First impression -- I like it, a LOT! The sound is crystal clear to my old ears. I played it on my older Oppo 983H, using 70's SA-500 Technics amp and Klipsch Heresy III's. I was about 5 feet from each speaker (they are about 8' apart). The volume was around 85db-92db measured using an old Radio Shack level meter.
This album is literally burnt into my brain, so it was hard to get many surprises. What I did notice was how clear the guitar, Jimmy's voice, and the drum kit are throughout the stereo SACD. None of my LPs or CDs produced the punch that I get from this SACD. When listening it was clear that this album is all about these 3 instruments. The bass is great....it's just not as pronounced to me. The snare and tom toms were "right there" on most of the songs...like I could look over and see Mitch playing. Same with the guitar, and the VOCALS...it was like Jimmy was right there, very clear. There's no gimmicky moving back and forth between speakers. The sound stage is really big.
I haven't listened to the mono version yet.
I'm very glad I got this SACD and will definitely be listening to it a lot. I've got to rip it to my NAS (once I get my new iMac set back up ... my old on bit the dust about 3 weeks ago, what a nightmare).