Nope, just redbook.

I see, I didn't quite read your comment correctly

Just picked it up as well...thanks!

bought. thanks GPH!

Those are the old Living Stereo transfers done in the 90s. Sound Mirror remastered all of them for DSD and redbook when they were released as hybrids in the 2000s. Those are now OOP.

Those are the old Living Stereo transfers done in the 90s. Sound Mirror remastered all of them for DSD and redbook when they were released as hybrids in the 2000s. Those are now OOP.

I just read the same thing. So, is being OOP in this case a good thing or a bad thing? Meaning, how good are the original transfers? I think at the price I'll chance it.

Damn, those are some sexy speakers Al posted. If I ever win Powerball (that I don't play), I'm getting a pair.

The ones I saw in person were in solid walnut and WAY more sexy and stunning than the pics or that dyed ash version on their website.

I just read the same thing. So, is being OOP in this case a good thing or a bad thing? Meaning, how good are the original transfers? I think at the price I'll chance it.

I mean the hybrid SACDs are OOP, but a bunch of them are still in stock at amazon for less than $10 each. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, I completed my set a while ago. If there is a particular performance you want get it now before they are gone for good. I have never heard the redbook only CDs, though a lot of people on another classical board think the new redbook hybrid SACD mastering is better. The hybrid SACDs did use the original first generation tapes, I don't know which tapes the redbook only CDs used.

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i'd be tempted but, fortunately, i have a lot of those already. whew *wipes forehead.*

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Deepak, I'm curious, on which forum do you get your info for classical recordings? I'm interested to make my classical collection grow a bit now that CDs are getting super cheap.

i'd be tempted but, fortunately, i have a lot of those already. whew *wipes forehead.*

I'm sure I have a bunch already as well.

I mean the hybrid SACDs are OOP, but a bunch of them are still in stock at amazon for less than $10 each. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, I completed my set a while ago. If there is a particular performance you want get it now before they are gone for good. I have never heard the redbook only CDs, though a lot of people on another classical board think the new redbook hybrid SACD mastering is better. The hybrid SACDs did use the original first generation tapes, I don't know which tapes the redbook only CDs used.

I'd agree. I bought one or two of the original redbook only CDs, thought 'meh', and stopped. When the SACD hybrids came out, I wasn't so excited, but a Music Direct guy talked me into one. I loved it and ended up buying a bunch more. I never compared the CD layer of the SACD hybrid to the CD-only redbook CD, though. Got

lazy over the years, I guess, or just not enough time.

Bought some Scarecrow Vineyards 2nd label Cabernet and evidently some Sauvignon Blanc and some Pinot from Ojai Vineyards and some more Sauvignon Blanc from peter Michael Vineyards. All yummy stuff.

i don't buy classical discs based on recording quality, particularly.

It's sometimes, but not always, a factor for me. The musicians I've known never cared about recording quality, just the performance.

Sometimes you just get lucky. In a week of some unlucky events and some lucky ones, I stumbled upon a visit by Parker Beam to a downtown liquor store. He is here for WhiskeyFest, which I have to miss because of the Giants vs. Braves playoff game, and he had a couple bottles of their new wheated cask strength bourbon from the Parker's Heritage series. I happened in at lunch and then ran back over there 90 minutes later to meet the man and hopefully snag a bottle. Oddly enough, there was basically nobody there and so I chatted with the master distiller and he signed a bottle for me. I even got a 10% discount for the event! Here is a quick pic of Parker's work and my lucky autographed score:

looks good mr al

Oh!! That is very nice. You definitely need to save a little of that for MOA II.

Nice going retro-Duggeh!

Stax LNS, there isn't enough HV mylar in my life.

Stax LNS, there isn't enough HV mylar in my life.

Yay!

That looks like the old Pioneer DSS-9 that I owned back in the late 70's - very cool.

Leaf blower. It's a gift to myself as I hate raking and my yard is already covered in leaves.

I remember really liking the high end Pioneer gear when it was new. Nice score Duggeh!

Stax LNS, there isn't enough HV mylar in my life.

From me. Some Luxman gear is calling me (maybe, possibly more cool than a P-1u and has tubes, I shall report back once I'm sure) and I'm due to build an O2 rig and rebuild Agent Orange.

Got these off Agon. Should be here weds. See how they compare with the Manleys. 220 watts of tube power. (or 110 in triode)

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