Favorite dvd-audio suggestions

cjcinkc
cjcinkc Posts: 10
edited February 2004 in Music & Movies
Name your favorite 5.1 DVD Audio disk...
* Jazz
* Classical
* Pop/Rock
* Funk/Dance
* R&B/Soul

Looking to expand my world a little bit...
Thanks,
Chris
My little system:
Rcvr/Amp: Yamaha RX-V2400 (6.1)
Front: POLK Monitor 5A (27 years old and still pumping!)
Rear: POLK FXi3
Sub: POLK PSW150
Vid: Samsung Tantus 32" HDTV
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  • Steve@3dai
    Steve@3dai Posts: 983
    edited February 2004
    Bjork - Vespertine

    That disc really shows off her incredible vocal skills.

    Linkin Park - Reanimation

    I usually don't dig LP, but this disc will but a hurting on your system, and it was recorded from the ground up for DVD-A, so it sounds fantastic!
    LSi 9/C/FX
    Arcam AVR-200
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited February 2004
    Zappa "Holloween". The drum solo is what 5.1 is designed for.
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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited February 2004
    Chicago's Chicago II; Yes' Fragile; Fleetwood Mac's Rumours.

    Two Channel Setup:

    Speakers: Wharfedale Opus 2-3
    Integrated Amp: Krell S-300i
    DAC: Arcam irDac
    Source: iMac
    Remote Control: iPad Mini

    3.2 Home Theater Setup:

    Fronts: Klipsch RP-160M
    Center: Klipsch RP-160M
    Subwoofer: SVS PB12NSD (X 2)
    AVR: Yamaha Aventage RX-A2030
    Blu Ray: Sony BDP-S790
    TV Source: DirecTV Genie
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited February 2004
    The DTS tracks on the Eagles CD are top notch.
    Never Forget
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited February 2004
    I also like the Reanimation disc by Linkin Park, as well as Steely Dan's Everything Must Go.
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  • nebborjk
    nebborjk Posts: 425
    edited February 2004
    If you want something a little bit harder, the Staind 14 Shades of Grey disc is really good.
    Proud SOPA Member since 2005!
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited February 2004
    Linkin Park - Reanimation: 10/10 Awesome!!!!!!!!!!
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited February 2004
    I liked and would recommend the Eagles CD also.
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  • cjcinkc
    cjcinkc Posts: 10
    edited February 2004
    Thank you all. I'm not that familiar with L.P. other than a couple of songs off the radio -- I'll have to try that. I love FM's Rumours, and the wife would probably accept listening to the Eagles, too.

    Thanks again...
    My little system:
    Rcvr/Amp: Yamaha RX-V2400 (6.1)
    Front: POLK Monitor 5A (27 years old and still pumping!)
    Rear: POLK FXi3
    Sub: POLK PSW150
    Vid: Samsung Tantus 32" HDTV
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited February 2004
    The LP disc is more hip-hop oriented than the stuff you usually hear from the on the radio, just so you know.
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  • cjcinkc
    cjcinkc Posts: 10
    edited February 2004
    Good - I like a variety of styles. I even listened to Justin Timberlake all the way through.

    Has anyone bought a classical dvd-a? I'm wondering if the dvd-a might sound like I'm playing in the ensemble rather than listening from the audience.
    My little system:
    Rcvr/Amp: Yamaha RX-V2400 (6.1)
    Front: POLK Monitor 5A (27 years old and still pumping!)
    Rear: POLK FXi3
    Sub: POLK PSW150
    Vid: Samsung Tantus 32" HDTV
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  • woodyjacobs
    woodyjacobs Posts: 706
    edited February 2004
    I only have a few DVDaudio discs, but one that I think sounds great and is cool groovy-funky music is Medeski, Martin and Wood's "Uninvisible." It is mostly instrumental....keyboards drums and bass. It is also DTSES (although I don't have a rear center so I just play it DVDAudio. Not a huge use of the surrounds, but it is still a great sounding disc. I think I paid $15 at BB.
    system 1:
    Athena: AS-F1 mains, AS-C1 center, AS-B1 surrounds, AS-P400 sub, Yammie RXV-730, Rotel RB-976 driving front stage, Samsung BD3600 Blue Ray, Denon DVD2900 for sacd/cd , jbl n24awII on the deck, samsung 40" 1080p lcd

    system 2:
    XBox 360 Spherex 5.1 system, HK DVD38, Phillips CDC 926 CD changer, Phillips 32" LCD

    2 channel
    NAD 1600 pre, NAD 2400 THX amp, Phillips CDC 926, Linn extra speaks, crappy TT
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  • Soccerplyr
    Soccerplyr Posts: 160
    edited February 2004
    My favorite has to be Fleetwood Mac Rumours, the third song- Never Going Back Again. I can listen to that song for hours. Another I like is the 3rd track on Emerson Lake, And Palmer (BRain Salad Surgery)- Still... You Turn Me on. Has a really cool bass line that I like. The Bjork Disc (which I happen to be listening to as we speak) is really good as well.
    Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH
    Monolith 7x200 Amplifier
    Harmony Hub
    Sony VLP-HW40ES
    Visualapex 106" Electric Screen
    Oppo BDP-103
    Music Hall MMF 2.1
    Polk LSiM 705
    Polk LSiM704c
    Polk LSiM702F/X
    SVS PB-2000
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  • Kpt_Krunch
    Kpt_Krunch Posts: 52
    edited February 2004
    I currently have two DVD-A's, both of which I really enjoy:

    Deep Purple - Concerto For Group and Orchestra with the Royal Philharmonic

    The first 3 tracks sounds like a sound track for a bad 60's movie, but the Deep Purple music is fantastic!

    The Band - The Last Waltz - Most everyone I'm sure is familiar with this. The DVD-A is a good mix, makes you feel like your in the audience for the concert.

    I also have Led Zepplin, and Silverline "London Symphony in Berlin" DVD's, but these are not DVD-A. They are in 5 and six channel respectively. I prefer Zep in DTS, as the DD track has too much bass, not natural bass, but the boomy stuff you hear in movies, the DTS bass is much tighter and more realisitc. However, for the classical DVD, the DD is much more listenable, but I still perfer the DTS version.
    AVR - HK520
    Amp - HK PA2000
    Fronts- Energy Reference Connosieur RC-70
    Center - Energy Reference Connosieur LCR
    Surround - Energy Reference Connosieur RC-10
    Sub - SVS PBU-13 Piano Black
    Samsung HLN617W
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited February 2004
    Fleetwood Mac - Say you will DVD-a sounds great

    Sheryl Crow - The Globe Sessions

    Crowded House
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • flason
    flason Posts: 278
    edited February 2004
    Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Jazz Band "Swinging For The Fences" should go on the must have jazz list. His 2nd DVD-A is equally good, but a little different.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited February 2004
    I read in the new AudioRevolution's newsletter that all the music companies (including Sony) are experimenting with DVD-A/CD hybrid discs. One side is the CD side, the other is the multichannel DVD-Audio side. I guess they are test marketing in Seattle and Boston right now. Anybody that lives in those cities see one around?
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  • mhw58
    mhw58 Posts: 359
    edited February 2004
    Steely Dan: Two against Nature: Everything Must go
    Chicago II
    Donald Fagen: The Nightfly
    Emerson, Lake and Palmer: Brain Salad surgery

    Mike
    Fronts: SDA1C's
    Rears: SDA2's
    Center:CS400i
    Sub: PSW505
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