HiRez Poll Eagles - HOTEL CALIFORNIA [DVD-A/SACD-JAPAN/BDA]

[JonUrban]

Post your thoughts and comments on the 2002 5.1 Mix of this classic album, originally issued by WB/Rhino as a DVD-A/V disc. This 5.1 mix was subsequently released in Japan as a Multichannel SACD in August 2011 and in 2017 on Blu-Ray Audio as part of a new 40th anniversary box set.

DVD-A/V scan:

SACD scan:

2017 40th anniversary Box Set:

 

[MIDIQ]

Great music, and a decent surround mix, but i feel the surround mix could have been more descrete, {or something}, it just sounds a little muddied up. I give it a 9.

 

[Cai Campbell]

Very enjoyable! It does suffer from the quality of the master tapes, but what can you do?

 

[winopener]

Excellent disc, the surround mix should be a bit more aggressive, as for the quad "border" and "nights".

 

[Scottmoose]

Ditto most of the above comments about the mix. Decent sound quality too. A classic of course. The one I really want though is One of these Nights (my favourite of all the Eagles albums).

 

[Bob R]

A very good disc that brings back some fine memories.

However I tend to prefer the HFO DVD. This is the best combination of outstanding audio, on a concert DVD.

 

[Kazaam]

I agree with Campbell about the master tapes possibly holding this DVD-A back. Still... It's quite good. Maybe not the most invitingly warm recording, but it's a nice mix and the songs are good. I gave it an 8.

 

[EMB]

An '8'....I go with Cai here, problematic tape situation, but hard to imagine it being mixed and presented much better than this...glad to have it! :sun

ED

 

[Q-Eight]

I just got my used copy off ebay and I have to say I was impressed. For the most part, it fell in line with Border and Night by having basically the same instrument placement. What's the story on the problematic master tapes?? I didn't seem to notice anything.

I gave it a solid 9!

 

[analogdemon]

I didn't seem to notice anything either. This disc is top notch in all areas. I give it a 10.

 

[timbre4]

Just one of those albums everybody bought back in the day and all the days since. I sold hundreds of copies when I worked at The Wherehouse. FM radio blitzed it enough that I never felt I had to own it.

So I come to the DVD-A from a slightly different angle; it sounds GREAT and so familiar w/o buring absolutely burned out. [same thing with Rumours too]

Nice job, we just need more!

 

[fzappa]

This is one of those discs you could use to demo your system to others. Very nice sound and music that almost everyone likes. An 8.

 

[joelee]

Does anyone else have trouble playing the Hi-Rez stereo mix?
I've tried 2 different discs on two different players and can't get it to play.

5.1 mix is great.

 

[EMB]

Trouble playing it? No. But it may depend on your player and setting. I just go to Top Menu, which offers up DD 5.1 and stereo, and just press stereo...which I did once only, bought this for the MC.

ED

 

[cupboy]

Does anyone else have trouble playing the Hi-Rez stereo mix?
I've tried 2 different discs on two different players and can't get it to play.

5.1 mix is great.

YEP ! I bought a used one at FYE cheap and guess what, the stereo mix is blank. There is an electrical pop every so often but that is all that is there.

I still have the one I bought new years ago and it plays the stereo mix just fine.

 

[quattroatl]

I have to change my dvd-a player settings from multi-channel to stereo before I play the hirez stereo layer.

I have 2 copies of this disc, and both of my discs are the gray ones. There's also a white disc version of this most awesome dvd-a.

 

[jmrosen]

Recently, I have had the pleasure of seeing the Boston Red Sox win two World Series And the New England Patriots win three Superbowls. Not bad, eh?

I had the same pleasure, except I was equally 'pleasured' while the Boston Celtics won Banner 17 two years ago AND the Boston Bruins became the first team in the history of the NHL to win THREE - games seven's in the finals on the way to the 2011 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP.

God Bless America! (and God bless the Boston Celtics, New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox & Boston Bruins)! Amen.

 

[jmrosen]

If you own both, any specific way we should vote? Perhaps a poll for the SACD and one for the DVD-A?

The DVD-A is slightly brighter and the SACD is slightly warmer, but both are immensely enjoyable. It is nice to play the SACD (I've listened twice) without having to deal with menus.

I would give each format an 8. Rock n Roll the way it should be listened to, in high resolution!

 

[cupboy]

Where did post #17 come from? A sports board or something?

 

[jmrosen]

Where did post #17 come from? A sports board or something?

No, it came from the Quad forums. I'll tone down the sports rhetoric. I saw Bob R's .sig file, got excited and replied. Then I noticed that it was posted YEARS ago!