DSOTM might only have been a stereo disk (although there was a quadraphonic version released), but the live performances were engineered for surround sound in the auditorium.
According to a few web sites I turned up on a quick search the 5.1 mix on the SACD has the approval of the band; this is apparently not the case with the quadraphonic album. One advantage of increasing age (and deteriorating ears) is that I am the weak link in the chain; a $500 surround sound system serves me as well as one costing significantly more. On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 04:37:11PM -0800, Michael Chan wrote: > For what it's worth, I bought a 5.1 mix version of "Joshua Judges > Ruth" from Lyle Lovett. I far and away prefer the original stereo > mix. Perhaps it's because my time spent listening (I've heard that > cd too many times to count) of the original had conditioned me to > think that's how it "should" sound? I don't know. I haven't bought > any SACD/DTS audio cds since, but maybe it is time that I revisit. > > I'm way out of my league here (hear?) opining on this, but I think it > must be a supremely difficult task to remaster truly good-sounding > sources originally recorded for stereo listening to a surround > environment. Again, maybe this is my listening prejudice. Also, my > 5.1 kit is a very nice amp/speaker combo but it is setup for home > theater; it isn't in nearly as nice of a "music" environment as my 2 > speaker rig. > > I remember many years ago listening to cds on Mark Robert's home > setup; it sounded incredible. His is basically the method I've tried > to emulate since regarding stereo listening; "natural" speakers, > "natural" amp, whereas my focus on the 5.1 theater was different, at > least as far as I know what that means. > > Michael > > On Dec 1, 2006, at 4:17 PM, John Francis wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 11:02:26PM +0000, Peter Lacus wrote: > >> John, > >> > >>> The 30th anniversary SACD Dark Side was a significant factor > >>> in my decision to upgrade our home DVD player to the Sony 875V > >>> (a 5-disc DVD changer that also plays SACDs) > >> > >> can you hear any difference then? I've got the same SACD so I am > >> in the > >> market for a SACD player now I guess. > > > > Even with my aged ears, and the onset of deafness, I can still hear > > the difference between a stereo mix and full 5.1 surround sound. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
