Listening Now To This Stereo Blu Ray

[4-earredwonder]

THE AMAZING BUD POWELL The Scene Changes [Blue Note/BD~A Stereo 192/24/Japanese Import]

 

[The Rang]

XTC - Nonsuch
Not quite sure what to think of the album.
Typical XTC: clever, quirky, witty.
Sound quality smoother than the two previous albums.
I sense a slight shift in the approach, not quite as edgy,

 

[Tornado Red]

Neil Young - Le Noise

 

[The Rang]

Simple Minds - Sparkle in the Rain

Finally opened this, luckily based on the menu layout, I have the corrected version.
Though I believe the issues were on the 5.1
Of the 5000+ CDs in my collection I consider the original CD of SITR to be at or near the bottom in terms of sound.
The 2.0 on this Bluray, though not perfect, is a major improvement.
Still dense and the top end a bit harsh but the definition is so much better, you can hear much farther into the mix.
Happy with this one

 

[The Rang]

Kansas - The Absence of Presence

Only two original members but they still sound like Kansas. Vocalist Ronnie Platt doesn’t have the raw power of Steve Walsh but similar enough to fit.
Some decent songs here but overall nothing really grabbed me.
The 24/96 LPCM 2.0 is just OK, sounds kinda compressed and grainy

 

[Tornado Red]

Supertramp - Crime Of The Century

 

[The Rang]

David Gilmour - Rattle That Lock

The deluxe boxed edition with CD/Blu-ray (the latter has some of the best bonus material, audio & video, that I’ve encountered) and a bunch of printed material.
I played it in 2.0 24/96 LPCM. Nice
Really good album, much of it very un Gilmour-like.
Still making great music into his 70’s

 

[The Rang]

This disc from the Live in Berlin Deluxe set
Listening in 24/96 2.0
Sound fine, if a bit bass heavy, maybe slightly compressed.
Can't say it sounds miles better than the excellent CD.
Great album.

 

[Hamilton59]

Time for...

NIRVANA

 

[4-earredwonder]

Time for...

NIRVANA

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So Glad to have these Nirvana albums in hi res 96/24 on BD~A including this CLASSIC!

 

[4-earredwonder]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse AMERICANA BD~A LPCM 192/24 Awesome! All Tracks have video accompaniment.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Lenny Kravitz ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY [Universal/BD~A Stereo/96/24]

 

[4-earredwonder]

Supertramp CRIME OF THE CENTURY [UMG/BD~A 2.0/192/24] SUPERB!

 

[4-earredwonder]

Nirvana IN UTERO [UMG/BD~A 2.0/96/24] WOW!

 

[4-earredwonder]

Grace Jones NIGHTCLUBBING [Island Records/UMG/BD~A 2.0/96/24] Contains 13 Superb REMIXES in addition to 12 album tracks!

 

[The Rang]

Supertramp CRIME OF THE CENTURY [UMG/BD~A 2.0/192/24] SUPERB!

And this one is still fairly easy to find.
Have the MoFi Gold from way back, do I need this?

 

[4-earredwonder]

And this one is still fairly easy to find.
Have the MoFi Gold from way back, do I need this?

Rang, OF COURSE you do. Unlike the MoFi Gold 44.1/16 bit CD, this little silver 'number' boasts 192/24 resolution.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Herbie Hancock EMPYREAN ISLES/MAIDEN VOYAGE [Blue Note/2 complete albums on 1 BD~A/2.0/192/24]

 

[The Rang]

Rang, OF COURSE you do. Unlike the MoFi Gold 44.1/16 bit CD, this little silver 'number' boasts 192/24 resolution.

It was a dumb question on my part , wasn’t it ?

 

[4-earredwonder]

It was a dumb question on my part , wasn’t it ?

ALL that Gltters isn't GOLD, Rang!