It is hard for me to get used to Moon in the left rear on the new mix, but the sound quality is so good.
OK, I'm getting confused. New mix? Or the same mix that was in place when this poll was created? 2004....
I need to buy this as I don't have it and if there are 2 versions floating around with different mixed I need to be sure to get the correct one.
Everyone, this thread right here is the one to vote on and discuss the 2013 Blu-Ray mix: https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/showthread.php?18388
This thread should be used to vote on and discuss the 2003 DVD-A/SACD mix, got it?
How are the mixes different?
Just don't bend down in front of Uncle Ernie.Believe it or not, I've never listened to this album from beginning to end, until now. Have always loved Who's Next, but thought this whole rock opera was pretentious. Boy was I wrong. Maybe it's the surround mix, but holy cow, I just love it. The track Underture is orgasmic! Can't compare to sacd/dvda, but OMG what have I been missing!
Tommy
10 for surround mix, 10 for fidelity, and 10 for content. Demo quality for sure.
So I gave it an 8. The sound is fine - clear and immersive. The music, of course, is tremendous and the box set is divine. The booklet contains more writing about Tommy then you'll ever see anywhere else and the compilation of live performances that make up the live disc is excellent. But back to the 5.1 mix, I dunno, I've yet to hear Townshend's earlier attempt, but this one somehow doesn't send me to ear-tastic bliss like I want it to. It's a perfectly serviceable surround sound experience but not perfect by any means. I don't seem to be able to articulate it any better than that.
I skimmed all 5 pages of this thread and did not see my question addressed. Is the new blu ray mix as dry as the DVD-A mix? The lack of reverb in the DVD-A mix bothered me, as it didn't sound like the "Tommy" I know and love.
In this 2013 Blu-ray mix, the Daltrey's voice has again reverberation, similar as previous stereo editions that we love. Perhaps Townshend's deafness kept him from appealing the result of his 2004 multichannel mix for the DVD-A
But, as said, this 'quad mix 70's style' with the Moon's drums all the time at left surround overwhelms me a lot.
Thank you for sharing. Useful info, in case the same happens to any of us down the track.After owing this disc for a few years, all of a sudden I had a problem playing it. It would load but go into Pause mode right away. It didn't matter what buttons I pushed on the remote - the disc was stuck. So I shut off my player (oppo 105) and pressed the Open button. The player turned on and ejected the disc. Good! I shelved the disc and resigned myself to fact that it was defective.
Today, I decided to give it another shot. I'm not sure why but I went into Settings -> Playback Setup and turned Off both Auto Play Mode and Auto Resume. The disc now plays without any problems.