High-Resolution Audio
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:32 pm
I've only recently gotten into quad and high-resolution audio (as in, the last few years; since just before the world got sick...)
VLC player is awesome in that it allows for playback of Quad iso's and Quad VIDEO-TS files. Playback of AUDIO-TS files is clunky but do-able. The best way is to create an iso of the AUDIO-TS file, which will ensure uninterrupted playback.
BluRay Player Pro handles BDMV folders nicely.
Media Center is what I use to play SACD iso's. It handles the quad and 5.1 very well.
Using the HDMI output on my MacBook Pro gets the signal into my audio system and I'm in the clouds.
The Beatles stuff, in particular, The White Album, I think, sounds awesome in 5.1
Other artists material which I'd highly recommend in hi-res 5.1:
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon & Wish You Were Here. There is also a fan-made version of Animals which is great, and will have to do as band in-fighting has stalled the official release of this gem. Meddle in 5.1 is also superb, if you know how to access it. It's hidden on the Reverber/ation Blu-Ray in The Early Years box set. (Not the stand-alone release, as it was caught and removed before that was issued.)
Dark Side should be listened to LOUD. This is a complete remix, which reveals all kinds of elements that were there, but buried in the original release.
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Queen - A Night At The Opera
The Who - Tommy
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (turn on Voodoo Child (end of side 1..) turn it up. Turn it up some more. Mind blowing!!
Yes - Fragile, Close To The Edge, and Tales From Topographic Oceans
XTC - Skylarking and Drums & Wires
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Rush - A Farewell To Kings
King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
There's also a ton of Quad out there. In discovering this for myself, a whole new realm opened up.
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
both of which feature different mixes and/or versions of tunes. For that matter, the Rush - Signals 5.1 issue also features different mixes of some of the tunes.
Many of the early Elton John albums, some Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Jethro Tull, Genesis, The Doors... I could go on...all had quad versions released back in the day.
The big thing, for me, is that in many of the re-issues in 5.1, especially those by Steve Wilson, the hiss is practically nil. The work tapes have been digitally transferred and cleaned up before the mixing process, yielding impeccably enjoyable masterpieces.
Is anyone into this kind of thing? Or is it all Echo and Earbuds now?
VLC player is awesome in that it allows for playback of Quad iso's and Quad VIDEO-TS files. Playback of AUDIO-TS files is clunky but do-able. The best way is to create an iso of the AUDIO-TS file, which will ensure uninterrupted playback.
BluRay Player Pro handles BDMV folders nicely.
Media Center is what I use to play SACD iso's. It handles the quad and 5.1 very well.
Using the HDMI output on my MacBook Pro gets the signal into my audio system and I'm in the clouds.
The Beatles stuff, in particular, The White Album, I think, sounds awesome in 5.1
Other artists material which I'd highly recommend in hi-res 5.1:
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon & Wish You Were Here. There is also a fan-made version of Animals which is great, and will have to do as band in-fighting has stalled the official release of this gem. Meddle in 5.1 is also superb, if you know how to access it. It's hidden on the Reverber/ation Blu-Ray in The Early Years box set. (Not the stand-alone release, as it was caught and removed before that was issued.)
Dark Side should be listened to LOUD. This is a complete remix, which reveals all kinds of elements that were there, but buried in the original release.
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Queen - A Night At The Opera
The Who - Tommy
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (turn on Voodoo Child (end of side 1..) turn it up. Turn it up some more. Mind blowing!!
Yes - Fragile, Close To The Edge, and Tales From Topographic Oceans
XTC - Skylarking and Drums & Wires
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Rush - A Farewell To Kings
King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
There's also a ton of Quad out there. In discovering this for myself, a whole new realm opened up.
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
both of which feature different mixes and/or versions of tunes. For that matter, the Rush - Signals 5.1 issue also features different mixes of some of the tunes.
Many of the early Elton John albums, some Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Jethro Tull, Genesis, The Doors... I could go on...all had quad versions released back in the day.
The big thing, for me, is that in many of the re-issues in 5.1, especially those by Steve Wilson, the hiss is practically nil. The work tapes have been digitally transferred and cleaned up before the mixing process, yielding impeccably enjoyable masterpieces.
Is anyone into this kind of thing? Or is it all Echo and Earbuds now?