Hi PMC neil.
You might want to take a look at the "What do you think" thread at the top of this page,
Mike
You might want to take a look at the "What do you think" thread at the top of this page,
Mike
Two-channel is inferior to multi-channel, no?
It took me a while to find it but here's a previous thread that has all the opinions you could ask for on the subject. For the record though, I prefer two channel because it suits my room. |
Most of the CD's you listen to are red book and recorded in 2 channels at 16/44.1. Most of the DVD & SACD & DVDA are not, they are typically 24/96 or higher. There is more information so yes they will sound better than most any CD. Vinyl in 2 channels sounds way better than most CD's IMHO. Vinyl has depth and space just for starters. Redbook CD's for me sound flat and uninvolving unless played on say a DCS type system. I do really like the new 24/96 or 196 from music servers with outboard DACs for 2 cannel, they are very involving. The issue I have with multi channel is that a lot of them put you IN the band. Not listening to them in a seat say 7 rows back. I myself do not like being part the band, it does not seem real and would not happen in real life for most of us anyway. I do not want to hear instuments behind me unless it was meant to be by the artists. For instance, I went to 2 Pink Floyd concerts along time ago. The sound effects were going all around and back and forth but not the instruments, they were all in front of me and sounded that way. The multi channel SACD of DSOTM sounds nothing like the live concert. Listening to the SACD I felt I was IN the band. I have listened to some multi-channel that do not do this but they have been few. |
Hevac1...Being "in" the band or in the audience is usually a matter of taste. However, there is quite a lot of "Antiphonal" classical music that was composed for performance by instruments located in front and behind, and this simply cannot be properly reproduced by a two channel system. Personally, I enjoy classical chamber music and small jazz groups in the surround mode because this is how I have heard live performances (and performed in them long ago). Are you aware than some DVDA allow you to select your preferred perspective? "Stage" or "Audiemce". We can all be happy. |
I like both. They're so different. I admit to searching for new recordings on vinyl before other forms of media. The best thing to happen to digital are Gordon Rankin's Wavelength USB DAC's. IMO Mr. Gordon's work in developing the TAS1020B firmware is a digital playback landmark. With more hi-res content showing up on the internet the future now has a chance of sounding much better. |