Listening to Now (In Surround) - Volume 2

[Clement]

Taking Sides

Anthony Phillips SIDES
REVIEW THREAD

 

[4-earredwonder]

ISANG YUN: [SACD 1] SUNRISE FALLING [SACD 2] DREAM FOR KOREA; Dennis Russell Davies conducting the 128 piece Bruckner Orchestra Linz [Pentatone/2 multi~CH SACDs/5.0] Both discs come in a clamshell box with 50 page glossy booklet. Sound is SPECTACULAR!

 

[hwkn]

King Crimson-Islands Blu ray

 

[Clement]

Sticking with Anthony Phillips . . . filtered through George Orwell!

Anthony Phillips 1984
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[4-earredwonder]

Yo~Yo Ma OBRIGADO BRAZIL [SONY Classical/Single layered Multi~CH SACD] BTW, Obrigado means THANK YOU in Portuguese

 

[The56Kid]

ISANG YUN: [SACD 1] SUNRISE FALLING [SACD 2] DREAM FOR KOREA; Dennis Russell Davies conducting the 128 piece Bruckner Orchestra Linz [Pentatone/2 multi~CH SACDs/5.0] Both discs come in a clamshell box with 50 page glossy booklet. Sound is SPECTACULAR!

4-ear, you appear to really enjoy your classical music titles. I only have a few classical surround titles but never seem to play them, mainly because of the wide dynamics involved. If I crank the low volume sections, my speakers burp their woofers when the loud sections arrive. If I set the volume for the loud sections, then the low volume sections are barely discernible. That said, classical music has never been my cup of tea. Oh well.

 

[GOS]

4-ear, you appear to really enjoy your classical music titles. I only have a few classical surround titles but never seem to play them, mainly because of the wide dynamics involved. If I crank the low volume sections, my speakers burp their woofers when the loud sections arrive. If I set the volume for the loud sections, then the low volume sections are barely discernible. That said, classical music has never been my cup of tea. Oh well.

I've got a crap ton of classical. (OK, maybe 25-30 titles, lmao) And......here it comes. I don't listen to any of it. I want to like it...it just doesn't happen.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Sticking with Anthony Phillips . . . filtered through George Orwell!
View attachment 61947 Anthony Phillips 1984
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I wish ALL the Anthony Phillips remastered Surround Albums were LOSSLESS like this one.

 

[4-earredwonder]

4-ear, you appear to really enjoy your classical music titles. I only have a few classical surround titles but never seem to play them, mainly because of the wide dynamics involved. If I crank the low volume sections, my speakers burp their woofers when the loud sections arrive. If I set the volume for the loud sections, then the low volume sections are barely discernible. That said, classical music has never been my cup of tea. Oh well.

I've got a crap ton of classical. (OK, maybe 25-30 titles, lmao) And......here it comes. I don't listen to any of it. I want to like it...it just doesn't happen.

Yes, to both of you: I do LOVE my classical music because it really does tax one's audio system. And the nice thing about 99% of Classical and Jazz...the albums are UNCOMPRESSED unlike a LOT of POP/ROCK recordings.

And although I especially like WELL DONE DISCRETE Surround [WHO DOESN'T?, I am also NOT opposed to Ambient Surround especially when the album is well recorded [FACE IT: MOST DVD/BD~V concerts are ambient]. My rationale, you're getting a HI RES transfer which IMO, sounds better than MOST of those download sites and those with Surround Masters [I'm awaiting the SM V3 version] at least have a bona fide hi res source to decode.

 

[4-earredwonder]

I've got a crap ton of classical. (OK, maybe 25-30 titles, lmao) And......here it comes. I don't listen to any of it. I want to like it...it just doesn't happen.

Time to RAFFLE THEM OFF so you can invest in that $99 VPI Turntable [LOL]!

 

[GOS]

Time to RAFFLE THEM OFF so you can invest in that $99 VPI Turntable [LOL]!

I tried to sell a few on ebay, and no one seemed interested.

 

[4-earredwonder]

I tried to sell a few on ebay, and no one seemed interested.

I'm sure you'd do better at QQ forum especially if a lot of them are OOP.

 

[GOS]

I'm sure you'd do better at QQ forum especially if a lot of them are OOP.

That's likely the issue. They are not OOP. But, I made sure my prices were lower than the median.

 

[Clement]

A little bird told me it's Dolly Parton's birthday!

Dolly Parton Little Sparrow
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Little Sparrow - Dolly Parton | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic

Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Little Sparrow - Dolly Parton on AllMusic - 2001 - Though Dolly Parton had been exploring her…

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[Clement]

Flight time with a Byrd of a different feather

Donald Byrd Black Byrd
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[cbmmm3]

Bird time.

 

[Clement]

Bird time.

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Not only do i LOVE this release (my daughter has taken me bird watching), somehow i have two copies of it!

Dan Gibson & D. William Gibson - Songbirds: A Surround Sound Experience

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2007 SACD release of Songbirds: A Surround Sound Experience on Discogs.

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[Beefalo]

Genesis ‎– Seconds Out DTS 5.1 mix

• Tony Banks – keyboard
• Mike Rutherford –bass
• Steve Hackett – guitar
• Phil Collins – lead vocals, drums
• Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
• Chester Thompson – drums, percussion

 

[Clement]

. . . Hey you, you've survived.
Now you've arrived,
To be reborn in the shadow of the magpie.
Now you realize, that you've got to get out of here.
You've found the leading light of destiny,
Burning in the ashes of your memory.
You want to change the world.
You'd resigned yourself to die a broken rebel,
But that was looking backward.
Now you've found the light. . . .

Marillion Misplaced Childhood
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[Beefalo]

David Bowie ‎– Heathen SACD 5.1 mix

Guest musicians (partial list)

• David Torn – guitars
• Carlos Alomar – guitar
• Earl Slick – guitar
• Tony Levin – fretless bass
• Pete Townshend – guitar
• Dave Grohl – guitar