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post #5191 of 7618
3/4/12 at 12:55pm
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Originally Posted by Djoel View Post

It's OK, nothing to write to mama about..It's been sometime but I recall feeling like there was nothing special about it..The thing is when you come off listening to something really great, in all departments and then you through in the next sacd / dvd-a your player that doesn't hit the same way as the previous it usually leave a bad taste in your mouth. Not that it could have been the case during listening to this one but it's a not a fair way to compare..Gotta give it another spin one of these days

Hope that mess above helped!

DJoel

Well I just got done with doing exactly that (playing the whole album), and I gotta say it's pretty decent. They even must have deep sixed the noisy guitar amp after the first two cuts, cause even that went away. Mix in the last cut is kinda spacey, it pans back and forth, and around till ya get a bit nautious.

While the dynamic impact may not be up to current standards, this is a very enjoyable listen, in terms of the music, mix and sound quality.
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post #5192 of 7618
3/4/12 at 1:43pm
Gotta agree about the Eric Clapton SACD. Not overimpressing but doesn't suck. For whatever reason (age,master) the SQ is only OK. The 5.1 mix is better than average.
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post #5193 of 7618
3/4/12 at 1:56pm
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Originally Posted by warp2600 View Post

Has any of you guys got 461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton? I mean the MCH SACD, not the Japanese SHM. I found very mixed reviews of it. I would like to get this one but I don't want to spend on mediocre SQ.

I have this SACD as well and it is a decent sounding disc. I'm partial to it as I have always liked the album. I saw Clapton for the first time when he was touring to promote this album so it is special in a way. I've heard I Shot the Sheriff enough for three lifetimes but I like all the other tunes.

I was very disappointed in the SQ of the Slowhand and would avoid that one IMO. There is one song on Slowhand where Clapton's vocals are clearly distorted. I can't recall the song but I believe Dan and I discussed it here in this thread.

Bill
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post #5194 of 7618
3/4/12 at 3:27pm
^^^^^^
Hai!

Slowhand - below average
461 Ocean Blvd - better than Slowhand, but still average at best. But for the price, 5.1 beats the redbooks in my opinion.
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post #5195 of 7618
3/4/12 at 4:47pm
I just bought:

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto: Autumn in Seattle

This one was very hard to come by and actually the one I bought is brand new. I paid all the money but this completes my Tsuyoshi Yamamoto SACD set.

Bill
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post #5196 of 7618
3/4/12 at 5:10pm
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Originally Posted by Bill Mac View Post

I just bought:

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto: Autumn in Seattle

This one was very hard to come by and actually the one I bought is brand new. I paid all the money but this completes my Tsuyoshi Yamamoto SACD set.

Bill

I have a Hamamoto that works for me and it's spring in Okinawa ...that's appearantly some hard to find stuff (The Yamamoto stuf).
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post #5197 of 7618
3/4/12 at 6:14pm
I had an interesting day today visiting AIX Studio here at sunny SoCal. What a great experience, first time for me, listened to a great and very knowledgeable guy like Mr. Mark Waldrep, great music and set-up, met a few AVS forum members and we got a DVDA "High Resolution Audio Experience" by AIX Records as a gift, plus I bought "The Latin Jazz Trio" DVDA, with Luis Conte, David Garfield and David Carpenter, it doesn't get any better than this.
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post #5198 of 7618
3/4/12 at 6:24pm
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Originally Posted by caupina View Post

I had an interesting day today visiting AIX Studio here at sunny SoCal. What a great experience, first time for me, listened to a great and very knowledgeable guy like Mr. Mark Waldrep, great music and set-up, met a few AVS forum members and we got a DVDA "High Resolution Audio Experience" by AIX Records as a gift, plus I bought "The Latin Jazz Trio" DVDA, with Luis Conte, David Garfield and David Carpenter, it doesn't get any better than this.

I'm hoping if you guys even go back I can join you! The HRA disc is fantastic and I have enjoyed mine.
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post #5199 of 7618
3/4/12 at 6:54pm
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Originally Posted by caupina View Post

I had an interesting day today visiting AIX Studio here at sunny SoCal. What a great experience, first time for me, listened to a great and very knowledgeable guy like Mr. Mark Waldrep, great music and set-up, met a few AVS forum members and we got a DVDA "High Resolution Audio Experience" by AIX Records as a gift, plus I bought "The Latin Jazz Trio" DVDA, with Luis Conte, David Garfield and David Carpenter, it doesn't get any better than this.

caupina,

Sounds like a pretty awesome day to me! Does AIX do tours on a normal basis or was this setup just for today?

Bill
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post #5200 of 7618
3/4/12 at 6:55pm
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Originally Posted by caupina View Post

I had an interesting day today visiting AIX Studio here at sunny SoCal. What a great experience, first time for me, listened to a great and very knowledgeable guy like Mr. Mark Waldrep, great music and set-up, met a few AVS forum members and we got a DVDA "High Resolution Audio Experience" by AIX Records as a gift, plus I bought "The Latin Jazz Trio" DVDA, with Luis Conte, David Garfield and David Carpenter, it doesn't get any better than this.

Yep, it was a very enjoyable day. Mark is a class act and it was interesting to hear him detail his unique recording process. I bought a few discs so looking forward to giving them a listen.
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post #5201 of 7618
3/4/12 at 6:57pm
I'm breaking my "only buying one SACD a day" rule. I have to run and hit the 10:00 pm local SACDBA meeting. I hope my sponsor isn't reading this thread

I just bought a sealed copy of:

Carpenters: Singles 1969-1981 SACD

Bill
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post #5202 of 7618
3/4/12 at 7:04pm
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Originally Posted by Bill Mac View Post

caupina,

Sounds like a pretty awesome day to me! Does AIX do tours on a normal basis or was this setup just for today?

Bill

I'm not sure Bill, my guess is that it all came together thanks to the effort of some members from L.A., big kuddos to them , but I know for a fact that AIX has set up something like this before as some members present today had toured the facility at one other time.
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post #5203 of 7618
3/4/12 at 7:34pm
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Originally Posted by caupina View Post

I had an interesting day today visiting AIX Studio here at sunny SoCal. What a great experience, first time for me, listened to a great and very knowledgeable guy like Mr. Mark Waldrep, great music and set-up, met a few AVS forum members and we got a DVDA "High Resolution Audio Experience" by AIX Records as a gift, plus I bought "The Latin Jazz Trio" DVDA, with Luis Conte, David Garfield and David Carpenter, it doesn't get any better than this.

Caupina,

Sounds like a great opportunity...Dr. Waldrep (AVS User Name - Dr. AIX) has done/does some great work and it's obvious he's committed to the advancement of Hi-Res. If you've read some of his AVS posts, you know he has some strong opinions on what the standard should be ...

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Originally Posted by Dr. AIX View Post

HD-Audio is not just another made up term. I have been pushing it for a number of years to distinguish music recorded at 96 kHz/24-bits or better from recordings or audio quality that places older standard definition recordings on a par with newer REAL HD-Audio productions. There is great confusion in this area, some of it deliberate! For a recording to be considered a "REAL" HD-Audio track is must have been recorded at the time the musicians were present using HD quality capture equipment...this rules out vinyl, analog tape and standard definition digital equipment.

And just because the folks at HD Tracks and other so-called HD music download sites call something HD or "native high resolution" it doesn't change the fact the an analog recording from the 1960's doesn't have the same fidelity as a new, properly produced HD-Audio recording. ONe may prefer the sound of one over the other for other reasons, but the 1960's track will be limited in dynamic range and frequency response...not to mention all of the other imperfections that come with analog delivery.

A lot of truth to what he states...doesn't mean the old stuff isn't better than the redbooks (cool to have a digital representation of the master tapes), but to be 100% Hi-Def, it must be captured in high resolution from the get go. It's why the AIX stuff sounds so lifelike. If you haven't tried it, you're missing how good true Hi-Def audio can be. I've got "reference" marked by each of the 12 or so recordings I have. My favorites: AIX All Star Band Moonlight Acoustica, Dorian Michael Acoustic Blues, Jonathan McEuen One Step Ahead, The Brand New Opry Another Time, and Laurence Juber Guitar Noir
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post #5204 of 7618
3/4/12 at 7:58pm
Hey Martin, you're right, he's very vocal and honest about this HD stuff, and having the chance to experience it "in situ" takes it to another level. It was a great experience sonically and visually (first time for me to be in a recording studio). Dr. Waldrep is also a "HD download" advocate, which makes a lot of sense, however I'm not ready to give up on the physical media yet ....I'm "old school" I guess
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post #5205 of 7618
3/5/12 at 12:25am
Thank you all for your comments on 461 Ocean Boulevard. I will keep it on my wish list (or perhaps hit the BUY it Now button incentively anytime soon). I have some great discs coming my way in the mail: the Robert Cray DVDA, Mike Oldfield Ommadawn SHM-SACD and Madman Accross the Water by Elton John, so the Clapton disc would be a disappointment if thrown onto this pile...
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post #5206 of 7618
3/5/12 at 12:37am
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Originally Posted by warp2600 View Post

I will keep it on my wish list (or perhaps hit the BUY it Now button incentively anytime soon).

I meant to write " impulsively" instead of "incentively". Sorry if it didn't make sense.
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post #5207 of 7618
3/5/12 at 4:57am
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Originally Posted by USAFChief View Post

A lot of truth to what he states...doesn't mean the old stuff isn't better than the redbooks (cool to have a digital representation of the master tapes), but to be 100% Hi-Def, it must be captured in high resolution from the get go. It's why the AIX stuff sounds so lifelike. If you haven't tried it, you're missing how good true Hi-Def audio can be. I've got "reference" marked by each of the 12 or so recordings I have. My favorites: AIX All Star Band Moonlight Acoustica, Dorian Michael Acoustic Blues, Jonathan McEuen One Step Ahead, The Brand New Opry Another Time, and Laurence Juber Guitar Noir

One other AIX title I'd like to throw in with these excellent albums is the Earnest Ranglin "Order of Distinction" collection. Earnest is revered by his fellow musicians as one of the best, and most influential guitarists of modern times.

Mr Ranglin is joined by a fabulous ensemble for this recording including pianist extraordinaire Monty Alexander, and some notable guest artists. Island jazz at it's finest!
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post #5208 of 7618
3/5/12 at 5:01am
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Originally Posted by holt7153 View Post

I'm wondering if the Paranoid listing at ImportCDs is really the DVD-A and not the Japan SACD?

Good call, the cd is not sacd, I haven't listened to the dvd-a yet.
Probably return it unless the dvd-a sounds great.
Totally misleading on the sites part.
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post #5209 of 7618
3/5/12 at 6:47am
The Robert Cray DualDisc arrived today. The DVD side loads as DVD-A alright. Some smooth music, gets uptempo at the end. The 5.1 mix is an ambient one, meaning that the rear channels are almost unnoticable.
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post #5210 of 7618
3/5/12 at 8:32am
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Originally Posted by warp2600 View Post

The Robert Cray DualDisc arrived today. The DVD side loads as DVD-A alright. Some smooth music, gets uptempo at the end. The 5.1 mix is an ambient one, meaning that the rear channels are almost unnoticable.

They sold out of The Robert Cray dual, I did get The Church which I a big fan, and David Grey, the David Gray sounded a bit Gimmicky, his voice ( main vocals) was that the rear..A little congested in my opinion..The Church sound a little better, but not by a huge margin. Also bought The Blues Travelers, and Pancho Sanchez, but didn't hear those two.

Thanks for the info.

Djoel
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post #5211 of 7618
3/5/12 at 9:12am
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Originally Posted by hakstone View Post

Good call, the cd is not sacd, I haven't listened to the dvd-a yet.
Probably return it unless the dvd-a sounds great.
Totally misleading on the sites part.

Let me know what you think after a listen. Unless I'm mistaken the SACD release is one stereo disc as opposed to the 3-disc multichannel CD/DVD combo that you have. The DVD-A also appears to be substantially cheaper.
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post #5212 of 7618
3/5/12 at 12:28pm
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Originally Posted by warp2600 View Post

The Robert Cray DualDisc arrived today. The DVD side loads as DVD-A alright. Some smooth music, gets uptempo at the end. The 5.1 mix is an ambient one, meaning that the rear channels are almost unnoticable.

Have both the dualdisc and the more expensive DVD-A.
Like my DVD-A better.
Was able to get the Robert Cray - Time Will Tell DVD-A recently for around $30 (New) and is already selling on Amazon (New & Used) for close to $100
http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Cray-Ti.../dp/B0000EMY96
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post #5213 of 7618
3/5/12 at 12:56pm
Recently picked up the Jethro Tull Aqualung deluxe edition. WOW.

Also grabbed Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" sacd from Acoustic Sounds. Mind Blown. AGAIN! Took advantage of their President's Day Sale and added Joe Walsh's "The Smoker You Drink..." gold disc to get free shipping. Both titles, shipped for $53.99.

Just ordered Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" Immersion set from Amazon for $69.99. I've been waiting for a good deal on it. I've kicked myself for not picking it up when it was released at Best Buy for $89.99 (or was it $79.99?) Already have this title on sacd but am anxious to hear a lot of the bonus material, particularly the Parsons mixes. Anyone else who hesitated might want to take advantage of this price drop. Now if they would just lower the price on the "WYWH" immersion box...

Jimmy
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post #5214 of 7618
3/5/12 at 2:24pm
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Originally Posted by Jimmy Nugent View Post

Recently picked up the Jethro Tull Aqualung deluxe edition. WOW.

Also grabbed Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" sacd from Acoustic Sounds. Mind Blown. AGAIN! Took advantage of their President's Day Sale and added Joe Walsh's "The Smoker You Drink..." gold disc to get free shipping. Both titles, shipped for $53.99.

Just ordered Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" Immersion set from Amazon for $69.99. I've been waiting for a good deal on it. I've kicked myself for not picking it up when it was released at Best Buy for $89.99 (or was it $79.99?) Already have this title on sacd but am anxious to hear a lot of the bonus material, particularly the Parsons mixes. Anyone else who hesitated might want to take advantage of this price drop. Now if they would just lower the price on the "WYWH" immersion box...

Jimmy

The Aqualung blu-ray is a tasty treat. Steve Wilson did the remix.
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post #5215 of 7618
3/5/12 at 4:26pm
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Originally Posted by Jimmy Nugent View Post

Just ordered Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" Immersion set from Amazon for $69.99.

Jimmy

Congrats. You scored a nice discount.

at paying mucho deniro more by pre-ordering back in May.
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post #5216 of 7618
3/5/12 at 6:57pm
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Originally Posted by JJHXBR View Post

Have both the dualdisc and the more expensive DVD-A.
Like my DVD-A better.
Was able to get the Robert Cray - Time Will Tell DVD-A recently for around $30 (New) and is already selling on Amazon (New & Used) for close to $100
http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Cray-Ti.../dp/B0000EMY96

Jeffrey,

Do you feel the overall SQ of the DVD-A is better than the DualDisc version? I would think they are the same mastering but I could be totally wrong in that assumption.

Bill
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post #5217 of 7618
3/5/12 at 8:03pm
I have both the dual disc and the dvd -a , they are identical , the dual disc is aval on amazon for a fair price .

Mark
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post #5218 of 7618
3/6/12 at 1:00am
Just ordered Talking Heads' Little Creatures DualDisc on Amazon. I have already got two other titles by them in the form of 2-disc sets. They both sound great (Remain in Light, Speaking in Tongues).
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post #5219 of 7618
3/6/12 at 7:59am
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Originally Posted by SoundofMind View Post

Guys:

I'm absolutely floored with this disc! Thanks for bringing it to my awareness. Superb playing and recording-a great classic jazz SACD and a true value at this price.

However, I'm interested on your thoughts about the mastering. I'd like to know if any of you share my impression that the mix is a tilted to the right? I tweaked the L channel up 1 dB and the R down 1 dB. The result is that the piano integrates much better across the soundstage, the bass ends up dead center and it's simply more balanced overall.

Is it just me, or....

SoM,

I just received the Soular Energy SACD and I agree that the SQ as well as the music is outstanding. As far as the mix being tilted toward the right I really did not notice it. Gene Harris' piano is focused to the right as I believe that is how it was recorded. Ray Brown's bass is dead center so I would have no need to adjust the balance with my 2100. I am very glad that I spent the extra money on the SACD. I have the RBCD as well and when I have the time I'll do a comparison between the two formats. Now I'm really looking forward to the The Red Hot Ray Brown Trio SACD to arrive.

Bill
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post #5220 of 7618
3/6/12 at 12:41pm
I had a chance to listen to Doug MacLeod - Unmarked Road last night.

The AQ is excellent, at least equal to his Who's Truth, Who's Lies SACD. Outstanding song writing and acoustic guitar work (blues). Very lifelike. Not sure if the songs are quite as strong as the WTWL disc from start to finish, but still a great listen if you like the blues, acoustic style. I was tired after the first 5 songs from tapping my foot/shaking my head (I'm in great shape huh). This disc will bring out the best in your system...and I'm stomping my foot...if you like an acoustic blues guitar, this disc and his other offering are keepers.

Still a bargain, but noticed some availability dropped/price up $2 since I picked mine up...still only $12.15
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