I kinda disagree with the sony - T series test that you mentioned. Its sony that is relatively low when compared. Try all the other companies and its the audio of Sony that is low. Maybe the dolby processing (NR) does that, i am not sure.
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 2:35 PM, wiredbeats <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Infact when i bought Yuvraaj CD i had the same observation. But then > usually its your presets in your audio system that makes the difference. > Some home theatres come with this 'auto-caliberate' feature which does not > suit most CD materials. They get optimised for DVD Dolby Digitial/5.1 > performance. So the systems always looks for such stuff and messes up. I > have a fairly high end Sony Home Theatre and i have manually caliberated for > cripser output, it sound awesome now *Use these quick tips* > > > - If you are playing the CD in a PC CD player, u can easily EQ it and > find more layers in the track.But PC CD player sucks. Rip and play MP3 in > Jet Audio. > - If you have a stand alone CD player like a Hi-FI system, choose > 'Jazz' mode if you have one. That works best. Many choose the 'dance' mode > and then you have this booming effect > - If you have a home theatre with 5.1 then manually caliverabe with 1 > to 1.5 dB more to rear right and rear left. This gives you a more crispper > treble. Reduce LFE ( Sub-woofer) by 1 dB. Dont worry you will still have > ample thump in the CD track > - Select Auto mode.Not pro-logic, DTS etc. CD is a stereo output. > - If you have a 7.1. Forget it. Do everything for 5.1. There is nothing > like 7.1!! Mid right and Rear right copy each other and so to the lefts > > Also when you have sub-woofer, dont duck it into a corner. Keep 1Ft > distance between walls, all 3 sides. > > All this is assuming you are playing original audio CD. Not MP3, even > 320Kbps.Its still Mp3 > > *However, one thing i am certain about*.The audio clarity overall is far > superior when Rahman tracks come out in Sony Music. T-series is usually > little weak. I think these guys compress ( not shrink, but making it > 'louder') the master before they press the discs.This kills some interesting > layers that Rahman builds. > > *Do this test :* Keep a volume level static say 20. Play Vandematarm > original Sony Music, then play Meenaxi original from Sony. Now play Gajini. > Notice how loud Gajini sounds. Its T-series doin this. Not the studio > master. > > I really think Rahman should go with Sony or Universal. > > Anyways, this is my take fellas.. > > what ya say? > > regards > > wb > > > Remixes I Originals I Opinions at http://www.wiredbeats.com > <http://www.wiredbeats.com/> > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Arun KB Ganesh <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, 10 September, 2009 1:49:18 PM > *Subject:* [arr] 'Blue' Sound/Audio Quality - "Dissapointed" > > > > One of the reasons for me to appreciate AR's music *was* the superb > quality his songs had - i am referring to the 'sound' quality. > > Off late, I have felt that his songs were lacking the clarity it had. One > of the most beautiful songs in a major album this year had an error, which > was pointed out in this forum & was acknowledged by his team too (not in > this forum). I am not sure if it is the Sound Engineers or the programmers. > > The 'sound' of Blue in the *CD* is, in fact, pathetic. It more sounds > like a studio version (work in progress) - unclear vocals, boomy sounds for > chiggy wiggy (which is muffling the instrument before Sonu starts singing). > The vocals are extremely bad.... > > Not sure if it is a problem in the final mix/mastering or a problem @ > T-Series. > > I am disturbed because of this trend, and more worried coz things are not > being set right. With every album, I have hoped the sound would be 'better'. > but it has never been. > Is ARR not looking into the final product? I dont think so, 'coz the beauty > of the sound is compromised on. > > And I am not in for a debate here. > > > > Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. > Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php > > >
