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Title: Eclectic SACD Review
Review: Don't bother with this unless you want the surround mix and cannot play a Quad LP version. This was no-noised pretty heavily and it's readily apparent. Mastered by Paschal Byrne, the breath in this recording just isn't there. It does state in the liner notes that it was "denoised," but it should have a disclaimer on the cover itself. Why do a DSD transfer and issue a SACD (an audiophile format) and suck out the natural analog life with digital hiss removal? Total waste. Sounds like it was EQd pretty heavily. For some reason, the redbook layer (perhaps from the earlier transfer Paschal Byrne did for Bellaphon in 2002?) does not sound as heavily no-noised, and has more life. But a decent vinyl cut will shred this thing.
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