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Interesting. Now these four are all stereo. Has HK Universal Music also released an multichannel SACDs?
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Post by soundboy July 10, 2008 (22 of 24)
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The Seventh Taylor said:
Interesting. Now these four are all stereo. Has HK Universal Music also released an multichannel SACDs?
Except for several live concert recordings and 2 single-inventory studio albums, all of HK Universal's SACDs were 2 channel stereo. I am just guessing, but there're a couple of reasons for only 2 channel stereo SACD releases....
1. The lack of living space needed for multi-channel systems in the typical HK home.
2. About 10 years ago, much of HK PolyGram's operation was destroyed in a spectacular fire (footage of which is often seen in one of those "Amazing Videos" TV shows). Rumors have it that HK PolyGram's mastertape vault was also destroyed. Some people questioned the source from which HK Universal used for its SACDs. However, much of the results have been very good.
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soundboy said:
Titles from local artists of HK Universal's own catalog....
http://www.yesasia.com/us/%E7%B2%B5%E8%AA%9E%E9%9F%B3%E6%A8%82/0-0-0-bpt.45_ni.105-en/list.html
You can see the titles as the newest products. I read about these 4 titles on a Hong Kong website last night and I was skeptical. I check several HK e-tailers whether they have them....nope. However, given that yesasia.com is now carrying them, I am thinking these are real releases.
HK has always been relatively welcoming of SACD, in light of 2 HK Sony SACD releases plus other titles from smaller independent labels. However, I am somewhat surprise at the relatively low prices for these SACDs. In HK, each of these titles are selling at about US$6.00/each. HK Universal has previously had a massive back catalog release on mini-LP CDs that were also similarly priced. Given that HK Universal always comes up with a new "gimmick" to market its back catalog every year, perhaps inexpensive SACD is the "gimmick" this year.
Edit - now that I think about it, those mini-LP CDs were rumored to be DSD-remastered (but doesn't carry a DSD logo like the Rolling Stones remastered CDs), maybe HK Universal is recycling its remastered works....
Edit #2 - Confirmed new SACDs come in paper sleeves
those latest Hong Kong releases look scintillating....
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Post by soundboy August 12, 2008 (24 of 24)
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mystic fred said:
those latest Hong Kong releases look scintillating....
I must make an edit to "Edit #2" in my previous post....those 4 titles actually comes in Super Jewel Cases. In fact, they come in the early, narrow hinge version of the Super Jewel Case.
You can see those 4 SACD titles as the last 4 in the below link....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ematcion/sets/72157600427174428/
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