Decca官方网站对于这回制作SACD的流程的说明,看上去这回他们是信誓旦旦地“原汁原味”的:
As with the CD transfers in the 1990s, only original masters were used for these new SACD releases. For the transfers themselves, Saki Magnetics three-channel heads (specially built for this series) were mounted on a Studer A80R 1/2” or Studer A820 1” recorder. Both machines were substantially modified to optimise tape reproduction. Playback equalisation was adjusted to provide an NAB characteristic of that used for the original recording, and the analogue to digital conversion was done exclusively via DSD, using DCS equipment. This combination of superior head construction, high quality electronics and transport, and direct-to-DSD conversion, results in a very high quality transfer: there is less risk of wow and flutter, a better signal-to-noise ratio, and because the signal path incorporates no transformers, there is less possibility of distortion.