What's the latest Multichannel SACD or DVD-A added to your pile? - Volume 2

[4-earredwonder]

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I keep reading all over the web how the SACD format is dead, but if you're a regular on this site you'll constantly see music available that you've never seen before. It seems the perception changes depending on where your at

You have to understand 'J,' 99.9% of the population never heard of SACD, DVD~Audio nor Blu Ray Audio [concerning the latter .... Blu~ray is for MOVIES only].

And if you really want a chuckle, DVD movies/TV shows are still being released by the thousands and sadly, if these DVD only buyers would just invest in an under $100 Blu Ray player, it would not only play their DVDs but actually up sample them to look better in addition to playing Blu Ray Video AND BD~Audio through HDMI.

Which is why we should all be thankful that music is still being produced in hi res multichannel for the VERY SELECT FEW that can really appreciate it.

What I'm more concerned about is the 'death of physical discs,' altogether! And, ruefully, that day WILL come!!!!!

 

[ar surround]

Just purchased these from Elusive Disc. Each quad SACD is still on sale for $15 each:

Laura Nyro: Eli and the Thirteenth Confession

http://www.elusivedisc.com/Laura-Ny...lti-Channel-Stereo-SACD/productinfo/AFSAM237/

Labelle: Nightbirds

http://www.elusivedisc.com/Labelle-...lti-Channel-Stereo-SACD/productinfo/AFSAM196/

 

[J. PUPSTER]

You have to understand 'J,' 99.9% of the population never heard of SACD, DVD~Audio nor Blu Ray Audio [concerning the latter .... Blu~ray is for MOVIES only].

And if you really want a chuckle, DVD movies/TV shows are still being released by the thousands and sadly, if these DVD only buyers would just invest in an under $100 Blu Ray player, it would not only play their DVDs but actually up sample them to look better in addition to playing Blu Ray Video AND BD~Audio through HDMI.

Which is why we should all be thankful that music is still being produced in hi res multichannel for the VERY SELECT FEW that can really appreciate it.

What I'm more concerned about is the 'death of physical discs,' altogether! And, ruefully, that day WILL come!!!!!

This reminds me of a recent similar personal example of this. I have a DVD-A disc of an album my friend thinks is the best ever; took it over to his house (he has a decent receiver and 5.0 in speakers), but the Blu-ray player is a cheap P.O.S. Obviously I'm not going to get him interested in surround with crappy sound. I also didn't want to insult him about his P.O.S. player. I need to get him over to my system so he can hear what it should sound like and "suggest" his player is the real culprit!

 

[ubertrout]

This reminds me of a recent similar personal example of this. I have a DVD-A disc of an album my friend thinks is the best ever; took it over to his house (he has a decent receiver and 5.0 in speakers), but the Blu-ray player is a cheap P.O.S. Obviously I'm not going to get him interested in surround with crappy sound. I also didn't want to insult him about his P.O.S. player. I need to get him over to my system so he can hear what it should sound like and "suggest" his player is the real culprit!

I dunno - DTS can still sound quite good, and if his cheap player is using HDMI or optical to transport the audio to the AVR, it should still sound fine.

 

[fredblue]

Best Of Silk Road - Kitaro (DVD-Audio)

 

[GOS]

Best Of Silk Road - Kitaro (DVD-Audio)

Hey, I have that one. Oddly, it was one of the earliest DVD-Audio titles I purchased.

 

[marpow]

This reminds me of a recent similar personal example of this. I have a DVD-A disc of an album my friend thinks is the best ever; took it over to his house (he has a decent receiver and 5.0 in speakers), but the Blu-ray player is a cheap P.O.S. Obviously I'm not going to get him interested in surround with crappy sound. I also didn't want to insult him about his P.O.S. player. I need to get him over to my system so he can hear what it should sound like and "suggest" his player is the real culprit!

I have some friends who are really into music, have great collections, they know a lot about bands and history, equipment, etc. They have heard and loved my surround rig, BUT they just seem to want to stick with records and CD's, it's kind of weird actually, and these are good friends of mine. There must be something about surround that people shy from even after experiencing it. Maybe, they assume the cost is too much, equipment, higher cost discs.
I will be the first to admit, as much as I love surround, I tend to listen to stereo more because it doesn't engage me as much, some times I am not in the mood for surround and I just want to chill and listen to stereo. I have noticed a little trick that has been helping me with this, for years I always listened to surround at a good lets say, higher volume, so I could be an active participant. But lately I have turned down the surround and I am feeling more chill about the experience.

 

[4-earredwonder]

I have some friends who are really into music, have great collections, they know a lot about bands and history, equipment, etc. They have heard and loved my surround rig, BUT they just seem to want to stick with records and CD's, it's kind of weird actually, and these are good friends of mine. There must be something about surround that people shy from even after experiencing it. Maybe, they assume the cost is too much, equipment, higher cost discs.
I will be the first to admit, as much as I love surround, I tend to listen to stereo more because it doesn't engage me as much, some times I am not in the mood for surround and I just want to chill and listen to stereo. I have noticed a little trick that has been helping me with this, for years I always listened to surround at a good lets say, higher volume, so I could be an active participant. But lately I have turned down the surround and I am feeling more chill about the experience.

I was watching a TV show recently where the topic of discussion was how many times a day the 'average' person engages their cell phones......some in the THOUSANDS! Between that ......facebook, snap chat, etc., trying to engage these same people to listen intently in a sweet spot to surround music seems somewhat ludicrous.

Surround Music is a dedication....and does 'demand' a certain amount of rapt attention. Forty, Fifty or eighty minutes of one's time without some sort of visual accompaniment is sometimes a chore in and of itself.

With shorter and shorter attention spans becoming itself quite epidemic, it's no mystery that more and more denizens aren't becoming involved with surround sound....and why an increasing number of newer homes come equipped with speakers in every room with muzak or whatever coming out of those tiny speakers.

"ALEXA, play Rush's Hemispheres in 5.1......" Alexa replies: "Wouldn't you rather hear the Steve Wilson 5.1 remix of A Farewell to Kings?" How can you argue with an echo dot?

 

[windhoek]

I have some friends who are really into music, have great collections, they know a lot about bands and history, equipment, etc. They have heard and loved my surround rig, BUT they just seem to want to stick with records and CD's, it's kind of weird actually, and these are good friends of mine. There must be something about surround that people shy from even after experiencing it. Maybe, they assume the cost is too much, equipment, higher cost discs.
I will be the first to admit, as much as I love surround, I tend to listen to stereo more because it doesn't engage me as much, some times I am not in the mood for surround and I just want to chill and listen to stereo. I have noticed a little trick that has been helping me with this, for years I always listened to surround at a good lets say, higher volume, so I could be an active participant. But lately I have turned down the surround and I am feeling more chill about the experience.

I think I've become more flexible about things as well, Mark: most of the music I really like isn't available in surround so most of the time I listen to music in stereo. Gone are the days of forcing myself to listen to multichannel music for the sake of doing so. I mean, I can play the Brothers In Arms SACD any day of the week and I know I'll enjoy myself, but I won't play a multichannel album because it's multichannel album: first and foremost the music has to be to my tastes, it has to be what I'm in the mood for and the mastering has to be decent, and, if it's in surround, the mix can't be detrimental to the listening experience. If I'm in the mood for something and there's a multichannel option then great, that's what I'll play. But what I absolutely don't and won't do anymore is play - or keep, for that matter - music I don't enjoy simply because it comes with a multichannel option. That's what shops and warehouses are for: storing the things we want and the things we don't!

 

[mandrix]

I think I've become more flexible about things as well, Mark: most of the music I really like isn't available in surround so most of the time I listen to music in stereo. Gone are the days of forcing myself to listen to multichannel music for the sake of doing so. I mean, I can play the Brothers In Arms SACD any day of the week and I know I'll enjoy myself, but I won't play a multichannel album because it's multichannel album: first and foremost the music has to be to my tastes, it has to be what I'm in the mood for and the mastering has to be decent, and, if it's in surround, the mix can't be detrimental to the listening experience. If I'm in the mood for something and there's a multichannel option then great, that's what I'll play. But what I absolutely don't and won't do anymore is play - or keep, for that matter - music I don't enjoy simply because it comes with a multichannel option. That's what shops and warehouses are for: storing the things we want and the things we don't!

I can definitely appreciate that, windhoek.
...and I do still listen to stereo recordings, of which I have a "blue million" of, lol.
You know, I just gravitate toward mch. ...and just like it's been a fable (for me at least) that you have more time for personal pursuits in retirement, it just seems like I can never listen to enough surround!

 

[marpow]

Ralphie put it best, "Surround Music is a dedication....and does 'demand' a certain amount of rapt attention. Forty, Fifty or eighty minutes of one's time without some sort of visual accompaniment is sometimes a chore in and of itself."
If I worked from home I would definately listen to surround more, but that not being the case I believe I am like Derek, when I do come home it depends on my mood, and sometimes my mood is no music at all but a TV program, football game, etc. But I have to admit, I sure do love The White Album in surround, I thought that Electric Ladyland would be my #1, but that is #2.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Ralphie put it best, "Surround Music is a dedication....and does 'demand' a certain amount of rapt attention. Forty, Fifty or eighty minutes of one's time without some sort of visual accompaniment is sometimes a chore in and of itself."
If I worked from home I would definately listen to surround more, but that not being the case I believe I am like Derek, when I do come home it depends on my mood, and sometimes my mood is no music at all but a TV program, football game, etc. But I have to admit, I sure do love The White Album in surround, I thought that Electric Ladyland would be my #1, but that is #2.

I have been feeling the same way you have lately....less demanding music is sometimes the best medicine..a lot of the surround music I listen to now is when I'm on the computer...instead of sitting in the proverbial "sweet spot" and doing critical listening....IMO I don't lose much by not being in the "sweet spot" as I've heard most of the music many times...usually the "maiden voyage" of a new title is done in the optimal listening position...but not always...I can get a general sense of the surround title without bringing out my director's chair and putting on a fashionable beret and writing down sections of the release that just don't sound right...at the end of the day it's just music...not rocket science...

 

[marpow]

I have been feeling the same way you have lately....less demanding music is sometimes the best medicine..a lot of the surround music I listen to now is when I'm on the computer...instead of sitting in the proverbial "sweet spot" and doing critical listening....IMO I don't lose much by not being in the "sweet spot" as I've heard most of the music many times...usually the "maiden voyage" of a new title is done in the optimal listening position...but not always...I can get a general sense of the surround title without bringing out my director's chair and putting on a fashionable beret and writing down sections of the release that just don't sound right...at the end of the day it's just music...not rocket science...

Agreed. Last week I was listening to Derek & The Dominoes 5.1, I was sitting at my computer behind what would be the rear right speaker, obviously not a good spot to sit, but what I started liking was I was hearing exactly how Elliot Scheiner worked that rear right, there was one song, I forget, where Whitlock's organ was the rear right, and I could hear his organ playing so beautiful, it was great. I also remember Adam (fredblue) once said he likes to walk around the different speakers and get a different kind of experience.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

I think I've become more flexible about things as well, Mark: most of the music I really like isn't available in surround so most of the time I listen to music in stereo. Gone are the days of forcing myself to listen to multichannel music for the sake of doing so. I mean, I can play the Brothers In Arms SACD any day of the week and I know I'll enjoy myself, but I won't play a multichannel album because it's multichannel album: first and foremost the music has to be to my tastes, it has to be what I'm in the mood for and the mastering has to be decent, and, if it's in surround, the mix can't be detrimental to the listening experience. If I'm in the mood for something and there's a multichannel option then great, that's what I'll play. But what I absolutely don't and won't do anymore is play - or keep, for that matter - music I don't enjoy simply because it comes with a multichannel option. That's what shops and warehouses are for: storing the things we want and the things we don't!

I feel the same way about a LOT of your thoughts...content is always king for me...regardless of what the platform...I'd rather listen to a CD with robust dynamic range than a Steven Wilson hi rez masterpiece with content I don't like...and mastering is very important to me...although I have given some titles a free pass because the content was so good and the mix masks a lot of "hot" mastering...and some music I just can't listen to unless I'm in the mood...Pink Floyd comes to mind...it's just not for casual listening for me...

 

[marpow]

I'll try to listen to another newest soon. CD and DVD-A combo Ayreon-The Source. (5.1)

 

[marpow]

Another weird one arrived, Scary Music 5.1 by Telarc. I like Telarc because a lot of there music is recorded in MCH with microphones not necessarily dependent on the mix after the fact.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Another weird one arrived, Scary Music 5.1 by Telarc. I like Telarc because a lot of there music is recorded in MCH with microphones not necessarily dependent on the mix after the fact.
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Yes, Markie, It was a VERY SCARY YEAR and what better music to ring in the New Year than SCARY MUSIC! Happy New Year, BUD!

 

[marpow]

Yes, Markie, It was a VERY SCARY YEAR and what better music to ring in the New Year than SCARY MUSIC! Happy New Year, BUD!

Happy New Year to you my friend.

 

[fredblue]

10 New MultiCh SACDs from the latest Dutton Vocalion batch of beauties..

Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops - Up, Up And Away,
Charlie Rich - Silver Fox & Very Special Love Songs,
Dottie West - House Of Love & If Its All Right With You,
Dr Teleny's Stolen Goods / Ettore Stratta & Baroque Pops - Viva Vivaldi!,
Henry Mancini - Hangin' Out With.. & Theme From "Z",
Paul Mauriat - El Bimbo & Toccata,
Percy Faith - New Thing & Black Magic Woman,
Ray Conniff - Happy Sound Of & Love Story,
Ronnie Milsap - Pure Love & A Legend In My Time,
Tomita - Daphnis et Chloe

 

[César]

Just purchased Queen's The Game from Discogs at a reasonable price. I really like when I get one of this classic, elusive items