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post #541 of 2566
11/15/05 at 11:48am
Just released today - Kem's "Album II" Dualdisc. The DVD side is a DVD-A with high resolution stereo and surround.

Regards,
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post #542 of 2566
11/15/05 at 1:00pm
I Picked up both Elton John's "Madman..." and Clapton's "Slowhand" each used for $6.
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post #543 of 2566
11/15/05 at 1:10pm
Nice score on Madman for $6, Larry. Online or b&m??

Congrats on your continued shopping spree, Arman. (You know there's a Globe Sessions DVD-A, yesh?)

Interesting re the Kem, Ken--thx for tip. A Motown album released on CD this past May (according to Amazon) that's now getting a DD with DVD-A surround. These six-month windows between releases are too consistent and persistent for me to continue to think they're coincidental. Annoying. UMG should release both "day-and-date."

-p
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post #544 of 2566
11/15/05 at 5:31pm
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post #545 of 2566
11/15/05 at 5:39pm
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post #546 of 2566
11/15/05 at 7:14pm
I think this was discussed way earlier in this thread: is there a way to do a search of the YourMusic.com site that just returns hits for all the SACD titles they stock?

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post #547 of 2566
11/15/05 at 7:38pm
I got the Anthony Wilson Trio's Savivity SA-CD yesterday. It's pretty good. It's not quite as good as his last Groove Note Sack-Dee, Our Gang. It apparently is what was left over from the Our Gang sessions from something I read, someplace. That source also said he was touring as get-tar player for Dianna Krall as of late.

I'd adivse anybody who wanted to try his jazz guitar to start with Our Gang before getting Savivity. Savivity might grow on me some, with a few more listens...? It's a good album but Our Gang es muy, muy bueno!

I have a couple more jazz Sack-Dee's coming...be back soon...
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post #548 of 2566
11/15/05 at 7:58pm
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I think this was discussed way earlier in this thread: is there a way to do a search of the YourMusic.com site that just returns hits for all the SACD titles they stock?


Do a search using "Album Title", type in " SACD" (there's a space before SACD), and hit "Go".

I have 48 SACD titles returned from the search.
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post #549 of 2566
11/15/05 at 8:50pm
Thx, Danny--I vaguely remembered there was something counterintuitive and semi-retarded about searching that site. Too bad so many of the titles they have are UMG titles in which I'm slightly more interested in the DVD-A.

But I could get that Nikolaus Harnoncourt Mozart "Requiem" I asked about earlier herein for $5.99 . . .

-p
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post #550 of 2566
11/16/05 at 12:36am
No problem, Paul

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Do tell re Top Gun! I have been balking for many months because I wanna be able to hit the "Danger Zone" in the car (and this title is not a hybrid). And being neither an original DSD recording nor m.c., I figured the upside to buying it was minimal. Am I wrong? Will it "Take My Breath Away"??


I didn't expect much from this SACD, and to be honest, it's no audiophile recording. However, it doesn't sound bad at all. I think some of the credit must be given to Vic Anesini, who engineered this title for SACD. I was surprised at the details within the mix of "Take My Breath Away" and this song alone is almost worth the price of the disc. The separation on "Danger Zone" is quite amazing and certainly worthy of cranking the system up. Some songs just don't do it for me....like that Loverboy track. And not even hi-rez can improve the sound quality of "Great Balls of Fire". But beware! Being an album from the mid 80s, this SACD is very synthesizer-heavy. While this is basically a various artist compilation, surprisingly most of the tracks are recorded at the same studio with the same engineers. The overall sound quality, therefore, is quite uniform. Worthy of a recommendation.

On a separate note, I just received the SACD of "Fushicho Densetsu" by Momoe Yamaguchi (who rivals Miles Davis and Bob Dylan in terms of SACD titles released). It's a Japanese pop SACD from Sony Japan and I have yet to listen to it (not that I would understand Japanese), but the packaging is just like an LP. Even the SACD disc itself looks like an vinyl record on the label side. Very neato.
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post #551 of 2566
11/16/05 at 5:01pm
Jackson Browne-Running on Empty...i've only listened in DTS and i'd say it's pretty good....the dvd-a tracks should be as good if not better.
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post #552 of 2566
11/16/05 at 6:20pm
KevinJ,

Is the DVD-A stereo track on "Running on Empty" in 96kHz or 192kHz?
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post #553 of 2566
11/16/05 at 6:27pm
Pet Sounds - Beach Boys (DVD-A)
Ten Summoner's Tales - Sting (DVD-A)
Elvis 30 #1 Hits (DVD-A)
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post #554 of 2566
11/16/05 at 8:27pm
Ashamed to admit I'd not heard that Rhino had released a CD + DVD-A Double of Running On Empty. Music Direct appears to have it although Amazon appears to be out-of-stock. Any comments on the release, Kevin?

And Arman, I think Ten Summoner's Tales has only been released as a DTS CD . . .

-p
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post #555 of 2566
11/16/05 at 11:20pm
Thx for the comments on Top Gun, Danny. I'll prolly keep that one in the lower regions of my list of stuff to buy, pending what may happen as Blu-ray emerges.

It's a function of Bruckheimer's exec producer control of the project that many of the songs were recorded at the same studio with the same engineers. Many of the songs were written by the same writers, Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock. Kinda like the mad successful Sony s'track (also on SACD) of another 80s Paramount high concept hit, Footloose.

-p
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post #556 of 2566
11/17/05 at 12:20am
Paul, you're right about the relationship between Top Gun and Footloose. Not to mention Kenny Loggins
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post #557 of 2566
11/17/05 at 4:54am
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post #558 of 2566
11/17/05 at 8:40am
Anyone have any experience--high rez or no--with Caiman.com? It appears to be an international storefront for Amazon . . . ? They have some SACDs . . .

-p
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post #559 of 2566
11/17/05 at 10:35am
The Best of Simple Minds SACD - currently at $18.99

As for Caiman.com, I would recommend doing a search on stevehoffman.tv....I see the name mentioned often when the SACD of Santana's "Caravanserai" is mentioned. "Caravanserai" is a Japan-only SACD and is one of the most sought-after SACD titles. OOP as well.
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post #560 of 2566
11/17/05 at 10:39am
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Anyone have any experience--high rez or no--with Caiman.com? It appears to be an international storefront for Amazon . . . ? They have some SACDs . . .
I've purchased books from them and gotten great service and prices--I would expect them to be consistent across products.

On another note, I mentioned above that I bought a Pentatone sampler SACD with test tones (intended to calibrate SACD playback w/o the Dolby LFE boost) and I just want to say using those tones significantly improved my sound. One caveat, though, for those who might be using their player's internal Dolby/DTS processor for movie playback--you won't have a proper sub setting. I only use my universal player for hi-res audio, so it's not a problem for me, but people should be aware.
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post #561 of 2566
11/17/05 at 10:45am
I have bought many items from Caiman and they are reliable and cheap, of course you don't get the Amazon free shipping with them...
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post #562 of 2566
11/17/05 at 11:04am
I'm not sure about the dvd-a tracks on the ROA disc since i don't have a dvd-a player.
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post #563 of 2566
11/17/05 at 11:44am
I got Mo-Fi's Blood, Sweat & Tears' S/T today. It was preordered...so, it's now shipping.
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post #564 of 2566
11/18/05 at 4:41am
Bought lot of stuffs in amazon from caiman - they are pretty reliable. I even cancelled an order and got my refund immediately.
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post #565 of 2566
11/18/05 at 11:28am
Thx for the feedback on Caiman, ya'll. I must say that the site seemed/seems a little dodgy to me so I appreciate the endorsements.

Kevin re Ron's question: if ROE is like most other late Warner releases, there might be a "Disc Contents" grid or listing on the back that may include the rez of the "Advanced Resolution" tracks . . .

-p
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post #566 of 2566
11/19/05 at 12:37am
I am itching to get Santana's "Caravanserai" JSACD, should I?
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post #567 of 2566
11/19/05 at 6:28am
Yo Soundboy! Si, si, si...
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post #568 of 2566
11/22/05 at 6:55am
Jackson Browne....ROE
Finally seeing this on the shelves gives me hope on those other DVD-A's that were going to come out.
The Cars
Moondance
Roam
And maybe those Steely Dan SACD'S

Please

:b
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post #569 of 2566
11/29/05 at 2:14pm
Just pre-ordered SACDs of....

Duran Duran - Astronaut
Phantom of the Opera soundtrack

and from the local Best Buy...

SACD of The Police's Reggatta de Blanc
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post #570 of 2566
11/29/05 at 7:33pm
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