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post #6541 of 7605
12/9/12 at 2:14pm
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Originally Posted by davidbarrickman View Post

Jeff,
Amazon has quad mix listed as part of the WYWH Immersion Box Set but upon closer reading DOES NOT mention that it was done by Alan Parsons....the DSOTM listing on Amazon DOES mention Alan Parsons...clear as mud, right? So I may be wrong and/or of course Amazon could have it wrong...under product description it says "previously released only on vinyl LP/8-track tape Wish You Were Here Quad Mix."

AP would be my guess for having created a quad mix back ... in the day. And back in the day is exactly when the Quad 8 format was used.

Speaking of Quad 8, I have a Steely Dan "Countdown To Ecstasy" that is pretty good! Guess Who "Share The Land" too. And a Procol Harum BBC Live performance that was SQ Quad.

Jeff
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post #6542 of 7605
12/9/12 at 2:28pm
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Originally Posted by davidbarrickman View Post

EDIT: the WYWH Quad Mix IS ON THE BLURAY DISC in the Immersion Box Set...it was NOT done by Alan Parsons. Amazon's product description for the Bluray does not indicate the Quad being included on the Bluray with the 5.1, this is an incomplete listing...sorry for getting this wrong...

We'll blame Bezos.
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post #6543 of 7605
12/10/12 at 5:45am
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Originally Posted by quad4.0 View Post

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Originally Posted by WillyJ View Post

If anyone is interested, I just got the ELP DVD-A's (Tarkus and self titled). The DVD-A is disc 3 and both contain separate MLP layers in MCH and Stereo and both are 24/48K -- There is no higher resolution. I listened to the self titled disc last night and it sounds good - nice use of the the surround speakers. To me, bits are more important than sample frequency but a 24/96 mch and 24/192 stereo like most other DVD-A's would have made sense if they were going to all the trouble - not sure why they limited to 48K. Small nit to pick though - it does sound good. And at the price paid, an excellent bargain.[/quot
Thats a good disc. Mr Wilson did the transfer without any tweaking. He did no eq work just straigh transfer from the master tapes.
I have Tarkus, and BSS. BSS sounds so much better with more OOMPH. Also He is working on anew project, and all we know is it's a band from the 70's. Speculation is rampant on what album he is doing. But it remains a secret.

Looks like you mis-posted here. I will fix your post since the entire post appears to have come from me.wink.gif Highly suggest the PREVIEW button before posting.smile.gif
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Originally Posted by WillyJ 
If anyone is interested, I just got the ELP DVD-A's (Tarkus and self titled). The DVD-A is disc 3 and both contain separate MLP layers in MCH and Stereo and both are 24/48K -- There is no higher resolution. I listened to the self titled disc last night and it sounds good - nice use of the the surround speakers. To me, bits are more important than sample frequency but a 24/96 mch and 24/192 stereo like most other DVD-A's would have made sense if they were going to all the trouble - not sure why they limited to 48K. Small nit to pick though - it does sound good. And at the price paid, an excellent bargain.
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Originally Posted by quad4.0 
Thats a good disc. Mr Wilson did the transfer without any tweaking. He did no eq work just straigh transfer from the master tapes.
I have Tarkus, and BSS. BSS sounds so much better with more OOMPH. Also He is working on anew project, and all we know is it's a band from the 70's. Speculation is rampant on what album he is doing. But it remains a secret.
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post #6544 of 7605
12/10/12 at 6:19pm
King Crimson-Larks Tongues In Aspic[boxed set w/blu ray]
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post #6545 of 7605
12/10/12 at 7:00pm
Listening to Engegardkvartetten surround 5.1 FLAC 24 bit 96khz Beethoven Op 74 harp poco adagio. Downloaded from 2L site.
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post #6546 of 7605
12/11/12 at 2:53am
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Originally Posted by pepar View Post

Ok, now I'm confused. redface.gif
I thought the context was the 5.1 mixes on Blu-ray compared to the same mixes on SACD? Of course I wouldn't compare the sound quality of Parsons' quad mix to the 5.1 Guthrie.
Beyond that, are there quad mixes on Blu-ray???
Jeff

No Problem. I was responding to this post by grubadub :

"i have the quad dvd-a and the sacd. i can't remember the last time i listened to the sacd. it's pretty good, but the dvd-a is better. i haven't heard the quad bluray but i believe i read somewhere that it sounds the same as the dvd-a."

Specifically the part in BOLD. The Bluray and the bootleg DVDA do not sound the same and that grubadub heard wrong. The DVDA does sound very good for a boot but the bluray has less noise.
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post #6547 of 7605
12/11/12 at 8:05am
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Originally Posted by himey View Post

No Problem. I was responding to this post by grubadub :
"i have the quad dvd-a and the sacd. i can't remember the last time i listened to the sacd. it's pretty good, but the dvd-a is better. i haven't heard the quad bluray but i believe i read somewhere that it sounds the same as the dvd-a."
Specifically the part in BOLD. The Bluray and the bootleg DVDA do not sound the same and that grubadub heard wrong. The DVDA does sound very good for a boot but the bluray has less noise.

looks like i need to grab the bluray then. can you buy just the bluray? where's the best (price)place to buy it from?
Edited by grubadub - 12/11/12 at 8:32am
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post #6548 of 7605
12/11/12 at 12:44pm
I'll delete this OT post if it upsets anyone,
Posted on SH that Steven Wilson is doing a 5.1 of XTC's Nonsuch.smile.gif
Although my smile will cramp up long before this is released.
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post #6549 of 7605
12/11/12 at 12:47pm
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Originally Posted by Milt99 View Post

I'll delete this OT post if it upsets anyone,
Posted on SH that Steven Wilson is doing a 5.1 of XTC's Nonsuch.smile.gif
Although my smile will cramp up long before this is released.

Seems on topic to me ...
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post #6550 of 7605
12/11/12 at 3:12pm
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Originally Posted by Milt99 View Post

I'll delete this OT post if it upsets anyone,
Posted on SH that Steven Wilson is doing a 5.1 of XTC's Nonsuch.smile.gif
Although my smile will cramp up long before this is released.

Oh my...I missed that. Already can't wait.


Just finished my scavenged collection of the 2003 Dylan SACDs, and have Stones' Grrrr! blu-ray audio on the way.
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post #6551 of 7605
12/11/12 at 3:47pm
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Originally Posted by Milt99 View Post

I'll delete this OT post if it upsets anyone,
Posted on SH that Steven Wilson is doing a 5.1 of XTC's Nonsuch.smile.gif
Although my smile will cramp up long before this is released.

Great news! Drums and Wires has always been one of my favs...I have Nonsuch on CD but it has been a long time since I gave it a full listen...
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post #6552 of 7605
12/11/12 at 4:45pm
Big XTC fan back in the day, think I still have the vinyl of Nonsuch and D&W. I'll be sure to pick that one up. Hmmm there's a Grrrr! BD? Damn I'm slipping on all these new releases I need to start paying attention.

ETA: Oops my Nonsuch is on CD I do have five of their earlier releases on vinyl wonder how they are holding up were in storage for quite a while.
Edited by obie_fl - 12/11/12 at 5:06pm
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post #6553 of 7605
12/11/12 at 8:21pm
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Originally Posted by bradman View Post

Oh my...I missed that. Already can't wait.
Just finished my scavenged collection of the 2003 Dylan SACDs, and have Stones' Grrrr! blu-ray audio on the way.
Is the Grrr bluray an import only? $20.74 shipped at amazon.co.uk
Edited by Phil Tomaskovic - 12/11/12 at 8:28pm
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post #6554 of 7605
12/11/12 at 9:04pm
XTC fans!
Is it cool in here or is it just me.wink.gif
As always, the hope that this could be the start of something truly incredible.
Can you imagine, Drums & Wires, Black Sea, English Settlement, etc. in hi-rez?
Hey, we have King Crimson and ELP from Sony on DVD-A.....
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post #6555 of 7605
12/12/12 at 1:54am
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Originally Posted by Milt99 View Post

XTC fans!
Is it cool in here or is it just me.wink.gif
As always, the hope that this could be the start of something truly incredible.
Can you imagine, Drums & Wires, Black Sea, English Settlement, etc. in hi-rez?
Hey, we have King Crimson and ELP from Sony on DVD-A.....

The closest thing I've got is the MFSL Skylarking. The Apple Venus stuff would be well suited to Multi-Channel.
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post #6556 of 7605
12/12/12 at 8:13am
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Originally Posted by pepar View Post

Seems on topic to me ...

Indeed, but it should have its own thread. Only have XTC's Black Sea on CD, but it's a good one. Wonder why SW decided to start off with Nonsuch?
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post #6557 of 7605
12/12/12 at 12:14pm
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Originally Posted by Nil View Post

Indeed, but it should have its own thread. Only have XTC's Black Sea on CD, but it's a good one. Wonder why SW decided to start off with Nonsuch?
Agreed but I'm guessing this is a long ways off.
This is the last post I'll make on the subject here.
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post #6558 of 7605
12/15/12 at 5:03pm
Just bought:

Herbie Hancock - Headhunters MCH SACD
Dexter Gordon - Dexter Calling APO SACD

Bill
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post #6559 of 7605
12/15/12 at 5:27pm
Just bought:

Roxy Music - Avalon MCH SACD
Bryan Ferry - Boys and Girls MCH SACD
Peter Gabriel - Shaking the Tree SACD
Beck - Sea Change MCH SACD
Pink Floyd - DSOTM MCH SACD
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post #6560 of 7605
12/15/12 at 5:49pm
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Originally Posted by scirica View Post

Just bought:
Roxy Music - Avalon MCH SACD
Bryan Ferry - Boys and Girls MCH SACD
Peter Gabriel - Shaking the Tree SACD
Beck - Sea Change MCH SACD
Pink Floyd - DSOTM MCH SACD

Steve,

Some very nice purchases there smile.gif! You might want to consider a second job if you keep this pace up wink.gif

Bill
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post #6561 of 7605
12/15/12 at 6:03pm
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Originally Posted by Bill Mac View Post

Steve,
Some very nice purchases there smile.gif! You might want to consider a second job if you keep this pace up wink.gif
Bill

I'll just have to make sure I get a big commission check!!
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post #6562 of 7605
12/16/12 at 6:32am
Picked up a couple of SACD's after a long layoff, WYWH and Elvis 24k Hits. More importantly, I breathed new life into my hi-res collection by finally picking up an Oppo DV-980H for HDMI connection to my AVR. Listening to WYWH, Sam Cooke At the Copa and Sea Change SACD's in surround this morning reminded me why I "bought into" (literally and figuratively) hi-res in the first place. Beautiful stuff.
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post #6563 of 7605
12/16/12 at 6:55am
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Originally Posted by jeffrey r View Post

Picked up a couple of SACD's after a long layoff, WYWH and Elvis 24k Hits. More importantly, I breathed new life into my hi-res collection by finally picking up an Oppo DV-980H for HDMI connection to my AVR. Listening to WYWH, Sam Cooke At the Copa and Sea Change SACD's in surround this morning reminded me why I "bought into" (literally and figuratively) hi-res in the first place. Beautiful stuff.

Sea Change was quite an eye-opener for how good multi-channel could be. That, and a couple of Steven Wilson mixes and I'm all in for MCH now.
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post #6564 of 7605
12/17/12 at 8:46am
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Originally Posted by Bill Mac View Post

Just bought:
Herbie Hancock - Headhunters MCH SACD
Dexter Gordon - Dexter Calling APO SACD
Bill

hey bill - if you don't mind, post a review of the herbie hancock. i've been curious about that one for a long time.
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post #6565 of 7605
12/17/12 at 9:16am
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Originally Posted by grubadub View Post

hey bill - if you don't mind, post a review of the herbie hancock. i've been curious about that one for a long time.

Hey grub,

I will be glad to once it arrives. I have the CD and thought it was good but I have heard that in MCH it sounds excellent smile.gif.

Just bought:

John Lee Hooker - It Serve You Right To Suffer APO SACD

Bill
Edited by Bill Mac - 12/17/12 at 9:24am
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post #6566 of 7605
12/17/12 at 4:33pm
Just bought a few more. I will be calling my SACDBA sponsor tonight wink.gif. Actually I'm drowning my sorrows from last nights Patriots loss to my buddy Steve's 49ers eek.gif. Just so you know Steve the Ricky Martin SACD is on its way. What was the bet again? Was it the loser had to listen to it on repeat for 8 hours or 8 days tongue.gif

Jorma Kaukonen - Blue Country Heart SACD

Dave Alvin - Blackjack Davis MFSL SACD

Bill
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post #6567 of 7605
12/17/12 at 5:23pm
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Originally Posted by Bill Mac View Post

Just bought a few more. I will be calling my SACDBA sponsor tonight wink.gif. Actually I'm drowning my sorrows from last nights Patriots loss to my buddy Steve's 49ers eek.gif. Just so you know Steve the Ricky Martin SACD is on its way. What was the bet again? Was it the loser had to listen to it on repeat for 8 hours or 8 days tongue.gif
Jorma Kaukonen - Blue Country Heart SACD
Dave Alvin - Blackjack Davis MFSL SACD
Bill

You crack me up! Ricky Martin is a bit harsh...your guys put up a good fight. Scared the bejeesus out of me! I need the information packet on SACDBA...Sign me up! Bought two more today:

Jennifer Warnes - The Well SACD
Patricia Barber - Nightclub MSFL SACD
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post #6568 of 7605
12/17/12 at 5:24pm
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Originally Posted by Bill Mac View Post

Actually I'm drowning my sorrows from last nights Patriots loss to my buddy Steve's 49ers eek.gif. Just so you know Steve the Ricky Martin SACD is on its way. What was the bet again? Was it the loser had to listen to it on repeat for 8 hours or 8 days tongue.gif Bill

Actually I think we said the loser had to shoot a video of themselves dancing to the SACD and post it here biggrin.gif
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post #6569 of 7605
12/17/12 at 5:30pm
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Originally Posted by holt7153 View Post

Actually I think we said the loser had to shoot a video of themselves dancing to the SACD and post it here biggrin.gif

Yes this ^^^^^^^^

Crap! One more hit my library, somehow...I swear I didn't order this one, really:

Pre-release Yes - Close to the Edge Audio Fidelity Gold SACD Mastered by Steve Hoffman!
Edited by scirica - 12/17/12 at 5:36pm
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post #6570 of 7605
12/17/12 at 5:31pm
I pre-ordered the remastered Rush 2112 DVD-A and it should be here this week. It's a great album and I'm excited to hear it in MCH.
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