HiRez Poll Wham! - MAKE IT BIG [Blu-Ray Audio (Dolby Atmos)]

[efb18]

I'm going to join the chorus and say that this mix is tops. Really, really good. I particularly like how clear the bass tone is.

 

[quadrifonico]

A milestone. Did we NEED this in Atmos? I don't know. Will you allow me to say that still sounds better and warmer on vinyl? Ok I said it. Then I'm happy to add another blu-ray to my collection; well it's fairly discrete and there's definitely content for the heights. Personally I like the few hits on the album and the bonus track Christmas song, I'm not a fan of all the remaining ones, too eighty-glam sounding for my taste. I do prefer these songs in stereo but multichannel mix is not boring. But again my subwoofer fights to stay awake -are these new mixes that light on LFE?-

 

[Matt Wilson]

Well, I gave Fantastic a 9, and this sounds every bit as good, so there ya go. Better than the previous album, with fully half of the LP being huge hits on the radio. Sound is good for an atmos mix being played on my 5.1 rig. I notice the bonus tracks have the complete Music from the Edge of Heaven album with the exception of George's solo "A Different Corner" for some reason. Sure, it's a solo track, but supposedly so was "Careless Whisper" and that's here. Oh well...

 

[key_wiz]

Damn! What a release! The original album has FOUR Top 3 singles. And the bonus tracks contain three additional US Top 10s.

The fidelity and surround mix are both stellar. EASY “10”.

Between this and “Fantastic” it seems we have been given everything Wham! ever released. (With the exception of “A Different Corner”, which I suppose is really just a George Michael track even though it was released as Wham! but still odd it was left out). In either Surround or Stereo. I presume we got stereo versions where multi-tracks didn’t exist?

in any case, one of the best from SDE yet! Keep the classics coming!

(Any chance “Faith” is coming next?)

 

[key_wiz]

Well, I gave Fantastic a 9, and this sounds every bit as good, so there ya go. Better than the previous album, with fully half of the LP being huge hits on the radio. Sound is good for an atmos mix being played on my 5.1 rig. I notice the bonus tracks have the complete Music from the Edge of Heaven album with the exception of George's solo "A Different Corner" for some reason. Sure, it's a solo track, but supposedly so was "Careless Whisper" and that's here. Oh well...

Although “Careless Whisper” is the only track on the album where Andrew has a songwriting credit. (And some sources have him playing acoustic guitar on the track)

But I agree “A Different Corner” should have been included. Unless it’s planned for an upcoming “Faith” release.

 

[key_wiz]

A milestone. Did we NEED this in Atmos? I don't know. Will you allow me to say that still sounds better and warmer on vinyl? Ok I said it. Then I'm happy to add another blu-ray to my collection; well it's fairly discrete and there's definitely content for the heights. Personally I like the few hits on the album and the bonus track Christmas song, I'm not a fan of all the remaining ones, too eighty-glam sounding for my taste. I do prefer these songs in stereo but multichannel mix is not boring. But again my subwoofer fights to stay awake -are these new mixes that light on LFE?-

I use bass management on my system. Not sure if that makes a difference, but I have no issue with lack of low end on these.

 

[SeeMoreDigital]

Between this and “Fantastic” it seems we have been given everything Wham! ever released. (With the exception of “A Different Corner”, which I suppose is really just a George Michael track even though it was released as Wham! but still odd it was left out). In either Surround or Stereo. I presume we got stereo versions where multi-tracks didn’t exist?

For anyone who's interested 'A Different Corner' is available in 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound on George Michael's [2000] Ladies And Gentlemen DVD... As is Careless Whisper!

 

[SomethingAnything]

For anyone who's interested 'A Different Corner' is available in 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound on George Michael's [2000] Ladies And Gentlemen DVD... As is Careless Whisper!

Do you know what the mix is like? Because I see it's readily available and cheap. I mean, I realise it's only Dolby Digital, but is it least adventurous?

 

[SeeMoreDigital]

Do you know what the mix is like? Because I see it's readily available and cheap. I mean, I realise it's only Dolby Digital, but is it least adventurous?

I really don't know how to answer your question. The mix for the track in question along with the other 22 tracks sound good for the time of the discs release, ie: 24 years ago...

 

[SomethingAnything]

I really don't know how to answer your question. The mix for the track in question along with the other 22 tracks sound good for the time of the discs release, ie: 24 years ago...

That's good enough for me. Thank you!

 

[stedman]

Great, rich sound quality in this BD-A. I was on the fence about the purchase but eventually picked up the Fantastic/Make It Big combo. They both sound great but MIB is outstanding and a much better album. George Michael’s vocals and presence are amazing on this. I love that SDE released these.

 

[Alex Vlach]

I get no LFE channel with this title in Atmos or Dolby Digital 5.1, anyone else experiencing this?

 

[SD2]

I get no LFE channel with this title in Atmos or Dolby Digital 5.1, anyone else experiencing this?

The LFE channel sign is present on my amplifier, but I don't know if there is really output on this channel because the sub is quiet and I don't see the channel level doing anything (looks more like a 5.0 experience)

 

[Alex Vlach]

The LFE channel sign is present on my amplifier, but I don't know if there is really output on this channel because the sub is quiet and I don't see the channel level doing anything (looks more like a 5.0 experience)

Case in point.

 

[SharpKnight]

Surprised to see so many people went ahead and bought this amidst surrounded by an unusual cloud of some embarrassing feeling. I remember when it was announced and on presale, a lot of people had the attitude "Who asked for this?" as if it tickled their teenage closet listenings. I on the other hand used all that negativity and ordered the combo of both albums right away.

This was intentional. It's how the original UK LP was released. So Paul wanted to mirror the original release.

I also got annoyed by it at first until I pulled up the original vinyl pressing on Discogs and looked at the images to confirm, this indeed was the original idea for the cover design.

The LFE channel sign is present on my amplifier, but I don't know if there is really output on this channel because the sub is quiet and I don't see the channel level doing anything (looks more like a 5.0 experience)

Reading this comment, I wanted to ask if most here have full range speakers for their surround sound set up, because I did research and found that most 5.1 and 7.1 systems with a sub do not comprise of full range speakers so you have to use the Low-Pass Filter settings on your AVR and divert certain low frequencies to your sub. I haven't played these albums enough to observe if my sub goes to sleep during playback but I doubt it would.

 

[JulesRules]

Interesting - the slipcases were already around the BDs.