Great new reviews for Dutton Vocalion Quad SACDs!

[fredblue]

Hi-Fi News in Dec & Jan gives several DV Quad SACDs v.favourable reviews

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[4-earredwonder]

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Sound Quality 85%? ........... It's one of the best sounding surround discs EVER ........

 

[fredblue]

Sound Quality 85%? ........... It's one of the best sounding surround discs EVER ........

bah its respectable and i'll take what's akin to a QQ 8.5 vote!

(except we don't do things here by halves! )

besides, there's no such thing as bad publicity! we must spread the word like butter!

 

[ubertrout]

A pretty good review here: https://www.hraudio.net/showmusic.php?title=13266 (they had qualms about the active mix).

 

[karlkastner]

Good to see DV, SACD, and QUAD, getting some press!

 

[fredblue]

A pretty good review here: https://www.hraudio.net/showmusic.php?title=13266 (they had qualms about the active mix).

i haven't picked up that disc yet but from the last comment made there it seems the composer wanted those trumpets to distort, rather than it being a limitation of the recording/source as suggested in the review..?

 

[ubertrout]

i haven't picked up that disc yet but from the last comment made there it seems the composer wanted those trumpets to distort, rather than it being a limitation of the recording/source as suggested in the review..?

I don't know it for sure, but it sounds right? Reasonably sure Ormandy knew Prokofiev in the 1930s, and certainly would have been aware of his goals.

Fun fact - Ormandy's last recording of Prokofiev was this:

 

[fredblue]

excellent new article here from Goldmine Magazine by Dave Thompson with reviews of some of the Dutton Vocalion Quad SACDs, commentary on the rebirth of Quad and a new Quad reference book; "I've Got Four Ears To Hear You" by Tamsin Darke

Reviews: Humble Pie, Tangerine Dream, Inevitable Records, Lee Perry and the Upsetters, Quadraphonic Price Guide, Billy Paul, Hues Corporation, Main Ingredient

Humble Pie Official Bootleg Box Set Volume Three (5 CDs) (HNE Recordings/Cherry Red) It’s been said before, back when volumes one and two in this series were

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[sjcorne]

...commentary on the rebirth of Quad and a new Quad reference book; "I've Got Four Ears To Hear You" by Tamsin Darke

That book sounds intriguing. I wonder if the author is a lurker?

 

[fredblue]

That book sounds intriguing. I wonder if the author is a lurker?

good question!
i've no idea if Tamsin Darke is a member or browser of QQ!

 

[Quadzilla]

I see that Bob Herndon likes them too.

 

[privateuniverse]

Quadraphonic vinyl will probably never make a comeback, with even a lot of avid collectors mourning that they don’t have the necessary equipment to play it on. But quadraphonic SACDs are everybody’s opportunity to find out what the fuss was really all about, and you know what? Its original advocates were right.

Hallelujah! Can I get an 'amen' brothers and sisters?!?!

 

[Jim the Oldbie]

Quick question, sorry if it's been covered: Is it pronounced voCALion or vocaLION ? Or something else?

 

[Circular Vibes]

I have always used the first accentuation. Think like accordian. It was meant (methinks) to sound like machines of the acoustic era.

 

[Tamsindarke]

excellent new article here from Goldmine Magazine by Dave Thompson with reviews of some of the Dutton Vocalion Quad SACDs, commentary on the rebirth of Quad and a new Quad reference book; "I've Got Four Ears To Hear You" by Tamsin Darke

He also reviewed Art Garfunkel and Billy Paul a couple of months ago.

CD Reviews: Art Garfunkel, Twinkle, Philip Jeays, Steeleye Span, Fashion Records, Spear of Destiny, Billy Paul, British Psych

Read about worthwhile CD releases and how reissuing 70s quad on SACD might well be the smartest thing anyone’s done in years.

www.goldminemag.com

 

[Tamsindarke]

That book sounds intriguing. I wonder if the author is a lurker?

Not any more