SHM Platinum Discs , how much better ?
- Thread starter Jazzhead
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Jazzhead, I have a couple of dozen of the these SHM Platinum discs. They are generally superb. Most of them are cut from flat DSD transfers of master tapes
in the U.K. I don't believe the SHM material has anything to do with it, it is just very good mastering and higher than usual quality optical disc manufacturing.
It is hard to say they are "better", but they are a good product. Expensive as hell.
Hope this helps.
Please do. Which titles did you spring for.
I have the Cream titles, Rainbow, Stones, the Who, and a bunch more.
Queen : Night at the Opera
Dire Straits : Dire Straits
Supertramp: Breakfast in America
The Police: Regatta De Blanc
Rolling Stones : It's Only Rock n Roll
Steely Dan : Gaucho
Also a batch of Blue Spec and Regular SHM-CD 's . So should be able to compare basic SQ.
Dire Straits : Dire Straits
Supertramp: Breakfast in America
The Police: Regatta De Blanc
Rolling Stones : It's Only Rock n Roll
Steely Dan : Gaucho
Also a batch of Blue Spec and Regular SHM-CD 's . So should be able to compare basic SQ.
As far as I know, the only available SACD of the Aja album is SHM from Japan. It's good but to be perfectly honest my 1978 LP sounds better...right Mark?
Great titles. I have the Queen and Dire Straits ones too.
FYI, I have not been impressed by the BluRay spec discs.
No, those are very good!!!! I have about a dozen. I meant the BluRay Spec Redbook CDs from Japan.
What was is it with the BlueRay discs that didn't hit the spot ? Not an upgrade from regular RBCD then ?
Bruce B
WBF Founding Member, Pro Audio Production Member
A RedBook CD is a RedBook CD. The only differences you'll find is the mastering and/or how the transport handles the data.
Pretty much. I did nit hear anything to distinguish BluRay Spec CDs from their regular counterparts.
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Yep, but look how many spins they have put on it! 20 Bit Super Mapping, XRCD, SHM, Platinum SHM, Gold Discs, BkuSpec, and the list goes on.
Have you ever heard one? I have spoken with 2 people who have and they were very impressed (though not enough to buy one!). Just curious. I am told there is a glass CD version of Glenn Gould Goldberg Variations...I think Audio Technique or Roy Gregory wrote about Glass CDs.
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