DVD-Audio/SACD reviews?

MarkSJohnson

MarkSJohnson

Junior Audioholic
I still can't seem to find a good source for SACDs or DVD-Audio discs. As mentioned here, I've checked CircuitCity.com, Towerrecords.com and AcousticSounds.com. It seems that much of their pricing is higher than the (few and far between) discs I find locally.

Just as important, I'd like to find a site that offers a good number of reviews. For instance, this morning I'm trying to figure out if Aerosmith's Toys in the Attic is worth getting on SACD. It's always been a "favorite classic" album for me, but how do I know if the SACD version is only a marginal improvement or a huge improvement? If I find a review at all, it all seems to be on the album in general, not the specific SACD release.

I'm new to SACD nd DVD-Audio, having purchased a Pioneer 578 after reading discusions here. I'm still looking at the Denon 3910 as well to match my 3805, and I'll move my Pioneer somewhere else. But it really IS hard to want to invest in hardware when the necessary software is so difficult to find and purchase! I could easily see myself spending $1,000 in the next year to replace my favorite CDs and albums, and purchase newer releases... but not until I verify that the disc really is a step up from what I have now!

Any tips for an online source of these discs with a good number of user-reviews?
 
U

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Guest
http://www.thedigitalbits.com reviews dvd, dvd-a, and sacd too. If I were you I would just go buy Toys In The Attic and see for yourself. What a reviewer thinks is not as important as what you think. If you really like that album (me too!) and want to get into sacd, just go for it.
 
MarkSJohnson

MarkSJohnson

Junior Audioholic
Thank You!

Thanks to all of you for the links!

To answer the previous question- I don't mind buying a disc on "chance" but there are probably 30~40 I would like to replace, and we all know it's a bummer to buy a disc remastered in ANY way and to have it not sound any different!
 
FallenAngel

FallenAngel

Enthusiast
If some of the planned replacements is Dylan albums, I'recommend it. I just bought Blonde on blonde and Highway 61 revisited. Compared a few tracks with 1996 GH 24-bit remasters. SACD sounds better, vocals does not get tangled up with mid-frequency instruments anymore.

Cheers
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