docbass

I have Metallica's black album, linking park reanimation, and blue man group....what should I get next...I hear Beck is good? Any others?

Hawhyen51

doc, there are several threads about DVD-A favorites and what members are listening to as well as recommendations. I guess you can start with this thread. NIN The Downward Spiral on Dualdisc is good and well worth a listen.

Actuary

What kind of Dual Disc is that? I bought one of Jessica Simpson's Dual disc by Sony BMG and didn't play in my car.

Hawhyen51

DualDiscs produced and manufactured by Sony and it's affiliates do not support DVD-A and opted for DVD-V instead. DVD-A is a hi-res format where as Sony's hi-res format is SACD. UMG and WB I believe, uses DVD-A on the flipside of their DualDisc releases. Look at the DVD logo on the back of the case it should say AUDIO, some will have both AUDIO and VIDEO and some will only say VIDEO (ex: Simple Plan's Still Not Gettin Any). There aren't any standards as to the type of content included on DualDiscs and as long as it meets with RIAA standards.

CPR

Best sound I've heard, is Roy Orbison, "Black & White Night"; hard to find, but awesome!
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Elton John
Steely Dan, "Gaucho", & "Two Against Nature"

Just ordered, Dire Straits, (Brother's in Arms), & Pete Townsend, (Who Came First)

triggle

Blue Man Group - The Complex.

Never thought I'd buy a disk like this but it is really good and flexes the ELS's muscles to the limits. This music is very dynamic.

Actuary

I need to study how to burn sound from DVD-Video discs to DVD-A so I can listen to it. It's probably not "advanced resolution" but still gives 5.1 channel. Adobeman made simple batch file to do 2 channel but I haven't seen 5.1 done same way.

2evil05

other good titles are stone temple pilot's core, sting's brand new day, and santana's shaman

2evil05

also try dts encoded discs, they sound awesome!!

w1n78

WTF? metallica has a DVD-A out? where'd you get it?

docbass

WTF? metallica has a DVD-A out? where'd you get it?

I got it at best buy....they have a DVDA section in the store...you can also order it online...It's sounds pretty good....there's not a lot of "extra" stuff like with linkin park reanimation, but the quality is nice

JimF_NJ

Fleetwood Mac - Say You Will is spectacular. It sounds better in my home stereo system (better separation), but it sound awesome in the car too.

This might not be everyone's cup of tea, but Barenaked Ladies Maroon is excellent in DVD-A. They really take advantage of the rear speakers, more than most other discs.

I've ordered a few from www.cduniverse.com and have been happy; great selection, great prices.

-jim

w1n78

thanks, didn't see it at the 2 best buys i normally go to. i'll keep looking though. the availability was better

zax123

Just received Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms... Was happy to see it's a FlipDisc! DVD-A on one side, and CD-A on the other. Cool!

gt1

The album with the best "Wow" factor for 5.1 surround sound use is "Aero" by Jean Michelle Jarre

cbrz

My recommendation goes for The Crystal Method :: Legion of Boom...

zax123

gt1,

Does that disc play in the TL? It says it's a DVD-Video disc on the amazon website... and that there's a visual component to the disc. Can you confirm it'll play in our car? Would you maybe have a link to a site that sells it? Please let me know. Thanks!

CPR

Just got Dire Straits, (Brothers in Arms)
Just listen to "walk of Life", & "Money for Nothing",
in your TL. Turn it up between 30-35, & enjoy!
AWESOME!
DON'T buy Pete Townsend, (Who Came First)
Recording is no better than the original
I think it's a phony DVD A

gt1

zax123, I downloaded the audio off eDonkey network. I can PM you the link if you wish.

zax123

gt1, please do

CPR

Run, don't walk;
Dire Straits, "Brothers in Arms"
Hybrid DVD A
Surround sound mix is impeccable
Listening to "Walk of Life", was like hearing it for the 1st time
Go to 3Deers.com, & buy ASAP!
Excellent source for all DVD A purchases, & reputable!

gt1

Pink Floyd "Wish You were here" was an interesting experience, but I think that ultimately I prefer the Stereo version.

docbass

GT1....I thought pink floyds dark side was not a dvda but the sony type and would not play in suround but only in stereo? Am I incorrect????

gt1

Not DVD-A, you're right, but DTS CD, converted from Quadro masters.

GreatWhiteNorth

If you like his music (I do), it's an incredible compilation album. Even if you don't, it's worth a listen as the surround-scape is more immersive than anything else I've ever heard.

The version I got was DVD only (with DTS and DD tracks). I had to burn a DVD-A to hear it in the TL. Did you manage to find a native DVD-A version?

BTW, it's Jean MICHEL Jarre, in case you want to search for it.

Steven

zax123

GreatWhite,

Hello fellow Canuck. How were you able to convert the Jean Michel Jarre DVD to DVD-A? I have obtained the DTS CD converted version but there's a lot of pops and stuff as there's no room for error-correction bits on DTS. So I'm wondering how you did the DVD-A version. Please let me know. Thanks!

Zetroc

Picked up a copy of Dire Straits @ Fry's - $14.99 - this is one nice DVD-A.

gt1

Oops, I've been his fan for more than 20 years, and still managed to misspell his name

docbass

GTI -- help me out here...I'm way behing the times when it comes to this stuff....are you saying I can by the DTS CD and then convert to a DVDA format using a software from Quadro masters?

Thanks

gt1

No, you don't need to conver anything. What I meant, that 30 years ago Pink FLoyd mixed their music in Quadrophonic. These masters were recently used to produce 5.1 DTS CD. This CD is playable in TL.

docbass

Now I understand....However, I was going to buy this cd some time ago and read on another post (can't find it now) that although the CD would play in the TL that it would actually only play in stereo and not is 5.1 surround....can someone verify that the TL will play DTS cds in 5.1 or not????

Hawhyen51

Doc, now you got me curious. The way I understand this is if the player supports 5.1 DTS (the ELS does) you should be able to play DTS music discs in addition to DVD-A discs. Your other thread I mentioned DTS encoded DVD-As. I visited the DTS site and found they offer DVD-A dics as well as DTS 5.1 music discs. The titles I mentioned in the other thread are in fact DTS Music Discs which I assume is a CD. Check out the DTS Catalog and click on "More Info" on DTS 5.1 Music discs and they mention it is a CD. Also the audio options will say :"5.1 DTS for DTS-Capable systems". In addtion to the other discs mentioned, I have The Eagles "Hell Freezes Over" music disc. FYI, when a DVD-A disc is inserted in the player, the readout will display DVDA and when a DTS disc is inserted it will display DTS.

GreatWhiteNorth

There's all kinds of how-tos available on this newsgroup and on the web (see http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/software2.htm for instance). In my case I used "DVD Audio Extractor" to make my life easier and DiscWelder to burn.

Note: To eliminate the zero bits added by the ripping software before and after each individual track, I ripped the DVD as one large track and then created individual tracks from that. There's software to help you with this too. (Hint: make sure you use the CD standard 75 fps to make your splits, or you'll end up with zero bits at the end of each file and a less-than-seamless transition between tracks).

Hope this helps.

Steven

docbass

Hawhyen: I just realized my mistake...Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon is a SACD which I believe will not play in surround...

Hawhyen51

Yea, SACD's will not play on the ELS. Well, at least we now know that DTS CDs will play on our system.

acuraddict

[QUOTE=CPR]Just got Dire Straits, (Brothers in Arms)
Just listen to "walk of Life", & "Money for Nothing",
in your TL. Turn it up between 30-35, & enjoy!
AWESOME!

Sounds good, but those are probably my two least favorite Dire Straits songs. Oh well.

bigman606

Seal Best 1991-2004 DVD-Audio. Disc has both a 5.1 DVD-Audio layer and a 5.1 Acoustic DVD-Audio layer. Sounds fantastic. To access the alternate layer of your disc, press and hold SCAN & REPEAT until you hear the beep. Enjoy.

oblio98

These are the DVD-A's that have been released so far in 2005:

Beck--------------Guero---------------------Included with CD
The Church--------Forget Yourself-----------DualDisc DVD-A
Dire Straits------Brothers in Arms----------DualDisc DVD-A
Foo Fighters------In Your Honor-------------DualDisc DVD-A
Lee Ann Womack----Greatest Hits-------------DualDisc DVD-A
Mark Knopfler-----Sailing to Philadelphia---Included with CD
Mark Knopfler-----Shangri-La----------------Included with CD
N.E.R.D.----------In Search Of--------------DVD-A
NIN---------------With Teeth----------------DualDisc DVD-A
Porcupine Tree----Deadwing------------------DVD-A
R.E.M.------------Around the Sun------------Included with CD
R.E.M.------------Reveal--------------------Included with CD
R.E.M.------------Up!-----------------------Included with CD
R.E.M.------------New Adventures in HiFi----Included with CD
R.E.M.------------Monster-------------------Included with CD
R.E.M.------------Green---------------------Included with CD
Rob Thomas--------Something to Be-----------DualDisc DVD-A
Roy Orbison-------Black & White Night-------Included with DVD-V
Seal--------------Best 1991-2004------------DVD-A or Included with CD
Seal--------------(First LP)----------------Included with CD
Seal--------------(Third LP)----------------Included with CD
Three Doors Down--Seventeen Days------------DualDisc DVD-A
Toby Keith--------Shock'n'Y'all-------------DualDisc DVD-A
Wallflowers-------Rebel Sweetheart----------DualDisc DVD-A

Hawhyen51

oblio, great list! Have you heard anything on Jackson Brown's DVD-A?

oblio98

Well, considering that we have been hearing about this one since 2001, It's hard to say anything except "Where the <heck> is it??"

For those who have not seen it, here is a nice write up on the disc that makes me want it more. However, the date on this article is 2001.

http://www.mediaandmarketing.com/Wri...eg_Ladanyi.htm


Jon Urban
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