Aerosmith "Rocks" 20 bit remaster...

steveinaz
steveinaz Posts: 19,545
edited June 2006 in Music & Movies
Can you tell I went shopping yesterday?

Very good 20 bit re-mastering effort on this CD. Sounds tons better and weightier than the first cut. All the way from cymbals to bass, everything is cleaner, staged better and more 3-dimensional. Kudos. A worthwhile "upgrade" if your stuck with the 16-bit version.
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  • dohcmark8
    dohcmark8 Posts: 229
    edited November 2005
    Huh? Arent all CDs 16-bit???
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,545
    edited November 2005
    Nope.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    Found this....currently available 20 bit CD's

    http://www.fantasyjazz.com/html/20-bits_main.html
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,394
    edited November 2005
    Is 20 Bit AKA HDCD?

    SACD and DVDA is 24 bit right?
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  • Pablo
    Pablo Posts: 723
    edited November 2005
    I'm with sid. what catagory is 20bit in?

    I went to your link and there's a catagory of music called Pablo? I never heard of it. Should I be listening to this?
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited November 2005
    HDCD is 20 bits
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    Pablo wrote:
    I'm with sid. what catagory is 20bit in?

    I went to your link and there's a catagory of music called Pablo? I never heard of it. Should I be listening to this?

    First link in post # 10 in this thread:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33251&highlight=bad+news

    Supposed to be good.....
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,545
    edited November 2005
    Don't get the formats confused with the bit count. There are alot of 20-bit redbook CD's that are NOT HDCD. There's a difference. In fact there are 24-bit redbook CD's as well. SACD/DVD-A are another format altogether....

    This Aerosmith CD is Redbook, 20-bit.
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  • Pablo
    Pablo Posts: 723
    edited November 2005
    What ever format it is, it's now on my shopping list. 'Rocks' was my favorite album when I was a youngin. They were my favorite group up until 'Draw the Line' (were they started to lose my interest).
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited June 2006
    Apparently, Aerosmith's "Rocks" was also released on SACD (photos) before quickly deleted.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,687
    edited June 2006
    Danny, I remember seeing "Rocks" on SACD being offered up years ago, but it may have been a pre-order deal, can't remember for sure. It doesn't make sense that Sony wouldn't have re-issued it as an hybrid since they already had it in the DSD format. Sony sucks!
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited June 2006
    F1nut wrote:
    It doesn't make sense that Sony wouldn't have re-issued it as an hybrid since they already had it in the DSD format. Sony sucks!

    Exactly. The transfer and remastering have been done already, so anything beyond the cost of pressing the disc would've been pure profit for Sony.
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