Can some of you list some recomendations for your favorite DVD-A's. I've read many of the issues about the quality of the mix on some disks. But I know some disks are worth having.
What do you like?
A pointer to a web site that rates them would be great too.
What's the best source on the net?
Thanks.
- Fiddler (IMHO)
If you think listening to music is fun, try learning an instrument. HT: G61RSL, 4x5K, 5.5KHC, 2xSC6000, Transporter, HD621, Philips BDP7501 4K, Tivo, 65" LG OLED 4K C6 Computer: Foobar2000, 5K, Mojo, HiFiMan HE1000 V2
My favourites at the moment are : 'Tigerlily' (Natalie Merchant) 'The Game' (Queen) 'The Nightfly' (Donal Fagan) 'Two against nature' (Steely Dan) and Frank Sinatra live at the sands .
The Blue Man group remains my favorite... probably because it was recorded to be multichannel in the first place and not simply a re-mix. The Blue Man group is a lot of fun and is best with the lights completely off (including the projector). (I never understood the desire for still photos very much anyway). The Blue Man group music, in my opinion, is enhanced and a lot more fun with the tactile transducers turned on.
Go to the AIX web page, I made an order (one DVD-A disk) and got their free sampler disk #2. It looks like it might be very interesting and educational too. I am going to order Bucky Pizzerelli tommorrow I have the regular CD and I love it so I know that the DVD-A version is going to be WoW ! I heard it at CEDIA 2000 when M rolled out the red carpet for us. It's to bad that I can't play these disk yet, my 800-861 still in the U.K.(upgrade)I guess I am being a little impatient (cabin fever) I talked to Mona at AIX and she still had the first AIX sample disk available so she was kind enough to send it also (Free)! (www.aixrecords.com)I orderd Thursday or Friday and they arrived today Monday now that's great service. I hope that DVD-A gets more titles of all kind more Jazz and Classical would be great. Go Digital, Greg
I tried the Rumors DVD-A mentioned in another thread. Oooh baby does that sound good. I was worried these ears were getting too old. I like both mixes. My wife !!! even noticed the difference.
- Fiddler (IMHO)
If you think listening to music is fun, try learning an instrument. HT: G61RSL, 4x5K, 5.5KHC, 2xSC6000, Transporter, HD621, Philips BDP7501 4K, Tivo, 65" LG OLED 4K C6 Computer: Foobar2000, 5K, Mojo, HiFiMan HE1000 V2
In November, The Flaming Lips "Yoshimi Battles the Robots" comes out in DVD-A. It's a great and well-recorded CD that should really benefit from the higher rez. It's a natural for multichannel as well so I'll be interested to hear the mix.
Richard Thompson's "Rumor and Sigh" is great. Rumours certainly sounds better than the CD version. Aaron Neville's "Believe" isn't bad either. Also like the Steely Dan stuff.
Having tried about 150 DVD-A`s from different labels, I would recommend the following DVD-A`s
MODERN / ROCK Steely Dan - Two Against Nature Steely Dan - Everything Must Go The Doors - LA Woman (prefer the 2-ch mix, but Riders on the Storm awesome in 5.1) Buena Vista Club Neil Young - Harvest (2-channel) Donald Fagan - The Nightfly
JAZZ Latin Jazz Trio - Aix Records (Probably the best overall DVD-A I own, due to Recording, Mixing and Mastering being at 96/24) Cannonball Adderley - Something Else (Actually a DVD-V with a 2-channel 96/24 PCM mix. Only difference is MLP is not used for compression. Far superior to Redbook CD) John Coltrane - Blue Train (Also 2-channel 96/24 DVD-V) Sonny Clark - Cool Strutting (Also 2-channel 96/24 DVD-V) Jazz at the Movies - Especially Track 5, but also 2, 7, 8 and 9 mainly. (Music is ok, but does show what DVD-A is capable of)
CLASSICAL Stravinsky / Firebird Suite and Ravel / Bolero on Aix Records (Again sounds superb, as everything being done at 96/24) Nikolaus Harnoncourt - Dvorak - Symphony Number 9 - From the New World Nikolaus Harnoncourt - Bach - Matthaus Passion Gershwin - All the Works for Piano and Orchestra (2-ch 96/24 PCM on DVD-V)
Furthermore, I would recommend most 2-channel 96/24 mixes on DVD-A`s as being superior to the equivalent on Redbook 44/16. Therefore, I would strongly recommend buying the DVD-A version where available. E.g. “Rumours” DVD-A costs �13 versus �9 for the Redbook CD. This comes to $20 versus $14. For a difference of $6, there is simply no comparison when it comes to musical performance. When one considers how much we all spend on upgrading and enhancing our systems annually, this $6 difference is more than worthwhile!!
As I have stated previously, I think that DVD-A should be considered as a High Resolution 2-channel format, which offers significantly superior performance to Redbook CD`s. The fact that it also offers Multi-Channel 5.1 High Res mixes, should be seen as a BONUS, not as it raison d`etre.
I believe that many DVD-A`s are dismissed by people because they do not sound great in Multi-Channel and are too aggressive in the surrounds.
Recognizing and Supporting DVD-A as a High Res 2-channel format (v`s 2-ch SACD) will lead to even better sounding 2-ch and Multi-Channel mixes in the future.
[This message has been edited by RHurley (edited 10-14-2003).]
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