the SHM CD Experience

There is something to clearer/cleaner plastic, IMO.

I asked a friend who was very happy with the results of Shine-Ola to burn me a couple of CDs, and to treat one of each pair with Shine-Ola and not treat the other. He labelled them only "A" and "B", and he did not tell me which was treated and which was not. In both cases, I easily identified the treated CD, which sounded superior...larger image, clearer details, etc.

I can't explain how it works, but the effects were superior, evident and repeatable.

So, I can easily imagine that a super-clear polycarbonate CD layer could yield positive results.

I'm just not willing to pay for it.

I bought In Through The Out Door by Zep.

I couldn't distinguish a difference from the last remaster but the two TTOD tracks on Mothership were noticeably better.

one of my favorite pop long players ever is 'odessey and oracle' by the zombies. I have no fewer than 4 vinyl incarnations(including a mint us copy on date records, and 5(count 'em)copies on cd, domestic and import. the shm release is the best of the bunch to my ears. is the shm disc for everyone who loves the zombies? maybe....is it for anyone else? probably not. here's what i know for sure...it, along with many thousands of other great recordings are never gonna see an sacd release. the reason is one of economics, plain and simple. heck, most recordings may be available today in their last physical incarnation(s) ever. in order for sacd to work in the marketplace, you have to reach the kinds of sales levels(per title)that were common a decade ago. it costs a fortune to 'properly' remaster and manufacture sacd compared to cd. most artists and labels haven't even come to terms on what to do next, if anything. like i've said in previous posts, only a couple thousand of a title are being made(like the mini lp cd), and they aren't for everyone. they do sound great, and as a lifelong vinyl junkie(another imperfect media)i can actually say i'm impressed....heck, i bought a houseful of cd's, even when i wasn't impressed. i'm sure sacd would be superior,but since most recordings won't make their way to sacd(or an a,b comparison(even advocates know this) the argument will soon be filed alongside beta vs vhs.

I have Katy Lied and Long Distance Voyager (which appears to be remastered) they sound GREAT, I will be getting more Steely Dan titles.

Yep... couldn't hear any difference between the SHM CD and the 93 remaster of Led Zep IV.

I wasn't expecting a CD to DVD-A/SACD experience but I was expecting something. I guess if all you got is the same old 16bits with 44100 sampling and the same old remaster you just ain't gonna hear any difference.

Boring......