Dvd-audio

ninerbj
ninerbj Posts: 870
edited October 2006 in Music & Movies
Pulled the trigger on a new Oppo 970. Should be here this afternoon. I was hoping to buy my first DVD-A this weekend for a test listen. Any recommondations what to get in the rock, blues, catagory? Better yet, where is a good place to purchase DVD-A's?

Brad
"she had the body of Venus, with arms."
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  • Billm57
    Billm57 Posts: 689
    edited October 2006
    ninerbj wrote:
    Pulled the trigger on a new Oppo 970. Should be here this afternoon. I was hoping to buy my first DVD-A this weekend for a test listen. Any recommondations what to get in the rock, blues, catagory? Better yet, where is a good place to purchase DVD-A's?

    Brad

    Yes - Fragile
    Zappa - Quadiophiliac
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  • pmckeealaska
    pmckeealaska Posts: 808
    edited October 2006
    Steely Dan- Gaucho
    R.E.M.- Document

    Both are the best sounding albums in my collection and the gems of my high-rez. Enjoy!
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited October 2006
    Eagles--Hotel California
    Fleetwood Mac--Rumours
    Queen--A Night at the Opera

    I have bought them on-line from CC and Best Buy, you can them from Music Direct and Acouticsounds.com also.

    RT1
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  • ninerbj
    ninerbj Posts: 870
    edited October 2006
    Thanks fellow dudes!
    Think I will have to try Zappa for sure, mabey Steely Dan as well.
    I have plenty of SACD's, but as you all know, finding many good rock/blues stuff on SACD is far and few.
    "she had the body of Venus, with arms."
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited October 2006
    The Fixx - 1011 Woodland - Almost has a live feel to their reworked songs.. some are acoustic too.

    any of the Fleetwood Mac DVD-Audio

    Crowded House is really good too.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited October 2006
    I only have SACD for now, but I heard Blue Man Group's "Audio" is an awesome DVD-A.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited October 2006
    This will reduce your home to rubble!!!!:eek: :eek: I pity anyone who plays this with a SVS!:eek: My whole livingroom shakes when I play that disc.

    Danny Tse wrote:
    I only have SACD for now, but I heard Blue Man Group's "Audio" is an awesome DVD-A.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,997
    edited October 2006
    I have plenty of SACD's, but as you all know, finding many good rock/blues stuff on SACD is far and few.

    If you think SACD is lacking in rock/blues, you're in for a real shock when you find out DVD-A has next to nothing.
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  • Schwingding
    Schwingding Posts: 363
    edited October 2006
    Foreigner - 4. Kicks ****!
    Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet.
    Dark Side of the Moon
    Grateful Dead - American Beauty
    ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
    Beck - Sea Change
    Depeche Mode - Violator
    Bon Jovi - This Left Feels Right

    Gotta get Dr. Chesky's absurd, insane surround sound show...titled something like that.
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  • ninerbj
    ninerbj Posts: 870
    edited October 2006
    If you think SACD is lacking in rock/blues, you're in for a real shock when you find out DVD-A has next to nothing

    Mr.Fnuts
    Why so otpimistic? You must know of dozens of rock/blues SACD's that the rest of us haven't been privilaged to. I will be the first to admit the Sony camp has more SACD titles in their vaults than any DVD-A camp could dream of, but the key words here are ROCK and Blues. Would you be so kind to share where you would find more rock/blues titles than this?

    http://store.acousticsounds.com/category.cfm?id=23
    "she had the body of Venus, with arms."
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited October 2006
    ninerbj wrote:
    Would you be so kind to share where you would find more rock/blues titles than this?

    http://store.acousticsounds.com/category.cfm?id=23

    There are many titles duplicated on both SACD and DVD-A....Dire Straits' "Brothers in Arms", Peter Frampton's "Frampton Comes Alive!", Roy Orbison's "Black & White Night", etc..... but there are also many rock/pop titles that are exclusively on SACD, such as ones from the Stones, Dylan, Peter Gabriel, etc....
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  • mhw58
    mhw58 Posts: 359
    edited October 2006
    ninerbj wrote:
    Pulled the trigger on a new Oppo 970. Should be here this afternoon. I was hoping to buy my first DVD-A this weekend for a test listen. Any recommondations what to get in the rock, blues, catagory? Better yet, where is a good place to purchase DVD-A's?

    Brad

    Anything by Steely Dan and Donald Fagen. The Beatles are releasing a dvd audio from the 'love' show on November 21st which should be fantastic.

    Fleetwood Mac-Rumours
    Eagles-Hotel California
    Yes-Fragile
    Beck-Sea Change- I have this on SACD and the 5.1 mix is PHENOMENAL!
    It's also on dvd audio and I think it's the same mix.
    I'll list a few more when I get home.
    Mike
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,997
    edited October 2006
    That's Mr. F1nut to you!
    Why so otpimistic?

    I'm being realistic here, nothing else.

    Take a look here, http://www.sa-cd.net/titles/0/0/date/5/1

    There appears to be @470 rock/blues choices. Just click on the genre window, make your selection and click GO!

    There are other reasons why SACD is superior to DVD-A, but maybe this isn't the time or place.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited October 2006
    I have not put money into DVD-A or SACD but everything i have heard mixed in 5.1 is excellent.
    I have bought 3 of the new Depeche Mode Remasters and the DTS 24bit96k sound is to die for. A new level of high quality music for me. And no out a pocket for new equipment.:D
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  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited October 2006
    BT - This Binary Universe

    Incredibly well mixed 5.1!
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited October 2006
    Does Pink Floyd have anything on DVD-A?
    Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,997
    edited October 2006
    Only DSOTM on SACD.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited October 2006
    Home Theatre wrote:
    Does Pink Floyd have anything on DVD-A?

    There's the unofficial DVD-A of the original quad mix to DSOTM.
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  • Meeks32
    Meeks32 Posts: 330
    edited October 2006
    Metallica's Black album is on DVD-A I believe.
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited October 2006
    Meeks32 wrote:
    Metallica's Black album is on DVD-A I believe.
    Yep - a very early release for the format. The 5.1 mix on it kicks A$$.:cool:
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited October 2006
    I just dont know which dvd player to get. Any suggestions?
    Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • ninerbj
    ninerbj Posts: 870
    edited October 2006
    Well, if your looking for a nice univesal palyer on the cheap, The Oppo 970 is a nice unit. Just plugged her in a couple nights ago...picture is great! It also plays every format under the sun.
    http://www.oppodigital.com/
    "she had the body of Venus, with arms."
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited October 2006
    How was the set up?
    How does it sound?
    Picture?
    1080 upconversion?
    Hdmi?
    Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • mldennison
    mldennison Posts: 307
    edited October 2006
    this place has the best sounding releases that i have heard on dvd-a:

    http://www.aixrecords.com/

    they are a little pricey and dont have a huge catalogue but they do have a few blues releases. defintely worth checking out, even if just to get the sampler.
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  • ninerbj
    ninerbj Posts: 870
    edited October 2006
    How was the set up? Best manual I have ever seen. Everything was a breeze
    How does it sound? Sound is still up in the air. I am running Optic through a Denon 3508. I plan on throwing in Pink Floyds DSOTM tonight is SACD. I will let you know how she sounds compared to my Sony

    Picture? Very good. No cropping or wash out. More later as well

    1080 upconversion? Yes, Can do 720p & 1080i

    Hdmi? You betcha. AND they supply a 6' HDMI cord with the unit!! Good quality cord too, I would guess in the $50 dollar range

    I was quite impressed with the whole process. Shipping was right on the money with tracking numbers as soon as it hit the door. Matter of fact, it was a day early.
    The unit itself was packed wonderfully. It also comes in it's own cloth bag.
    I had the unit shipped to me here at work so I wouldn't miss FEDEX. After showing it to several people here, I know of at least 3 guys in my office that ordered one the next day!
    "she had the body of Venus, with arms."
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited October 2006
    ninerbj wrote:
    How does it sound? Sound is still up in the air. I am running Optic through a Denon 3508. I plan on throwing in Pink Floyds DSOTM tonight is SACD. I will let you know how she sounds compared to my Sony

    You won't get SACD through an optical connection though. The 970 will output SACD digitally thru its HDMI 1.1 output and through its analog audio jacks. Either way, the DSD will be downconvert to PCM 88.2. This was confirmed by Oppo after I emailed them (and they responded within 30 minutes :eek: ). Regardless, I have read near-universal praise for this player.

    Oh, Oppo is still trying to fix the issue of non-gapless playback of SACD....which may be an issue with SACDs such as DSOTM.
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  • ninerbj
    ninerbj Posts: 870
    edited October 2006
    I already have the analogs hooked up and ready to go. I will let ya know what if any problems I run into.
    "she had the body of Venus, with arms."
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited October 2006
    Out-of-print and ultra-collectible DVD-A....Eric Johnson's "Ah Via Musicom". It was pulled from the market because the surround mix wasn't authorized by EJ.
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  • ninerbj
    ninerbj Posts: 870
    edited October 2006
    Cool!
    Either he wasn't getting royalties or the mix sounds like crap...makes me wonders.
    "she had the body of Venus, with arms."
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited October 2006
    Billm57

    What did you think of the drum sole on the Zappa DVD A? I got a little dizzy.

    Round and round, faster and faster.

    I think i like my Frank with 2 channel, but I would like to see how he would have mixed the DVD A.
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