I wanted to seriously A/B the DVD to the SACD when I had time to do it justice. I auditioned the DVD in both DD and DTS. As expected, DTS was a bit smoother and more open than DD, yet much duller and more compressed than SACD as 6ch advanced res. analog into my B&K. The DVD pales greatly by comparison. After watching a couple hours of baseball in 1080 HD on my plasma, the picture quality looks crappy. OK, the picture is pretty good for a DVD concert, but computer animation may be the only HD picture that surpasses a well-shot sports event. The mix appears to be the same, yet SACD does a better job of reproducing the transients and dynamic range, which make the rears appear a bit more pronounced when the crowd gets boisterous.
Yes, it's great to see them perform. Still, the SACD is a far superior experience IF the music is what really matters. I'll be the first in line if this one comes out on Blu-Ray. Perhaps then, we can hear and see it in ALL its' glory.
My apologies that it took me a week to respond here. After many months of recovering from an injury, and practically living on QQ, I'm back to a very hectic schedule. I hadn't even logged in for the last 3 days!! Even that was from my phone. Likely this will be the norm in the forseeable future. (sorry,guys)
Yes, it's great to see them perform. Still, the SACD is a far superior experience IF the music is what really matters. I'll be the first in line if this one comes out on Blu-Ray. Perhaps then, we can hear and see it in ALL its' glory.
My apologies that it took me a week to respond here. After many months of recovering from an injury, and practically living on QQ, I'm back to a very hectic schedule. I hadn't even logged in for the last 3 days!! Even that was from my phone. Likely this will be the norm in the forseeable future. (sorry,guys)