<font color='#000000'>I've got a couple of the Police ones, and they do show their age. They are a little thin sounding (but be sure it's not the way your bass management is set up on the Denon- I haven't had a chance to dial mine in yet, and it can be hit and miss).
I love MC music, but the arbitrary remix of "Every Breath You Take, The Singles" isn't really very good. "Syncronicity" sounds pretty good on SACD.
You can't totally blame age, though: in you don't have Pink Floyd's DSotM on SACD, then turn off your PC and RUN out and get it. Absolutely amazing, just how it always sounded in my head. The mix is stellar and the bass astounding.
Some of my favorites for music quality and sound quality:
SACD:
DSofM- A classic all around.
Nickel Creek, This Side- If you like "newgrass", this album is a
winner. Very clean and natural spaciousness, with
no gimmacky surround.
Beck, Sea Change- Conceived with the idea of surround in
mind, this is truly SOTA. The stereo CD version is
unlistenable compared to this.
Norah Jones, Come Away With Me- Maybe overexposed, but
the SACD improves on the already superb sounding
CD version.
Joe Satriani, Strange Beautiful Music- Not quite as good as
Surfing With The Alien or Engines of Creation, but
still good, with a great surround mix and very tight
clean bass.
DVD-A:
Steely Dan, 2 Against Nature; Everything Must Go; The Nightfly (Donald Fagen)- It would be hard to top these 3,
soundwise, and musically they're really good.
The mix is busy but 'organically right', though I
haven't heard them on CD. Just about the best
bass of any recording I can think of.
Foreigner, "4"- Despite the age (which you can hear a bit),
this disc is near SOTA. The surround is mixed
for surround very conservatively, and the sound
is much more open and alive than the CD.
R.E.M., Automatic For the People- TAS calls this a reference
MC recording, and I agree. Super sound and
one of my fave REM albums, to boot.
Diana Krall, Love Scenes- Sounds better than my 2 DK SACDs,
although that just MHO. Very natural sound, if
you dig her music.
Neil Young, Harvest- The age shows, but this 4 ch version is
how Neil originally intended, as it was recorded
for quad. Some of his best songs (eg, Needle &
the Damage Done, Old Man, Heart of Gold).
Just some of the discs I've really liked. Enjoy your Denon.
Rob</font>