In Reply to: Re: according to this article: DVD-Audio's would sell on average 3 times as many per title than SACD as posted by jdaniel@jps.net on October 29, 2004 at 18:27:21:
OK, summary:-My question: >> So which ones did you listen to then? <<
Your answer: None.
By the way, compared with Harnoncourt's Bach Passion on DVD-A, the so called 'editor's choice' Harnoncourt Mozart Requiem (Harmonia Mundi) SACD is unfortunate sounding: The brass section is shrill; low level details and ambience are buried under a sea of velvet, and the bass has about as much warmth as a piece of damp cardboard in a garden shed.
And that was your beloved 'pure' DSD.
b.t.w. I do like Harnoncourt as a conductor, and I like his musicians. But I don't care for any recordings ruined by backward DSD technology.
p.s. Another thing, the Harnoncourt SACD runs at about 55 mins -- close to SACD's maximum; But Harnonourt DVD-A runs nonstop for 2 hours, 45 mins! Then there's a video documentary too. Plus photo images. Plus catalog 5.1 hirez clips of other titles. etc. etc.
And get this:-
Two COMPLETE Beethoven cycles recorded in hirez 24/96 5.1 just for DVD-Audio . . .
1. DG/UMG: Abbado; Berliner Philharmoniker;
2. Warner: Barenboim; Berliner Staatskapelle,. . . versus zero in DSD/SACD.
The entire Handel's Messiah recorded in 96/24 just for DVD Audio by Arts Music . . .
. . . versus zero in DSD/SACD.
The entire (2hr 40 min) St Matthaus Passion recorded in 96/24 just for DVD Audio by Warner/Harnoncourt . . .
. . . versus zero in DSD/SACD.
Don't you just hate that?
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- Re: according to this article: DVD-Audio's would sell on average 3 times as many per title than SACD as - Martin419 05:00:34 11/01/04 (16)
- Martin there are 3 complete Beethoven cycles on SACD: - Teresa 14:11:14 11/02/04 (6)
- Re: Martin there are 3 complete Beethoven cycles on SACD: - Martin419 03:10:11 11/03/04 (5)
- Enjoy Martin! One question do you actually own 2 complete Beethoven cycles? - Teresa 22:22:25 11/03/04 (4)
- Make up your mind, Teresa . . . - Martin419 08:36:45 11/04/04 (3)
- Martin I was correcting your mistatements you said there were NO complete Beethoven cycles NO Handel's Messiah on SACD - Teresa 21:34:26 11/04/04 (2)
- Re: Martin I was correcting your mistatements you said there were NO complete Beethoven cycles NO Handel's Messiah on SA - Martin419 03:52:49 11/05/04 (1)
- ah ha! I see the confusion. I am mostly concerned with musicallly great and sonically superb recordings. - Teresa 21:12:51 11/05/04 (0)
- Re: according to this article: DVD-Audio's would sell on average 3 times as many per title than SACD as - jdaniel@jps.net 07:45:10 11/01/04 (8)
- Re: according to this article: DVD-Audio's would sell on average 3 times as many per title than SACD as - Martin419 08:14:39 11/01/04 (7)
- Re: according to this article: DVD-Audio's would sell on average 3 times as many per title than SACD as - jdaniel@jps.net 08:30:33 11/01/04 (6)
- Re: according to this article: DVD-Audio's would sell on average 3 times as many per title than SACD as - Martin419 09:05:57 11/01/04 (5)
- Re: according to this article: DVD-Audio's would sell on average 3 times as many per title than SACD as - jdaniel@jps.net 13:08:55 11/01/04 (4)
- Re: according to this article: DVD-Audio's would sell on average 3 times as many per title than SACD as - Martin419 14:47:18 11/01/04 (3)
- Re: according to this article: DVD-Audio's would sell on average 3 times as many per title than SACD as - jdaniel@jps.net 17:43:52 11/01/04 (0)
- Why bother... - Frank.. 15:13:08 11/01/04 (1)
- Forgive me for acknowledging that some orchestras and artists are better than others. (nt) - jdaniel@jps.net 16:49:07 11/01/04 (0)