Hands Down the best 1980s SACD recording I've heard. I own 200 SACDs, DVD-Audios, & BluRay Audios, and this 1980s recording just blows me away. This is so far beyond the sound quality of HD Download or CD, its just obvious from the very first note. Everything comes to ultimate life, with outstanding focused 3D instrument placement, and the vocals front and center … everything where it belongs. Not your 'airie' concert hall sound....more that right there in front of you standing on a stage in a club, you know where every instrument is, kind of sound. This SACD, imo, is a MUST HAVE for anyone that enjoys the Pretenders and has a good quality sound-rig to play it on.
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The original production is so stellar on this LP its hard to better it imo. I purchased this version of the CD to have a perfect reference copy of one of my favorite Rock Albums of all time and Definitely favorite Pretenders album. I really can't say it is dramatically better than a standard pressing, more clarity, more dynamic range,etc, but it is a perfect production full of brilliance. Some other remaster versions I listened to lacked the punch in the base that Middle of The Road originally had and should have, which is part of what lead me to seek out this version that I am very pleased with.
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The clarity and depth of this Mobile Fidelity Hybrid SACD will make you fall in love with The Pretenders all over again.
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Great classic music with fabulous sound.
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