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Mike_Hunt 15 Feb 2005 22:44:40 23,524 posts
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Having recently aquired my Medusa 5.1 headphones, I'm wondering if there are any surround sound music tracks out there.

I'm a fan of the Prodigy and virtually everything they've ever done would sound amazing in surround sound.

So does anyone know of any?

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deem 15 Feb 2005 22:47:01 31,667 posts
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Mike_Hunt 15 Feb 2005 22:51:53 23,524 posts
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I'm not so sure. I've downloaded a few surround sound MP3s you see.

Check out the songs at this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/domorewith/sursoshowcase.aspx

Whilst the music isn't the best it really shows what an amazing difference surround sound can make to music.

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Edited by Mike_Hunt at 22:52:19 15-02-2005

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Mike_Hunt 15 Feb 2005 23:06:20 23,524 posts
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Ah, I see what you're saying.

Thanks for the pointers. Tis a bit disappointing.

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Mike_Hunt 15 Feb 2005 23:45:38 23,524 posts
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So are all SVCDs surround sound? Because if that's true then I'm sure there are some SVCD rips out there that I could try...

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ssuellid 16 Feb 2005 09:09:48 19,142 posts
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You can get 2 channel and surround SACD and Music DVDs. Most SACD are 2 channel and most music DVDs are 5.1

Play have a good range but don't say for all titles whether they are 2 channel or 5.1

Mike_Hunt 16 Feb 2005 10:44:08 23,524 posts
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Hmm... thanks for the pointers.

Have you ever listened to any 5.1 Audio DVDs Ssue? Would you recommend them?

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Deleted user 16 February 2005 10:47:24

I'd strongly recommend the DVD version of Bjork's Vespertine. It is superb!

Here

Edited by kalel at 10:48:34 16-02-2005

ssuellid 16 Feb 2005 10:48:09 19,142 posts
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A lot of the 5.1 DVD ones are Live sets - the portishead one is quite good.

Lutz 16 Feb 2005 10:48:52 48,870 posts
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Aero - Jean Michel Jarre.

MikeD 16 Feb 2005 10:54:38 10,063 posts
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I know most classical sacd's are very much surround.

Amajiro 16 Feb 2005 15:34:37 2,214 posts
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The new Lemon Jelly DVD has 5.1 DTS and Dolby surround tracks. Simply play it through your dvd player.

ssuellid 16 Feb 2005 15:37:09 19,142 posts
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MikeD wrote:
I know most classical sacd's are very much surround.

Not sure about that. A lot of the ones I've seen are the stereo type with enhanced frequency range - for the audiophiles.

bainbrge 16 Feb 2005 16:02:13 1,687 posts
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ssuellid wrote:

MikeD wrote:
I know most classical sacd's are very much surround.

Not sure about that. A lot of the ones I've seen are the stereo type with enhanced frequency range - for the audiophiles.

i guess decent surround would be amazing for orchestral music, if it had been miked up right in the recording of course.

ssuellid 16 Feb 2005 16:13:43 19,142 posts
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Akeldama wrote:
My Sony DVD player/surround system is SACD capable. I don't have any SACD disks to try it though.

A lot of the new ones are not as much as a rip off as they used to be. 101 by Depeche Mode is �10.99 on Play IIRC - for a double album. Its SACD 5.1, I thought it was stereo until it turned up. I really cannot be bothered to buy and to patch the 3 pairs of phono leads to my AV amp.

Stereo SACD ones are worth a try - especially the dual layer ones with the normal CD compatable layer. Sound wise there is a difference - not decided if the SACD playback from my DVD player is as good as normal CD playback from my dedicated CD player.

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tannerd 16 Feb 2005 16:23:47 2,691 posts
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DVD Audio is a competitor to SACD - it requires a fairly high spec'd dvd player but:

1) often the disks have a DVD Video 5.1 version on them, so you can play it on a normal DVD player

2) Soundblaster Audigy 2 supports DVD Audio, so you can play them on your PC as long as you have a DVD drive

REM's Automatic for the People is on it (remastered from the originals) and the improvement in audio quallity is fantastic.

ssuellid 16 Feb 2005 16:24:40 19,142 posts
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Akeldama wrote:
I've found the CD playback on my DVD-surround system is better than my dedicated system already.

Thats good.

I found my AV amp and DVD player were not as good at music. I ended up getting a CD player and stereo amp. The stereo amp is also used for the front left and right for surround sound as well.

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Mike_Hunt wrote:
Having recently aquired my Medusa 5.1 headphones, I'm wondering if there are any surround sound music tracks out there.

I'm a fan of the Prodigy and virtually everything they've ever done would sound amazing in surround sound.

So does anyone know of any?

[MH]

Jusss for u
Experience track 4: Your Love. Has to be THE best track by the Prodigy ever IMO. I still get that 'feeling' (admittedly a lil' faded over the years) when playing that track.

ssuellid 16 Feb 2005 17:19:13 19,142 posts
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rhythm wrote:
Couple that with the fact that it's nigh on impossible to objectively compare a stereo mix with a 5.1 one and you've got a pointless situation.

??

The audiophile SACD standard bit is stereo only - its not surround sound.

jmctavish 16 Feb 2005 22:22:45 809 posts
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Be careful not to have the bass level too high on your headset, Mike. I knackered the right-hand bass speaker on my set, which caused it to make a horrible rattle whenever there is a bass output. I reckon it was playing Red Orchestra for UT2004 that gave me my problems. Anyone who has played that will tell you that the artillery makes a *lot* of noise.

urban 16 Feb 2005 22:31:46 13,148 posts
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the labs that created mp3's have (as stated before ?) just managed it, i dont think many bands will be doing it in the near future tho, i'd say 2-3 years because its such a faff.

but lol i just bought those medusa headphones too, i bought the twin set, my brother needs a pair too and for �5.49 for a 5.1 sound card off ebay you cant go wrong for gaming

MikeD 16 Feb 2005 22:46:18 10,063 posts
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ssuellid wrote:
??

The audiophile SACD standard bit is stereo only - its not surround sound.

Do you have a link where they explain such info. All I have to go on is classical music, often aimed at teh audiophile, but all sacd's (hybrid, don't have a sacd player) I have say 5.1 on the disc. surround in the normal sacd 24 bit 96khz thingy which they also use in stereo.

Mike_Hunt 16 Feb 2005 23:32:49 23,524 posts
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jmctavish wrote:
Be careful not to have the bass level too high on your headset, Mike. I knackered the right-hand bass speaker on my set, which caused it to make a horrible rattle whenever there is a bass output. I reckon it was playing Red Orchestra for UT2004 that gave me my problems. Anyone who has played that will tell you that the artillery makes a *lot* of noise.

Too late - it's rattling already and I've only used it for 10 minutes. Time for a refund methinks.

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