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BTO & BTO II on SACD in quad.
Listening to Now (In Surround) - Volume 2
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BTO & BTO II on SACD in quad.
VDGG - Godbluff
LPCM 5.1
LPCM 5.1
Live from the Artists Den -Patty Griffin VD in DD 5 1
And this time I spun the original Doors L.A.Woman 2000 DVDA
Still sounds fantabulous , to me
Still sounds fantabulous , to me
Cleveland Eaton, Plenty Good Eaton (Black Jazz, 1975). Once again, I had the luxury of comparing two conversions: one from a QS-encoded CD run through the SurroundMaster v2, the other from a QS LP. I like them both, though the LP conversion may have been mastered with a little more bass. (Which I like. Hey: it's Cleveland Eaton!)
I know people dig this record, and it sounds great. But...well, let's say I go for the two straight-ahead post-bop tracks more than the funky ones. Still, I appreciate the fact that they're playing funk on acoustic instruments!
I know people dig this record, and it sounds great. But...well, let's say I go for the two straight-ahead post-bop tracks more than the funky ones. Still, I appreciate the fact that they're playing funk on acoustic instruments!
Hmm, I have heard better, oh well.
DVD rip at 24/96 5.1 surround. DR's are 13's, 14's, 15.
DVD rip at 24/96 5.1 surround. DR's are 13's, 14's, 15.
My day demands mellow/upbeat. I'm listening to Djabe and Steve Hackett - The Journey continues. I love these guys.
My only question is - who thought it was ok for Joe to sing on an entire album?
Electric Light Orchestra, self-titled (2012 [1973/1971] 40th Anniversary Edition, DTS-DVD 4.1). I never really liked ELO back in their heyday, but then a couple of years ago I heard a podcast about the band's formation and early years, and I got curious.
This, I like. The dry, stripped-down production makes it more chamber pop than symphonic rock, and the overall sensibility comes off as more twee (in a winning way) than glam. Peter Mews's mix is fabulous. Tracks like the Classical Gas-style "1st Movement (Jumping Biz)," with guitars and drums across the fronts and strings in hard-panned stereo in the rears, are especially good.
This, I like. The dry, stripped-down production makes it more chamber pop than symphonic rock, and the overall sensibility comes off as more twee (in a winning way) than glam. Peter Mews's mix is fabulous. Tracks like the Classical Gas-style "1st Movement (Jumping Biz)," with guitars and drums across the fronts and strings in hard-panned stereo in the rears, are especially good.
ELP, "Pictures at an Exhibition." 1993 studio version (Dolby Surround-encoded CD), from the Return of the Manticore box set.
I retired my last receiver with Dolby PLII, so I can no longer decode the mix as intended. The Dolby Surround Upmixer (which is effectively an Atmos upmixer) makes it sound pretty convincing, though.
I retired my last receiver with Dolby PLII, so I can no longer decode the mix as intended. The Dolby Surround Upmixer (which is effectively an Atmos upmixer) makes it sound pretty convincing, though.
I have this box set too, haven't played it for years though.
Doing a deep dive on Eolian this afternoon: seven-count-em-seven albums, From the Light through Division. Smart, engaging, philosophical songwriting in styles pulling from indie to grunge to hard rock to prog to symphonic pop (and more!). Current favorite tracks: "To Be" and the title track of From the Light, "Static" from Dust, "Clean" from Division. All beautifully/creatively mixed to 5.1 by @popshop / Ian O'Dougherty. Go buy 'em!
https://eolian.bandcamp.com/
https://eolian.bandcamp.com/
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The Guess Who WHEATFIELD SOUL/CANNED WHEAT [RCA/Dutton Vocalion/Quad SACD TWO~FER] Another wildly discrete pair from the 70's Rockers
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Dave Brubeck TIME OUT [Columbia Records/single layer Multi~CH SACD] Took some much needed TIME OUT to spin this exceptional remaster!
https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/time-outtakes
https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/time-outtakes
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Johann Sebastian Bach MASS IN B MINOR Dunedin Consort & Players [LINN Records/2 Multi~CH SACDs/CD Layer HDCD encoded] A Triumph!
https://www.hraudio.net/showmusic.php?title=6477#reviews
https://www.hraudio.net/showmusic.php?title=6477#reviews
Jose Feliciano, Compartments (1973), in an excellent conversion from quad reel.
This is a real sleeper: the mix by Rick Ruggieri (B.W. Stevenson, Hugo Montenegro) is conventional but solid: vocals, guitar, bass and drums across the fronts (with a little reverb vocal in the rears); strings and piano, along with horns, rhythm/backup guitar, etc. (as present from track to track) across the rears.
It's in the song selection that the album takes a while to come alive. There are no radio hits that I know of--not for Feliciano, anyway--and the repertoire is sort of uninspired until Messina's lovely "Peace of Mind," which finishes Side 1. (Feliciano's virtuoso guitar playing is also under-heard on Side 1, and the album's all-star cast of sidemen & guest artists, which includes Loggins & Messina and Seals & Crofts as well as Leon Russell, Steve Cropper, and Bill Withers, is under-exploited.) And then Side 2 steps on the gas and doesn't let up: "Sea Cruise" has Nawlins funk and the title track has Withers soul; "Yes We Can Can" is just plain feel-good outstanding, Feliciano's own "I'm Leavin'" is a barn-burner, and the Motowny "Things Are Changing" closes on a note of inspiration.
This would make a great Dutton two-fer with Feliciano's other quad, a 1970 remix of his self-titled 1968 album.
This is a real sleeper: the mix by Rick Ruggieri (B.W. Stevenson, Hugo Montenegro) is conventional but solid: vocals, guitar, bass and drums across the fronts (with a little reverb vocal in the rears); strings and piano, along with horns, rhythm/backup guitar, etc. (as present from track to track) across the rears.
It's in the song selection that the album takes a while to come alive. There are no radio hits that I know of--not for Feliciano, anyway--and the repertoire is sort of uninspired until Messina's lovely "Peace of Mind," which finishes Side 1. (Feliciano's virtuoso guitar playing is also under-heard on Side 1, and the album's all-star cast of sidemen & guest artists, which includes Loggins & Messina and Seals & Crofts as well as Leon Russell, Steve Cropper, and Bill Withers, is under-exploited.) And then Side 2 steps on the gas and doesn't let up: "Sea Cruise" has Nawlins funk and the title track has Withers soul; "Yes We Can Can" is just plain feel-good outstanding, Feliciano's own "I'm Leavin'" is a barn-burner, and the Motowny "Things Are Changing" closes on a note of inspiration.
This would make a great Dutton two-fer with Feliciano's other quad, a 1970 remix of his self-titled 1968 album.
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Finally found some time for the First spin of this disc by Georgie , and actual surround from an important x Beatle ... FINALLY !!!!
In DTS MA ,
it's a 
- ⏱ !!
In DTS MA ,
it's a - ⏱ !!
Last night, before bed, I gave myself a double-dose of The Four Tops: Keeper of the Castle (1972) and Main Street People (1973). This morning I added a booster shot: Meeting of the Minds. (All expert conversions from Q8. The first two sound so good, they could be from quad reels.)
Man, this run of albums constitutes some top-shelf Motor City soul! Brilliant quad mixes, too. It's a crime they haven't gotten some sort of modern reissue.
If you've heard 'em, vote! (Below.) If you haven't, seek 'em out!
https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/threads/four-tops-the-keeper-of-the-castle-qs-q8.8754/https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/threads/four-tops-the-main-street-people-qs-q8.28509/https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/threads/four-tops-the-meeting-of-the-minds-q8.28510/
Man, this run of albums constitutes some top-shelf Motor City soul! Brilliant quad mixes, too. It's a crime they haven't gotten some sort of modern reissue.
If you've heard 'em, vote! (Below.) If you haven't, seek 'em out!
https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/threads/four-tops-the-keeper-of-the-castle-qs-q8.8754/https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/threads/four-tops-the-main-street-people-qs-q8.28509/https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/threads/four-tops-the-meeting-of-the-minds-q8.28510/
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