Stuff that sounds amazing with the Surround Master

[Soundfield]

Been listening to some Luther lately, so i thought i'd give The Best of Luther Vandross . . . The Best of Love a spin through the ol' Surround Master. MOST EXCELLENT! Always something powerful and discrete coming through the rears: background vocals, piano, synths, percussion (love those chimes), etc. Luther's vocals are strong up front and the Surround Master is wrapping me in the warmth of these arrangements. By the time this compilation came out (1989), Vandross had already released six albums, which contain more than enough tracks to pack this double disc full, so this really is the very best. Can't believe it took me so long to crank some Luther Vandross through the magical Surround Master!
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There's someone trying to claw their way out of your DVD player!

 

[Clement]

There's someone trying to claw their way out of your DVD player!

Right!? I almost cropped it off, but it cracked me up!

 

[Steve Bruzonsky]

OMG! This sounds phenomenal! With SMv3

 

[Steve Bruzonsky]

This also sounds really nice with SMV3! Listening to the High Definition Tape Transfers DSD256 version.

 

[JohnA]

Original soundtrack SACD sounds impressive with SM3. Almost as if it were encoded.
"big boys don't cry" just rear left for example. Magik!

I'm Mandy fly me - dings rear right, ooohh ahhhh vocals well spread, album works well with SM3

 

[esimms86]

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I'm Mandy fly me - dings rear right, ooohh ahhhh vocals well spread, album works well with SM3

Great album!

 

[JohnA]

pompus cr@p from the 70s. Guilty pleasure from when I was 20.

Sounds heavenly, and yes it is SQ encoded.

Dated, tacky. Bliss

 

[JohnA]

I know i've put this here already as an LP. I found this anniversary box in Tokyo, and playing it, i'm reminded how good this sounds through the SM v.2! If you are a fan of this release (the very first album i owned!), check it out through the Surround Master!
View attachment 93756 Andrew Lloyd Webber And Tim Rice - Jesus Christ Superstar

Tried the 2021 HiRez remasters and didn't get much joy from the rears

 

[esimms86]

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pompus cr@p from the 70s. Guilty pleasure from when I was 20.

Sounds heavenly, and yes it is SQ encoded.

Dated, tacky. Bliss

There’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure when you’re 20!

 

[Sonik Wiz]

There’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure when you’re 20!

Or, is everything a guilty pleasure when your 20? Yum!

 

[jaybird100]

Here's another one that was released in Quad back in '74. This remastered reissue sounds PHENOMENAL through the Surround Master! Ima just type away as track one plays: "Blue Lights"–so AWESOME! Franklin's bass is locked up front with the drums. Trumpet comes from rear right and sax from rear left. Funky rhythm guitar is also in the rear. Great electric piano solo rear right.
Oo! Next up is a Chick Corea composition, "What Was." Now i'm hearing drums in the rears . . . were they back here in track one and i missed them when concentrating on the horns?! The horns are behind me again. Great trumpet solo from Oscar Brashear rear right! The electric piano comps are washing over me seemingly from all over! The sax solo (Charles Owens) is rear left again. Cymbals are definitely ringing out behind me! Man, this tune is SMOKIN'! Franklin's bass drives this tune from the front! Great electric piano solo behind!!
Okay, i won't go track by track; you get the idea. And if you want to get something else, get a Surround Master and play Black Jazz Records releases through it! MAGNIFICENT! All HAIL @chucky3042 !
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While the cover says stereo, I wouldn't be surprised if they were still using the QS-encoded Ovation, master tapes.

 

[jaybird100]

There’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure when you’re 20!

It was released by Columbia in the US, also SQ. Some cool effects.

 

[Bob Romano]

While the cover says stereo, I wouldn't be surprised if they were still using the QS-encoded Ovation, master tapes.

Many of those Ovation titles including the Black Jazz titles are available to stream on Apple Music in 96/24 as well and they decode.

 

[Overture]

Here's one you may not have heard before - NZ/OZ musician Jenny Morris. I had a thing for her in 1991, and this is the first time I've revisited the track on Involve. Surprising and most likely deliberate surround mixing in this one.