Last night, I had the opportunity to compare a Steely Dan composition entitled "Do It Again" from a UHQR LP playing at 45 RPM, against a .wav file from the 2 CD Steely Dan Greatest Hits playing back on my Bryston BDP3/BDA3 combo. My turntable was a Rega P6 with an Ania moving coil cartridge. The phono pre-amp was the Bryson BP-2 mm/mc. To my ears, the .wav file playing back this composition was hands down sonically better. Did Manic Moose contribute to this better sound? I don't know, but I decided against buying "Aja" in UHQR and saved myself $150.00 I own several UHQR LPs and never play them
Steely Dan has been putting out SACDs over the past year. Can't Buy a Thrill, Countdown to Ecstasy, and Pretzel Logic have been released. Katy Lied should be released soon. I ordered mine at Music Direct. All have sounded good on my setup.