I gave it a 10. Wasn't a big fan back when but this disk is awesome sounding for all the reasons mentioned above. Clean, clear and well-mixed. One of the best pop SACD releases so far.
Cai Campbell said:I finally had a chance to give this one a spin. I fully expected not to like it since Richard saw fit to remix the (generally quite favorable) quad mixes.
Okay Richard, ya done good! Yeah, the original quad mixes (for the most part) are on the aggressive side, and for this I appreciate them. But Richard's attention to the cohesiveness of the soundfield have not gone unnoticed here. Not overly discrete, but enough to satisfy the earbuds, and ultimately extremely well balanced.
Clarity and resolution are top-notch. Yep, there is noise reduction, but it is tastefully employed. I am quite happy with the results.
One thing about this mix is that the center channel is quite active and is not compromised in any way. In other words, I find myself wishing for a fully realized center channel in my system! I can certainly tell that I'm missing out here...
All in all, a great collection of songs, spectacular performance and production, with a tasteful well-balanced surround mix. It all adds up to to 10 points in my book!
bmoura said:As to adding a Center Channel speaker, once you have a number of 5.1 Hi Rez discs, you really owe it to yourself to do that. On discs that use the Center Channel for vocals and instrument solos, it adds quite a bit to the enjoyment of the performances.
dougi said:I give this a 9 out of 10. I was really happy to see that Bless The Beasts And The Children was included in this set of Greastest Hits.
Yep i said to my wife during the 1st track that there were a couple of things there that i had never heard before ( new piano part ) ect. Her response " That's Nice Dear " lol , my wife just doesn't get this surround sound stuff lol.
I was comparing this disc to the Quad 70's mix , both are different in their own ways , but i was happy with the new mix . Bought this online at Amazon.com since i had not seen it up here in Canada yet ( typical ) took 14 days to get here , but it was worth the wait. Highly recommended.
you might have a cd. There is a thread on stevehoffman.tv about this. They put a cd in the sacd package.raggal62 said:My universal player (Dennon 2200) won't read the multi channel layer on this disc, .... only the cd layer. Anyone else experience this? I have no problems with other 5.1 SACD titles.
raggal62 said:My universal player (Dennon 2200) won't read the multi channel layer on this disc, .... only the cd layer. Anyone else experience this? I have no problems with other 5.1 SACD titles.
JonUrban said:(I also posted this at the A&M Corner)
raggal62 said:My universal player (Dennon 2200) won't read the multi channel layer on this disc, .... only the cd layer. Anyone else experience this? I have no problems with other 5.1 SACD titles.
steelydave said:C'mon Guy, tell us how much you love the music!
Well, if you're going to rip on the disc, this IS the place (unlike a totally unrelated thread...)Guy Robinson said:You are going to get me in trouble with Cai again.
Rudy said:I got two of these from yourmusic.com, and they were mis-manufactured, only having a CD layer and no SACD layer. I have since gotten a "real" A&M version of it, and it has been fine.