Listening to Now (In Surround) - Volume 2

[Clint Eastwood]

Clint! How’s things?

Up's and downs Red....right now things are going pretty good....looks like the "boys" are well....how about yourself?

 

[Clint Eastwood]

I’m jealous! Smallish venue?

Since Gos is on his nighty walk...it has 1463 seats..so "smallish" is correct....nice renovation project...reminds me of a local venue here in Clearwater..

 

[Tornado Red]

Up's and downs Red....right now things are going pretty good....looks like the "boys" are well....how about yourself?

Not too bad. Had a little a fib incident a couple weeks ago, got electrically regulated, waiting to see a cardiologist. It’s hell getting old

 

[Tornado Red]

Since Gos is on his nighty walk...it has 1463 seats..so "smallish" is correct....nice renovation project...reminds me of a local venue here in Clearwater..

That’s a great size venue to see Art I’m thinking. We have a few old, smallish theatres around here as well, the architecture is great even if the acoustics might not be.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Not too bad. Had a little a fib incident a couple weeks ago, got electrically regulated, waiting to see a cardiologist. It’s hell getting old

You need to take care of that Red....you don't want to put that off my friend

 

[Tornado Red]

You need to take care of that Red....you don't want to put that off my friend

Thanks, I intend to. Meanwhile, I have to slow down a bit which means listening to more surround music. Always an upside

 

[Mesozoic Mike]

Awesome. How’s his voice these days? I’d give Snood’s first retirement cheque if I could sing like he does on ‘I Only Have Eyes For You’ for just one night.

You could try some helium.

 

[Mesozoic Mike]

Listening to Alan Parsons : The Secret.

 

[Clement]

Heading out to grab some pizza with some old drinking and smoking buddies. We used to tear it up and close a LOT of joints (as it were). I got sober about 5 years ago (won't bore anyone with details, . . . well, more than I already am!), and we still meet twice a month for camaraderie and calories . . . and drinking and smoking for most. When I first got sober, I thought my life was over--among other things, I thought music would never be the same. I listened to Jamaican dub for a year to help me make it over the first hurdle! Anyhoo, about a year ago, still searching for the lost buzz, I found surround, and although I still jones for Doobies in quadio ( ) and a battery of adult beverages, when I'm in the sweet spot, it's almost the same as the good old daze. All the great comments on Snood's retirement thread had me missing those daze so I put on this disc and . . . if only I could remember why I started this post . . .

 

[marpow]

Good job Clement, don't ever give up. You know what they tell you, if I still feel like it tomorrow, than I will, and most wake up feeling good and happy that they didn't wake up feeling the way I assume you felt 5 years ago. Sobriety is something that many wish they could, try and try and never make it. I have a lot of dead friends.
Much respect!

 

[marpow]

My first listen in Dolby Digital 5.1 (only choice), reads as 16/48, I'll try the 24/96 stereo layer later.
I played this disc a lot when it first came out (shit 25 years ago, really?) so very familiar to me. The surround is a solid good , kind of immersive and elements of discrete, vocals center, ambient rhythm section, backing vocals go to rears, guitar solos will be one speaker, rear right. All 5 speakers are always active. The mix is different song to song which adds to the enjoyment. Quite happy I am.
I listened to the Live concert CD first, pretty good, some sound quality hiccups here and there, but worthy of this 25 year release.

 

[marpow]

My first listen in Dolby Digital 5.1 (only choice), reads as 16/48, I'll try the 24/96 stereo layer later.
I played this disc a lot when it first came out (shit 25 years ago, really?) so very familiar to me. The surround is a solid good , kind of immersive and elements of discrete, vocals center, ambient rhythm section, backing vocals go to rears, guitar solos will be one speaker, rear right. All 5 speakers are always active. The mix is different song to song which adds to the enjoyment. Quite happy I am.
I listened to the Live concert CD first, pretty good, some sound quality hiccups here and there, but worthy of this 25 year release.
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Adding to above, I listened to a few tracks of the 24/96 stereo, really good, I'll be ripping the stereo and the surround, when I do it.

 

[marpow]

Man, I had all these King Crimson surround discs come in last week, I tried to keep up, but was too much.
Listening now to 40th Anniversary Beat, MLP Lossless 5.1, sounds great at 50db.

 

[marpow]

Oh yeah, I forgot this one came also, a tip from Mike after watching his YouTube video.
Steven Wilson-Chasing Home Blu Ray 5.1. I always like to rip the music content but I have to admit the video content per each track is quite an enhancement.

 

[Frogmort]

Steely Dan - Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party

Another great Scheiner®

 

[4-earredwonder]

Adding to above, I listened to a few tracks of the 24/96 stereo, really good, I'll be ripping the stereo and the surround, when I do it.

Markie, do you have the MLP DVD~A 5.1 of Hootie for comparison?

 

[Frogmort]

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend

 

[The56Kid]

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend

That’s smokin’, mon!

 

[marpow]

Markie, do you have the MLP DVD~A 5.1 of Hootie for comparison?

No, I don't have it.

 

[4-earredwonder]

No, I don't have it.

M L P is your middle name Markie. I still can't believe RHINO shortchanged this boxset by including only a 16/48 DD 5.1 remix of Cracked Rear Mirror. As you said, the 96./24 stereo remaster sounds awesome. As GOS would say: those 'bastages!'

Rhino pulled the same shit with the Stone Temple Pilots CORE ..... they downrezed the MLP DVD~A 5.1 to DD 5.1 for the remastered set. The question is WHY? RHINO/WARNER put out some of THE best MLP DVD~As around ...... IMO, there is something seriously wrong with their rationale in doing this.