Listening to ... in "Synthesized Surround" in 5.0 (sans SubWoofer)

[kap'n krunch]

It ain´t fake quad anymore...., well it sorta is but the added Center Channel that DTS Neural X adds is quite prominent...
The Doctor is ALWAYS home!!!! Long live Mac!!!!

 

[kap'n krunch]

discovered that the money I spent on the HDTracks version was wasted...they are CD masters truncated at 20K!!!!
Thank goodness that I found my UK Pressing rip....

 

[Beefalo]

discovered that the money I spent on the HDTracks version was wasted...they are CD masters truncated at 20K!!
Thank goodness that I found my UK Pressing rip....

Love that UK vinyl...

 

[kap'n krunch]

Love that UK vinyl...

Hell yeah.. I remember listening to the original USA pressing , and it was good but louder than the UK one, the mastering is way better on the UK one...
Just found out that there is a japanese SACD version which hopefully will not be from a CD master...will report back. This is one of my favorite Yes LPs which I shunned when it came out!

 

[Beefalo]

IMO the UK vinyl is your best bet.
The SACD looks pretty "squashed"

Album details - Dynamic Range DB

 

[kap'n krunch]

IMO the UK vinyl is your best bet.
The SACD looks pretty "squashed"

Album details - Dynamic Range DB

Aw shit...well , as long as it´s not CD sourced..we´ll see...

 

[kap'n krunch]

snap crackle pop galore...the UK LP...dang...

 

[kap'n krunch]

a beauty from 1962 ( I just get a HUUUGE kick from pressing from before I was born!!!!)
Extremely lyrical and almst "soppy" Symphony from Piotr....I guess this was a BIG deal back then.....GREAT pressing too!!! ..one of those recycling stores....
I am sure it will be lovely once I ClickRepair it...

 

[kap'n krunch]

somehow , I play this every 4 years!

 

[Sonik Wiz]

somehow , I play this every 4 years!

It is a good, very good album. I heard the CD release had phase problems so I only bought the LP. I bought the LP because I was mesmerised by the music video (I see what you did...)

 

[kap'n krunch]

It is a good, very good album. I heard the CD release had phase problems so I only bought the LP. I bought the LP because I was mesmerised by the music video (I see what you did...)

Didn´t one of them say that it´s one of the best Duran Duran albums???
It is indeed a great LP...and , yes, I bought the USA pressing about 12 years ago (sealed with hype sticker) BEFORE vinyl made its comeback.. it was about $6... playing my 96/24 rip from 8 years ago.. LP is in Madrid!!!!

 

[kap'n krunch]

Talk about opening up in Dolby Surround!!!!

 

[kap'n krunch]

This one is a very welcome surprise... I had NEVER listened to Porgy and Bess; of course I know "Summertime", so I found this LP rip online and it sounds really good and decodes even better! (Neural X)

 

[kap'n krunch]

Great stuff..lots of stuff in the rears...

 

[hobie1dog]

No subwoofer?
Blasphemy

 

[kap'n krunch]

No subwoofer?
Blasphemy

I KNOW!!!!
One day...hopefully soon!

 

[GOS]

Great stuff..lots of stuff in the rears...

That's what HE said.

 

[kap'n krunch]

That's what HE said.

Hey, I am an equal opportunity ....surround employer!!!

 

[kap'n krunch]

Basically NOTHING in the rears in DTS Neural X, which , most of the time means that there was very little out of phase info...
Also a bit LEFT heavy mix...
used to play this back when I was a DJ in WRPC-FM (RIP)... have a soft spot for this and "August"...highly underrated (Phil Collins produced) albums...

 

[kap'n krunch]

Have this from back in the day as a US LP pressing which is TERRIBLE...recently found out it's a DDD album; so a CD it is then... got the original "Made in W. Germany" pressing...started playing it and I thought "hell , that's really quiet!" so I kept turning it up...silly rabbit, it's a really DYNAMIC CD!!!