Listening to Now (In Surround) - Volume 2

[skherbeck]

Just listening to my favorite songs/ mixes from this great set... 19 songs mixed in surround!! And excellent surround mixes! I combined the beautiful "Visions of Endless Hope" (lowering the levels slightly) with "Islands of the Dead" to make a cool extended track.

 

[Clement]

A little late-night JSP Blues for Women's History Month

Deitra Farr Let It Go!
http://www.sa-cd.net/showtitle/2968

 

[Titch]

Björk - Volta (2007)

Another one I haven't listened to in a while. This is a really great Björk album, filled to the brim with Björk björking it up and generally outbjörking herself. Importantly, it's also a great 5.1 mix, with Björk björking at you from all directions.

The packaging is annoying, though. I guess it's great for people who enjoy being annoyed by packaging.

It's too bad that this is the last album she put out in the 5.1 format.

I had to order this, based on your recommendation! I have the Vespertine and Medulla SACDs with 5.1 mixes. Are there any other Björk DVD-audios with surround mixes? It looks to me as though Debut, Homogenic, Post, Selmasongs are only available on DualDisc. Are they any good?

 

[Clement]

Here's a summary of her ratings from the Poll Index. Homogenic is my personal favorite, for what that's worth!

I own them all and rarely listen to Drawing Restraint 9. If you know the releases and enjoy them in stereo, i can't imagine your not loving them in surround! Stay Surrounded, Comrade!

 

[Clement]

Sticking with my musical March throughWomen's History Month!

Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits
POLL

 

[efb18]

I had to order this, based on your recommendation! I have the Vespertine and Medulla SACDs with 5.1 mixes. Are there any other Björk DVD-audios with surround mixes? It looks to me as though Debut, Homogenic, Post, Selmasongs are only available on DualDisc. Are they any good?

I own the DualDiscs with 5.1 mixes of the first six albums (Debut, Post, Homogenic, Selmasongs, Vespertine, Medulla--basically, the ones included in the "Surrounded" box set, though I bought them separately), and the DVD-A of "Volta." The music is great but I find the quality of the surround mixes to be wildly varying. Not impressed with the mix of "Post" (but still better than stereo! ), very satisfied with "Vespertine," the rest somewhere in between.

As for whether the sound quality is up to snuff, obviously they're not going to be as good as SACD. I don't know if there's any difference between any of the DualDiscs and the DVD-As.

 

[Titch]

Here's a summary of her ratings from the Poll Index. Homogenic is my personal favorite, for what that's worth!
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I own them all and rarely listen to Drawing Restraint 9. If you know the releases and enjoy them in stereo, i can't imagine your not loving them in surround! Stay Surrounded, Comrade!

Great - thanks for such a helpful reply. I've ordered the box and look forward to listening to the DVDs I don't already own. The main complaint I 've read in the Hi-rez polls, was badly authored menus. I can live with that.

 

[Titch]

I own the DualDiscs with 5.1 mixes of the first six albums (Debut, Post, Homogenic, Selmasongs, Vespertine, Medulla--basically, the ones included in the "Surrounded" box set, though I bought them separately), and the DVD-A of "Volta." The music is great but I find the quality of the surround mixes to be wildly varying. Not impressed with the mix of "Post" (but still better than stereo! ), very satisfied with "Vespertine," the rest somewhere in between.

As for whether the sound quality is up to snuff, obviously they're not going to be as good as SACD. I don't know if there's any difference between any of the DualDiscs and the DVD-As.

I much appreciated your reply.

 

[svengaleekie]

Magenta - Seven 5.1 DD DVDV

 

[svengaleekie]

Magenta - Metamorphosis 5.1 DD DVDV

 

[Marplot]

 

[marpow]

Having an R.E.M morning. Listening to 5.1 Green.

 

[svengaleekie]

Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same 5.1 DTS-HD Master Blu-ray

 

[edisonbaggins]

As for whether the sound quality is up to snuff, obviously they're not going to be as good as SACD. I don't know if there's any difference between any of the DualDiscs and the DVD-As.

IIRC, the DualDiscs top out at DTS, whereas the DVD-As have Advanced Resolution Surround.

 

[madship]

 

[hwkn]

Elton John-GBYBR Blu ray

 

[4-earredwonder]

With Bennett in TOP voice and a sterling list of duet partners, I can heartily recommend TONY BENNETT: PLAYIN' WITH MY FRIENDS/BENNETT SINGS THE BLUES [SONY/MULTI~CH SACD]

 

[GOS]

With Bennett in TOP voice and a sterling list of duet partners, I can heartily recommend TONY BENNETT: PLAYIN' WITH MY FRIENDS/BENNETT SINGS THE BLUES [SONY/MULTI~CH SACD]

Damn - I don't have this one either......

 

[The56Kid]

With Bennett in TOP voice and a sterling list of duet partners, I can heartily recommend TONY BENNETT: PLAYIN' WITH MY FRIENDS/BENNETT SINGS THE BLUES [SONY/MULTI~CH SACD]

Who ever leaned that Gibson ES-335 against the kick drum needs to have their ass kicked!

 

[jefe1]

Keane Hopes And Fears
Dualdisc