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Superb engineering. Far, far improved over original aluminium CD. Mastering, packaging, etc. is first rate. The Atlantic CD's are by and large as a group, like the CBS Mastersound discs, extremely well done and somewhat more consistent than the MFSL gold and Steve Hoffman mastered DCC discs. Yes' Fragile, like Foreigner 4, Pete Townsend Empty Glass, etc., is an excellent rock album, well produced and executed with some of the best Yes songs they penned. Roundabout is one of my favorites and sounds fabulous. Tight, fast transient response, very, very clean. Impressive. I own all but the CSN disc in this offing of discs and all are equally impressive in their sonic delights. The redbook CD format has a whole lot more ability than the mainstream would have one believe. Most of the problematic sonics on CD have everything to do with sloppy, horrid engineering, mastering and pressing operations. I have some CD's that have extraordinary sonics and it is all due to first rate recording, engineering, mastering and pressing. It must be noted that I utilize two Genesis Audio Digital Lens' devices in series between my disc transport and DAC. The Genesis D/L reclocks the digital data, strips the digital signal of all the carrier junk that flows along with it (track data, etc.), holds the datastream for about 2-4 seconds and allows the data to flow from its one internal chip network. Over 40 chips are employed in this sophisticated device which also upsamples to 20 bits (dithered) in one of two modes, and allows HDCD signals to also pass through without alteration. Using two devices completely decouples the drive from the DAC and allows the data to be reclocked twice, upsampled twice, etc. before going to the DAC and the improvment in sonics over standard digital data is extraordinary. Sadly, the Genesis D/L is no longer in production, but mint samples can be found on Ebay or Audiogon, fairly regularly. Further, application of L'Art Du Son CD/DVD teatment and Marigo Labs Signature Matt improve sonics of all discs more than a few notches better than stock. Highly recommended for any serious listening. Very analog-like in sonic presentation when using these wonderful "tweaks".Read full review
Much better than expected. Fragile has always been one of my favorite CD's and this is an amazing production of it. Really impressed. I have a good sound system and this CD just shines on it, like hearing it for the first time.
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Excellent sounding cd, I believe it sounds better than the mobile fidelity cds!!!! I highly recommend this cd.
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Well recorded. Clear, not bright, not dark, but not bland either. If the disc seems to vary to either extreme, it's probably due to system parameters; nice job.
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