Pearl Jam "Dark Matter" CD+BD-A w/ Atmos (4/19/2024)

[4-earredwonder]

My full review is up now.

https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/immersive/pearl-jam’s-dark-matter-in-truehd-dolby-atmos-r1267/

Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did and BTW, your system with Wilson's Alexia speakers is AWESOME!

And hopefully, Pearl Jam's classic back catalogue will likewise get the ATMOS treatment!

 

[AudiophileStyle]

Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did and BTW, your system with Wilson's Alexia speakers is AWESOME!

And hopefully, Pearl Jam's classic back catalogue will likewise get the ATMOS treatment!

Thanks for the kind words.

I too hope we get TrueHD Atmos releases of the back catalog.

 

[GOS]

My full review is up now.

https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/immersive/pearl-jam’s-dark-matter-in-truehd-dolby-atmos-r1267/

I love that you love it. I was instantly moved by the music, especially in Atmos. It just blew me away, literally.

 

[marpow]

I hope the rest of disc sounds better than Track 1, sounds like ****.
Oop's I guess I'll try it as a whole.

 

[4-earredwonder]

I hope the rest of disc sounds better than Track 1, sounds like ****.
Oop's I guess I'll try it as a whole.

It's grunge, Markie, GRUNGE!

 

[coolerking101]

My full review is up now.

https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/immersive/pearl-jam’s-dark-matter-in-truehd-dolby-atmos-r1267/

If you have Apple Music, I would be curious to know if you think there is any significant difference in audio quality from streaming vs the physical copy.

 

[marpow]

Trying to get a grasp on Dark Matter.
Listening now to the 2.0 rip in FLAC, 24bit/48Khz, highly compressed with DR's of all 5's and one 6, ouch.
Not that I would expect anything different from Pearl Jam.
Looking at my playback spectrum analyzer while tracks are playing, completely brickwalled.
Real listening, nice stereo separation, vocals dead center along with a spread out bass and drums, right and left guitars and organ.
I grew up listening to stereo Pearl Jam.
Is it possible that I prefer this squashed stereo mix over the more open ATMOS mix?
More studying needs to be done.

 

[AudiophileStyle]

Trying to get a grasp on Dark Matter.
Listening now to the 2.0 rip in FLAC, 24bit/48Khz, highly compressed with DR's of all 5's and one 6, ouch.
Not that I would expect anything different from Pearl Jam.
Looking at my playback spectrum analyzer while tracks are playing, completely brickwalled.
Real listening, nice stereo separation, vocals dead center along with a spread out bass and drums, right and left guitars and organ.
I grew up listening to stereo Pearl Jam.
Is it possible that I prefer this squashed stereo mix over the more open ATMOS mix?
More studying needs to be done.
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It's art, there is no right or wrong. Which ever mix you enjoy is all good. Thankfully PJ gave us the choice :~)

 

[dobyblue]

Wow, what a treat to go from the ghastly stereo mastering of Dark Matter to the Blu-ray that arrived at my door just one hour ago from Denmark along with a CDN$21 charge from Customs Canada for ordering three titles at the same time to save on shipping (Big Big Train and Moon Safari) lol.

The first Pearl Jam album with both fidelity and dynamics in over 25 years. Wowza. Loving both the mix and the sonics so far, looking forward to a full listen through this week-end but having listened to Wreckage and Dark Matter, I'm sold!

EDIT - actually one complaint, as with many Atmos mixes the centre channel is pretty dormant. In the title track it has some very quiet reverb of the lead vocal right up to the final minute when it adds the drum track and some actual vocals. Peculiar choice when listened to alone but as a whole mix it just builds the crescendo of the song. I do like more lead vocals in the centre, small complaint though considering how much active movement there is in this mix.

 

[oldsyd]

Deep Discount, with their 'frequent' 15% off coupons [on IN STOCK items] also got in on the act:

https://www.deepdiscount.com/dark-matter/602465084962

Theoretically, with 15% off it would come to $25.49 [+ local taxes] and include FREE S/H!

NEVER PAY RETAIL!

This is the lowest price I could find but don't have the coupon - does anyone have it?

 

[DrKlahn]

Thanks for the kind words.

I too hope we get TrueHD Atmos releases of the back catalog.

Enjoyed the review and as 4-earedwonder said great setup! Those speakers look like old school Cylon's designed them which I think is cool. I've been on the fence with this one, but I may just have to pick it up.

 

[CINERAMAX]

These Einstein's sent me a record!! Ughh. Time to cancel the Atmos.

 

[GOS]

These Einstein's sent me a record!! Ughh. Time to cancel the Atmos.View attachment 104869

OH no, who did you order with?

 

[CINERAMAX]

OH no, who did you order with?

Their website. Def Leppard?

 

[GOS]

Their website. Def Leppard?

OK. Just curious. I think I ordered mine from importCD, can't recall.

 

[dobyblue]

Quite the double standards at play here.

 

[CINERAMAX]

My Piromania arrived it turns out that the Vinyl snafu was with 10 plus, don't even know that company.

 

[CINERAMAX]

Need to do another May sale....

 

[weekendtoy]

This was posted over on SHF. Yikes!

Top: Atmos > Stereo
Bottom: 24/48 lossless download (Apple)

 

[dobyblue]

Yeah that was me - horrendous isn’t it?