After listening to this SACD for about the 10th time since getting it from my wife for Christmas, all I can say is "wow". I love this album. Great mellow theme to the whole thing, very well recorded, and just makes me feel good after listening to it.
Just thought I'd share that :D
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12-27-2007 07:27 PM #1
Brothers in Arms SACD
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12-27-2007 07:31 PM #2
This is one of the all time greats. Even though it pushed the envelope for redbook, SACD takes it up a notch higher. Great album.
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12-27-2007 07:32 PM #3Member Sales Rating: (0)
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I personally think the SACD is better than any previous CD version, although I have yet to get the XRCD version.
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12-27-2007 07:39 PM #4
XRCD version ain't too god awful far behind.
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12-27-2007 07:50 PM #5
This was my first time hearing any version of "Brother in Arms", so I was more than thrilled.
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12-27-2007 07:57 PM #6
Congrat's on the first time being the cream of the crop! :D
It doesn't get any better than that! ;)In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence.
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12-27-2007 08:40 PM #7
Originally Posted by tcrossma
where you been hiding ?!!!
J/K
XRCD is very cool also....
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12-27-2007 09:03 PM #8
I know, it's crazy. We have a collection of CD's that's almost 15 years old at this point and just haven't really added to the collection in recent years. For the past couple years i've been working on upgrading my gear and have neglected the music -- now it's time to sit back, buy some CD's, and relax and enjoy! Originally Posted by beardog03
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12-27-2007 09:50 PM #9Member Sales Rating: (7)
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A damn fine recording, IMO. Loved it in all formats since it was released.
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12-28-2007 03:37 AM #10Member Sales Rating: (7)
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You should also check out the 180gm vinyl reissue...while I give the nod to the SACD, the vinyl isn't bad either.
The original CD/vinyl..while very good are seriously outclassed by the new versions.
Haven't heard the XRCD.
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12-28-2007 10:03 AM #11
right on. Enjoying the music is what it is really all about. Originally Posted by tcrossma
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12-29-2007 01:33 PM #12
Brothers in Arms is one of my favorite albums. I just picked up their self-title album, the one with "Sultans of Swing", and it's as good as BIA. These guys rock!
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12-29-2007 01:43 PM #13
I went from the original (DDD) CD to the XRCD to the SACD and the SACD is the best of the lot.
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12-29-2007 02:02 PM #14
That's the route I took and I concur. SACD is where it's at.
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12-29-2007 11:53 PM #15Member Sales Rating: (0)
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Just a heads up....
In the US, because Dire Straits is signed to a Warner Music label, the hi-rez version of this album was released on DVD-A as part of a DualDisc (remember those?). Apparently, the DualDisc version of "Brothers in Arms" was pressed in very limited numbers. So much so that the value of the DualDisc to BIA has appreciated considerably.
If you guys come across the DualDisc of BIA, you guys should know what to do ;)
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