Kind of Blue SACD on a whim.


I've been listening to jazz for only about a year. I can't say that I'm a jazz fan yet but I am growing more and more fond of Kind of Blue. Last night I was looking around on eBay and saw a Kind of Blue MoFi hybrid SACD. It was $30, new, and on an impulse I bought it.


I have never bought and do not own any SACDs. (I have an Oppo player). I also know nothing about MoFi other than an association with high production quality.


Anyway, I am interested in anyone's thoughts on this SACD from a quality standpoint. According to the dynamic range database virtually all releases of Kind of Blue are superb from a DR standpoint so that should not be an issue. I did read that on some CD releases prior to 1992 the timing was off which cause slight pitch issues. I am assuming this SACD would not suffer from that issue but have no way of knowing but probably don't have the ears or familiarity with the album to know.


n80
@cd318: Thank you for sharing your insight that the Classic Records release is much better than any digital version. There’s nothing to be sorry about. 
@tablejockey

**** That makes you the most enlightened here. Just enjoying the music. ****

2,000+ posts and you think non-audiophiles enjoy the music music more?  C'mon.

If you have Qobuz, and you want to ease into jazz, some accessible, great sounding jazz albums I’ve been listening to lately are:

Lisa Hilton - Nocturnal

Lara Driscoll - Woven Dreams

Curtis Stigers - Gentleman

Ron Carter - Foursight - The Complete Stockholm Tapes

Artemis - Artemis

Charles Lloyd - Voice In the Night

There should be something in there you like. If not, that’s what Qobuz is for, no commitment.


@n80

Probably much more reaction than you bargained for today (i.e., TMI).  I"m sure you'll love the SACD - you have an Oppo, so maybe you'll look for more.  If streaming is good for you, no need.  You'll know soon.
Unfortunately i do not have any LP or CD to compare but the first release on SACD, Columbia, stereo, single layer, is very good, as most of first SACD releases from Sony.

G