Has anyone heard these - are they that much better than the orininal Spoon reissues as these have dropped to £7 less on the Mute site ?

Also , I've read somewhere that can be a problem playing dual-layer on cdp - is this the case ... using a 5x ?

Thanks

Pete

Welcome to the forum.

I've no experience with the particular discs you're talking about but I've never had any problems with SACD hybrid discs on my 5x.

The only disc I've got as both an sacd hybrid and an older cd pressing is Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Personally, I prefer the new mastering on the latter, but others around here disagree.


regards,

Tam

All my Can collection is on vinyl apart from a Spoon compilation cd from the late 90's. Just bought 'Future Days' remaster, the improvement is quite breathtaking.

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Originally posted by PeteI:
Also , I've read somewhere that can be a problem playing dual-layer on cdp - is this the case ... using a 5x ?

Thanks

Pete

I own several hybrid SACDs, and actually play the SACD layer on my office player. I have never had a problem with playing the CD layer on any of the the Naim players I have had: CD5, CDX2 or CDS3.

Norman

I'm like Malky, most of my Can is on LP, but he's right, the "Future Days" remaster is quite phenomenal.

All the reissued CDs are a big improvement on the original "pressings" though.

Anyone heard the "Tago Mago" SACD? How's it sound?

K

I have Monster Movie by Can and would like to get some more stuff by them? What would you recommend - is Tago Mago the one to go for next.

Thanks, ROTF

Hmmm, just found this thread after posting about the CAN SACD remasters into the " For Can Fanatics ONLY" and "what was the last cd you bought?".
Oh well... :-(

The remasters are a very, very substantial improvement over the original Cds. I'm talking about the red book layer as I've not heard the SACD layer. Unfortunately I can't play my original vinyl copies so can't compare them to those but I would love to know how they sound in comparison if anyone has both formats?

Most people think that the three Can albums with Damo Suzuki are the best. They are:

Soon over Babluma
Future Days
Tago Mago

My favourite is Tago Mago, but all Can albums are different.

The SACD remasters play just fine on all non-SACD compatible players I've used (including Naim CDX).

MC

Funny, I, too, just bought Future Days on hybrid SACD last week (on a mad CD shopping spree), and, I must attest, the sound quality is outstanding!

I'm not absolutely convinced that dual-layer or sandwiched media (e.g., DualDisc) is required to sound bad on a strictly purist basis.

In the case of the re-issued CAN vinyl from the 90's, it is worth pointing out that some of these releases were digitally remastered before being re-cut.