My favorite Redbook CD is Legends with James Gallway and Phil Coulter. Ever song is great listening and I don't think the recording could be any better. It may simply be the best CD or SACD that I own.
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I was listening to a Simon and Garfunkel CD , ( circa 1972 ) its one of the best sounding discs I own, including SACD . After 38 years you would think all CDs would sound like this . The fact is you would have trouble finding one CD , SACD that is its sonic equal . Somewhere in the recording , mastering and replicating chain there has been a big step backwards , you would wonder how thats possible when you see a picture of a modern mastering studio . The industry tries to sell us on newer and the promise of better formats , if they put there resources to making better sounding and cheaper red book CDs they might give competition to the downloaders that they say are wrecking the music industry .