Hey mine arrived yesterday. This is a state of the art box set. Two hard back, cloth-bound books inserted into a cloth-bound rigid slip case. Each of the three cloth-bound items feature gold embossed lettering. The photography and design are just great, Chris Bigg involved so if you know him you know what I'm talking of.
Ok, to the main point, the audio versions included in the dvd (included only in this deluxe limited edition). We have here:
- High resolution stereo PCM 48/24 wich sounds amazing.
- Surround sound DTS 94/24!! This really surprised me because recently there seems to be a lack of interest in this format (Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe and Bjork's Volta for example are just DTS 48/24). The mix is not discrete exactly, even when I expected it it's not, just in some effects but the instruments sound great, as if you were there in the studio. Fidelity and this sense of space and warmth is present. I really like this mix.
- And the last Dolby Surround 5.1 wich I didn't listen.
The music here is not of easy listening but is one of the best cd's I've listened from David Sylvian.
An enjoyable 9 for this work IMO.