Having gone for a US import I had to turn bass down on my system - loud or what! Thought the mix was a bit understated - but probably appropriate for the music in question. Now when they remix Joy Division and New Order.....
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Demolition Man said:Has anyone figured out how to tell which one is the real SACD and which one is not? I'd hate to order one online only to get the wrong one. Thanks.
"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft." Coulda done without that one.
Heard that!
Or, actually, haven't.
So turned off by the title I've never been able to turn it on.
Is this the only surround SACD from The Carpenters? I heard that it will be re released in 2016 but found nothing yet.
Is is really hard being an Quad/SACD Surround lover! For quad you need expensive receivers, tunrntables and records and if you like SACDs you have to pay over $100.00 for deleted SACDs or your favorite album will never come out on that format.
That would make a great box set!There were several Quadraphonic albums from The Carpenters in the 1970's, none of which have been reissued in the years since
(1.) A Song For You, 2.) Carpenters, 3.) Close To You, 4.) Horizon, 5.) Now & Then, 6.) Singles).
Perhaps movie services that already offer 5.1 sound can offer streamed surround music.To my mind, two developments that could help surround's fortunes somewhat right now:
Perhaps movie services that already offer 5.1 sound can offer streamed surround music.
That would make a great box set!
Absolutely! Bundle them in with a reissue of the Carpenters Surround SACD (on Blu-ray Audio maybe?) and it'd be a sure fire hit, I'm certain.
There may be a slight issue obtaining the Quad master tapes for some of those albums (similar situation to the Rick Wakeman A&M Quads, possibly?) but all of The Carpenters Quads were released in a Discrete Surround format at the time (and some of them were on Q4 Reel To Reel, so they should sound especially superb to this day and be perfectly upto the job!)
Yes, a box set of the best albums in SACD would be great. But I think only Richard could do that because he wants to controll the mix. But I am not sure if he has any interesting in further CARPENTERS releases. Nothing is going on on his homepage.
I just ordered the "Live in Japan" CD in Japan. This recording is superb and would also give a good SACD. http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-in-japan-mw0000456335
It's also not the kind of disc I'd use to showcase surround, necessarily, since this kind of music doesn't offer much in the way of mix creativity or (as some would put it) gimmickry. I like a little of both on occasion but, like most country music quad's, the Carpenters' Q8's and this disc are not what you choose if you want to convert people, but is enjoyable to those already converted.
Is it me or is Karen in the MIDDLE of the mix? (on all 4 corners)
That one is definitely stereo-only.
That's a little over $2 per songs which is not that bad considering how seldom the prices drops on this one.
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