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1st SACD Purchase

I just acquired a transport that plays SACDs.  I own a few thousand CDs, but not a single SACD.  So, I want to purchase a SACD to give this transport a run for its money.  Please suggest to me one SACD release that will really expose my transport and the rest of the system to a good test of its capabilities to reproduce quality sounds.  Any genre works for me.

Thanks
pgaulke60
petg60
1,486 posts
 
Hi,
just few examples,
Thelonius Monk-Straight, No chaser (Columbia) single layer
David Bowie-Reality (Columbia), hybrid
DMP does DSD, (DMP) hybrid
Far More Drums (DMP) hybrid
Tonny Bennett- Unplugged (Columbia) single layer
Tiny Island (OPUS 3) hybrid
Omnibus Wnd Ensemble Music by Frank Zappa (OpUS 3) hybrid
For classical many to choose from Sony Classical catalogue.

pgaulke60 OP
287 posts
 
@petg60   What does it mean when you note that it is a "hybrid"?

petg60
1,486 posts
 
HI,
Has 2 layers, one SACD and one CD, so you can reproduce on both formats. 
kren0006
1,859 posts
 
OP, which transport did you get and what is your digital playback system?
pgaulke60 OP
287 posts
 
@kren0006  I'm a McIntosh person.  I purchased the MVP 901, which is a multi-function transport that plays audio & video discs.  All kinds of formats, as long as they come on a compact disc format.  The MVP 901 flows into my McIntosh 2600 PreAmp, then to the 2152 Amp.  For audio playback, I can use XLR or optical from the 901 to the 2600.  I am doing some A-B testing to determine which DAC is better for CD playback, the 901 or 2600.  Eventually I will get the D1100 digital PreAmp, but that will result in a change in how I process digital music as a whole.  Will be getting a new streamer (Sonore) in the near future as well.  Hope this answer the question.  If not, let me know.
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