Good point humprof, I should have mentioned the need to use NTFS formatting on the flash drive, due to the file size. And it's true as well if you're using a Mac instead of Windows to copy the file. Except, even worse on a Mac, you can't format or write to an NTFS drive without getting an add-on driver. The one I bought is Paragon's Microsoft NTFS, but there are others, including some freebies that I didn't try (they all looked a bit dicey to me).
Really sorry to hear that, humprof. On my USB drive, in the NTFS-formatted partition, I just created a new folder named "Aqualung Blu-ray backup" or similar, and then copied the BDMV file (which incidentally doesn't look like a folder on the Mac; it shows as an "AVCHD Collection") to the new folder. When I navigate to the "Aqualung Blu-ray backup" folder on the OPPO, it doesn't show me any contents, like it would with a folder containing a FLAC file; instead it just immediately starts playing the content, as if the disc was inserted.
Of the Blu-ray? Not gonna happen. That would involve reauthoring, which costs money and time, and the de-Mewed mixes were already released on DVD as part of the "Adapted" set.
The Bluray definitely sounds better in my opinion. From the discussions here i have gotten the feeling that the irritation has been for those with failing discs and not the audio quality itself. But i might be wrong?
Oh of course you are correct. I was just riffing on the idea that if disc failures are common and a re-press is needed, it would be great to swap in the better version. I have the subsequent version; which removes the "Mew"tilation but the audio is compressed (DTS) unlike the Blu Ray.
I prefer the quad on Blu-ray for sure, told this to Warner during the Adapted Edition work.
I wonder if two years later your discs (the ones in question) are all still fine? I would not feel like I dodged a bullet with a disc that still played fine but was from the same batch of disc failures.
Great! I think............................I played mine today PCM 5.1.No problem.
Quad is my favourite way to listen to Aqualung. Strangely enough my Blu-ray will only play quad completely.
Just broke out my Aqualung Blu-ray disc and spot-checked quite a few songs, across multiple audio options, and it seems to still be fully functional, so I guess I'm lucky, so far anyway. I made an MKV backup of the disc when this issue first came to my attention, as detailed earlier in this thread, so it won't be the end of the world if my disc eventually rots, but I sure hope it doesn't anyway.
I have a few quad mixes, and although my only surround setup is 5.1 with smallish speakers I'm a fan of a good mix when I hear one. In particular one of my favorites is DSotM in quad (original Alan Parson's mix) and it's an amazing mix. Rivals the later 5.1 mix bluray.
Good example! I bought the Dark Side Immersion box a couple years back, specifically to get the Parsons quad mix, after reading here about how good it is. That was pricey (about $70), but checking now on what the set is going for, in retrospect I got a bargain. I've never been crazy about the 5.1 mix (mastered too loud, for one thing) and indeed the quad is as good as advertised, I think.
$70 was pricy for all those discs included on DVD and BR plus CD I think was included. I found them priced nicely consider concert material, videos, outtake mix of the album and finally 5.1 and 4.0 mixes. A total deal there before prices started going up.
