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post #241 of 2541
2/25/05 at 12:09pm
My latest purchase, Berlioz Requiem on RCA Living Stereo SACD. Should arrive soon. Have 13 of these RCAs now and not been disappointed yet.
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post #242 of 2541
2/25/05 at 12:38pm
Thread Starter 
The RCAs are superb-I agree completely. Do you have the Earl Wild disc with Fiedler?
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post #243 of 2541
2/26/05 at 7:58am
Not yet. Would buy them all at once if I could. But a three year old and another child on the way has a way of re-prioritizing your expenditures.
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post #244 of 2541
2/26/05 at 9:08am
Kinks' One For The Road SA-CD
Roy Orbison's BlacK & White Night SA-CD
52nd Street Blues Project's Blues & Grass SA-CD
Neil Young's On The Beach DVD-A

From the Livng Stereo Series on SA-CD: Fritz Reiner's Pictures At An Exibition & Arthur Fiedler's Rhapsody In Blue
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post #245 of 2541
2/26/05 at 12:21pm
Thread Starter 
How's that Orbison disc sound Rachael?
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post #246 of 2541
2/28/05 at 1:22pm
So is the Black and White mix from a PCM master or DSD? Since this mix is from the original analog tapes you would think the engineer would do an analog to PCM mix and a separate analog to DSD mix.

Who knows? If it is transferred twice to the two recording formats I wonder which one sounds the best? The PCM surround mix is 24/96 (from 24/192 masters?), and the SA-CD consumer version is, of course, 1 bit/2.8 MHz (some DSD workstations use a modified multi-bit DSD converter with 5.6 MHz sampling and there was a rumor on the AVS Forum that an improved DSD version may have been added to the Blu-Ray specs.).

Hmmm...
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post #247 of 2541
2/28/05 at 2:10pm
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. . . and there was a rumor on the AVS Forum that an improved DSD version may have been added to the Blu-Ray specs.
Interesting! If you don't mind, drop another line if you hear of more developments on that front, Dan.

-p
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post #248 of 2541
2/28/05 at 3:40pm
Thread Starter 
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there was a rumor on the AVS Forum that an improved DSD version may have been added to the Blu-Ray specs.


This is also being reported in a British hifi journal according to Ole Lunc Christensen as well.
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post #249 of 2541
3/3/05 at 10:54pm
Now that I've got a universal DVD player (Yamaha DVDC750), I picked up my first two SACDs, both hybrid CD and 2/5.1 channel SACD:

- Godsmack's "The Other Side"
- Ludacris' "Chicken N Beer"

I'm very impressed with the Godsmack, it sound wonderful. The Ludacris I'm not so sure about just yet but it may grow on me.

Also not sure if I mentioned but a while back I picked up Moist's best-of collection "Machine Punch Through" on DVD-A. Very good 5.1 mix done by Jeff Martin of The Tea Party, applied to a decent collection of Moist tracks. Good sonics.
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post #250 of 2541
3/4/05 at 2:26pm
SACD:

Midnight at Notre-Dame: Organ Transcriptions
Oliver Latry (DG)

Violin Concerti: Sibelius, Prokofiev, Glazunov
Heifetz (RCA)
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post #251 of 2541
3/4/05 at 9:34pm
Elton John--self titled
Elton John--Captain Fantastic...
Berlioz--Symphonie Fantastique and La Mort de Cleopatre--Valery Gergiev conducting

all SACD
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post #252 of 2541
3/27/05 at 10:11am
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (SACD 2.0/5.1)

The Police - Greatest Hits (DTS-CD 5.1)

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me (hybrid SACD 2.0/5.1)


I'm now up to 20 high-res discs! Woohoo!
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post #253 of 2541
3/27/05 at 10:14am
Scott,

Where did you get Bat Out of Hell in 5.1 surround? I thought it was only a stereo SA-CD.

Thanks!

Dan
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post #254 of 2541
3/27/05 at 10:30am
Dan,

I got it at the Best Buy in Bellingham, WA on my way back to Vancouver from Seattle. I was quite surprised to find it myself. I think they had one more copy after I bought mine.
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post #255 of 2541
3/27/05 at 5:39pm
Boston Baroque--Complete Bach Orchestral Suites--Telerc SACD
Peter Gabriel--Peter Gabriel [2] (Scratch)--SACD
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post #256 of 2541
3/27/05 at 11:33pm
Peter Gabriel - Shaking The Tree (SACD)
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post #257 of 2541
3/28/05 at 5:04am
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Man, I am loving these Fantasy reissues!


Can anyone tell me if the Fantasy reissues are multi-channel?
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post #258 of 2541
3/30/05 at 10:32am
just picked up

Verdi's Requiem (DVD-A)

and am waiting for my in-store confirmation to pick up
Beck 'Guero' (CD/DVD)

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post #259 of 2541
3/30/05 at 12:37pm
Matt: Do tell re the Verdi "Requiem." It's the Kirov/Gergiev on Philips, yeah?

How's the perf, recording and surround mix? Long been debating getting this over a plain ol' CD version that's been on my list for years, the Atlanta/Shaw on Telarc (versus waiting for a new Atlanta/Spano SACD from Telarc, which I'd surmise is in the offing since they've done the Berlioz "Requiem" and have the Mozart "Requiem" skedded for August . . .).

-p
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post #260 of 2541
4/2/05 at 12:57am
Sam Cooke: Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 (SACD)

The Great Wall Capriccio - Central Ensemble of Chinese Traditional Music/Conducted by Yan Hui-Chang (SACD from mainland China - issued by the government-owned China Record Corp. Guangzhou)

Ordered from yourmusic.com - "Shaft" soundtrack (SACD)
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post #261 of 2541
4/2/05 at 7:28am
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Matt: Do tell re the Verdi "Requiem." It's the Kirov/Gergiev on Philips, yeah?



Yes it's that one. I've listened to it about 3 or 4 times now, such an amazing piece. I shouldn't be the one to recommend a title on how it sounds though because I have a rather low end system unfortunately. The surround mix is in 44.1/16, and stereo in 48/20. The surround mix does give a nice atmosphere though, and at $15, a worthy purchase in my opinion.

You say Mozart's 'Requiem' is coming to SACD in August? Interesting, just another reason for me to get a universal player already, that's an amazing piece. Hopefully over this summer I'll make some extra cash and finally upgrade my speakers and player.
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post #262 of 2541
4/2/05 at 7:54am
Matt: Do tell re the Verdi "Requiem." It's the Kirov/Gergiev on Philips, yeah?

How's the perf, recording and surround mix? Long been debating getting this over a plain ol' CD version that's been on my list for years, the Atlanta/Shaw on Telarc (versus waiting for a new Atlanta/Spano SACD from Telarc, which I'd surmise is in the offing since they've done the Berlioz "Requiem" and have the Mozart "Requiem" skedded for August . . .).


That is a horrible recording of the Requiem. STAY AWAY. Bocelli is hopelessly lost. The tenor role is quite demanding; not meant for someone who sings 'Verdi for quiet Friday afternoon' CD's. Though it's not on SACD, do your self a favor and pickup Gardiner's white hot version, featuring far better soloists, the unmatched Monteverdi Choir, and the razor sharp ORR.
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post #263 of 2541
4/2/05 at 1:51pm
Thx for the comments re the Verdi 'Req,' Matt and Seth. Thx also, Seth, for the tip on the Gardiner 'Req.' The Amazon editorial and customer comments are ebullient.

Yeah, Matt--excitingly enough, Wolfie's 'Req' on Telarc SACD was announced last fall. Drop in on telarc.com now and and again; maybe sign up for their e-mail newsletter(s).

Danny: Thx for the mention of the Sam Cooke Portrait Of A Legend SACD. I didn't know that existed and it's an excellent candidate for my effort to come up with a list of the "Top 20 r&b/soul albums."

-p
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post #264 of 2541
4/2/05 at 2:13pm
Paul, no problem. This is my first Sam Cooke SACD (or any format) and all of his other titles are listed at sa-cd.net (just do a search using "Cooke"). It's a great deal because it's only $14.99 at Best Buy.
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post #265 of 2541
4/3/05 at 9:44am
Will be there when I get home in 3 weeks:

Deep Purple, Machine Head - DVD-A
Dorian Michael, Acoustic Blues - DVD-A (AIX 96/24)
Layla, Derek & the Dominoes - SACD
Vivaldi, Four Seasons, Juritz, LMP - DVD-A

If the AIX records release of Dorian Michael is anything like the Laurence Juber release I bought (he also plays on this recording) it should sound pretty sweet. If you have not seen the AIX catalogue I suggest you try some of them out:
http://www.aixrecords.com/index.html

The Naxos release of Vivaldi 4S is 14.99CAD - priced right!
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post #266 of 2541
4/3/05 at 8:04pm
Picked up:

Beck "Guero" DVD-A/CD package. Excellent music and sonics. I am glad Beck is over his Sea Change depression, and putting out more upbeat music. Another great Elliott Scheiner surround mix. Highly recommended

Ray Charles "Genius Loves Company" SACD. Great music to throw on the Hi-fi and relax to after a days work.

J
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post #267 of 2541
4/3/05 at 9:49pm
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Will be there when I get home in 3 weeks:

Deep Purple, Machine Head - DVD-A
Dorian Michael, Acoustic Blues - DVD-A (AIX 96/24)
Layla, Derek & the Dominoes - SACD
Vivaldi, Four Seasons, Juritz, LMP - DVD-A



Anyone know how the Juritz DVD-A recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons stacks up against Anne-Sophie Mutter's? I have the latter and it's some great violin work, but I don't think the mix is as good as it could be. I've heard that the Juritz mix is very good, but the playing not up to Mutter. Any comments?
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post #268 of 2541
4/3/05 at 11:04pm
Matt,

I based my purchase of the Juritz recording on these reviews:

http://www.highfidelityreview.com/re...umber=17202764
http://www.highfidelityreview.com/re...wnumber=435054

The Juritz recording is 96/24 but no LFE 3/2.0 (I use an ICBM so it doesn't matter to me).
Annie-Sophie Mutter is 48/24 3/2.1

Will let you know how it sounds in 3 weeks
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post #269 of 2541
4/4/05 at 1:05pm
AC/DC: Back in Black Dual Disc
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post #270 of 2541
4/4/05 at 3:12pm
Dome: Do you mind commenting on the BiB DVD side's contents? Is there anything substantive on there? Trying to decide if I wanna double dip on this title. -p
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