Big Star-SACD Hybrid or Remastered Redbook CD?

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Lyndon

Big Star-SACD Hybrid or Remastered Redbook CD?
« on: 25 Apr 2010, 07:48 pm »
Not finding much about reviews for the SACD version.
Big Star's recordings at Argent Studios were very clean from the get go.
I am wondering if the SACD treatment is that much better than the remastered version of a few years ago.
Really enjoying the Big Star Box Set, "Keep An Eye On the Sky".  But was thinking of picking up the first two
albums.
Lyndon
Outside of the gushing reviews at Amazon (worthless), I did find this one:
http://www.sa-cd.net/showreviews/1994

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Re: Big Star-SACD Hybrid or Remastered Redbook CD?
« Reply #1 on: 25 Apr 2010, 07:58 pm »

Lyndon

Re: Big Star-SACD Hybrid or Remastered Redbook CD?
« Reply #2 on: 25 Apr 2010, 08:13 pm »
Thanks for the link, but the main impression I got from that review is that he didn't like the albums or the artist.
Better for him to have passed it on to a fan, who had the previous vinyl, or redbook cd.
I was intrigued by the "Shaft:Soundtrack" sacd directly above it. 8)
Isaac Hayes, here I come.

Mike Nomad

Re: Big Star-SACD Hybrid or Remastered Redbook CD?
« Reply #3 on: 26 Apr 2010, 02:12 am »
I was not impressed, and quite disappointed by the SACD: Quite fatiguing to listen to. I kept the Redbook CD, and gifted the SACD.