It's a shame that I can never be certain of anything anymore unless I test the disc myself!
I had assumed that the "Fleetwood Mac" DVD would have DTS audio on it based on both "Tusk" and "Mirage", but I missed the warning sign last year that was Rhino's reissue of "Core" by Stone Temple Pilots, which had a Dolby-only 5.1 DVD in its box set.
Oh well, at least I was able to cancel my box set order for "Fleetwood Mac" before it shipped. That's much easier than dealing with the hassle of sending it off after it's already arrived, which was the case for me with last year's Bruford box set.
As for the other upcoming 5.1 DVD releases ("Roxy Music", "Heavy Horses", and "Fish Out Of Water") if all of them have DTS audio, great. If not, I will send back whichever ones do not.
(sometimes DD mixes sound pretty good, IMO)
I'm just curious... would you send back anything in Dolby Digital just to make a point, thereby helping to discourage further Dolby Digital releases, or is it because you can hear a difference in sound quality? Does it also depend on the price (for instance, will you buy a Dolby Digital mix if it's below a certain price)? Again, I'm just curious
All of the above!
I recently sold off my Bruford box set after discovering that the audio was only in Dolby Digital on the DVDs, and after finding out about “Fleetwood Mac”, I cancelled my order from amazon.co.uk.
The last Dolby Digital only release I bought (and kept) was “In the Land of Grey & Pink” by Caravan.
About a year after purchasing that title, I got to hear the lossless files and heard a HUGE difference between the files & the Dolby DVD.
I’ve thought about purchasing Mike Oldfield titles like “Hergest Ridge” and “Ommadawn”, but I’m still waiting for better quality releases of those titles (like on Blu-Ray or high-res download)
Total madness indeed. From a commercial point of view it does not make sense at all, let alone from a music lover pov.
And cost cannot be a reason at all for not getting lossless or even DTS 96/24.All of the above!
I recently sold off my Bruford box set after discovering that the audio was only in Dolby Digital on the DVDs, and after finding out about “Fleetwood Mac”, I cancelled my order from amazon.co.uk.
The last Dolby Digital only release I bought (and kept) was “In the Land of Grey & Pink” by Caravan.
About a year after purchasing that title, I got to hear the lossless files and heard a HUGE difference between the files & the Dolby DVD.
I’ve thought about purchasing Mike Oldfield titles like “Hergest Ridge” and “Ommadawn”, but I’m still waiting for better quality releases of those titles (like on Blu-Ray or high-res download)
Total madness indeed. From a commercial point of view it does not make sense at all, let alone from a music lover pov.
If only we as a community had more to say about this. We would raid the vaults and release that stuff as bda and flacs
I agree although chasing Foraging Rhino is not the QQ policy if i am correct. It happened in the past that a few industry insiders were scared away because of direct targeting them.
I am starting to get sick of all this surround nonsense, record company's are jacking me around, sometimes there good, sometimes there not. When I have one I have to sit and listen, which is highly enjoyable, but limiting.
Like I said, THEY DON"T CARE !! We are already getting sub par. How many surround releases in 2017, over 100 and maybe 20 sounded great. I can't imagine not having good equipment and then listening. Don't mind me, I'm just on a DSD stereo kick now where 100% of my purchases sound great.
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