New Opeth album ”In Cauda Venenum” box w/ blu-ray 5.1

[andi-999]

I am halfway through and in my opinion the mix is a winner! Musically I will need certainly some more listening...

On the Blu-ray there are only the 48 KHz / 24 bit 5.1 versions (English + Swedish), no hi-rez stereo.

 

[skherbeck]

I am halfway through and in my opinion the mix is a winner! Musically I will need certainly some more listening...

On the Blu-ray there are only the 48 KHz / 24 bit 5.1 versions (English + Swedish), no hi-rez stereo.

After reading your comment I decided to buy the box... but it's nowhere to be found

Edit: Scratch that... ebay came to the rescue!

 

[andi-999]

After reading your comment I decided to buy the box... but it's nowhere to be found

Edit: Scratch that... ebay came to the rescue!

Ha ha, good job! All the Amazons in Europe have the box in stock, in France for just 59.99 Euros (https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07TPYWZGG).

 

[DuncanS]

Ha ha, good job! All the Amazons in Europe have the box in stock, in France for just 59.99 Euros (https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07TPYWZGG).

Thanks for the review and the link! I just bought from amazon.fr and even with delivery added I still saved around £9.00 compared to the price on amazon.co.uk

 

[Paradoxal Dream]

Comments from the Steve Hoffman's forum seem to indicate it's not, in fact, a discrete 5.1 mix. It's a mere stereo upmix just like Sorceress...

 

[perzon57]

When did anybody on Steve Hoffman's forum now anything about 5.1?

 

[Paradoxal Dream]

lol fair enough, but I don't visit either place very often so I'm impartial. A new Opeth album was a good enough reason for me to come back here, and also at SH's

That being said, most Opeth 5.1 mixes are shitty lossy stereo upmixes so that's what I'm expecting yet again this time... at the risk of sounding cynical. I'll wait to hear it for myself but I wouldn't be surprised if they are indeed right about this.

The only great one I can remember is Pale Communion, I believe. And... maybe Heritage, too?

Storm Corrosion is also magistral but that's because of Steven Wilson's direct involvement in the creative process. He never did as good of a job as producer for Opeth than what he did for Anathema or even his oldschool prog remixes (Yes, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, etc)

 

[perzon57]

Heritage was good,think it was SW? Only lossy DTS but sounds OK.

 

[Paradoxal Dream]

no hi-rez stereo.

F.....!
Nuclear Blast is really shitting on them, aren't they?

 

[antoine555]

F.....!
Nuclear Blast is really shitting on them, aren't they?

Yeah, no Hi-res on Qobuz either... And after a couple spins, well, it's not Pale Communion

 

[andi-999]

Comments from the Steve Hoffman's forum seem to indicate it's not, in fact, a discrete 5.1 mix. It's a mere stereo upmix just like Sorceress...

Hm, I do not agree to this statement. This does sound and look like a good mix to me, no upmix. Some songs have more discrete elements than others - as usual. While I loaded the files to Audacity I realized that it appears to be a 4.1 mix...

 

[Paradoxal Dream]

Hm, I do not agree to this statement. This does sound and look like a good mix to me, no upmix. Some songs have more discrete elements than others - as usual. While I loaded the files to Audacity I realized that it appears to be a 4.1 mix...

You mean 5.0? It's common for Opeth IIRC...

Otherwise, good to know about the discrete mix, thanks!

 

[sjcorne]

The only great one I can remember is Pale Communion, I believe. And... maybe Heritage, too?

Don’t forget about Damnation - also by SW (who I believe did the original stereo mix as well). Bruce Soord’s mix of Deliverance is solid too, though I’m not a big fan of that album.

 

[antoine555]

All right, all right, I give up... I just ordered it from Amazon

 

[minimumtumbleweed]

Well, just by looking at the how they set up the different editions for this album, it's clear that the 5.1 mix wasn't really a focus. I mean, there are like four different vinyl versions and a cassette yet no standalone surround. Still weird to me how he can be best buds with SW and have no appreciation for surround audio.

 

[antoine555]

On the 4th listen (and 60 euros poorer ) I'm starting to like the album

 

[IMachine]

On the 4th listen (and 60 euros poorer ) I'm starting to like the album

How is the surround mix?

 

[antoine555]

How is the surround mix?

Amazon is fast but not that fast

I'm currently listening to the stereo version (Swedish / English) on Qobuz.

 

[hatchling]

Ok, so based on those waveforms it seems to be a real multichannel mix this time! I ordered mine (in the US) from MovieMars for $69.04, including shipping: https://www.moviemars.com/ProductDetails.aspx?i=21819806

Initially I tried from NuclearBlast's website, but even with 10% off (code: BLASTOFF10) it still ended up being over $90, because they wanted $20 for shipping.

 

[antoine555]

So, nice 4.1 mix, not discrety-discrete, lot of echo but good for me. This is "Allting Tar Slut" (yeah, I'm listening in swedish, I never listened to Opeth lyrics anyway ^^)

I love the final 2 minutes of mellow-riffing... It gives me goose bumps