HiRez Poll Washington, Grover - WINELIGHT [DVD-A/SACD]

[PaulT]

I never heard the original surround on DVD-A. The SACD version is a knock it out of the park hit to me.
Everything locked into one speaker really does it for this material. Scheiner did a great job. 10 from me.

 

[edisonbaggins]

Outstanding disc. Clear win for AF!

 

[fredblue]

wow.. i'd never sat down and compared the two but i think Jon and Mike (LK) were right! a quick flick back and forth of the title track and the SACD does seem to sound better than the files i'd ripped from my old DVD-A (albeit quieter).. maybe the SACD is an "11" after all.!? must run the SACD thru the computermabob when i get the chance and 'see' what i'm hearing! what a mix.. woo!!

edit: since posting on listening impressions alone, cranked up Audacity and racked up trk 01 (title track) of the AF SACD vs the same on the DVD-A.. and got the shock of my life!! i will post back with a pic when i get back on the computer (which should explain my shock/horror!!)

 

[fredblue]

meant to add these the other night..

Title track 5.1 DVD-A

Title track 5.1 SACD

 

[Franklin]

Listening to the DVD-A it is apparent that both the surround and stereo mixes have a different edit of Just The Two Of Us than the original album. Does the stereo mix on the SACD retain the original edit? The DVD-A stereo mix appears to be the same as the (UK) 12", but both edits appear to be pretty much the same length.

 

[Franklin]

LP: intro, vs, ch, vs, ch, sax bridge, then @ 2:20 kick drum then "Just the two of us" female vox steel drum section. 12": Same, then @2:20, snare & kick fill and female vox/steel drum section.

 

[key_wiz]

Found a reasonably-priced used copy of the DVD-A. This is a very nice “smooth jazz” album (and I like the genre) with excellent fidelity and a demo-quality surround mix by the legendary Eliot Scheiner.

An easy “10” for this one!

 

[The56Kid]

A solid 10 for me. I’ve had the DVD-A since it first came out and have loved it from the start. I’m not a smooth jazz aficionado but this has always served me well as a surround demo disc. Superb!