John Smyth <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >I bought just about all of the '50's and '60's RCA Living Presence SACD >releases and wow--could've been recorded yesterday. How they captured >all that dynamic range back then, yet couldn't do it in the '70's beats >me. It's been fun to hear them in their original 3 channel incarnations; >the Reiner/Chicago stuff, the Rubinstein Chopin Ballads/Scherzos... >An amazing set or re-releases, especially if you've never heard these >performances. The Munch Daphnis (in 2 channel only), is especially fine, >and leaps and bounds in sound quality over the original CD release, (OK, >I had this one). These SACDs are of course hybrids, a layer for 3 >channel, two channel SACD and two channel CD. These reports are mouth-watering (or ear-watering). I have never tried SACD equipment or recording mainly because I listen mostly on headphones. (This is not just for practical reasons but also because I actually prefer it.) I have always assumed that SACD would give me no advantage at all on headphones. Am I wrong? Would SACD equipment and these new releases transform my headphone listening? Or would I get an improvement by trying the new Dolby Headphone technology instead? I assume that this is designed mainly for giving special effects in films, but has anybody tried it with classical music? George Marshall [log in to unmask]