Are Japanese SHM-CD pressings worth the price difference?

@hiendmmoe,

I bought few and did not hear any uptick in SQ over their regular CD counterparts. So, IMO they are not worth their asking price.

OTH, I highly recommend K2HD mastered XRCD24 or UHQCD’s. My go to source for these wonderful sounding discs are Elusive Disc and Acoustic Sounds.