Soundtracks re-issue!

[Jules]

Well, I own a Phillips dvd player which plays also DTS with Home Cinema 5.1 and I can say that the BIA dvd-audio sounds specially great and in 5.1, as its meant to be.

[dmg]

Well, I own a Phillips dvd player which plays also DTS with Home Cinema 5.1 and I can say that the BIA dvd-audio sounds specially great and in 5.1, as its meant to be.

No DVD player can beat a high end CD/SACD player though and IMO music is better listened in stereo.  I've listened to the BIA in 5.1 too but stereo is best for me.  It wasn't in surround sound in the studio...  A matter of taste of course, whatever sounds best to ones own ears is best!

CD player like mine (my SACD isn't listed):

http://www.thevintageknob.org/sony-CDP-XA55ES.html

[Vesper]

My god Jbaent!!!
LOVING YOUR NEW AVATAR!!

Cheers. BBB

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[dmg]

My god Jbaent!!!
LOVING YOUR NEW AVATAR!!

Cheers. BBB

Cool, isn

[Jules]

Instead of upload it, I used the url option and pasted the link 

[El Macho]

I've got BIA and Shangri-La in SACD and they sound great.
The 5.1 sound is something that isn't exactly made for music, in concerts, the band is in front and not behind....
But I still like listening to these SACD in 5.1
Pink Floyd's Dark side of the moon is also worth !

[Pottel]

or roger waters' Amused to death...

[ustas]

No DVD player can beat a high end CD/SACD player though and IMO music is better listened in stereo.  I've listened to the BIA in 5.1 too but stereo is best for me.  It wasn't in surround sound in the studio...  A matter of taste of course, whatever sounds best to ones own ears is best!

CD player like mine (my SACD isn't listed):

http://www.thevintageknob.org/sony-CDP-XA55ES.html

Actually I have very expensive Denon SACD/DVD-Audio but do not use it last year - today I prefer to listen to music using a PC with a combination of USB/SPDIF convertor and DAC (Rega). It has good usabillity and provides the exellent quality.  Plus a turntable for vinyl LPs, because new records released on vinyl as usual are mastered better than CD. There is not a trouble to rip SACD (digitally, via first generation of 60Gb PlayStation) and to keep it on HDD. You can ever buy a DAC (Mytek Stereo 192) which can work over USB and decode DSD directly. But I prefer to convert DSD to PCM.

The audio format does not matter. Some good mastered CD (for example original BIA from 1985) sounds better than badly mastered DVD or SACD.

[boboDS]

Interesting debate over here, useful info ustas, and a great avatar jbaent (terry is the man)!

I too prefer to listen to cd in 2.0, that's the proper way to listen to music.

That japanese LoG album sounds very nice, I didn't know about it, but starting to think about it very seriously. I wonder if the difference is that noticable, but since it is my most favourite album, I will probably get it.

[ds1984]

because new records released on vinyl as usual are mastered better than CD.

Vinyl mastering technicaly imply downsizing stereo separation, sound compression and reduced dynamic. If the vinyl mastering is better than its CD counterpart it is because someone doesn't make its job properly (and should be immediatley fired).

[El Macho]

Did anybody buy the Cal re-issue containing the 3 tracks from Comfort & Joy ?
Is it finally released ?
Where to buy this re-issue for the best price ?

[vgonis]

Did anybody buy the Cal re-issue containing the 3 tracks from Comfort & Joy ?
Is it finally released ?
Where to buy this re-issue for the best price ?

Yes, it also interests me.

[JF]

Did anybody buy the Cal re-issue containing the 3 tracks from Comfort & Joy ?
Is it finally released ?
Where to buy this re-issue for the best price ?

Yes, it also interests me.

me too 

[Jules]

Did anybody buy the Cal re-issue containing the 3 tracks from Comfort & Joy ?
Is it finally released ?
Where to buy this re-issue for the best price ?

Yes, it also interests me.

me too 

Me too as well 

[ustas]

Referring to CD Japan website it has 3 bonus from CaJ http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UICY-94831
But there is not any reason for me to buy due to i have all tracks as b-sides on MK and DS CD singles, so I cannot confirm it