Yeah, its so old now the technological reason is lost to memory (and I'm not curious enough to Duck, Duck Go! it, but HiFi VCR sound quality combined all the high S/N and dynamic range of digital with beautiful analog sound. I had some old VHS with those concerts and it always amazed me how they sounded so good coming from a cheap little HiFi VCR. The HiFi part is key, not all VCRs were HiFi and if they weren't they were crap. But the ones that are, sometimes wish I hadn't thrown mine out. Video quality though, cannot even believe we once watched anything so blurry and lifeless and low contrast!
Best sounding concert dvds
I love concert DVDs that are recorded well. I'd like to hear your opinions on some of the best. Not which music you like the best, but the best as far as presentation and what you'd pull out if you were to demo your system to someone.
Note: I don't care for Metal or obscure poorly recorded music.
My favorites are:
Elton John One Night Only (most of his DVDs are recorded "pretty good" to "great")
Elton John at the Royal Albert Hall with orchestra (excellent recording)
Les Miserables (10th anniversary w/orchestra and choir)
Meatloaf 3 Bats Live (Aspen Miller and John Miceli is awesome on drums.. good recording)
Rod Stewart One Night Only (great recording, dynamic, and makes you feel like you're at the concert)
Anyway, those are some of my favorites, you can kinda see what kind of music I like live.
I with Billy Joel would release a well recorded DVD in 5.1 but the two I had of him were brashy and thin sounding.
Note: I don't care for Metal or obscure poorly recorded music.
My favorites are:
Elton John One Night Only (most of his DVDs are recorded "pretty good" to "great")
Elton John at the Royal Albert Hall with orchestra (excellent recording)
Les Miserables (10th anniversary w/orchestra and choir)
Meatloaf 3 Bats Live (Aspen Miller and John Miceli is awesome on drums.. good recording)
Rod Stewart One Night Only (great recording, dynamic, and makes you feel like you're at the concert)
Anyway, those are some of my favorites, you can kinda see what kind of music I like live.
I with Billy Joel would release a well recorded DVD in 5.1 but the two I had of him were brashy and thin sounding.