Derek and the Dominos 50th

I think the best sounding digital Layla is the MoFi SACD, but don’t expect a miracle, it’s the best of a not very good sounding bunch.  The CD layer should be the same mastering as the SACD.

Has Tom Dowd ever explained his rationale for recording what is surely one of the greatest albums of the 70's in a manner that resulted in such muddy SQ?  I'd really be interested to know. On the Steve Hoffman forum the Japan SHM seems to be the favorite but I found it excessively bright. Good thing I kept my MoFi Gold disc. I guess that's about as good as it gets... 

stuartk

how does the MoFi Gold CD sound?

I own the original RSO CD set in a fatboy case plus the 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe box set.

Happy Listening!

stuartk

what gear including cabling is in your system?

Happy Listening!

Hi jafant-- here you go: 

Silverline SR 17.5 Monitors
w/ Herbie's Threaded Gliders replacing
stock spikes on sand-filled target stands

Wells Majestic integrated 
(resting on an outdated Symposium shelf)

SimAudio Moon 260DT transport
(resting on Symposium Svelte Shelf Plus and Rollerblock Jr+)

Aqua La Voce S2 DAC
(resting on original Stillpoints)

Audio Art speaker, digital and and power cables

Acoustic Zen Silver Reference IC's

Schiit Loki EQ (using this less and less, as I tweak the system) 

I currently have on order more Symposium shelves, footers
for the amp and DAC as the improvement they've yielded under the transport exceeded my expectations.

I'm currently demoing Audio Art's Statement digital cable