shm cds verdict.
Posted by: keith waring on 07 February 2008
just received my shm cds from japan , free fire and water and cream disraeli gears.first free ,this was different from the british pressing, it sounded like it had been remixed which it had not been guitars sounded easier to follow and drumming clearer .the cream cd was not the new deluxe remaster but the first remaster which i thought was better , again the sound was good with the group easier to follow .these are not impressive cd more natural.has anybody else got any different titles on shms cds
Two shm-cds arrived this morning - Van Morrison's "Enlightenment" & "Inarticulate Speech of the Heart".
Import duty - 0. Excise duty - 0. VAT - £4.60p.
Parcelforce handling fee - £13.53p!!!
No sign of my "Dire Straits", (dispatched from Japan on 4th August by registered air mail) yet - contacted CD Japan & they want me to wait a while longer before they do anything...
Import duty - 0. Excise duty - 0. VAT - £4.60p.
Parcelforce handling fee - £13.53p!!!
No sign of my "Dire Straits", (dispatched from Japan on 4th August by registered air mail) yet - contacted CD Japan & they want me to wait a while longer before they do anything...
Had an interesting evening yesterday round at Graham Russell's house. First time I have heard his system since he exchanged his 300 for a 500.
I took along a selection of SHM discs and, where I had them to hand, the non SHM version of what appears to be the same master. Discs used included "The Very Best of Sheryl Crow", "Frampton Comes Alive" (SHM vs MFSL Gold), "Wheels of Fire" (SHM vs DCC Gold), "Still on Top - the Greatest Hits" Van Morrison and "Experience Hendrix".
In each case we chose a track, played the nonSHM then the SHM. The only case where SHM was not definitely superior was on "Crossroads" from "Wheels of Fire", which was pretty much even. SHM seems to lift a veil from between the listener and the performer, and push the latter well into the room.
It was extraordinary, and our respective partners (both of whom are at best tolerant of our anorak ways!) also agreed with what we had heard.
SHM didn't have it al its own way though. We played "Sultans of Swing" from the SHM eponymous Dire Straits album and compared it with the same track on the HDCD Best of entitled "Sultans of Swing". The HDCD was definitely the better sounding version.
Talking of HDCD, the SHM Frampton is HDCD encoded.
All in all, a very enjoyable evening which had Mrs R glaring at me as Graham said that he was going to pick up some SHM software now, having been quite sceptical before we started!
And the 500? Need you ask?
I took along a selection of SHM discs and, where I had them to hand, the non SHM version of what appears to be the same master. Discs used included "The Very Best of Sheryl Crow", "Frampton Comes Alive" (SHM vs MFSL Gold), "Wheels of Fire" (SHM vs DCC Gold), "Still on Top - the Greatest Hits" Van Morrison and "Experience Hendrix".
In each case we chose a track, played the nonSHM then the SHM. The only case where SHM was not definitely superior was on "Crossroads" from "Wheels of Fire", which was pretty much even. SHM seems to lift a veil from between the listener and the performer, and push the latter well into the room.
It was extraordinary, and our respective partners (both of whom are at best tolerant of our anorak ways!) also agreed with what we had heard.
SHM didn't have it al its own way though. We played "Sultans of Swing" from the SHM eponymous Dire Straits album and compared it with the same track on the HDCD Best of entitled "Sultans of Swing". The HDCD was definitely the better sounding version.
Talking of HDCD, the SHM Frampton is HDCD encoded.
All in all, a very enjoyable evening which had Mrs R glaring at me as Graham said that he was going to pick up some SHM software now, having been quite sceptical before we started!
And the 500? Need you ask?
Interesting report thanks Chris. 
It was heartening to see the look of sheer disbelief on Graham's face as the first SHM was played. He muttered something like "How can that possibly happen? They're the same zeroes and ones!". 
A shed load more discs have arrived including various "unplugged" albums, Small faces and Kinks compilations, Best of Dusty, the second rock sampler and the jazz and classical samplers, Keith Jarrett's Koln Concert, a couple of classicalalbums and others I don't have to hand. Oh yes, Martin Scorcese presents the Blues: Muddy Waters.
A shed load more discs have arrived including various "unplugged" albums, Small faces and Kinks compilations, Best of Dusty, the second rock sampler and the jazz and classical samplers, Keith Jarrett's Koln Concert, a couple of classicalalbums and others I don't have to hand. Oh yes, Martin Scorcese presents the Blues: Muddy Waters.
quote:iTunes classifies the Buddy Holly album as country!
quote:anybody got the buddy holly release ?
Yes Keith, but only arrived today so not had a chance to listen yet.
quote:Originally posted by Chris Kelly:
According to hmv.co.jp, the entire Jackson Browne back catalogue is to be released on SHM on 12/11/08, in cardboard sleeve versions.
Fcuk!
So another successful day at HMRC for music fans!
Let's hope customs are better at detecting the nasty stuff.
Let's hope customs are better at detecting the nasty stuff.