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    The Quadro-Surround label 

    by
    Quadro-Action
    Published on 12-05-2011 11:22 PM

    From Germany, an announcement from Dietrich:



    After our initial announcement some months ago, our label "Quadro-Surround" is pleased to announce our first production as a DVD-Audio, which will also play on regular DVD and Blu Ray players. We have already done some productions via digital recording, but for our first offer we have taken a studio rough tape of 16 tracks. Reproduced with a studio machine and professional Dolby A, the mixdown was done in a strickly quadraphonic tradition, which means big channel separation and all-around sound, unlike some of the newer productions with SA-CD or DVD-Audio 5.1 mixes.

    Our DVD-Audio runs (without the need to access an on-screen menu) automatically in the right mode after inserting the drawer. When played in a DVD-Audio compatible player, the DVD-Audio tracks are the default output. With a DVD or Blu Ray player, the Dolby Digital track is recognized automatically.

    Musical tastes are different. But one must be taken for the first offer. For our first official release, we have chosen to go with Latin based music, which can present a well defined surround sound presentation with many percussion, noises and and sounds. The orchestra is Frank Valdor , who has for many years led one of the best orchestras in Germany and neighbouring countries. His "Hot Nights in Rio" (recorded in Brasil) is not just a copy of Perez Prado or Xavier Cugat, he has an own style, which will please listeners familiar and unfamiliar with his work.

    The price of our DVD-Audio is € 22,-- which means around $ 24,-- including air mail shipment. If you would like to buy such a DVD-Audio, you can write us about our web site www.quadro-surround.de, with PM or direct to me (www.RaschD@aol.com). Payment should be made via PayPal. To make the payment process easier, we can send your PayPal account a request for payment once we have your information.

    We will produce further releases in the future containing all sorts of music, but without Heavy Metal or free Jazz or others which is musically a real niche. I think, a special interest will have Rock Music. But you have the possibility to talk us your own interests. If possible, we would produce those types music. Our next 2 productions we will announce here in 2 or 3 weeks.





    With our label we naw have the possibility to produce new quadraphonic music without waiting for the big companies or Rhinos "handmade", which has offered us only 2 old quadraphonic recordings, not new recordings. We are veteran quadraphonic fans from the 70's and are familliar with the type of sound the quadraphonic and surround fans like to listen to. That is a real discrete sound with a mix that is all around the listener. When the fans will take part by buying our DVD-Audios and we can earn back the money for a production, which is € 4,000,-- we can have a real own quadraphonic label - independent from the big firms, which have further on only a very low interests to give us new and really quadraphonic productions. More about us - the technical and the productions - check out our web-site at www.quadro-surround.de.

    Dietrich

    TO DOWNLOAD DTS ENCODED SAMPLES, CLICK HERE

    (Translation Edited by QQ)

    2011 Classic Rock Surround Releases - Stuck in the Box 

    by
    JonUrban
    Published on 11-30-2011 05:49 PM  Number of Views: 537 

    Good news for Classic Rock Surround Fans in 2011! We saw titles from Pink Floyd, The Who, Derek and the Domino's, Jethro Tull, and Rush appear in new, crystal clear quadraphonic and 5.1 mixes. At a time when the surround music market seemed to be pretty much shut down, these titles somehow managed to become available for purchase. The bad news was that in order to get these surround releases, the surround buyer was required to purchase a "Deluxe Box Set", in some cases in very limited editions.


    Now, there are a few ways to look at these releases. First, and what seems to be the majority opinion here at QQ, you could look at it as described above, and be very annoyed that these titles are not available as stand-alone surround only releases. You could say that since these were created to be included in these box sets, why not make more and sell them direct, much the same way that Pink Floyd did with the Wish You Were Here SACD.

    The opposing view point might be "Hey, they didn't HAVE to include surround versions in these boxes, since the boxes are not targeted for the surround market, they are created for the ultimate fan of these bands." This is also true. Many box sets have appeared over the years, and QQ members have complained "Why didn't they put the quad mix in the box, they really blew it." The McCartney Band on the Run book/box comes to mind for example.

    I suppose the best way to look at these releases is that at LEAST these boxes included the surround mixes, and in the case of the 2 Pink Floyd Boxes and the Aqualung box the buyer not only got a new 5.1 mix disc, but also the original quadraphonic mix. In some ways, this is astonishing. Who ever thought we'd ever see the quad Aqualung mix be sold again in any format? Or the WYWH 1975 quad mix?

    As for Derek and the Domino's, the Elliot Scheiner mix was something we'd only heard about, and now it was there, for us to buy and hear - at a price of course.

    Maybe at some point these surround discs will be available as stand alone releases. At this point, we don't know. However, what we do know is that they are available in these boxes, and that is good. It is far better, IMHO, to have a box set with a surround mix out there, even at a high price, than to have a box set out there at a high price with no surround mix.

    Surround music fans have been beaten into submission over the years to be grateful for whatever pittance the record companies give us. That hasn't changed, but you have to admit that at least, with these recent box sets, they have at least given us something to enjoy, mostly in HiRez, with multiple mixes and alternate tracks in surround. The sad part is that there are many fans who simply cannot afford the price tag of these deluxe box sets, and hopefully the coming year will see these titles appear as single surround releases, even if only as limited editions available through places like Acoustic Sounds and Elusive Discs.

    For those who purchased one or more of these boxes, be sure to vote in LizardKing's poll "The Year of the Box", located in the forum.
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    First Look at the New CD-4 Demodulator Prototype 

    by
    JonUrban
    Published on 11-01-2011 08:50 PM

    Quad Pioneer Lou Dorren has completed the prototype of the new CD-4 Demodulator, dedicated to the late Michael Flaherty, who worked closely with Lou on this project.

    The pitcure below shows the first unit, wearing Dymo labels instead of the silk screened text that will be on the production units. After 3 years of design, construction, and testing, the prototype unit will be sent to QQ Headquarters for initial testing and evaluation.

    Those interested should keep an eye on the original thread in the forum and here on the QQ Home Page for the latest information and test results.

    Lou will be posting more information as the production run gets closer. For those who are not on the order list and are interested, be sure to post in the order thread in the forum to make sure that Theresa can get a firm total. Over the time since this was first announced, many have pre-ordered and a few have pre-ordered, then cancelled.


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    The Who - Quadrophenia Deluxe Edition w/DVD-Audio 

    by
    JonUrban
    Published on 08-19-2011 10:53 PM     Number of Views: 1167 



    The Who's Quadraphenia album is getting a deluxe release coming in November in an expensive (~$150) box set that includes everything but the kitchen sink, including a DVD-Audio disc featuring 8 tracks newly mixed into 5.1 HiRez surround.

    This from Amazon.com "The box set gives a unique insight into the creation of this landmark album and will feature a re-master of the original double album, Pete Townshend's previously unheard demos including songs that didn't make it onto the original album, an exclusive eight track 5.1 sound DVD(-A), a deluxe hard-back book, previously unseen personal notes, photographs, memorabilia and other exclusive material."

    Once we have more info, it will be posted in the forum. There is an ongoing thread about this release here

    Diatonis - DVD-Audio Released 

    by
    diatonis
    Published on 07-16-2011 08:50 PM

    Because Words Can't Take You There [July 6, 2011]
    http://www.diatonis.com/because_word...you_there.html

    Listen To Preview

    Here is the DVD-Audio ISO
    http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/147443626

    Specs:
    Menu is NTSC
    Autoplay - will start playing when place in player
    24-bit / 96kHz 5.0 Surround Sound (no LFE)
    Video: None

    This album sounds more like traditional ambient music but does have melodic
    elements. Some of the instruments used are electric guitar (Stratocaster),
    Roland Fantom, Korg Triton, Kurzweil k2600.

    1 Atomosphics
    2 A Kell For April
    3 One Starry Starry Starry Night
    4 In Fields of Green I Met Her
    5 Whiring Above Our Heads
    6 An Ellipse Miss Seifert?
    7 Moonchild Don't Wake Me Till Morning
    8 Peering Into Another World Before Friday
    9 Like Walking On The Wind

    There is a DVD-Video version of this album here:
    http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/147669826
    Eight of the 9 songs have video.


    I also have two other DVD-Audio ISO images available here:
    Diatonis - Highway 1 / DVD-Audio / ISO
    Diatonis - An Abstract View / DVD-Audio / ISO

    Lastly the Free "Dark Edges" DVD-Audio ISO Image file:
    http://www.archive.org/details/DIATO...AUDIO_2GB_ISO3
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    PINK FLOYD: New Immersion Box Sets w/5.1 Announced 

    by
    JonUrban
    Published on 05-10-2011 11:46 PM  Number of Views: 4317 





    News has been spreading around the internet today about the newly announced Pink Floyd massive box sets of their most popular albums with outakes, alternate versions, and much more. These $100+ releases are set to include multiple versions of all released 5.1 mixes. For the first time in the same package, Dark Side of the Moon will be available in both the James Guthrie SACD mix and the original Alan Parsons 1973 Quadraphonic mix! The Wish You Were Here album will included the unreleased James Guthrie SACD 5.1 mix as well as the 1975 Quadraphonic Mix!!

    There is a lot of information available on the new reissue campaign over at "Brain Damage", the Pink Floyd new resource, which is a great site for all things Pink Floyd. You can read all about this release at the link below. We'll have more info here as we get it.

    This is great news for Pink Floyd Surround Fans, although it will be an expensive treat! There may also be a release of the WYWH 5.1 mix from Acoustic Sounds as a stand alone issue as well.

    http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/latest...ities-and.html
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    RUSH MOVING PICTURES - 5.1 on DVD-A and Blu-Ray! 

    by
    JonUrban
    Published on 04-06-2011 10:57 PM   


    Mercury Records has released a 30th Anniversary "Deluxe Edition CD" of the 1981 classic Rush album "Moving Pictures" in two different versions, each sporting a new 5.1 Surround Mix of the album! One version includes a DVD-Audio disc, the other a Blu-Ray Audio disc. Both versions include 3 music videos in 5.1 on the DVD or Blu-Ray.

    "Moving Pictures" is the Canadian bands biggest selling album, and includes the hits "Tom Sawyer" and "Limelight". Those that chose the DVD package will get a "real" DVD-Audio, with High Resolution 24/96 5.1 audio, as well as a Dolby Digital track for those without DVD-A capability. The Blu-Ray disc contains a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track, and a 5.1 24/96 PCM surround track.


    This is the first DVD-Audio release from a major label in the US since WB/Rhino released Graham Nash's "Songs for Beginners" in September of 2008. It's also the first commercially available DVD-Audio disc I've ever seen that specifically addresses the hundred thousands of DVD-Audio players that can be found in automobiles on the worlds highways.


    For those who purchase this disc in either form, be sure to make your observations in the proper QQ Poll created for each version. The DVD-Audio HiRez Poll thread can be found HERE, and the Blu-Ray Audio Poll thread can be found HERE.

    Be sure to grab one of these great releases as soon as you can, for as we all know with new 5.1 surround releases, they won't last long, and they probably will disappear forever in a short time.

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