Simply random stuff

[WozzaDog]

Today is Record Store Day. Heading to local store shortly. Good excuse to get out of the house. Lol

Thank you. Im now going to go to the local store. I’ll ask if they have any SACDs and the twenty something year old will probably direct me to the Africa section of CDs.

 

[Bill B]

Thank you. Im now going to go to the local store. I’ll ask if they have any SACDs and the twenty something year old will probably direct me to the Africa section of CDs.

The hole in my pocket was from "the sea of holes" which I believe lead to all kinds of universes.

 

[WozzaDog]

The hole in my pocket was from "the sea of holes" which I believe lead to all kinds of universes.

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Oh **** I just made that **** up. It just goes to show there are no new original ideas.

 

[Sonik Wiz]

I thought I would revisit @Mr. Afternoon post #809 about the sound quality for the new Super Mario Bros movie. I had the fun of viewing this yesterday with 50% of my granddaughters. I won't say the sounds was the best I've heard in a movie theater but it was the opposite of what Mr Afternoon experienced.

The vocals & center front was extremely prominent, almost over powering maybe to the point of border line piercing. It could have used more bass & mostly the "surround" was from the 6 speakers mounted on each side wall. I couldn't really detect rear surround. But at least the dialog was certainly not muffled.

We saw the movie in MX4D presentation. With this you get seat rocker action, soaring/falling, butt kickers, kidney punches, puffs of air in front & on back of neck as well as spritz's of water mist and, yes, odors. For the last one when theres burning wood fire on screen a smoky aroma is released (think bottles of Liquid Smoke) and when Princess Peach gets married her bridal bouquet brings a flowery fragrance. Fortunately this was not Labyrinth so no Bog of Stench.

These seat effects don't quite approach the sophistication of a Disney World presentation but as close as you will find in the state of Kansas.

Wiki has more in depth info on this process but this is from the theater we attended:

https://www.bbtheatres.com/mx4d/

 

[WozzaDog]

Is it just me who feels frustrated that many Atmos discs can only be purchased as parts of multi-disc box sets?

I just want to buy the Atmos disc only! Not interested in box sets of CDs.

I refuse to buy these box sets. Instead I will stream. I have purchased many Atmos discs in the last 30, 60 and 90 days.

Here are the the Atmos discs within box sets I didn’t buy because I only want the Atmos disc:

1. 50th anniversary Dark Side of the Moon
2. Beatles Let it Be
3. Beatles Abby Road
4. George Harrison All Things Must Pass
5. Pineapple Thief How did we find our way

What box sets have you NOT- purchased but WOULD buy the surround disc only if the surround disc was for sale on its own?

What’s your view on this topic?

- I look forward to your comments.

 

[esimms86]

Thank you. Im now going to go to the local store. I’ll ask if they have any SACDs and the twenty something year old will probably direct me to the Africa section of CDs.

That’s odd; South America is much larger than South Africa and encompasses more regional genres.

 

[Soundfield]

That’s odd; South America is much larger than South Africa and encompasses more regional genres.

But SA isn't a common abbreviation for South America surely?

 

[ar surround]

Is it just me who feels frustrated that many Atmos discs can only be purchased as parts of multi-disc box sets?

I just want to buy the Atmos disc only! Not interested in box sets of CDs.

I refuse to buy these box sets. Instead I will stream. I have purchased many Atmos discs in the last 30, 60 and 90 days.

Here are the the Atmos discs within box sets I didn’t buy because I only want the Atmos disc:

1. 50th anniversary Dark Side of the Moon
2. Beatles Let it Be
3. Beatles Abby Road
4. George Harrison All Things Must Pass
5. Pineapple Thief How did we find our way

What box sets have you NOT- purchased but WOULD buy the surround disc only if the surround disc was for sale on its own?

What’s your view on this topic?

- I look forward to your comments.

Compared to DSOTM at $300, the other sets are good value. But that is only in comparison to something that is absurdly priced. If you could buy only one, I would suggest Abbey Road.

Revolver with no surround in the box set is even more of a rip-off. I much more prefer the stereo cd played through the Surround Master than the Atmos on most tracks.

 

[Sal1950]

Is it just me who feels frustrated that many Atmos discs can only be purchased as parts of multi-disc box sets?

I just want to buy the Atmos disc only! Not interested in box sets of CDs.

I refuse to buy these box sets. Instead I will stream. I have purchased many Atmos discs in the last 30, 60 and 90 days.

Here are the the Atmos discs within box sets I didn’t buy because I only want the Atmos disc:

1. 50th anniversary Dark Side of the Moon
2. Beatles Let it Be
3. Beatles Abby Road
4. George Harrison All Things Must Pass
5. Pineapple Thief How did we find our way

What box sets have you NOT- purchased but WOULD buy the surround disc only if the surround disc was for sale on its own?

What’s your view on this topic?

- I look forward to your comments.

Actually I've never purchased a box set.
I don't have a TT and really have no interest in vinyl, period.
As a retiree living on SSI and just a bit more, the thought of spending $100 or more
on a single album really doesn't even enter my mind.
I do stream Apple but Yes, I would much rather own the lossless hi-rez mixes
I have patience and can wait till some opportunity to obtain the immersive mixes become
available.
And if for some reason a opportunity never comes, bummer, but so little music & so little time.

 

[esimms86]

But SA isn't a common abbreviation for South America surely?

I was being facetious.

Anyway, companies often use N.A. to stand in for North America, so it would also stand to reason that S.A. could be used for South America.

FWIW, the US postal code for South Africa is SF(not to be confused with San Francisco). And, regarding sexual politics, SA can also sometimes mean “straight acting.” You can file all this under the heading of largely useless “factoids.”

Now let’s see how we can confuse people with DVD, BR, QS, SQ, CD-4, etc.

 

[DuncanS]

But SA isn't a common abbreviation for South America surely?

When I was a student in Cardiff, SA stood for Skull Attack, synonymous with over indulgence of Brains SA!

 

[4-earredwonder]

The ancient pyramids are still yielding new and exciting discoveries

https://www.domesticatedcompanion.c...scoveries-we-know-about-the-pyramids/2?xcmg=1

 

[Sal1950]

The ancient pyramids are still yielding new and exciting discoveries

The mummies curse will get them.

 

[Bill B]

Is it just me who feels frustrated that many Atmos discs can only be purchased as parts of multi-disc box sets?

I just want to buy the Atmos disc only! Not interested in box sets of CDs.

That is a pretty standard gripe among many of us QQers. I have grown to hate box sets. The worst ones are those that make you buy vinyl and digital.

 

[barfle]

Is it just me who feels frustrated that many Atmos discs can only be purchased as parts of multi-disc box sets?

I just want to buy the Atmos disc only! Not interested in box sets of CDs.

I refuse to buy these box sets. Instead I will stream. I have purchased many Atmos discs in the last 30, 60 and 90 days.

Here are the the Atmos discs within box sets I didn’t buy because I only want the Atmos disc:

1. 50th anniversary Dark Side of the Moon
2. Beatles Let it Be
3. Beatles Abby Road
4. George Harrison All Things Must Pass
5. Pineapple Thief How did we find our way

What box sets have you NOT- purchased but WOULD buy the surround disc only if the surround disc was for sale on its own?

What’s your view on this topic?

- I look forward to your comments.

On occasion, I build my own “box sets” that combine discs I like (Jurrasic Park for example). But it’s unlikely the powers that be agree with me as to what ought to be packaged together. Personally, I find the prices for most box sets, including marbles, scarves, guitar picks, crash helmets, bicycle seats, cutting-room-floor sweepings, and old-maid cards are reprehensible.

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

I got extreme whiplash today.
Decided to pop into a Barnes & Noble. Haven't been in one since 2018.
Half the store wasn't books. That was expected.
They had an entire wall dedicated to Blu-rays from the Criterion Collection. What the hell? I thought this was a bookstore. Majority of the people going here are surprisingly kids. So, that begs the question: which kids are buying Criterion Blu-rays?
There are massive anime and manga sections. That wasn't there before. I guess that's the mainstream?
All the young girls sipping Starbucks in the store were buying massively overpriced K-Pop CDs. ($60 USD for 5 songs? Really?)
I felt like I got punched in the face when I saw all those Pink Floyd CDs without surround. Actually, why were there so many CDs? That was weird.
Felt like I got punched in the face again when I saw a brand-new Roy Orbison DVD-A sitting on the shelf like it was 2005.
I didn't pick it up but maybe I should have. Or at least taken a photo.
Unfortunately that one high-res title sitting there is likely a fluke. How did it even get there? Felt like I was hallucinating. DVD-A Super Jewel Case and everything.

 

[Sal1950]

I felt like I got punched in the face when I saw all those Pink Floyd CDs without surround. Actually, why were there so many CDs? That was weird.

Streaming.
CD's are DEAD, PF or not.

 

[barfle]

In Boise, they’re worried about the snowmelt this spring. Lucky Peak reservoir is dumping as fast as possible. I’ll post a picture when I figure out how to get a still out of the video on my phone.

 

[WozzaDog]

That is a pretty standard gripe among many of us QQers. I have grown to hate box sets. The worst ones are those that make you buy vinyl and digital.

What's Vinyl? Is a BDSM thing one wears whilst listening to digital music?

 

[WozzaDog]

I got extreme whiplash today.
Decided to pop into a Barnes & Noble. Haven't been in one since 2018.
Half the store wasn't books. That was expected.
They had an entire wall dedicated to Blu-rays from the Criterion Collection. What the hell? I thought this was a bookstore. Majority of the people going here are surprisingly kids. So, that begs the question: which kids are buying Criterion Blu-rays?
There are massive anime and manga sections. That wasn't there before. I guess that's the mainstream?
All the young girls sipping Starbucks in the store were buying massively overpriced K-Pop CDs. ($60 USD for 5 songs? Really?)
I felt like I got punched in the face when I saw all those Pink Floyd CDs without surround. Actually, why were there so many CDs? That was weird.
Felt like I got punched in the face again when I saw a brand-new Roy Orbison DVD-A sitting on the shelf like it was 2005.
I didn't pick it up but maybe I should have. Or at least taken a photo.
Unfortunately that one high-res title sitting there is likely a fluke. How did it even get there? Felt like I was hallucinating. DVD-A Super Jewel Case and everything.

Hilarious. DVD-A.
My kids teased me forever over SACD's and DVD-A. But my 15yr old shut the **** up after we returned from seeing the Eagles in Hyde Park last summer, and came home to Canada bragging how good it was. He had played the streaming version and records at different friends places. And then one day he and his friends were over here. I sat them down, played the 5.1 SACD and all his buddies were blown away. Suddenly he appreciates old technology better then what's current. But god forbid, it took his friends to convince him what Ive been telling him for years.

A couple of years ago, 2019, my colleague got out a 3.5 inch floppy disc to bring to a seminar presentation on data storage, and his very young kid said to him "Dad why did you 3d print the save icon?" We pissed ourselves laughing when he told us the next day. We are old when a kids never seen a floppy disc and thinks its the save icon.