Debating a 5.1 mix - "discrete" or "ambient" (and other musings)

bsquiresjr said:

Judging from the SACD...
I personally think the 5.1 mix of WYWH is more like an "expanded stereo" mix than a surround mix.
I rather liked the quad mix that I have from the LP (we did the "Quadumvirate" DVD-A from it).
I have yet to receive my copy of the box so I'm looking forward to hearing the 4.0 from the BD.
I just think the 5.1 is very tentative almost as if JG was afraid to experiment with it a little.

My lousy 2 cents.

-B

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ar surround said:

I'd rather have a great sounding 5.1 channel mix that is more ambient than discreet than a great discreet mix with lousy sound quality. Don't forget that one is getting a high resolution product in the WYWH SACD. I have the three Alan Parson's DVD-A's (Eye in the Sky, Turn of a Friendly Card, and I Robot) and they sound better enhanced into 7.1 using Logic 7 than some 5.1 surround sound mixes. What is important is that the flow of 5.1 material continues. Some recordings will be gems, some will be duds and most will be somewhere in the middle. Overall, I have found the high res 5.1 offerings to be superior to the red book 2-channel versions and that's what matters most to me.

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