Tracking says mine was in Jamaica NY on March 8th; so at least it's stateside and getting sorted.
Finally got mine!
Tracking says mine was in Jamaica NY on March 8th; so at least it's stateside and getting sorted.
Speaking of which: a review by one Jonathan Cornell . . .
https://immersiveaudioalbum.com/202...ears-for-fears-5-1-surround-sound-dolby-atmos
What makes you say that the product would not have happened at all without SDE ? TFF have had at least 3 other surround mixes released in recent years, all of which have been fairly successful. If not SDE, the label or someone else might have stepped in. Please stop making it sound like the folks at SDE are some kind of saviors, which they are not. It was a profitable opportunity for them, nothing more or less. It is rather naive to think that they have done anyone favors. In fact because of their poor decisions so many fans are upset.We really have no idea what specific legal, financial or other constraints may or may not have been at play for SDE. What we do know is that a product that otherwise would not have happened at all, ended up happening - albeit in a quantity smaller than after-the-fact demand.
No offense, but from your complaints and monday morning coaching, it seems you basically don’t agree.
I wouldn't be so sure of that - Steven Wilson was contracted to do his Dolby Atmos mix specifically for spatial audio release on Apple Music and Tidal, and it would have certainly have stayed-streaming exclusive like so many new Atmos remixes from higher-profile acts (Tom Petty, Pearl Jam, STP, etc) had SDE not made this Blu-Ray release happen. You can't really compare this to the prior two 5.1 releases, which were issued under the Universal umbrella as part of elaborate anniversary-timed deluxe editions. A new album by a legacy act is already a tougher sell than their classic material, so it probably wasn't easy convincing a smaller entity like Concord to go out of their way to justify such a niche physical variation of said product.What makes you say that the product would not have happened at all without SDE ? TFF have had at least 3 other surround mixes released in recent years, all of which have been fairly successful. If not SDE, the label or someone else might have stepped in.
This is what we know.It is rather naive to think that they have done anyone favors. In fact because of their poor decisions so many fans are upset.
No offense, but you need to stop being an apologist for them.
Totally! That would easily fix it for the most part. It's so ridiculous, I wonder what the biggest order was?In order to make life more difficult for scalpers...
Hopefully any new 'limited edition' releases will be capped to say, one disc per credit/debit card, online payment system and/or address!
Bloody hell!!!Looking at ebay and discogs, already quite a lot have been sold for high amounts.
This would have impacted me*, but if actualized I would support it.In order to make life more difficult for scalpers...
Hopefully any new 'limited edition' releases will be capped to say, one disc per credit/debit card, online payment system and/or address!
Agreed,I listened to this release twice in stereo before I listened to the two surround versions and without doubt the surround versions, both of them absolutely enhance the experience of rating the music on it's own to higher rating.
As I said - and you’ve confirmed - you don’t mostly agree and you really just want to complain and second guess.What makes you say that the product would not have happened at all without SDE ? TFF have had at least 3 other surround mixes released in recent years, all of which have been fairly successful. If not SDE, the label or someone else might have stepped in. Please stop making it sound like the folks at SDE are some kind of saviors, which they are not. It was a profitable opportunity for them, nothing more or less. It is rather naive to think that they have done anyone favors. In fact because of their poor decisions so many fans are upset.
No offense, but you need to stop being an apologist for them.
They want to make it difficult for you to buy something for a one-time payment and instead they want to encourage/force you toward renting their product by subscription and thus create a perpetual revenue stream. Everyone thought software companies were shooting themselves in the foot too.Here I am, still waiting for SDE to decide what to do with my glitch order, while what looks to be a full Bluray image file is 'out there' already..
I sometimes get the feeling labels make it unreasonably difficult for me to give them my money
I wouldn't get too wrapped up in your listening comparison at this point. Doing a reliable A/B of this type is difficult if not next to impossible..A lot of this is also the nerdy completist in me, but I want the best version of something I love if there's a clear path to it. A glorious sickness, I know. Has anyone else had that experience with this (or other) discs?!
I have the BRD as well. I ripped the disc to 7.1 .m4a files and can also play the disc directly. I cant say that I can satisfy all the conditions you have outlined. Although the DAC and analog stream are the same, my switching takes longer than a second, and getting to +/-0.25dB can't even be done because fine level graduations like that aren't available to me. (the 0.25dB requirement is pretty much overkill anyway IMHO). And of course I cant do it blind.I wouldn't get too wrapped up in your listening comparison at this point. Doing a reliable A/B of this type is difficult if not next to impossible..
Levels have to be matched to 0.25db.
Switching between the two has to be accomplished with a gap no longer than a second or two.
And even then the DAC and analog stream to the amp is most always different.
Then getting it all done under double blind conditions has it's own set of problems.
If you really want results you can hang your hat on, go back to the the beginning and tighten all the possible contributing factors in a scientific manner. In a great majority of cases, this erases most things you thought you were hearing.
Cheers, Sal
Would love to hear what you experience with both of those titles!I have the BRD as well. I ripped the disc to 7.1 .m4a files and can also play the disc directly. I cant say that I can satisfy all the conditions you have outlined. Although the DAC and analog stream are the same, my switching takes longer than a second, and getting to +/-0.25dB can't even be done because fine level graduations like that aren't available to me. (the 0.25dB requirement is pretty much overkill anyway IMHO). And of course I cant do it blind.
When I get a chance I will compare the rip/disc to the stream, as I have also been feeling that the Apple streams leave a little fidelity on the table. I can also do this with the ATMP Harrison release. I guess I'll report back.
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