It's too bad they delayed the release of the HFPA in the States, cause I would like to hear how the Blu-Ray compares to my SACD before I enter "Yes Album" land in the next few weeks, cause once I get that one in, it will be non-stop play!
Isn't the HFPA an import though, and the rest domestic? That could explain it.RE: The Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - I just went into my local store, they had the Box set with DVD, the new Vinyl and 2 CD edition but not the HFPA version... - Shame - they would have had a sale....
Isn't the HFPA an import though, and the rest domestic? That could explain it.
Yellow Brick Mastering info (for the first time in an HFPA!?)..
Yellow Brick Mastering info (for the first time in an HFPA!?)..
Adam, Stones "Let It Bleed" HFPA comes with a insert that also provides mastering and other info. Mastering by Bob Ludwig Gateway Mastering.
So far "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" HFPA sounds like it might be worth getting
interesting.. so the HFPA of Let It Bleed should sound the same as the old hybrid SACD.. unless Bob Ludwig has remastered it again.. have you compared the two yet?
I've listened to the blu ray 4X so far and hopefully later this evening I can listen to the hybrid/ SACD and then post comments.
If you could compare it to the SHM SACD also, that would be great. Thanks.interesting.. so the HFPA of Let It Bleed should sound the same as the old hybrid SACD.. unless Bob Ludwig has remastered it again.. have you compared the two yet?
I've listened to the blu ray 4X so far and hopefully later this evening I can listen to the hybrid/ SACD and then post comments.
interesting.. so the HFPA of Let It Bleed should sound the same as the old hybrid SACD.. unless Bob Ludwig has remastered it again.. have you compared the two yet?
so far, so good, yes! if the 5.1 of GYBR sounds different/better than the SACD, I'll eat my hat! regardless, the new stereo sounds fab!
If you could compare it to the SHM SACD also, that would be great. Thanks.
Sure and if I don't have time before I leave for a short vacation, I'll take care of it when I return.
Consumers will buy into something if it provides discernible benefits at reasonable prices and if it is a standard.
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Go through history and you will find that the prevalent standards are always the ones that everyone agrees on.
MP3
CD
DVD
VHS
Compact Cassette
Windows
MIDI
Internal Combustion Engine
WiFi
AC Power
A/C Power? @: Dude, easy on the "way way back machine"! Yes, old Tesla is still steamin about his direct current method not being adapted by JP Morgan & General Electric!
Other than that, I say you are a freaking genius. I posted a mini-rant over in the "state of quad" thread where some MacDude is trying to take over the 5.1 world! :yikes LOL
We need a single 5.1 standard, and this new PureAudio marketing baloney by Universal is a step in the right direction, I say. The current 5.1 mess has too many formats to just get wiped out in one move so I say that Universal's attempt is a positive step. This could be huge.
"High Fidelity Pure Audio uses Blu-ray technology to deliver uncompressed music. Three different sound formats are available: PCM, Dolby True HD, and DTS-HD Master Audio, with minimum 24-bit/96kHz."
At least they are bringing together, DTS, Dolby and of course the standard PCM which is at the heart of digital music. I will always dig up an old Oppo to play my SACDs & DVD-Audio discs, but SACD & DVD-Audio must die for us to move on. As sad as that may make some people.
All Hail Pure Audio!
Ya know, the first eight A&M Rick Wakeman records are coming out from Universal. I think this raises the odds significantly that we may get one or two of those in 5.1. :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
Dude, lay off the bong tokes or the liquor. HFPA is good for what it is; which is to say they are IMHO half-assed trying to promote hidef music with very little real work or investment as proven by the fact there there is no new mixed surround material. But to say that dvda and sacd needs to die is a reach and just plain drinking the koolaid. Sorry for the candor.
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