I must admit that lately the SACD grahics have been greatly improved, but there are many mismarked discs out there. Then, throw in the SACDs that are not even MARKED as SACDs! Good grief.
Absolutely true Jon!! I went into a local Fries yesterday, picked up the 3 remaining Dylan Surround SACDs that I needed, and thought I'd grab Aerosmith's Toys in the Attic too.
Well, they only had one copy of Toys......priced at $14.99 and upon examination NOTHING on the jacket itself to indicate multichannel SACD other than the Fries price label itself. As I remembered someone here mentioning picking it up for 9.99 at Fries I decided to check the regular CD section. One copy there too, priced at 9.99 and after comparing it to the "SACD" priced copy I could find NO difference between the two.....same barcode, labeling, etc. So, being the cheapskate that I am......I bought the 9.99 copy!
Soon as I'm out of the store I open it up to find its just the regular stereo "remaster"! So, immediately back into the store for an exchange/refund. The poor slaving return clerk tries to tell me "No refund" because I had opened it! Ok.......time to make a scene!!! :smack: "Get the Manager"!!!!
I explain that I ONLY want the SACD, and I only bought it based upon assuming that it WAS the SACD. I even tell them that I'll gladly pay the 14.99 for the copy marked "SACD".............IF it is in fact the SACD version! We get the other copy, he examines it.......they check the barcode and inform me that it is the regular stereo version also......just mislabeled!! :flame
I got my refund...........but I still don't have the disc!! So, back to the hunt I'll have to go........just hope the REAL SACD copy of Toys is marked!!!