himey
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
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Both mixes for "Welcome to the Machine" work fine for me, but I prefer the 5.1 mix. That is probably Guthrie's best surround mix (yet) for Pink Floyd.
It's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (my favorite piece of music, ever!) that I think Guthrie could have been a little more creative in the surround department.
The only mastering change I would make to the Quad mixes for both this album and "Dark Side" would be to add some more bass to the mixes. I know that they seem really bass-light compared to the 5.1 mixes, but they also seem pretty bass-light compared to other Quad mixes that have been recently reissued, but other than that, I think they are fine just the way they are.
The fan made DSOTM DVDA, from the origional tapes, comes a bit closer to how I want the bass to sound, that 70s style bass, massive quantities, but I still prefer the bluray because overall, the sound quality is better. I want it all, like the Chicago discs, large 70s style bass in a nicely clean sounding presentation. Would be nice if AF had a crack at it for their multichannel SACD series.