Listening to Now (In Surround) - Volume 2

[fredblue]

Tower Of Power "Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now" (SACD)

 

[4-earredwonder]

Alan Holdsworth ALL NIGHT WRONG [SONY Japan/Multi~CH SACD/DSD RECORDING]

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Alan Holdsworth ALL NIGHT WRONG [SONY Japan/Multi~CH SACD/DSD RECORDING]

Too bad about the mix on that one Ralphie; love Alan's playing (it's massively other worldly) but probably with Holdsworth's synth sounds usually having that ethereal, spread out sound, it would be a nightmare to mix with a discrete sound.

I even went so far as to buy a Japanese ver. of Hard Hat Area - which is supposed to be a stealth Circle Surround title; played it thru my Marantz 8500 in CS-II Music mode and had maybe a little discrete activity in the center with drum and bass parts. Holdsworth's guitars and the keyboards (synths) are just output over all channels.
Also the metadata of that Hard Hat Area release on the Oppo was showing a totally different album than what's playing. The titles are for the album Atavachron -maybe an mastering/authoring glitch.

 

[bgf1973]

 

[svengaleekie]

The Band - Music From Big Pink 5.1 DTS-HD Master Blu-ray

 

[Titch]

Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! seems to be mixed more adventurous than the others. I'd also go for Let Love In, for the track Red Right Hand alone. And then The Good Son, probably. I've got 'em all, anyway ;-)
Now bring on the rest of the catalogue in surround and Grinderman too!

Done! Thanks!

 

[4-earredwonder]

Too bad about the mix on that one Ralphie; love Alan's playing (it's massively other worldly) but probably with Holdsworth's synth sounds usually having that ethereal, spread out sound, it would be a nightmare to mix with a discrete sound.

I even went so far as to buy a Japanese ver. of Hard Hat Area - which is supposed to be a stealth Circle Surround title; played it thru my Marantz 8500 in CS-II Music mode and had maybe a little discrete activity in the center with drum and bass parts. Holdsworth's guitars and the keyboards (synths) are just output over all channels.
Also the metadata of that Hard Hat Area release on the Oppo was showing a totally different album than what's playing. The titles are for the album Atavachron -maybe an mastering/authoring glitch.

There's nothing inherently wrong with the mix, JP. It's a live unedited DSD 5.0 Recording and it sounds superb on my system .... DSD out into my all analogue Parasound P7 pre amp ........

Methinks we're spending way too much time lately nitpickin' at what should be in those surrounds. As I've mentioned, when you embrace all types of music, classical included and especially jazz ..... sometimes LESS is MORE! On full range speakers with separate components ........ even those ambient rears take on a new dimension for a room filling experience. Trust me on that!

 

[4-earredwonder]

The Jim Hall Quartet ALL ACROSS THE CITY [Concord Jazz/Multi~CH SACD] Superbly recorded and the performances are likewise

 

[4-earredwonder]

A NEW perrenial fave from the Watford Wizard. A dream come true on QUAD SACD

 

[4-earredwonder]

Tito Puente GOZA MI TIMBAL [Concord Jazz/DISCRETE Multi~CH SACD] One of the few discrete Concord Jazz titles!

 

[EricKalet]

 

[Tornado Red]

Tower Of Power "Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now" (SACD)

Adam, I think I have all of those things in your smilie list stashed away in a box in a closet someplace.

 

[weekendtoy]

Pink Floyd and NCCA March Madness.

Life is good.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Susannah McCorkle FROM BESSIE TO BRAZIL [Concord Jazz/Multi~CH SACD] One of those albums whose sonics are so tactile you can practically reach out and touch it ..... The Orchestrations are sensational! VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

 

[efb18]

Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! seems to be mixed more adventurous than the others. I'd also go for Let Love In, for the track Red Right Hand alone. And then The Good Son, probably. I've got 'em all, anyway ;-)
Now bring on the rest of the catalogue in surround and Grinderman too!

Today I got The Good Son in the mail, and yeah, it's indeed a bit more surround-y than the other albums I have by NC & tBS thus far.
I wouldn't say it's musically their greatest album, but still very good.

Pretty hilarious cover art, btw

 

[Titch]

Today I got The Good Son in the mail, and yeah, it's indeed a bit more surround-y than the other albums I have by NC & tBS thus far.
I wouldn't say it's musically their greatest album, but still very good.

Pretty hilarious cover art, btw

First Nick Cave record I actually liked, way back then. His Birthday Party and ´80's stuff frightened me. Haven't played it for years though - buying the surround mixes is a great excuse to go back and revisit old friends.

 

[bgf1973]

 

[4-earredwonder]

George Benson BODY TALK [CTI/D~V/QUAD SACD] Another classic superbly remastered by Michael Dutton

 

[4-earredwonder]

Art Garfunkel BREAKAWAY [COLUMBIA/D~V/QUAD SACD] The Angelic Half of Simon & Garfunkel FINALLY Liberated from the SONY vaults! The Sound is CHERUBIC!

 

[4-earredwonder]

Percy Faith & His Orchestra NEW THING/BLACK MAGIC WOMAN [Columbia/D~V/QUAD SACD] An Easy Listening PLUS two~fer in stunning Discrete Surround. Music for a beautiful Spring Day in New York!