HiRez Poll Gabriel, Peter - I/O [Blu-Ray Audio (Dolby Atmos)]

[Muppet69]

I didn’t think much of this album on the first couple of listens but it’s definitely growing on me. The Atmos mix is excellent albeit folded down into 5.1 for my setup, very active. I still can’t tell much difference between the 3 different versions of the album to be honest. I guess I need to try harder. Overall it’s great except I’m not a fan of the crappy cardboard sleeves the discs are in. Voted 9

 

[key_wiz]

Great surround mix (I’m in 5.1). Great fidelity. Solid PG album and did not disappoint at all after such a long wait. Right up there with his classics. A “9” only because there might need to be some room for future surround mixes of his 70s and 80s albums.

 

[HenkG]

Great surround mix (I’m in 5.1). Great fidelity. Solid PG album and did not disappoint at all after such a long wait. Right up there with his classics. A “9” only because there might need to be some room for future surround mixes of his 70s and 80s albums.

If that ever will be happen. If so I buy straight all regular solo albums

 

[minimumtumbleweed]

Such a great album. Some of the songs are not as strong, but overall there is some great and really uplifting music here. Really like the immersion of the Atmos mix, even if it isn't particularly adventurous. Fidelity is excellent. I give it a 9.
We're ranking surround here, but I was kind of interested in the two different stereo mixes. Overall I like the Bright side mix and found the Dark side mix to be a little too muddy and bottom heavy for this type of music.

 

[artwwweb]

I got this for Xmas. I've not played it yet, but studying the booklet I noticed something that I don't think has been mentioned yet in this thread. (I've not waded though the 29 pages of pre-poll chat.) : The in-side mix contains instrumentation that is not present in the other mixes, and vice versa. This is explained in the credits with asterisks. (See the entry for Panopticom.) The usual approach to surround/immersive mixes is to be the 'same', except spread out. Looks like this mix does actually have extra little bits, and in some cases is missing bits. I don't mean to derail this poll thread into a general discussion about surround vs stereo mixes, I just thought it was worth noting that the immersive mix would be a different mix even if it were folded down to stereo. (I had assumed it would be the equivalent of one of the stereo mixes, or perhaps a blend of the two.)

Edit: As per popshop below, this has been discussed, but I'll leave this here in case there are others late to the party like myself

 

[popshop]

Indeed, it's been discussed, but no harm in celebrating Hans-Martin Buff more!