Us too. Sounds fantastic in our setup..and our old ears.I finally returned home from holiday and put on Turn of a Friendly Card. Based on what I have been reading, I am either going deaf, or there is something wrong with my rear speakers. I did not hear the hot high-end that most have been complaining about. It sounded wonderful. I was impressed that Alan was not overdoing it with the surround gimmickry and balanced the album quite well around the room. The depth and proportion of the mix was classic Parsons and very well done. This is a magnificent album and am glad that the remix was done by the artist himself. IMHO only Alan can do it Justice.
It's not only that it's bright up there, it's the sound is cold up there as well, kind of digital sounding imo, and noticed on cymbals. I felt like it is EQ's for aging ears like they think the audience for this album needs that boost. And why would I think it sounds more digital then it should? I need to go back and listen to the HDAD and see if that metallic quality is there even on that disc, and it is just more apparent to me here.Ouch! to my 38 years-old audio engineer's ears this mix is indeed as bright as a LED floodlight right in your face. The cymbals in Games People Play is when I first really noticed it... and felt some discomfort. And also at other moments in the album.
The surround mix irself is nice though, great envelopping sound, with a good amount of compression on individual tracks to be forward without being too shouty. Still a bit too much limiting on the Front channels, it's not 2008 amymore Alan!
The LFE is indeed a bit low on my system.
I guess I would enjoy this more with some EQ to tame the brightness. An 8 for me, not revolutionary but fun to listen to.
I purchased from them also & got no shipping notice. But it did arrive, safe & sound, this past week.From Cherry Red
"Hi Sal,
Thank you for your e-mail. We are very sorry you did not receive a dispatch notification.
Your order shipped on May 23rd."
And it's still not here.
I wish they would just offer a download until the discs arrive.
The music is 99% of what I want anyway.
GRRRR
+1 Some Atmos mixes would be nice.IMO, another home run from Alan. Just the very fact a stand alone BD~A 5.1 was released is a real coup. On my system the album sounds sensational! Hopefully paves the way for I, Robot which I've been awaiting for YEARS to replace my audiophile Classic Records HDAD 192/24 STEREO DVD~A!
One step at a time, Sal....Perhaps I, ROBOT will be remixed into ATMOS by AI !!!!!!+1 Some Atmos mixes would be nice.