Post by mcondo May 1, 2007 (1 of 4)
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Does anyone have an opinion on this recent release relative to 2 channel SACD performance? I am tempted but the price is a barrier.
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Post by Claude May 1, 2007 (2 of 4)
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I have ordered it for less than 20 Euro at amazon.fr, but shipping will take some time. It is also available from DVD-Legacy at Amazon.fr Marketplace for only 15 Euro + 3.4 Euro shipping to Europe.
I heard the album more that 15 years ago. I think it's the best Cowboy Junkies album, together with the inevitable "Trinity Sessions".
Some posters on the Steve Hoffman forum have written that the stereo layer is improved a lot over the original CD, but that the artificial surround sound (the recording has been made with a single stereo microphone, hence no real surround remix posssible) is rather useless, sort of a duplicated stereo sound.
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Post by tream May 1, 2007 (3 of 4)
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I heard the album more that 15 years ago. I think it's the best Cowboy Junkies album, together with the inevitable "Trinity Sessions".
I love the Junkies - I have just about all of their stuff (including the one previous SACD, "Open", one of my least favorite Junkie releases, unfortunately). I've never been a fan of WOEN either, but just in case I listened to my RBCD again on a trip over the Santa Cruz Mountains on the way to Carmel Valley - nope, still doesn't do it for me. I'm going to pass on this SACD. I'd love to see the rest of the catalog on SACD, though.
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Post by bmoura May 6, 2007 (4 of 4)
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Claude said:
I have ordered it for less than 20 Euro at amazon.fr, but shipping will take some time. It is also available from DVD-Legacy at Amazon.fr Marketplace for only 15 Euro + 3.4 Euro shipping to Europe.
I heard the album more that 15 years ago. I think it's the best Cowboy Junkies album, together with the inevitable "Trinity Sessions".
Some posters on the Steve Hoffman forum have written that the stereo layer is improved a lot over the original CD, but that the artificial surround sound (the recording has been made with a single stereo microphone, hence no real surround remix posssible) is rather useless, sort of a duplicated stereo sound.
The sonics on the SACD are excellent. And the Surround Sound SACD layer is surprisingly good - despite the lack of multichannel master tapes.
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