What's the latest Multichannel SACD or DVD-A added to your pile? - Vol 1 (CLOSED)

[ABMickey]

Deep Purple - Stormbringer (DVD-A)
Destinys Child - Survivor (SACD)

 

[jberger]

Picked up a couple of the REM DVD-A's the other day; New Adventures in Hi-Fi, and Automatic For The People. They were in the used CD bin, marked at $12.99 each, so I was a bit surprised when they rang up at $8.54 for the two of them; apparently, they were $3.99 each! I may have to go back and pick up UP as well, if only I liked REM a bit better......

 

[Scott M4]

I've just found two of them newly listed with very reasonable starting prices, but until now, most sellers I've seen are asking £40 to £60 :-/

And I have never found 'True Stories' anywhere

If you're going to miss one of the Talking Heads series, this is the one.

 

[RSilverman]

Nat King Cole, "St. Louis Blues." Gorgeous sound in three-channels.

 

[Fugue]

This 2L release that contains a Blu-ray audio and SACD of Valen's String Quartets arrived today. While there isn't a huge difference in sound, the Blu-ray sounds marginally warmer and richer. It also seems to be mastered at a slightly higher level. Of course, there is a time lag between comparisons while switching discs (I'm using my Oppo 95):ideally, one would have two identical Blu-ray players that also played SACD so the switch between formats would be instantaneous. Still, I give the nod to Blu-ray for this comparison.

 

[fredblue]

John Wesley Harding - Bob Dylan (Hybrid SACD),
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan (Hybrid SACD),
The Phantom Of The Opera (OST) - Andrew Lloyd Webber (Hybrid M/C SACD).

Phantom marks my 300th SACD (according to my sa-cd.net Library).. only another 356 to go and I'm done!

 

[Dixie4]

Phantom marks my 300th SACD (according to my sa-cd.net Library).. only another 356 to go and I'm done!

I checked my bank account last night.:yikes.....i can't buy anymore. ( certainly not anymore expensive one's ! )

 

[fredblue]

I checked my bank account last night.:yikes.....i can't buy anymore. ( certainly not anymore expensive one's ! )

your SACDs will go up in value far more than any interest you'd have earned on that money lying dormant in your account!

 

[Dixie4]

your SACDs will go up in value far more than any interest you'd have earned on that money lying dormant in your account!

Yes Adam, but i'll never sell them ! ( Unless i become destitute....which is looking likely ! )

 

[Failed Muso]

Picked up a couple of the REM DVD-A's the other day; New Adventures in Hi-Fi, and Automatic For The People. They were in the used CD bin, marked at $12.99 each, so I was a bit surprised when they rang up at $8.54 for the two of them; apparently, they were $3.99 each! I may have to go back and pick up UP as well, if only I liked REM a bit better......

Bargain! Go and treat yourself to 'Up'!

 

[Failed Muso]

If you're going to miss one of the Talking Heads series, this is the one.

Sadly, my OCD based completism will have me buy it, even if it is poor, but I'm a TH fan, so I doubt I'll not like it

 

[Failed Muso]

I'm desperately waiting for my copy of Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' on SACD... the wait is, quite literally, killing me

 

[DuncanS]

Its worth it, I prefer the SACD to the DVD-A, I reckon I've bought this 5 times now. Vinyl when it came out, CD, remastered double-CD, DVD-A, and recently SACD.!

 

[kap'n krunch]

Its worth it, I prefer the SACD to the DVD-A, I reckon I've bought this 5 times now. Vinyl when it came out, CD, remastered double-CD, DVD-A, and recently SACD.!

Interesting...
I do not have the SACD, nor do I intend on buying it...
Is it because the "ease of use"?(No menus,etc., although my oppo plays the MLP automatically once it's inserted)
Maybe , it's a rare instance , like Tomita's "The Planets" that DOES have a real extended range for an SACD...
Care to post a freq spectrum of a sample of the SACD?

Cheers....


(BTW, I think the DVD-A is a showcase of what DVD-As could be, but that's my opinion...oh, and Jon's too...I think... )

 

[fredblue]

Ultimate Mancini - Henry Mancini (Hybrid M/C SACD),
The Sugarhill Gang - The Best Of (DVD-Audio).

 

[Failed Muso]

Ultimate Mancini - Henry Mancini (Hybrid M/C SACD),
The Sugarhill Gang - The Best Of (DVD-Audio).

What's that Sugarhill Gang disc like? The one I've seen (on Silverline Records) always looked "unofficial", much like the awful Gary Numan 'Anthology' disc they released about 10 years ago.

 

[fredblue]

Interesting...
I do not have the SACD, nor do I intend on buying it...
Is it because the "ease of use"?(No menus,etc., although my oppo plays the MLP automatically once it's inserted)
Maybe , it's a rare instance , like Tomita's "The Planets" that DOES have a real extended range for an SACD...
Care to post a freq spectrum of a sample of the SACD?

Cheers....


(BTW, I think the DVD-A is a showcase of what DVD-As could be, but that's my opinion...oh, and Jon's too...I think... )

the DVD-A goes straight into auto-playing the opening track, with or without a TV, it couldn't be easier.

it'll sound better on the DVD-A too.. as is my experience with everything I have on both SACD and DVD-A, the DVD-A's are more detailed.

the only benefit I can see of having the SACD would be the CD layer for ripping/the car/iPod whatever.. though the mastering may just be the common or garden remaster which is alright but not a patch on the LP/DVD-A..

..but that's all just my twopennuth

 

[fredblue]

What's that Sugarhill Gang disc like? The one I've seen (on Silverline Records) always looked "unofficial", much like the awful Gary Numan 'Anthology' disc they released about 10 years ago.

no idea yet it only dropped on the doormat this morning, I'll rip it open in a bit and report back

 

[Failed Muso]

the DVD-A goes straight into auto-playing the opening track, with or without a TV, it couldn't be easier.

it'll sound better on the DVD-A too.. as is my experience with everything I have on both SACD and DVD-A, the DVD-A's are more detailed.

the only benefit I can see of having the SACD would be the CD layer for ripping/the car/iPod whatever.. though the mastering may just be the common or garden remaster which is alright but not a patch on the LP/DVD-A..

..but that's all just my twopennuth

The other benefit (for me anyway) was that the Japanese SACD was available for $30 rather than the rarely available DVD-A which normally sells for twice as much

As for SACD vs DVD-A quality, in my experience, I've found titles in both formats that excel the other. Ultimately, I think it's more a matter of taste

 

[Failed Muso]

no idea yet it only dropped on the doormat this morning, I'll rip it open in a bit and report back

Please do I do like me a bit of old school hip hop

Can you imagine Malcolm McLaren's 'Duck Rock' in m/c?? :yikes