The vinyl can be a bit murky by comparison and the CDs, in their various re-mastering states, never hinted at the warmth and cohesive tone this version displays. I never imagined it could sound like this. Of course, the quality of the material and the playing have long kept this album actively played on my sound system. I think I may have underestimated what they could do with this album sonically. But why should I worry? There was a Winwood involved in the production, Steve's brother Muff produced, so it had to come out well. With the rather long lead time for this release, my assumptions about its quality wavered. Review by JimiDiscs Septem(13 of 17 found this review helpful) But in my opinion the expense for this disc is really worth it. I guess we have to shell out a lot for quality sacd these days. Actually this is my 2nd shm-sacd (Aja being the 1st). This is quite an expensive disc compared to others just released and not yet out-of-print. Maybe I can qualify this IMO as another demonstration quality sacd. The rest of the other cuts were just as impressive: they all sounded quite good. Check out the sound of the Dobro: vibrant and resonating! Mark Knofler's voice is smoother yet fuller. The details were near perfect: brilliant and sparkling guitar work without being bright.
My very favorite Sultans Of Swing never sounded as good as this version's (I also have this cut in the HDCD encoded The Very Best of Dire Straits). Much, much better!įrom the opening song Down To The Waterline, I was impressed with the very quiet background, crisp and smooth highs and big, deep bass. But this sure sounds different from the shm-cd version of the same album that I have. The packaging is similar to other shm-sacd earlier issued. My copy was delivered to my office in Manila very late in the afternoon yesterday by EMS Int'l after the plane carrying it arrived from Tokyo in the morning.
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