HiRez Poll Simon, Paul - YOU'RE THE ONE [DVD-A]

[M-K]

Center and surround channels have very low levels. Using Garry's fantastic music media helper I put gain on these (individually done for each of the tracks). Now I like this album. Gave it a 5, because the surround mix could have been done better for my opinion. Sound is excellent anyway. And Steve Gadd's drumming is fantastic.

 

[hafquark]

The first three tracks are mainly in the Left, Right, & Center channels with almost equal vocal levels all the way across. By the fourth cut and onward there is a lot going on in the L,R surrounds as well, with quite a bit of isolated percussion. The mix is discrete but anchored (no swirling or ping-pong effects.)

In terms of lyric and melody, I think this is one of his most engaging efforts: Darling Lorraine encapsulates the arc of a marriage with its ups and downs from first meeting to death; Hurricane Eye with its delightful Caribbean rhythm mixes fables with pointed social criticism; Love is a spooky minor key ode to its subject; and the last cut, Quiet, plays like a subdued fanfare, a lament on the passage of time and final endings.

The multi-channel mix also sports excellent audio, clear and dynamic throughout. A solid 9 from me.

 

[fredblue]

The first three tracks are mainly in the Left, Right, & Center channels with almost equal vocal levels all the way across. By the fourth cut and onward there is a lot going on in the L,R surrounds as well, with quite a bit of isolated percussion. The mix is discrete but anchored (no swirling or ping-pong effects.)

In terms of lyric and melody, I think this is one of his most engaging efforts: Darling Lorraine encapsulates the arc of a marriage with its ups and downs from first meeting to death; Hurricane Eye with its delightful Caribbean rhythm mixes fables with pointed social criticism; Love is a spooky minor key ode to its subject; and the last cut, Quiet, plays like a subdued fanfare, a lament on the passage of time and final endings.

The multi-channel mix also sports excellent audio, clear and dynamic throughout. A solid 9 from me.

i definitely need to give this another listen!

 

[weekendtoy]

30% SURROUND MIX - 7 - it's ok at best. Using the ATMOS upmixer and turning up the surrounds 1db helped.
30% AUDIO FIDELITY - 9 - nothing wrong here
30% CONTENT - 7 - not Mr. Simons best
10% OVERALL PACKAGE - 7 -Pretty sparse for a DVDA. No lyrics, no video, no pictures, and so on.

That rounds to a 7 and I should dock Paul another point for not embracing surround and releasing more of his catalog in surround, but I won't.