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Moody Blues "Question of bal." CD or SACD vs Vinyl

I no longer have the capability of playing vinyl. I do have two different versions of "Question of Balance". One is the MFSL version which I loved. Then I bought the new SACD version. Boy, what a difference. Actually, probably the biggest difference that I have seen with the SACD format.

Although the MFSL version is very clear and precise, the SACD version is more expansive and full. I don't know which is more truthful.

Would someone out there who has the vinyl and has compared it to either the MFSL CD or the newer SACD please comment on the comparison.

Please, no in general comment like "all CD's are crap", or "vinyl always is best". I am interested in which of the formats that I have is closest to "correct".

Thank you,
Richard
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I have all my original Moody Blues vinyl (in very good shape, too) and I have the MoFi Gold CD of "Days of Future Past".

The CD and all the vinyl are disappointing to me. Meaning not sonically spectacular as I remember them back in the day. Perhaps it was my occaisionally altered state? My system is much better now of course, but some of the old albums (like any of Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, or Simon and Garfunkle) are still amazing sonically, and some (like any of the Doors, and some of Neil Young) just sound flat to me.

I've never been able to figure that one out, but I can imagine that giving the dissapointing ones the SACD treatment (or even the XRCD treatment) might breath new life into them.

I'm going to A-B the vinyl/CD Days of Future Past again this afternoon, and see if I still underwhelmed.

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