BIG Blu-Ray Audio drive from Universal Music in 2013

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That was quick !! I take it you haven't got stung for customs charges, Adam ?

Excited to hear your thoughts, later !

all present and correct

pix to follow...

 

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As in Mr. Postman delivered ?

oui, oui..! vraiment..!

 

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The only one with Mastering & Source credits in the liner notes...

 

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[Failed Muso]

Lovely!

Just a tragedy that the opportunity for 5.1 has been missed...

"...in order to pay respect to the original material..." should read, "...couldn't be arsed, so f*** you..."

 

[fredblue]

liner notes inside the Bob Marley are all in English.... full lyrics for every track inside the Stevie and Supertramp

 

[fredblue]

Lovely!

Just a tragedy that the opportunity for 5.1 has been missed...

"...in order to pay respect to the original material..." should read, "...couldn't be arsed, so f*** you..."

oh yes i know, yes i know, yes i know now..!!

 

[Larry Geller]

"Where possible tracks will be available in 5.1 surround"

So, it's not "possible" for Layla??? They should have gave us BOTH 5.1 mixes. It's very "possible".

 

[Robert van Diggele]

Thanks Adam for the pics. Looking forward to your comments re sound quality.

 

[fredblue]

Thanks Adam for the pics. Looking forward to your comments re sound quality.

You're welcome Robert Given all three a play through just once.

Some comments that apply to all (on my setup) so far:

1.) The Red/Green/Blue/Yellow coloured buttons on my remote don't do anything.
2.) The beginning of the 1st track is cut off by HDMI handshaking biz, so go via analogue.
3.) There are track indexing issues - worst on the Stevie, for instance selecting or skipping straight to track 5 cuts off the beginning of Sir Duke! Criminal!
4.) None of these are overloud/mega compressed, they all can get a good cranking without blowing your eardrums.. but there's what sounds like bass and treble boosting in the mastering to my ears.

I'm not clued up as to how to check the waveforms on these discs to see if they have been compressed/brickwalled.. but if anyone here has any pointers as to how to, I will give it a go.

Compared to my go-to CDs they are all brighter and have loads more bass.. I'm still working out what that's doing for
a.) my ears and b.) my neighbours.

For references' sake, here's the CD oranges I'm comparing these blu-ray apples to :

Bob Marley Legend
Tuff Gong
(BMWCD 1 / 846 210-2)
Barry Diament mastering.

Stevie Wonder Songs In The Key Of Life
Motown
(530 074-2 / 530 075-2)
John Matousek mastering.

Supertramp Breakfast In America
A&M Audio Master Plus Series
(A&M 393 708-2)
Unknown mastering.

More feedback to come.

 

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I'll add this general observation:

There's detail galore in synths, drums, vocals.. a couple of tracks on each disc the trebles fatiguing.. but the bass is the biggest obstacle at the moment. I will have to shut my sub off! Prodigious levels of bass compared to the old CDs! Unnatural..!? Hmm..

 

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oh yes and all 3 auto-start and auto-stop. definitely no need for a TV.. but then I never needed one for SA-CD or the majority of my DVDA's so...