Urban Spaceman
Member
Finally got a chance to listen to my blu-ray copy of this last night. As I did years ago with DVD I bought several discs before I ended up with a proper player. As it happens I lucked into an old Blu-Ray player with analog outputs at a thrift store last week thereby saving myself $475 (for the entry-level Oppo I was considering). Anyway - I have been a longtime fan of CTTE (since playing the daylights out of it on 8-track!). So, of course the music is an instant "10" for me. Yet, like others have mentioned here - as amazing as the new 5.1 mix is (and it is ripping fun indeed!), I don't think it "bests" the original stereo mix. For that reason alone I gave the rating of "9" but only for that overly-picky reason. Any Yes fan worth their salt needs this fantastic release - no question about it. The work that Steven Wilson has done with so many classic releases (along with his own great work) is nothing short of astounding. The CTTE blu-ray is more of the same absurdly high quality work he has become renowned for. I honestly don't understand how he does it all. Brilliant stuff yet again!
----------- Chris
----------- Chris