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I assume that, since it's not listed here, BIS's site, and not listed at Arkivmusic as one (http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=200357), and not to mention the catalog number doesn't imply it, that this new boxset isn't SACD -- even though all the original individual disc releases are.
Just to be sure though. The review at Arkiv actually gives a quote from a reiview of one of the individuals that mentions the SACD sonics, but I imagine that's irrelevent. Kinda a shame, as the SACD-ness might be worth replacing the Jarvi box on DG, even to the point compensating for the dialog in Peer Gynt (something that really annoys me, but I kinda understand why it's there).
I do assume this is a sort of price issue -- SACDs cost more, and for the convenience of the cheaper boxset they are just standard CDs, or at least that's what I guess happened.
-Joshua
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Post by bissie July 8, 2008 (3 of 3)
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TerraEpon said:
I assume that, since it's not listed here, BIS's site, and not listed at Arkivmusic as one (http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=200357), and not to mention the catalog number doesn't imply it, that this new boxset isn't SACD -- even though all the original individual disc releases are.
Just to be sure though. The review at Arkiv actually gives a quote from a reiview of one of the individuals that mentions the SACD sonics, but I imagine that's irrelevent. Kinda a shame, as the SACD-ness might be worth replacing the Jarvi box on DG, even to the point compensating for the dialog in Peer Gynt (something that really annoys me, but I kinda understand why it's there).
I do assume this is a sort of price issue -- SACDs cost more, and for the convenience of the cheaper boxset they are just standard CDs, or at least that's what I guess happened.
-Joshua
I am afraid that you are assuming correctly.
In order to keep the price down, we didn't really have a choice in the matter. To go up from 8 CD:s-for-3 to 8 SACD:s-for 4, we would have encountered a rather large buying resistance, in spite of the luxurious books and the Box itself, especially so, as many of the prospective "SACD-buyers" already will have bought some of the original volumes.
Sorry, this isn't what I would ideally like to do, but the market-place is a hard arena.
Best - Robert
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