...This record actually decodes better than some of the proper SQ LP's I have! :banana:
Yes, I know this is a very old thread, but, this recording is a gem. My first experience with this album was about 25 years ago. My neighbor loaned me a copy of the CD. At that time I had my
Sansui QRX-9001 set up in the living room with four identical Celestion SL-12si loudspeakers arrayed in a half-circle configuration. When played through the
QS decoder, the results were amazing. This recording actually did decode better than many (most) of the QS or SQ records that I owned.
Just recently, my neighbor again loaned me this CD (MCA
MCAD-37196) and I have been listening to certain cuts this morning on my current 5.1 channel music system. I am not a Neil Diamond fan by any means, however; the nearly 20 minute
Childsong suite is something different and well worth hearing. Here are my thoughts on the sound quality:
Two-Channel Stereo: This is one of those stereo discs that projects a sound field beyond the outsides of the left and right speakers. One can get some sense of being enveloped in a surround sound field listening with just two-channels.
Dolby Pro-Logic II: Played through the Pro-Logic II decoder, the sound stage opens up a bit more than the two-channel stereo. The effect is in keeping with the music and is a pleasant and worthwhile enhancement.
Circle Surround: :banana: One is immersed in the sound field to a degree that is seldom experienced from a non-discrete multi-channel recording.
I recommend this disc as an excellent example of a two-channel stereo disc that decodes well when played back through a matrix type decoder. Even if you are not a Neil Diamond fan, it is still worth a listen to the Childsong suite.
"Soolaimon" also does well with the background vocals and drums again being piped to the rear. This record actually decodes better than some of the proper SQ LP's I have! :banana:
