BIG Blu-Ray Audio drive from Universal Music in 2013

[Four Rules]

We´ll I´m not restricted to shopping only in Germany, but so far was very happy with jpc.de
The listing to the Serge Gainsbourg BD reads: SoundCM stereo 2.0/DTS-HD 2.0/Dolby True-HD 2.0

I´m not sure there is a multichannel stream on that BD. Has anyone heard that particular BD??

 

[fredblue]

We´ll I´m not restricted to shopping only in Germany, but so far was very happy with jpc.de
The listing to the Serge Gainsbourg BD reads: SoundCM stereo 2.0/DTS-HD 2.0/Dolby True-HD 2.0

I´m not sure there is a multichannel stream on that BD. Has anyone heard that particular BD??

I haven't heard it myself but if you read back through this thread, there's several members here at QQ who have the new Serge Gainsbourg BD-A and have confirmed it has a 5.1 surround mix in PCM. it is a very good surround mix indeed, by all accounts

 

[fredblue]

now either these things really are flying off the shelves or stocks are very limited over at Amazon.fr HQ...!? @:

http://www.amazon.fr/gp/aw/d/B00C1MLHRA

Only 1 in stock..!? :yikes

 

[fredblue]

hmm.. curiouser and curiouser..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00C1MLHRA

only 1 in stock at Amazon UK.. does the whole of Amazon's European outfit have just 1 copy of the Supertramp
blu-ray audio left..!?!? Bizarre-o..!! @:

 

[fredblue]

Stevie Wonder & Supertramp are now available on Amazon UK. £20 & £15, respectively.

If Amazon UK did indeed actually ever have the Stevie Wonder blu-ray audio in stock, they're all sold out now!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00BYCT3T2/ref=pd_aw_sbs_m_h__1?pi=SL500_SY115

 

[jasong]

If Amazon UK did indeed actually ever have the Stevie Wonder blu-ray audio in stock, they're all sold out now!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00BYCT3T2/ref=pd_aw_sbs_m_h__1?pi=SL500_SY115

amazon uk took the money out of my bank acct. so it must mean they have it in stock-supertramp blu ray

 

[Ozzie62]

So is the Supertramp in Stereo only, or is there a 5.1 mix also?

 

[leevitalone1]

So is the Supertramp in Stereo only, or is there a 5.1 mix also?

It seems none of the offerings from that provider are multi channel, all are 2.0. real bummer

 

[fredblue]

Latest BD-A FNAC-quisitions...

Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson (5.1..! WOO!),
Pierre Henry - Messe Pour Le Temps Present.

:banana:

 

[fredblue]

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/Pierre-Henry-Messe-Pour-Le-Temps-Present/hnum/1766902

through PLII Music (Panorama On) this is GOBSMACKINGLY GOOD!!!

You'd swear it was true discrete 5.1, it's that knockout!! :banana:

 

[fredblue]

Grr.. Strolling Bones - BD-A.

I held off buying it as I've got everything of theirs' I want on SA-CD.. then my lucky ol' Brother-in-Law won it in Universal's Facebook competition and he's kindly given it to me! Yeay for Johnny!

 

[jasong]

Grr.. Strolling Bones - BD-A.

I held off buying it as I've got everything of theirs' I want on SA-CD.. then my lucky ol' Brother-in-Law won it in Universal's Facebook competition and he's kindly given it to me! Yeay for Johnny!

Breaking News- July 4, 2013 8:16 AM eastern time USA.

Amazon.UK says they have 10 copies of Supertramp- Breakfast in America in stock. Blu-ray audio.

 

[jasong]

Breaking News- July 4, 2013 8:16 AM eastern time USA.

Amazon.UK says they have 10 copies of Supertramp- Breakfast in America in stock. Blu-ray audio.

Amazon.UK just sent me a email. Supertramp blu ray which I ordered June 30 has been dispatched.

 

[fredblue]

Breaking News- July 4, 2013 8:16 AM eastern time USA.

Amazon.UK says they have 10 copies of Supertramp- Breakfast in America in stock. Blu-ray audio.

Happy 4th of July..!! :banana:

 

[fredblue]

Amazon.UK just sent me a email. Supertramp blu ray which I ordered June 30 has been dispatched.

excellent! hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

ps. it's especially good thru PLII Music (Panorama "On") though that's not to take away from its stereo credentials, I've played around comparing it to my favourite CD mastering (A&M 393 708-2 from their Audio Master Plus Series) which is excellent but the new blu-ray bests it (to my ears on my system).

anyhoo.. ENJOY!

 

[leevitalone1]

ok just ordered mine. I liked the video so much I thought I would take a chance on it. TG I got a Denon?

frigging tunes are in my head all day long!

 

[geoffpiano]

The Supertramp Breakfast In America blu ray release is a HUGE disappointment, and amounts to something of a con. I got it a few weeks back, put it on my system only to find it has three audio choices - all of them 2-channel and none of them remarkable in any way at all. In fact - and here's the kicker - I put my 20 (or so)-year-old CD of BIA on the system to get a comparison, and guess what? The CD blew the socks off the blu ray in practically every respect - both in stereo and in simulated surround.

So... be CAREFUL spending unnecessary money on ANY of these UMG blu rays. I would certainly buy one if I knew FOR SURE there was a 5.1 remix included, but otherwise - from this experience - it's really a complete waste of time.

 

[keenly]

The Supertramp Breakfast In America blu ray release is a HUGE disappointment, and amounts to something of a con. I got it a few weeks back, put it on my system only to find it has three audio choices - all of them 2-channel and none of them remarkable in any way at all. In fact - and here's the kicker - I put my 20 (or so)-year-old CD of BIA on the system to get a comparison, and guess what? The CD blew the socks off the blu ray in practically every respect - both in stereo and in simulated surround.

So... be CAREFUL spending unnecessary money on ANY of these UMG blu rays. I would certainly buy one if I knew FOR SURE there was a 5.1 remix included, but otherwise - from this experience - it's really a complete waste of time.

I said they will not sound better than CDs before they were released! They are not remastered for a start. A complete joke.

 

[geoffpiano]

Absolutely. Universal clearly thinks we're all complete idiots.

 

[fredblue]

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I was initially underwhelmed by the Supertramp blu-ray (you can read back through this thread, I got it the day after it came out in France) but after repeated plays, playing around with it, comparing it very carefully at all sorts of volume levels with my old A&M Master Series Plus CD, I've come to the conclusion the new blu-ray is better than my old CD, on my setup at least. its not night and day improvement and its the least impressive sounding of all the new Universal blu-ray audio's i've got so far. impressions so far- the bass is fuller, the treble a bit smoother, there's a layer of grungy grain removed (higher generation tape source?) compared to the CD.. the blu-ray is just as crankable as the old CD.. an observation, the Dolby True sounds markedly better & more dynamic than the other two & especially good thru PLII Music.