I gotta agree with ABB on this; the AF SACD is the cream of the top-Really. What is the AF SACD? I find it hard to believe anything can sound much better than the DVD-A version I have, although I do have some incredible sounding SACDs as well (Elton John).
Ahh yes - Audio Fidelity SACD. Found it on Discogs and it's now in my want list. Thanks!
Yeah, Freddie’s real good at Lightin’ up your walletAhh yes - Audio Fidelity SACD. Found it on Discogs and it's now in my want list. Thanks!
I know of the Mercedes disc, but what are the three Acura discs? Even more chestnuts to search out?If only the 3 Acura discs could be included Elliot might have 3 in the top 10
I know of the Mercedes disc, but what are the three Acura discs? Even more chestnuts to search out?
I think the poll results reflect a phenomenon known as a “recency effect.”
Releasing his Pretzel Logic quad mix would get another one in the top 50
I would agree. Seems like everything released 'today' gets a 10.
I would agree. Seems like everything released 'today' gets a 10.
this is a discussion for a different thread, sorry for going off piste.
i can see that there has been a trend towards the instant 10 for sometime now.
i have been as guilty as anyone of letting my enthusiasm or negativity run away with me, voting too soon, wading in with too high or low a score, only to feel remorseful later when starting to really pick things apart.
now we can revise our scores it has arguably made it easier to initially vote on impulse and amend later when we've lived with a release for a while, something i have done a few times already. given my voting habits, i imagine that may have had an impact on the numbers of 10's cast overall, if other members vote the same way.
what i would say is that i never dished out so many 10's until Dutton Vocalion came along and started doing all the old Quads i love so much! the quantity of quality Quads they have been putting out the last few years has for me been truly amazing - and at times overwhelming!!
time and again, however, in all respects that are the criteria for me awarding a 10, the DV SACDs have ticked all the boxes and trounced all previous incarnations i owned of those albums. hand on heart, for reasons both logical and other more emotional, it has been hard not to award them the highest rating.
prior to DV's entry into the surround music market i was probably a bit stingy with my QQ Poll votes.. many times finding something to prevent a release i was voting on, new or old, from achieving that "Perfect 10" because really i found so many releases lacking in some way and my low voting on a highly rated Poll title has been called into question which seemed fair enough and i had another listen and look at the package and revised the score accordingly.
does any of that undermine/demean a 10.. i don't know but i hope not. yeay! lunchtime!
I simply reserve a 10 for those handful of albums that are the cream of the crop, rise to the top, terminator. When everything from BW Stevenson to Abbey Road are given a 10, then there is no distinction and yes, I believe that dilutes the value of a 10.
I simply reserve a 10 for those handful of albums that are the cream of the crop, rise to the top, terminator. When everything from BW Stevenson to Abbey Road are given a 10, then there is no distinction and yes, I believe that dilutes the value of a 10.
One idea is to base the voting purely on just sound and mix quality. To include the musical/artistic quality and the price/availibility doesn't really add anything, does it? Just my 0.02$.
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