I've been only mildly disappointed in these, but not for any lack of detail or most other characteristics that might be attributed to the DSD recording format. Instead, I find that there is a slightly metallic sound to several of these that probably exists because the playback deck used differs from the ones RCA used to make the CD transfers a decade ago.
The Stokowski Rhapsodies comes to mind first, but the Munch Saint-Saëns from the first set of 10 doesn't seem befitting of the original analog sound either.
Still, these are head and shoulders above most of the classical recordings I've heard on SACD.
The Stokowski Rhapsodies comes to mind first, but the Munch Saint-Saëns from the first set of 10 doesn't seem befitting of the original analog sound either.
Still, these are head and shoulders above most of the classical recordings I've heard on SACD.