I used to think Walk of life was a pretty nice song but I guess my taste has changed.As an Amazon Associate SA-CD.net earns from qualifying purchases.On (3) the drums stand out more, there seems to be more air around the bass drum, and the tic on the rim is dryer on the record.The voice is less defined (less resolution perhaps).
The interesting thing is that the SA-CD sounds almost more analog than my vinyl. There is a roundness to the sound, especially the voice, which has a softer edge that is more akin to records than discs. At the same time I also think the SA-CD is more transparent than the LP - not sure that is the right way to describe it, but you can see through the music more if you know what I mean. The CD layer of the SA-CD sounds more expansive to me than (2). On Track 7 (The Mans Too Strong) the guitar is recorded dryer and sounds more articulate than on (2). And the main instrumental theme of the song is spread wider between my speakers. ![]() Jw PS: I am gaining more experience with this disc, listening to it on higher resolution systems than my own, and it must be said that the PCM origins form this recording are clearly distinguishable. ITs the best BIA I have ever heard, so SA-CD has done its job, but compare it to modern DSD recordings and youll find that BIA cant match the extension and musicality of those discs. As almost everybody on this forum praised this SA-CD I went along and got it for the higher inport prize it costs here in the US. The sound is certainly much better than the RBCD was but the M-ch mix is just not what I had expected after all these 5 star reviews. And how can some of the reviews refer to this SA-CD as the best sounding CD ever Mind you that it was recorded in pure 1985 44.1 kHz 16 bit and you can hear that. The sound is sharp, sterile and no comparison to some 1980s analog recordings that were remixed for SA-CDDVD-A ( Steely Dan comes into mind) Songs like Money for nothing are so outdated that after listening to this version twice I will trade it in and hopefully get something more staisfactory than this over-sterile canned music. Hz16 bit recording makes this forum obsolete, dont you think ). I already had the Cd version and even though it was a very good sounding cd its not even close to the amazing sound of this sacd. And the surruond mix really makes this album come alive, its a very good surround mix with a lot of use of the rear channels, it fits percectly with the music. This album will be one of my first choices for surround music demonstration. Its not as good as Dark side of the moon, but not far behind. The intro of this song is spectacular, it always has been but the new 5.1 really makes me smile, even after several times of just listening to the intro. My neighbour probably thinks Im retarded after listening to the same two minuits of money for nothing over and over again, on very high volume). But of course there are more nive tracks on this album, So far away, Why worry and Brothers in arms are all beautiful songs, and they all have very good surround mixes. These four song Ive mentioned are excellent, the rest are ok. I would like to have at least one more rock song like money for nothing, maybe instead of Walk of life.
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