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Sehnzeleid · 11-04-2007, 10:39 PM

Alice in Chains - Greatest Hits (Stereo/Multi-Channel SACD)

God awful sounding SACD. When I bought this I hadn't listened to them in years, but immediately I could tell something was way off. All the tracks sound extremely "heady" with strange push to the instrumentation. The rattle in the beginning on "Would?" is barely there to the extent you have to get in front of the speaker to hear it. Every single track sounds terrible. Not mention it features the radio-friendly "pit" version of "Man in the Box", WTF?

I actually dug up my original '90/92 CDs of Facelift and Dirt today and they both destroy this SACD in sound quality. What the hell were the mixers of this SACD thinking?

Taxi · 11-05-2007, 05:25 AM

Were you listening to this in 5.1? I know I've got some stuff that doesn't sound so good w/out the surrround/center speaker.

EM3 · 11-05-2007, 12:48 PM

Meatloaf Bat Out of Hell

I had such high hopes for this one.

11-04-2007, 10:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sehnzeleid Actor Join Date: Jul 2006	Worst Sounding SACD or DVD-Audio You've Heard? Alice in Chains - Greatest Hits (Stereo/Multi-Channel SACD) God awful sounding SACD. When I bought this I hadn't listened to them in years, but immediately I could tell something was way off. All the tracks sound extremely "heady" with strange push to the instrumentation. The rattle in the beginning on "Would?" is barely there to the extent you have to get in front of the speaker to hear it. Every single track sounds terrible. Not mention it features the radio-friendly "pit" version of "Man in the Box", WTF? I actually dug up my original '90/92 CDs of Facelift and Dirt today and they both destroy this SACD in sound quality. What the hell were the mixers of this SACD thinking?

11-05-2007, 05:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Taxi Admin Emeritus Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Orygun	Were you listening to this in 5.1? I know I've got some stuff that doesn't sound so good w/out the surrround/center speaker. __________________ *Admin Emeritus* \| DDS#42 No, I am not back. Eschew obfuscation.

11-05-2007, 12:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
EM3 "Suspended" Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Southern WV	Meatloaf Bat Out of Hell I had such high hopes for this one. __________________ The beatings will continue until morale improves!

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