What is your favorite super duper surround mix of the universe?

[IMachine]

Everyone has it...the one and only....

Mine is Steely Dan's Gaucho. Everytime I hear it I am deeply grateful that it exists.
It is such a warm and surrounding mix.
Everything is overwhelming.

But perhaps a new number one will come soon, oh soon the light....

:sun
:51banana:

 

[wavelength]

Another one of these impossible to answer threads. I was just reviewing my surround spreadsheet and saw at least 5 titles that are always a marvel to listen to. But last night I was listening to The Raven That Refused to Sing. That mix is flawless. So I'll go with it.

 

[leevitalone1]

There are just too many excellent mixes to pick "just one"! All the dan/fagen stuff-anything by ES, and then the new BD stuff-PF-Tull- PT-too much!

 

[LizardKing]

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing - This has always been my fave....

 

[wavelength]

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing - This has always been my fave....

People often think of it as a Steven Wilson mix but it is Elliot Scheiner.

 

[0tto]

People often think of it as a Steven Wilson mix but it is Elliot Scheiner.

if i recall correctly in credits is stated both of them involved in surround mix.

 

[fredblue]

if i recall correctly in credits is stated both of them involved in surround mix.

what a dream team! they certainly made beautiful surround music together! :banana:

 

[wavelength]

if i recall correctly in credits is stated both of them involved in surround mix.

Nope it doesn't say that.

 

[0tto]

Nope it doesn't say that.

damn, you forced me, inspite of crappy weather, to dig in pile of discs but seems effort was worth to prove i was right

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[wavelength]

damn, you forced me, inspite of crappy weather, to dig in pile of discs but seems effort was worth to prove i was right

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You are correct. My apologies for sending you into the cold. I was getting my information from the booklet the comes with the disc. But as you have revealed, the on-screen credits contain further details.

 

[cupboy]

damn, you forced me, inspite of crappy weather, to dig in pile of discs but seems effort was worth to prove i was right

You keep your pile of discs out in the weather?

 

[0tto]

You keep your pile of discs out in the weather?

sure, i heard that discs have tendency to rot. since not room enough in the fridge and due to limited space
in my igloo as well, i decided to keep them outside.

 

[LizardKing]

damn, you forced me, inspite of crappy weather, to dig in pile of discs but seems effort was worth to prove i was right

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Q: What's better than a mix by Elliot Scheiner OR Steven Wilson?

A: A mix by Elliot Scheiner AND Steven Wilson...:banana:

 

[filper]

'Gaucho' is my favourite as well.

I play it every couple of weeks loud and all the way through.

It never ceases to impress.

I have the DVD-A and the SA-CD.

 

[IMachine]

'Gaucho' is my favourite as well.

I play it every couple of weeks loud and all the way through.

It never ceases to impress.

I have the DVD-A and the SA-CD.

Surely not everybody can just choose one.
I decided myself for Gaucho because it was the one that changed everything.
After hearing this I began hunting for 5.1 discs!

 

[DennisMoore Jr.]

There are just too many excellent mixes to pick "just one"!

Truer words have never been spoken. I vote we kinda expand our "best ever" or "Number 1" thinking a little bit. Picking only "one" anything (except a wife)...Its kinda like totally impossible.... However I will say that:

Elton John - Captain Fantastic is pure discrete 5.1 heaven. Elton & his band really put out orchestral rock on that one and the discrete 5.1 reveals many beautiful instrument lines/layers that were buried prior in 2.0 purgatory.

ELP - ELP and then Tarkus are must have and share my Number 1 spot along with the 2002 5.1 DVD-Audio of ELP - Brain Salad Surgery along with PF - DSOTM & WYWH...

@IMachine: I simply can not listen to Gaucho, because when I do it immediately and quite painfully reminds me that their more musically deep offerings don't exist in 5.1.
Aja - Pretzel Logic - Royal Scam, etc... I would nuke small countries to have those in discrete 5.1!

 

[The Bright Side]

As so many here have stated, this question is really hard to answer. I'll go with the Ambra and Lichtmond discs.

Every time I pop one of these in, it blows me away how much surround magic is going on.

 

[Ranasakawa]

Can't go past Dark Side Of The Moon - Quad Mix

I also love Ten Years After - In Search Of Space Quad Mix
& Ziggy Stardust In 5.1

 

[beached]

Yes, it is hard to beat the Ambra disc's for liquid, immersive surround. The German and Dutch engineers always seem to be at the cutting edge of audio technology.

sure, i heard that discs have tendency to rot. since not room enough in the fridge and due to limited space
in my igloo as well, i decided to keep them outside.

LOL. That is very very funny. Thanks for that. Disc's vapourise here in North Australia like my Bonnie Raitt DVD-A. No player I own now recognises any of the streams. I can see clearly now :yikes through the disc when put up to light. The 1's and 0's must of melted away. Anybody got a spare copy they want to sell/trade?.

 

[fredblue]

As so many here have stated, this question is really hard to answer. I'll go with the Ambra and Lichtmond discs.

Every time I pop one of these in, it blows me away how much surround magic is going on.

I need to give those Ambra's another chance.. I have the DVD-V (DTS) of Child Of The Universe and the DVD-A (Adv'd Res) of Honour/Glory but I just couldn't get into the music itself (or the production values, it all sounded homespun and cheap).. the mixes were engaging/active/discrete/immersive -- call 'em what you will.. but that was where it started & finished for me.. ho hum, I'll give them another spin and see if they "click"