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Pamela Thorby: Garden of Early Delights        (2 of 15 found this review helpful)
  July 22, 2008

The music is certainly not my cup of tea, and I don't think this disk benefits greatly, if at all from being on SACD, and certainly not from being multi-channel, given that it is just two instruments playing infront of you, neither of which require high-resolution to reproduce their sound. Having ... more
Silje Nergaard: Nightwatch        (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  January 28, 2008

I got this after a personal recoomendation from a non-SACD friend, i.e. purely for the music. I am not a jazz man, but I do like folksy jazz by the likes of Norah Jones and Feist. Alos, I have heard some jazz, especially by female singers, on the Linn label on SACD. Therefore, I feel I am in a ... more
Billy Joel: The Stranger      (2 of 5 found this review helpful)
  January 9, 2008

Just got this album for under £7 brand new from amazon uk. :-) The multi-channel mix is a bit heavy on the rears in some songs. I know this gives greater chance for each instrument to stand out but too artificial for me. Regardign the comment about this giving an in-the-studio feel...only if you ... more
The Rolling Stones: More Hot Rocks (Big Hits and Fazed Cookies)        (3 of 4 found this review helpful)
  December 30, 2007

I received this recently thanks to a play.com's 2nd hand sale shop. Bargain at UK£10. The discs are stereo hybrid, so not multi-channel mix. This is fine as this is how the songs were originally recorded. The instruments are spread nicely between the speakers so there is a feeling of air between ... more

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