Laird_Williams
Well-known Member
I have to agree. The mixes are so incredibly articulate that it mostly compensates anyway. Lossless would be better, sure - but how much better?
Jethro Tull's "War Child" CD/DVD Deluxe Edition with 5.1 Steven Wilson mix coming Nov. 24 (new 2024 repress)
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The old high-rez thing.
DTS is good.
DTS is good.
Plan9
800 Club - QQ All-Star
No actually, Ray Shulman is Steven's choice (because of his consistently good job), but the lossy is the label's choice.
Plan9
800 Club - QQ All-Star
We actually compared lossless masters with the DTS encoded versions...
If you don't have the two to compare directly, or don't know the sound of the master inside-out, the difference would probably not be audible. The DTS loses some almost imperceptible sharpness in the transients and is almost imperceptibly less precise in the imaging.
Not things you would notice listening to just the DTS version.
It is another story with Dullby Digital though...
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My copy of Warchild arrived from Burning Shed this morning :banana:
All 5.1 is DTS 24-bit/96kHz, and there is a flat transfer of the original Quad Mix.
Valhalla
Active Member
Mine is in the air. Can't wait!!!
You guys are killing me. I had not ordered this one yet...not sure why. I'm getting itchy finger syndrome.....
The Rang
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
Just got this in today.
I still need a full listen through to the surround mix where I stay in the sweet spot, but so far, overall it's another winner.
Only complaint so far is that the drums are mixed WAY too loud on "Queen & Country", which is strange because the drums sit perfectly in the mix on almost every other song on the main album.
But Like I said, I still need a full listen without moving around, and I also need to check out the FIFTEEN bonus tracks also mixed in surround (is that a new record or something? Idk)
Once a poll is posted, it will probably get a '9' just cause it's lossy audio (DTS & Dullby) plus the mix so far hasn't blown me away like the big winners this year (TFF, D&W, Yes Album, etc)
I still need a full listen through to the surround mix where I stay in the sweet spot, but so far, overall it's another winner.
Only complaint so far is that the drums are mixed WAY too loud on "Queen & Country", which is strange because the drums sit perfectly in the mix on almost every other song on the main album.
But Like I said, I still need a full listen without moving around, and I also need to check out the FIFTEEN bonus tracks also mixed in surround (is that a new record or something? Idk)
Once a poll is posted, it will probably get a '9' just cause it's lossy audio (DTS & Dullby) plus the mix so far hasn't blown me away like the big winners this year (TFF, D&W, Yes Album, etc)
Mine arrived as well today in Kansas along with the Bryan Adams Blu-Ray. I hope to get to these tomorrow for a good listen.
Anyone else notice the copyright date on the back cover. We got it 90 years early!
Valhalla
Active Member
Not once but twice!
Haven't listened to the bonus tracks yet in surround, but I did listen to the new stereo mixes of both the album and the bonus tracks, and I find the bonus tracks to be really quite good indeed. Can't wait to dig into the surrounds very soon!
Also, I haven't finished reading all of the liner notes yet in this new edition, but Ian Anderson does mention the mixing of this album in Quad around the time.
Also, I haven't finished reading all of the liner notes yet in this new edition, but Ian Anderson does mention the mixing of this album in Quad around the time.
Neil Palfreyman
1K Club - QQ Shooting Star
Mine arrived today as well and though I haven't had chance to listen to anything but the stereo yet, I'm impressed with the quality of the package. I do hope Ian and, perhaps more importantly, the label keep wanting to do these 40th anniversary editions.
as well and though I haven't had chance to listen to anything but the stereo yet, I'm impressed with the quality of the package. I do hope Ian and, perhaps more importantly, the label keep wanting to do these 40th anniversary editions.
A Passion Play has the same error on the back. Someone is playing a game at Chrysalis "how long can I keep putting the wrong year on the back, until my boss wants to have a word with me"
Plan9
800 Club - QQ All-Star
A Passion Play has the same error on the back. Someone is playing a game at Chrysalis "how long can I keep putting the wrong year on the back, until my boss wants to have a word with me"
Or maybe the proofreader is dyslexic.
Valhalla
Active Member
I think these sets may have actually fallen through a warp in space/time. Maybe Steven Wilson hasn't actually been born yet??????
And if the proofreader is religious/spiritual, do they believe in doG?
