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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
drrdiamond

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rwwear
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I have the original British and German vinyl pressings and the SACD versions are much better.
rwwear
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Drrdiamond, Bigger soundstage-music spreads out way past my speakers and some even comes from the sides of the room without the use of a surround system. This is especially true with Days of Future Past.
rwwear
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Which MoFi are you talking about? I have several and none sound that good. I have compared them to the vinyl and the vinyl is much better. Not so with the SACDs I have. I have not listened to them in surround.
rwwear
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I saw them this summer in Atlanta. They were good but I feel they are not what they once were. I really like Ray Thomas' replacemnt but still miss him being in the band. Legend of Mind is a fav.
rwwear
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M. Pinder has released some of his own stuff as well as his son. I haven't heard any of it.
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