|
Hi-Rez Highway New high resolution SACD releases, players and technology. |
|
|
|
Hi-Rez Highway New high resolution SACD releases, players and technology. |
|
In Reply to: Re: Does anyone remember Stereophile's Project K622? posted by Christine Tham on July 13, 2006 at 17:21:32:
I just revisited my Review of Project K622 posted in this forum in August 2004, and although my assessment has changed slightly over the intervening two years, my conclusions remain essentially the same. The link is:http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=hirez&n=184900&highlight=Project+K622&r=&session=
Based on the responses to my review at the time, it's clear that I was not alone in criticizing Tony Faulkner's engineer effort. Typical of some of these postings were: "I have yet to hear a recording by Faulkner which I found remarkable", "This recording is simply mediocre and so are others produced by Faulkner", "This CD sounds digital and harsh", and "The quality of the performance is very low and the sound quality is nothing special".
My objective here is not to pick on Tony Faulkner, but rather to point out that, on a highly-promoted four-way hybrid recording, the absence on top quality record engineering and mastering trumped the comparative master/format technology differences. Specifically, notwithstanding some incremental advantage, the undoubted superiority of DSD mastering and SACD reproduction, competently done, was not allowed to show through.
Another way to approach the same point is to listen to the Ray Brown "Soular Energy" recording, which I have on both SACD and CD (I have not heard the DVD-A version). As Alex points out, this is clearly an exceptionally well engineered recording, and because it is, the superiority of the SACD version compared to the Red Book version is dramatic and clearly persuasive. I'm sure we all have our favorite SACDs, as well as those that we feel are good but not so great. Clearly, it's the initial care in engineering, mastering and eventually transferring that makes the biggest difference.
Pete
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Follow Ups
- Re: Does anyone remember Stereophile's Project K622? - Pete Watt 10:47:50 07/15/06 (1)
- Re: Does anyone remember Stereophile's Project K622? - Christine Tham 15:28:55 07/15/06 (0)
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2025, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
