The hybrid SACD is 5.1 Surround + Stereo and produced in Digital eXtreme Definition and comes on a normal compact disc. The Blu-ray Exclusive High Definition Music disc boasts the following features,
I think they are missing the point you'd have to be a freice audiophile to to really tell the difference in anything above CD qaulity, even surround sound comes off as "cute".
Its good for a special release and what not but its going to be a long time befor BR as a music media will catch on...mabye a mini disc thats priced int he range of CD hardware and cds...that might do....
Ummmmmmmmm..................this is cool. Can't really say I care about the ARTIST IN SPECIFIC, but maybe the door is opening for all musicians/bands/artists to do this. Blaring the music on a 5.1 pimp system with dope speakers and a killer receiver.................Mmmmmmmmmm.............looking forward. Nickelback, Tool, Paul Oakenfold with this sound, HELL YEAH.
Now, regarding what Zippy said; You don't have to be a fierce audiophile AT ALL to see the difference (which is night and day). Music at this quality is noticeably tighter, with substantially less distortion at WAY higher volume levels. Music at this quality will make the most of even the crappiest speakers AND most noticeably will be the distinct recognition of the various chorus lines, instruments and sounds coming from the individual speakers of a 5.1 surround system.
Perhaps your eardrum is UNREFINED.
Originally posted by lynchGOP:
Ummmmmmmmm..................this is cool. Can't really say I care about the ARTIST IN SPECIFIC, but maybe the door is opening for all musicians/bands/artists to do this. Blaring the music on a 5.1 pimp system with dope speakers and a killer receiver.................Mmmmmmmmmm.............looking forward. Nickelback, Tool, Paul Oakenfold with this sound, HELL YEAH.
Now, regarding what Zippy said; You don't have to be a fierce audiophile AT ALL to see the difference (which is night and day). Music at this quality is noticeably tighter, with substantially less distortion at WAY higher volume levels. Music at this quality will make the most of even the crappiest speakers AND most noticeably will be the distinct recognition of the various chorus lines, instruments and sounds coming from the individual speakers of a 5.1 surround system.
Perhaps your eardrum is UNREFINED because this wouldn't be just "surround sound"............it would truly be like being there and needing earplugs as if you're at a concert.
What i would really like to know is how much space do these audio tracks actually take up at this quality? Im assuming they would have to be too big to fit on a dvd disk!
For most people i can see this being pretty pointless what with cheap CD's and downloadable music though you never really know!
You are all missing the point here.
This isnt about space or quality or anything else, this is about Copy protection.
As is it proved, BD is the media with the Best working copy protection.
IMO studios will be delighted to release their content to a more secure disc.
PLUS with this excuse (better audio blah blah blah) i believe that they find a new way to charge you more.
Only good think acctually is if they really want to take advandage of the capacity, they can embed video clips, concerts , pics and more.
I fine with the crappy audio quality that I get from youtube. That's not to say I can't tell the difference in the quality. If high quality music were free then you'd see bomb rushing the whole lot. But that's not the case and I've learned to settle. *Back on topic* I can't very many people buying this disk. As it's been stated, many people either can't or don't care about quality beyond a cd-r. It be, maybe in the range of 10 years, before blu-ray audio disk are popular.
You can be assured that there won't be any portable music blu-ray player in any near or far off future.
Originally posted by SDF_GR:
You are all missing the point here.Quote:
This isnt about space or quality or anything else, this is about Copy protection.
Never thought about it like that, but you are absolutely correct !!
As is it proved, BD is the media with the Best working copy protection.
IMO studios will be delighted to release their content to a more secure disc.
PLUS with this excuse (better audio blah blah blah) i believe that they find a new way to charge you more.
Only good think acctually is if they really want to take advandage of the capacity, they can embed video clips, concerts , pics and more.
Hmmm, it will be interesting to see what the response on this one is. I would assume that this is a market test to see if people are willing to spend a little extra cash for better audio. It would be pretty cool to listen to such high quality audio, but I think I would need a better sound system for it. :-) A 7 year old onkyo system might not be what this quality of audio would have in mind.
Originally posted by SDF_GR:You hit the nail on the head.
You are all missing the point here.
This isnt about space or quality or anything else, this is about Copy protection.
As is it proved, BD is the media with the Best working copy protection.
IMO studios will be delighted to release their content to a more secure disc.
PLUS with this excuse (better audio blah blah blah) i believe that they find a new way to charge you more.
Only good think acctually is if they really want to take advandage of the capacity, they can embed video clips, concerts , pics and more.
To me, all these Blu-Ray releases seem like a way to boost Sony's PS3 sales. Movies are to be heard in surround sound and music in stereo. What is so surrounding in a song? I think Sony is becoming more of a brand name than a brand itself.
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Originally posted by pcaddict:Surround sound audio is awesome. I have the dts demo cd and the concerts mixed in dts are amazing. Audience claps in the background, and all instruments mixed accordingly, very cool with the correct setup.
To me, all these Blu-Ray releases seem like a way to boost Sony's PS3 sales. Movies are to be heard in surround sound and music in stereo. What is so surrounding in a song? I think Sony is becoming more of a brand name than a brand itself.
Wrong! Nine Inch Nails released the first disc 4/08.
It isn't about copy protection; it's about quality, as someone asked previously. If you only listen to CDs, MP3s, in a car, crappy ear/headphones, or overly loud sound systems in live concerts, you have no idea what music sounds like. DTS comes close, but it still doesn't cover the entire audio range from string instruments.
There are bad surround recordings, but that doesn't make it the fault of the media.