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Am I the only one purchasing hybrid disc's.......

That doesn't listen to them in SACD? I've noticed in some of these that the 2 channel playback doesn't even come close to normal 'quality' 2 channel playback. The last recording I bought was given high marks for 'audio quality' and I thought it was closed in and dullish (the performance wasn't so hot either!).

Is there something in the production of these disc's like for instance the mike set up or the engineers choices in the mix which causes them to focus on the multi-channel effects at the expense of the main channels? I don't think I hear this as often (if ever) on the non multi-channel SACD disc's.

Comments?

Newbee (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-13-06

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11-13-06 I have also noticed that the redbook layer isn't great on hy ... Aball

11-13-06 I haven't noticed particularly inferior sound on hybrid disc ... Rcprince

11-13-06 Are you saying you're listening to only the front left and f ... Pawlowski6132

11-13-06 That is why i am refusing to buy any additional sacds (hybri ... Don_s

11-13-06 Pawlowski - i'm listening to a two channel redbook system. m ... Newbee

11-14-06 I have a reasonable amount of hybrids (approx 45) and i only ... Ben_campbell

11-14-06 Interesting i have had just the opposite experience, i have ... Czbbcl

11-13-06 I think it depends. i think if the hybrid sacd is being re-m ... Pawlowski6132

11-14-06 Sad issue is i have had some stuff that i got on hybrid, ran ... Undertow

11-14-06: Shadorne
The variation in the quality of studio recording, mix and mastering is far greater than CD, DVD-A or SACD, IMHO. Some will be worse and some will be better. The SACD remaster of Aerosmith Toys in the Attic was done by Doug Sax - it sounds awesome compared to earlier CD masters - sounds the same in two channel on both SACD and CD format to me (you can buy both the SACD and the redbook CD version separately - but on CD I needed to buy a three album box set as there is no CD layer on the SACD and previous CD releases of Toys in the Attic were not remastered by Doug Sax and are not quite as good)

These format wars are painful. Surround has 5.1 6.1 or 7.1, DTS or Dolby,wide screen, 4:3...

DTS sounds better to me but they don't always have room for it on a full length DVD.

And now we have HD DVD, just another way for us audiophools to part with our money I guess...you can own the same movie on VHS mono, VHS stereo, on VHS analog dolby surround, then on DVD stereo and then on DVD Dolby digital surround and then on DVD Dolby DTS 6 or 7.1 widescreen and 4:3...and now on HD!! Not to mention the one or two disc limited editions with directors cuts!!!

1 Movie released in 50 formats over 30 years, the movie studios with the archives are laughing all the way to the bank!

and now, ladies and gentlemen, Just released from the vaults for a limited time only, buy "Ariel" beautifully restored for the first time on a two disc limited edition DVD....get it fast while supplies last (whatever you do, don't wait for the HD version which we will release next year, as we want you to buy that one too!)
Shadorne (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-14-06 As far as i can remember all of the hybrids i have sound bet ... Ben_campbell