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February 23, 2009
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This release proved problematic for me soundwise. David Russell is a marvelous guitarist but I find fault with the recording of this sacd. Telarc for the most part does awesome recordings and sacd's. They don''t win those grammies for nothing. But I wonder if they didn;t get the entire spectrum of ... more |
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February 23, 2009
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For the most part the transfers of RCA living stereo are excellent. But I feel that this particular transfer was not up to their usual standards. Julian Bream is truly a fantastic guitarist so I can't say it's his playing. On my system the sound of this sacd is not very good. For starters there is ... more |
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February 23, 2009
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It seems that in order to rightfully review an sacd one would have to have an actual sacd player and a decent stereo system. Its never fair to review the cd layer even if it is derived from the sacd layer. Otherwise the person in question will not really know or understand why sacd is special. There ... more |
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February 20, 2009
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It botherred me for the longest while.I just had to hear what all the fuss was about. I broke down and spent 100 dollars on Ebay for this sacd. I got really lucky. Some vendors had it for 500. I love Duke Ellington so I just had to have it. I just kept hearing stories of how good it sounded and I ... more |
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February 20, 2009
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Classic rock album. Excellent sacd transfer. Some peole complain of the tape hiss but I would argue it that with good equipment this would not be a burden. I listen to all tracks with excellent headphones and and I have no complaints. The sound of this sacd is terrific and the musicianship is ... more |
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