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

Posted on: 14 May 2008 by Chris Kelly

Oh blimey Stuart! You are getting me into very serious domestic hot water! Great to speak with you finally!

Posted on: 14 May 2008 by Chris Kelly

Good advice, which I fully intend to follow! (unlike the TT thing!)

Posted on: 15 May 2008 by 555

Get thee behind me muncho!

Posted on: 15 May 2008 by Chris Kelly

quote:
Get thee behind me muncho!

Well expressed 555!

Posted on: 15 May 2008 by Steve S1

quote:
Originally posted by munch:
Chris & John i think you both have lived with your CD555s long enough now.
No where to go with your fantastic systems.
LP12s are calling out to you.
Everyone that has a CD555 and a LP12 sits down and uses the LP12 when they want to listen to music. Facto muncho

There's no need for chunks of rock wiggling around on the end of a telegraph pole in this day and age.

Get a grip, man.

Besides, you'll need a bigger house to store it all.

Steve

Posted on: 15 May 2008 by BigH47

Women are OK but there's nothing like the real thing! TTs

Posted on: 21 May 2008 by Chris Kelly

For those of you interested, cdjapan have just added the Jam and Paul Weller back catalogues to the SHM cd list. Any advice on which Jam album to buy if I was only going to buy one?

Posted on: 21 May 2008 by 555

Thanks for the heads up Chris;
I have succumbed to more record buying temptation.

Did y'all see the email re: Get a 500 yen coupon from CD Japan for every order you place worth over 5000 yen between now and June 30?
I had 14 orders of two pre-order CDs per order, & all over 5000 yen in value.
I cancelled them o/night & re-ordered this morning, so now I get 7000 yen in coupons.

Mind you be careful what you cancel ...

Jimi Hendrix Live At Berkeley & Live At The LA Forum
have sold out before release!

Posted on: 21 May 2008 by Chris Kelly

Yes hopefully I'll get my copies! I am nervous about cancelling to re-order with these limited edition versions. I'll forego the savings to be sure of getting what I have ordered.

Posted on: 21 May 2008 by keith waring

anyone ordered the who my generation box 2 cds shm mono. about £50 have not seen it advertised anywhere else in this country as normal edition box .

Posted on: 21 May 2008 by Chris Kelly

Yes I have. Elusive Discs are quoting £99.99 for it here.

Posted on: 23 May 2008 by 555

I've pre-ordered The Who box set from CD JPN for 10,324yen (approx'£50) delivered to the U.K. Shame the release date been put back to end of July.

Have to wait & see if HMRC spot it,
but even if they do it'll still be cheaper then buying it in the U.K.

Posted on: 23 May 2008 by Chris Kelly

Some of these release dates are abit soft it seems to me. But I think that one will be worth the wait!

Posted on: 26 May 2008 by Chris Kelly

Checked today - a lot of the good stuff is shipping this week. Can't wait to hear it.

Posted on: 26 May 2008 by 555

Dear 555,

Thank you for shopping at CDJapan.

We shipped your order today.

Posted on: 27 May 2008 by Chris Kelly

Got 12 of those in my inbox today John! Poor postie!

Posted on: 30 May 2008 by Chris Kelly

The VA comparison sampler arrived yesterday. Graham Russell and I did some a/b listening on my system before our evening of cable and 500 games (See thread in the HiFi forum). The SHMcd was audibly, even startlingly better than the standard cd, to the extent that Graham queried whether both were from the same remasters! One point: the vocals on Elvis Costello's "Alison" seeemed slightly distorted. Anyone else found this?

Posted on: 30 May 2008 by BigH47

My SHM-CD sampler has just arrived, not listened yet.

Posted on: 30 May 2008 by Chris Kelly

I'll be interested in what you think Howard. Either way it has some good tunes on it!

Posted on: 30 May 2008 by Graham Russell

Just listening to "Alison" on the Very Best Of CD. No sign of the distortion we heard on the SHMcd. So either the track has been remastered (badly) or there's something else going on.

Posted on: 30 May 2008 by Chris Kelly

Hmmmmmm. I'll give it another go over the weekend.

Posted on: 30 May 2008 by Graham Russell

You should try the version on the "normal" CD so see how that sounds.

Posted on: 30 May 2008 by Chris Kelly

Yes i shall do that! Apparently loads more parcels arrived today so a rainy Sunday would not be a disaster!

Posted on: 30 May 2008 by BigH47

I've had a quick listen and the SHM seems to have the edge, further listening required I think.
Good selection of tunes though.

Posted on: 30 May 2008 by 555

Still waiting for my copy to arrive.

On a brighter note these two arrived today.