boa12 Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 kr-boy, thank you. didn't realize some were calling certain disks hdcd before they came out w/ real hdcd. we definitely gotta be careful out there. that's probably it then but ears should know. is it by the label he mentions? can't see that well w/ my old age. ------------------ My Home Systems Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 Boa, Who cares if itsv "real" HDCD,the recording is great and sounds fantastic. This CD sounds better then 99% of most CD's. Ken, Yes that is it,its the CD I am talking about TheEAR(s) Now theears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 ears, i have no doubt it sounds good. just was warning krb that if it was that new hdcd encoding he's have to have that decoder. should said the new hdcd format not the "real hdcd" i guess. i may get that myself if you guys can find where it's sold for the cheapest. ------------------ My Home Systems Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 ummm... are you sure HDCDs won't work unless you have an HDCD decoder? I have a CD that I'm pretty sure is genuine HDCD and I can play it, and from what I've read everywhere when you don't have an DCD decoder, it just reads it like a normal CD, and you don't get the additional benefit, but it still works. ------------------ http://members.fortunecity.com/sebdavid - go laugh at my crappy website/equipment http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mc.asp?alias=Sebdavid - go laugh at my puny little DVD collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 you're right seb. my mistake they are compatiable w/ existing players for 16 bit playback. still if you have a choice between the hdcd or a regular 16 bit version why pay more for the hdcd? just finding an out here. http://www.hdcd.com/about/index.html ------------------ My Home Systems Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 reply to my own post: because it's only avialable in hdcd. or is it? ------------------ My Home Systems Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 yes it is, since it's backwards compatible, they don't come out with two identical versions. and I don't think HDCDs really are more expensive than the rest, the one I have I didn't pay more for at the time. the average HDCD price may be higher, but i think it's just a correlation, as more exotic audiophile recordings will be HDCD and will have higher prices at the same time. besides, apparently there isn't a real major difference... hey, do Denon receivers decode HDCD? ------------------ http://members.fortunecity.com/sebdavid - go laugh at my crappy website/equipment http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mc.asp?alias=Sebdavid - go laugh at my puny little DVD collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 thanks seb. i know that new marantz sr-9200 has an hdcd decoder but don't think the denon do. maybe the new 5803? so is amazon the cheapest for that above pipe disk or anybody got a better site? www.cdnow.com maybe? ------------------ My Home Systems Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 ok here's the lowest price i found. http://www.vstore.com/cgi-bin/pagegen/vstoremusic/searchcd/page.html?mode=itempage&file=/page/itempagev4/itempage.spl&prodID=1677366&catID=23379 don't know about the big secret shipping charge though. think i'll get it. better be good ears. ------------------ My Home Systems Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 if it's not, send it to me... thanks for the info, BTW! ------------------ http://members.fortunecity.com/sebdavid - go laugh at my crappy website/equipment http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mc.asp?alias=Sebdavid - go laugh at my puny little DVD collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin_tx_16 Posted March 2, 2002 Author Share Posted March 2, 2002 i almost ordered it... i am in the check out line haha. tell me if it is worth it, then i will get it thanks Boa ------------------ -justin ProMedia 5.1 Tech Help I am an amateur, if it is professional; ProMedia help you want email Amy or call her @ 1-888-554-5665 or for an RA# 800-554-7724 ext 5 Klipsch Home Audio help you want, email support@klipsch.com or call @ 1-800-KLIPSCH RA# Fax Number=317-860-9140 / Parts Department Fax Number=317-860-9150s> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornEd Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 I'm with you Boa! I too have ordered as a test of faith in TheEar(s)... but I expect it will prove not to be a pain somewhat lower. First of all, I sure wouldn't want to miss "Schwanda the Bagpiper" played on a Potato Chip Organ! Did you realize that Schwanda was one of the great ideas that just missed the final cut for "Fantasia 2000"... I mean we are talking near universal fame here! The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center is an $81.5 million design by I.M. Pei, with acoustics by Russell Johnson. The focus of attention in the 2,062-seat auditorium is often the Lay Family Organ (Lay's Potato Chips), a huge instrument custom-made by the C.B. Fisk Co. of Massachusetts. The building is a marvel with massive moving blocks of cement that can tailor the acoustics to a given performance. Meyerson was a primary force in getting the hall built... and is best known as the right hand man for H. Ross Perot in building his billions. I've never heard a bad concert there and don't expect this one to be the first... albeit recorded rather than live. I left Fort Worth before their Hall was completed... it was supposed to out do the Meyerson and was primarily built with Bass oil money... like much of revitalized downtown Fort Worth... one of my favorite U.S. cities. Big Dallas and "little" Fort Worth are about 30 miles apart and their respective "moneyed folks" are intense rivals. I'm eager to here what your ears say, Boa. (I'd call you Mike, but I know a lotta Mikes... but just one Boa... well in human form anyway... some of my best friends best friends are boas.) Check it out HornEd This message has been edited by HornEd on 03-02-2002 at 10:59 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 Those of you that do buy that CD, please report about how you think about it. I'll probably pick one up when funds support it. Another Mike, Mike Stehr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 will do mike/guys. just ordered today. i have no lack of low bass here just the material. ------------------ My Home Systems Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted March 3, 2002 Share Posted March 3, 2002 Hey Manuel, sorry I didn't reply quicker. The Boards of Canada song is track 20 (Diving Station), yes wierd name. I don't know if an MP3 would do it justice, its a piano piece with some subsonic bass in it. I also like the next track for bass, track 21 (You Could Feel the Sky). They are both very bizarre songs, so don't pass judgement on me! I like the whole CD, but, again, it is of upmost wierdness (lots of kiddie voices popping up throughout the songs and the whole CD is supposed to sound like the documentarys in 1970's schools. Their first CD, Music has the Right to Children, also has this 1970's feeling) and there is a lot of "noise", but if you sit back and listen to it all the way through, it gets king of interesting. I do listen to other stuff, so don't think I am as wierd as this music, well, I am sort of... Thats for the courts to decide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary W. Graley Posted March 3, 2002 Share Posted March 3, 2002 Blue Man Group...wow! Now that has some very deep extension bass, no vocals but really cool music there. There is also a DVD 5.1 put out by them, I've not seen that yet but read that it wasn't in movie form so to speak, more like pictures and the music recorded in 5.1 audio... G2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 HornEd, "but I expect it will prove not to be a pain somewhat lower." Do not worry Ed,the lows reach 20KHz.You will like your KLF tweeters. TheEAR(s) Now theears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montigue Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 I found a small sample of Pomp & Pipes. Just open your realplayer and paste this in location while logged on to the internet: http://mfile.akamai.com/3196/rm/muze.download.akamai.com/2890/us/us_rm/05 00/54395_1_01.ram?obj=v10616 Most of my music is 80's stuff but from time to time I like to hear some good classical music. I just might buy this one since it comes highly recommended. This message has been edited by montigue on 03-04-2002 at 02:26 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornEd Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 Actually, the lower pain referred to was a human anatomical ploy... rather than some other Hz. The acoustics in the Meyerson are about the best I have heard in U.S. symphony halls. I knew the Meyersons in my Dallas days... in fact the Mrs. side of that delightful down-to-earth marital equation was then a real estate broker who nearly convinced me to buy an estate just down the street from the Perot estate... but, in the end I opted for the more casual environs and less traffic jams of Fort Worth about 35 miles west. Seriously, 'Ears, I do find many of your observations to be more than entertaining and, that, coupled with my "hearing aid-less" experience with that particular hall and organ fills me with great anticipation... and the prospect of feeling once again the bottom scraping bass that is that is a signature quality of the Meyerson. HornEd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 HornEd, With the army of KLF-30's who needs hearing aids? And armed with a good sense of humor you can sail thru TheEAR storm. TheEAR(s) Now theears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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