 | | | 
23-12-2003, 8:53 AM
|
#1 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Southgate, North London
Posts: 1,477
Thanks: Gave 183, Got 78 | New Thread for SACD and DVD-A discs
I have recently purchased a universal DVD player.
Bee n browsing at SACD and DVD-A discs out of curiosity.
I was wondering it it is worth while starting a similar thread to the one already going titled "Recomended Albums", a 'sticky thread', but purely for SACD/DVD-A music.. either recomending the good or the ones to avoid?!?!?!?
Edited I wonder if the HCC magazines would start to review musical DVD's either DVD-video music, DVD-A or SACD? Just a thought
Yours curiously
Adrian
__________________ Fuji P50XHA58EB JVC HD1 Denon AVC-A11XV Arcam DV139 Oppo BD83 MA GR60s & Centre SR Rears V+ My Setup
Last edited by sapper; 23-12-2003 at 10:04 AM.
| 
|  | |
23-12-2003, 9:31 AM
|
#2 (permalink)
| | Ex Member
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: England
Posts: 2,401
Thanks: Gave 0, Got 0 |
Perhaps you could suggest to a moderator that it be made into a Sticky?
Might be worth a try  .
Dimmy
| |
| | |
23-12-2003, 9:34 AM
|
#3 (permalink)
| | Prominent Member
Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Land of the Living, Essex
Posts: 3,177
Thanks: Gave 9, Got 20 |
maybe we should get some good music on SACD/DVDA while we're at it
__________________
Marantz 7400 - Pioneer 575A - Sanyo Z3 - HTPC - Ruark Dialogue II - Ruark Epilogue II - Ruark Vita 120 x 2 - Ruark Log Rythm - Gamboy Advance SP - NES - SNES - Dreamcast - Playstation - Playstation 2 - Wii - XBOX360 - PS3 - Mac Mini | |
| | |
23-12-2003, 6:17 PM
|
#4 (permalink)
| | Prominent Member
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Worcester
Posts: 3,395
Thanks: Gave 13, Got 24 |
The Doors LA Woman
__________________
Martin - Sony KDL46W4500, STRDB930, SLHF950 SuperBeta, Pioneer 575, Castle Pembroke, Keep, & Clydes, Pace Twin PVR, BTVision. Sony TRV33 video camera. PS3 | |
| | |
23-12-2003, 8:31 PM
|
#5 (permalink)
| | New Member
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 24
Thanks: Gave 0, Got 0 |
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Groove Armada - Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)
Both of these discs have been excellently re-mastered to make full use of the surround sound.
Some discs have not had so much care taken over them. A little reverb in the rear speakers does not make a multi-channel recording !!
| |
| | |
24-12-2003, 10:24 PM
|
#6 (permalink)
| | Veteran Member
Join Date: May 2001 Location: Herts, England
Posts: 5,342
Thanks: Gave 122, Got 413 |
we still need some more "mainstream" releases
__________________ Sony STRDB930, Rotel RMB-1075, Sony KDL-40X2000U, HD HTPC, B&W CDM 1NT, CNT & SNT, MF A3 24-bit DAC, SkyHD, TSU7000 ProntoPro NG, QED cables
Follow my PC Case mod project here: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1189553 | |
| | |
26-12-2003, 11:36 AM
|
#7 (permalink)
| | Member
Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: UK
Posts: 293
Thanks: Gave 0, Got 0 |
Police Every Breath You Take best of SACD. Walking on the Moon in surround is excellent!
DSOTM
Roxy Music Avalon is also good.
Want the Foo Fighters on DVD-A. Any one seen it at a good price ?
Rog
| |
| | |
26-12-2003, 7:17 PM
|
#8 (permalink)
| | Distinguished Member
Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 10,893
Thanks: Gave 1,158, Got 583 |
Where's the best place to get DVD-A and SACD ?
__________________
I know the meaning of life, it doesn't help me a bit
| |
| | |
26-12-2003, 11:52 PM
|
#10 (permalink)
| | Distinguished Member
Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 10,893
Thanks: Gave 1,158, Got 583 |
Dumb question coming here - I assume there are no regions with DVD-A disks ?
__________________
I know the meaning of life, it doesn't help me a bit
| |
| | |
27-12-2003, 1:37 PM
|
#11 (permalink)
| | Member
Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: UK
Posts: 293
Thanks: Gave 0, Got 0 |
JohnG, I dont think there is region coding on DVD-A. However I have a multiregion 2900 so maybe I wouldnt know. However the original DVD V region coding was the studios trying to control the introduction of DVDs internationally so it didnt affect Cinema releases. I dont suppose this is an issue for DVD-A.
As for places to buy. I have used
Play
Tower.com
Amazon.com
and some stores in NYC.
However UK based stores are not taking this seriously at all. Any I have found are at a daft price, apart from DSOTM SACD in Tesco for £9.99 
Rog
p.s Futreent to DVD-A. What we want is CD-Wow to do DVD-A and SACD.
| |
| | |
27-12-2003, 9:49 PM
|
#12 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wales
Posts: 2,449
Thanks: Gave 247, Got 405 |
I think that all the dvd-a releases so far are region free.
Mind you, the video on most (if not all) of them is in ntsc.
| |
| | |
28-12-2003, 12:14 AM
|
#13 (permalink)
| | Member
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kent
Posts: 607
Thanks: Gave 8, Got 16 |
I've been eagerly awaiting the Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots on DVD-Audio. The release has been delayed a couple of times but should be out 12th Jan. A few sites have reviewed the US release and it sounds very good. Lets hope the surround steering is indeed 'good' rather than gimicky.
__________________
A working class hero is something to be.
| |
| | |
29-12-2003, 1:16 PM
|
#14 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Surrey UK
Posts: 1,629
Thanks: Gave 51, Got 87 |
Play do a number of SACD & DVD-A titles
A&B Sound in Canada also www.absound.ca
As to decent titles Hotel California ELP Brain Salad Queen A Night at The Opera are obvious DVD-A's
Beck Sea Changes & Up Peter Gabriel are my recent SACD buys
Good idea by original poster btw ... Paul 
__________________ "I can't complain but sometimes I still do - Life's been good to me so far" Gadget List: AV - Denon Kef REL Pioneer Sky+
DSLR - Between cameras at the mo 
For Sale:  | |
| | |
01-01-2004, 9:31 PM
|
#15 (permalink)
| | Member
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia
Posts: 44
Thanks: Gave 1, Got 0 |
I've just purchased the Denon 2900 and have been scouring the net for reviews, retailers and price comparisons
So far I haven't found a good price comparison site - the usual DVD sites for DVD-Audio and some of the CD comparison sites like www.amusicarea.com for SACD but they're hardly comprehensive
Reviews are also difficult but some of the better sites are: www.audaud.com www.musictap.net www.dvdangle.com
Plus user reviews at Amazon
As for retailers my favourite DVD retailers DVDSoon and DVDPacific both stock DVD-Audio but the DVDSoon range is limited. DVDPacific also have an extensive SACD catalogue (DVD-A and SACD are under the AUDIO tab on the website). Pricing at DVDPacific is usually US$14.17 for most titles which, coupled with the cheap shipping, probably makes them the best bet - certainly for deliveries to Oz
As for discs the Bjork Vespertine DVD-A is stunning as is the DSOTM SACD. I'm somewhat underwhelmed by the R.E.M. Document and Neil Young Road Rocks Vol 1 DVD-As
Please keep this thread going as it's extremely difficult finding info on these formats and all feedback would be welcome
Cheers
Martin
| |
| | | |
Linear Mode
