) this Roxy comp "isn't in the same league" soundwise imho.. I literally only got it because it's an SACD I've wanted forever and I won the recent eBay auction at a price frankly lower than I thought it would go for and never expected to win at that price.
I love the Boston and BÖC SACDs (to coin Plan9's phrase above ^^
Obviously in an ideal world I'd rather Boston in 5.1 but as Stereo goes I really like the SACD and prefer it to the other CD versions I've got (a U.S. 80's, an Austrian 80's and one of the 90's remasters) and the BÖC isn't the finest example of surround or sound but I really like it, the mix has it's fun moments and I enjoy the music so much it's one I always listen to from start to finish (and that doesn't happen a lot since I started transferring surround music over to the computer where it's playlists a-go-go..!!) I'd say get them both, they're much better than their reputation suggests imho.
Haha
Sometimes the artist and songs on the album take precedence over the less than stellar sound quality of the SACD.
The Boston and Blue Oyster Cult SACDs aren't generally considered as demonstrations of what the SACD format can deliver sonically.
As to the hefty prices, that does happen once SACDs go out of print. The good news for Boston fans is that the Stereo DSD is also available on Super HiRez for only $24.98 (it's #7 on their top sellers chart today).
http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/96673/Boston-Boston-DSD_Single_Rate_28MHz64fs_Download
