NEW Japanese SHM format CDs

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NEW Japanese SHM format CDs
« on: 9 Feb 2009, 09:42 pm »
Just ordered the 12CD Led Zep box as well as the entire Steely Dan studio collection in SHM from amazon.jp  :thumb:

now I've got the seventies covered!!!

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Re: NEW Japanese SHM format CDs
« Reply #1 on: 9 Feb 2009, 09:50 pm »
Seems to be some mixed reviews on these (SHM CD's not the titles you referenced specifically) out there, what's your experience been?

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Re: NEW Japanese SHM format CDs
« Reply #2 on: 9 Feb 2009, 10:07 pm »
Seems to be some mixed reviews on these (SHM CD's not the titles you referenced specifically) out there, what's your experience been?

I've read mixed reviews...  I'm not so much sold on the sound quality improvement brought on with the reformulated plastic rather I'm hoping for better longevity, scratch resistance, etc...

The sound quality of the japanese discs often sound better as they are often remastered and they take more care in the disc production stages.
The Led Zep Box set is remastered and people who have vinyl say it's as close as they've heard.
I know the japanese AJA disk was always claimed to sound better...though the US versions I have had always sounded pretty good to me.

Just added Fagen's "The NightFly" and Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"...

I'm feeling nostalgic, what can I say...  :tempted:

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Re: NEW Japanese SHM format CDs
« Reply #3 on: 13 Feb 2009, 06:55 pm »
UPS just dropped off the entire order!  Beautiful miniture reproductions of the original LPs...kinda makes me nostalgic.

Good Bye Yellow Brick Road has 4 bonus cuts, three of which I've never heard of before!!!

Now I've got some new music, going to get new speakers tomorrow and Monday is a holiday!!!

shaping up to be an AWESOME weekend.

Hope they sound good