23, 2009

I really like this sacd. There are not more that seven individual players who create the sound of this sacd but it sounds like a lot more. The sound is rich and deep. This is a 24/96 pcm recording but it sounds pretty darn good. It has a little warmth and the sound is fairly three dimensional and it ... more
Sonatas - Magdalena Kaltcheva        (2 of 3 found this review helpful)
  February 23, 2009

This sacd was recorded using I believe 24/96 pcm and as such tends to have a slightly brittle (but not harsh) sound in the treble. But it's very subtle. It also lacks a very small level of warmth that I associate with analogue or pure dsd recordings and transfers. It also tends to be a little loud ... more
  February 23, 2009

I can say that I enjoy all of the Chesky sacd's I own because the performances and the recordings are top notch. My only complaint about this sacd is that there is a little singing in it. Thankfully it does not go on for long and only three tracks does this occur in. Otherwise Chesky makes ... more

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