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Reviews: Hugh Masekela: Hope

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Review by hearit February 28, 2010 (3 of 3 found this review helpful)
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This SACD is about my 10th so I`m not very experienced with so many disks. This one I bought only to have the better sound, because I own also the original CD which is one of my best.
This live recording is a real experience, also for those who may not like jazz or blues normally.
My favourite is track 12 but anything is fine and it`s a great performance. You have never the impression, that the sound was the target so it`s not snthetical.
This is my statement for the CD and remastered SACD too.

The feeling when first hearing the SACD was: Wow, I have a new equipment with 3 times the price of my old.
More natural, extreme dynamically and I wanted to make it louder and louder. Nothing nerves me even at highest volumes for a long time. At some tracks (e.g the beginning of track 2)I feared for me and also for the loudspeakers.
This is not so amazing for the family and the neighborhood but this is why I bought the 2x500W sin Amp. Don`t try this on small monitors if you want to keep them alive.

Wow, I`d wish I was there - but to have the SACD gives me a very good sense of the concert.

I bought the SACD together with the Dire Strais "Brothers in arms" and the difference was really so dramatically. Compared to the Masekela SACD I was really disappointed about the Dire Straits and the sound seemed flat and snthetical. I don`t wanded to say bad things about the Dire Straits, but many may have the disc and so it may be helpful to have something to compare with for having an idea of the sound quality.


Heared on : Marantz DV7001, Dussun V8i, Visaton Vox252-modified

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Review by lenw March 28, 2010 (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
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Thanks to the Audiophile Audition website I now have several Analogue Production SACD's - all very high quality musically and sonically. This disc is particularly stunning in its impact for several reasons: it was a very well recorded live performance, the presence of the instruments - especially the flugelhorn and trumpet, and the extraordinary integrated lyrics. There are a number of terrific tracks on this SACD, but the last track is memorable both for its diverse musical treatment and condemning dialog. A terrific SACD IMO.

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