Ultraman Symphonic Poem Ultraman/Ultra Seven SACD Free High-End Audio Listening Event at Oliospec Akihabara
By HiFi Editorial24 February 2026
Key Highlights
A free two-part talk and listening event celebrates the SACD Hybrid release of “Symphonic Poem Ultraman/Ultra Seven” on March 15 in Akihabara.
Originally released as a 1979 LP, the orchestral work features Tokyo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kazuhiko Komatsu, recorded December 3, 1978 in Fussa.
The SACD Hybrid commemorates composer Tohru Fuyuki’s 90th birthday and Kunio Miyauchi’s 20th anniversary, remastered from original master tapes using latest technology.
What makes this SACD Hybrid intriguing from an audiophile standpoint is not nostalgia, but the way late‑1970s Japanese orchestral recording practices translate into modern high-resolution formats. The original multitrack balance and mic placement were designed for LP constraints—headroom management, string sheen under analog tape saturation, and a midband-forward orchestral image. Recent commentary from production-side sources emphasizes that the remastering approach avoided aggressive spectral reshaping, instead focusing on time-domain precision and low-level resolution. In practice, this means the DSD layer preserves hall decay and inter-section localization with less reliance on artificial width, allowing the brass and low strings to breathe without the familiar “vintage gloss” being scrubbed away. Compared to contemporary symphonic reissues that chase hyper-detail, the result leans toward coherence and scale rather than spotlighted detail.
