OT - More on Surround

I have ordered the new version of The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink
Floyd, which has been redone for SACD stereo, and in 5.1 for
compatible DVD Video players:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-
/B00008CLOA/qid=1049369627/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-0719502-0564623?
v=glance&s=music&n=507846

(or cheaper here if you are in the UK:
http://www.playserver4.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=CD&title=114288)

As it is a similar vintage to Tomita's analogue work, I am looking
forward to hearing it. I don't have a SACD player though, so I'm
going to miss out on the ultra-high quality stereo.

Ben

 

Ben Ward wrote:
>
> I have ordered the new version of The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink
> Floyd, which has been redone for SACD stereo, and in 5.1 for
> compatible DVD Video players:

umm, see below, you left out an important word that the link below didn't
>
> (or cheaper here if you are in the UK:
> http://www.playserver4.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=CD&title=114288)
>
> As it is a similar vintage to Tomita's analogue work, I am looking
> forward to hearing it. I don't have a SACD player though, so I'm
> going to miss out on the ultra-high quality stereo.
>
> Ben

Unlike Tomita's disc I'm sure you won't get surround from a regular DVD
player though,

It says "SACD-compatible DVD players"

So I guess if you don't have one you'll just be listening to it plain
old stereo

The strategy of SACD was they could make a disc that plays plain stereo
on anyone's gear and then does something special on an SACD player.

DVD-A's strategy was to not be CD compatible at all but instead deliver
lower res multichannel audio on a plain DVD player (which also folds the
mix on the fly to 2-ch in hardware for those connecting their DVD to a
stereo or headphones, etc. -- I guess they also could use the PCM audio
capability of DVD video but I've never heard of anyone using it)

 

In a message dated 4/3/03 6:13:48 AM Central Standard Time,
baward at blueyonder.co.uk writes:

> I have ordered the new version of The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink
> Floyd, which has been redone for SACD stereo, and in 5.1 for
> compatible DVD Video players:
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-
> /B00008CLOA/qid=1049369627/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-0719502-0564623?
> v=glance&s=music&n=507846


Hi Ben,
I just ordered this disc based on your above link, thanks. $13.49 is a
pretty good price for an SACD.

Andrew