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Review by BigTony November 13, 2008 (9 of 9 found this review helpful)
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Performance: Sonics (MC): |
Well its been a long wait, but finally the best stuff has made it onto my doormat and into my SACD player. I've only listened to the 5.1 channel version, but based upon the careful use of the surround mix assume the 2ch will also sound superb.
I listened to the original CD's last week, so I'd still have that sound in my memory prior to these turning up, and I can say I'm totally totally 'amped' by the sound. There is less of the 5.1 in the mix than on the 76-80 set, much more subtle, but the killer aspects of the SACD is PG vocals are now liberated, no longer muddy and hidden, you can hear the lyrics! And the soundstage for theinstruments is so improved, especially the bass, yocan actually hear whats ing on, rather than the old muddy CD version.
But the one fact everyone wnats to know .. No there is no sign of the 'over brightness' of the 76-80 sets, none of the slightly earpiercing highs that just get tiresome after 30 mins of so. What we have here is a beautiful sound, recreating the feel of the band, without going ott. There are just so much better dynamics, soundstage, instrument resolution, its worth buying a SACD player just to hear this music in its full glory.
The boxset is evidence of what can be done with the will of the production team, to recreate an audio masterpiece. Its a shame that many releases were just about coining in cash, rather than utilising the format.
Even if you were not a Genesis fan you should buy this :-) Everyone should hear the masters of progrock in there finest hours, going from album to album you can hear the music of the band evolving, exploring. This is a definitive masterpiece. Now buy it, or tell santa you've been a good girl/boy and this is what you deserve for xmass.
My system : Oppo 980h, DSD to Onkyo 805, Ruark Prologue One floorspeakers, subwoofer, center and MS bi-polar rears. PS send your family out to the pictures and turn it up!
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Review by hifirene November 9, 2008 (3 of 4 found this review helpful)
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Performance: Sonics (S): |
Yesterday I listened to al the SACD’s in stereo (I’m waiting for my new Multi channel amp).
Started with my favored, Selling England.
In one word, fantastic, it never sounded so clear as this mastering.
The mixing is not very dividend then the original one, the voice of Peter is so live like, you almost can touch him.
There is no harshness and no irritating highs in the recording, instruments are also very live like and the basses are superb.
The rest of the box is almost on the same level, depending on the age of the recording.
Not one of my Toshiba cd’s or Classic Records vinyl’s sounds like this box.
This is just fantastic, this is totally other stuff then the two Genesis boxes.
It was worth waiting for.
I think that the influence of Peter Gabriel was a positive one on the remastering of this box.
Next week I will listening to the MC mix and I hope I will be as enthusiast for the box as I am now.
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