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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: Blu-ray
EAN: 0643157396888
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC, Surround Sound
Label: Surround Records
Manufacturer: Surround Records
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Surround Records
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 25, 2008
Running Time: 72 minutes
Sales Rank: 54796
Studio: Surround Records
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Product Description:
THIS BLU-RAY SURROUND MUSIC DISC DELIVERS AN AMAZING ACOUSTIC REALITY EXPERIENCE THROUGH ANY BLU-RAY (PS3) PLAYER WITH AN HDMI OR OPTICAL (core only 5.1 and 6.1) OUTPUT CONNECTED OR ASSEMBLED WITH DTS-HD MASTER AUDIO OR DTS (core only 5.1 and 6.1) CAPABLE PLAYBACK SYSTEM THE FULL RANGE 7.1 (6.1;5.1) SURROUND SPEAKER SET-UP IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR FULL PERCEPTION OF ACOUSTIC REALITY AND LOW FREQUENCY CHANNEL (LFE) THAT IS VERY CRITICAL FOR THIS RECORD. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RECORD WAS ORIGINALLY PRODUCED FOR 5.1 AND PRESENTED FOR 7.1 SURROUND SOUND REPRODUCTION TO PROVIDE YOU WITH UNIQUE ACOUSTIC REALITY EXPERIENCE.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - History and Source material for Surround Music Recordings
Quoted from original Blu ray forum, written by "Alexander J" (producer of the title):
All my work is dedicated to presenting music in surround sound. So for me multichannel surround sound reproduction is a current stage of the natural development of the technology of sound reproduction that started with Edison's invention of the phonograph in 1877 until the 1950s. Second stage of Stereo was based on inventions from the 1930s, reached the public in the mid-'50s, and has provided great listening Pleasure for four decades.Stereo improved the reproduction of timbre and added two dimensions of space: the left- right spread of performers across a Stage, and a set of acoustic cues that allow listeners to perceive a front-to-back dimension.
Third Age represented by Multichannel surround sound technology, natural involving presence in A way that is robust, reliable and consistent there each individual sound can has its Unique location in 3-dimensional space.
Talking about source material for Surround Music Recordings I cant not to mention great project by John Newton of Sound mirror, Inc. of remastering and producing RCA "Living Stereo" SACD series that was done from old analogue three-channel recordings that made legacy for Surround Music on SACD. I am strongly believe that the talent of Engineers and Producers is that making the difference in your multichannel music experience, and now with the new 7.1 sound reproduction capabilities artistically speaking giving content ... Read More
Rating:  - Cavet emptor!
Quoted from another Blu ray forum, written by Kilian.CA and slightly edited:
This is very similar to the putative Rachmaninov 2 & 3 by the same companies: just a re-release of the same in SACD and DVD-A previously released in 2004 on Naxos, now with an up-mix of 5.1 to 7.1. Not a big deal really.
If what we're getting is mere re-release of previous SACD and DVD-A tracks on BD then the future doesn't look very promising.
These initial batch of Naxos re-releases are not only up-mixed but some (including the Greg, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov discs) were originally recorded and mastered in 48kHz 24-bit so they are upsampled to 96kHz for the BD. (You can go to Naxos' website and check on their DVD-A listings. There are graphics of the back of the DVD-A showing the recording info.) It doesn't exactly admit this on the BD. What a marketing scam! Caveat emptor!
Rating: - 7.1 DTS-HD Blu-ray version is the BEST.
Obviously a piece such as this was made for multichannel recording, and Surround Records engineers have produced the "7.1 surround" experience with exceptional vividness. Happily, the work's musical substance is more than strong enough that its impact emerges more powerfully through 7.1 speakers. It goes without saying that the performance is outstanding this new version produces a wonderfully full, integrated sonic experience. In other words, the spacial element sounds natural, not gimmicky, and the performance has as much to do with that as does the engineering. A wonderful disc for the adventurous. by all means, get your hands on this and enjoy a renewed appreciation for this label's integrity to deliver this great recording to Blu-ray Disc.
Rating: - SACD 5.0 pretending to be DTS MA 7.1
I was awaiting my FIRST BluRay Classical title with great anticipation. I was rewarded with GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT.
This presentation fails to deliver on almost all counts. The one redeeming virtue is that the performance at least is credible. But one expects a DTS HD Master Audio (lossless) recording to sparkle. It does not. The soundstage is flat and one dimensional. In a good recording you can hear the SPACE between the instruments it is readily discernable. Here everything sounds crushed together. The sound generally stays between the speakers and is TOTALLY lacking in any spatial depth, either side to side or front to back. What is done to fool some into believing there is dimensionality is that a great deal of unnatural electronic reverb has been added.
Here are some troubling facts about this recording that are listed in light hard to read small print on the disc & back label. This is a Naxos recording (CNAX 6110060 SA.) done in the SACD format in 5.0--NOT 7.1. It literally sounds like the producers of this BluRay took the Naxos recording and shoved it through a DTS HD MA processor, slapped a BluRay label on it and marketed this as a real lossless recording. The whole project is done on the cheap--and it looks like it AND sounds like it.
For those who are used to quality recordings please note:
There are NO program or liner notes--you have have no idea WHO these artists are and if you would like to know a little something about the selections ... Read More
Rating: - BAYER BEWAR!
Some people will try to sabotage this recording and this new format. I just came back from Entertainment Media Expo 2008 and heard presentation of this title on the state of the art equipment among with feature films Blu-ray soundtracks presented by major movie studios. Sound Outstanding. This is great new product. Support High Resolution Surround Music on Blu-ray!
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