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josh groban live on cd is a hit in our house; too bad it's not 5.1.
dan

I have some concert DVDs and noticed the sound is never really that good. On the ones I have anyway. Metallica: Cunning Stunts would be the exception. Also I noticed the sound is mastered 100% better on the DVD that came with Metallica's St. Anger CD than the CD itself. I'm really waiting for Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder to be released. I'm sure the sound on that would be incredible.

Anyone watched Yanni: Live at the Acropolis?? I'm curious how the sound is on that.

Good stuff. I think I'll stick my toe in this pool and pick up a few music DVDs. The Eagles and Norah Jones are probable starting points.

Shawn, that's an interesting website for DTS CDs. Might be worthwhile to explore as well.

Jack - I hope you are beginning to feel better. I really don't have a website or other resource to point you to on these things. I just wandered past a small selection in music store when I was trolling for CDs earlier this week. I thought about it a bit and this thread is the result. I remember seeing a really extensive thread on some forum last year where the denizens were in some kind of a feeding frenzy in explaining how to work Columbia House over and use their tactices to get 3,000 Cds for 16 cents each, or some such nonsense. I may try and track that down and see if the music DVDs can be gotten that way.

I was just sitting here thinking that the money I saved buying the Axioms will begin to evaporate as I spend it on things to listen to so I can enjoy the great audio from the speakers I saved money on. I will likely get dizzy going in this circle.

I'm still waiting for Prince's "Sign O' the Times" to come out on DVD.

Thanks Ray. Feeling a bit better today. No fever, but still a NASTY cold.

BTW. If you become interested in the DTS CDs (still haven't listened to mine yet, I'll let you know what I think when I get to them), be sure to check around. I got mine at Amazon for $3 cheaper per CD than on the DTS web site. Free shipping too if you go over $25 (I think).

Just curious about the DtsCD. Will my Elite DV-35 (older version that doesn't play DVD-A or SACD) play these in their Dts format? I know that it will play the Dts on DVD's, but does anyone know if this will work?
Thanks,
KOSMOS

Kosmos,

I used to play DTS CDs in my CD changer when I had it connected to my receiver with an optical digital cable. The CD player just read the digital data and sent it to my receiver for decoding. If your CD player is connected via analog cables, then you'll have to use your DVD player to play the DTS CDs.

Best thing I can suggest is to take a look at the manual for the thing (like anybody keeps those).

The other option, and MY personal favorite, is to go out and buy the latest receiver available. This should not, of course, be construed as an "upgrade", but rather an opportunity to possibly enhance the features and capabilities a reciever may offer beyond that which you currently have.

if i could suggest one musical DVD for an audiophile's collection, it would be the 3 disc set of THE COMPLETE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL. this is a criterion collection series DVD that has over 4 1/2 hours of remastered footage from the 1967 monterey pops festival. all redone in 5.1 dolby digital and DTS. the collection also offers hours of additional commentary from the original film producer, and various performing artists. there are toooo many extras on this collection to even try and mention.. the set includes the ENTIRE set list from Jimi Hendrix(this is the famous show where he poured lighter fluid on the guiter and set it off). other artists in the collection include janis joplin, the who, otis redding, simon & garfunkel, mamas and the papas, jefferson airplane, buffalo springfield, canned heat, and many more. in my opinion, this is a must have for anyone, and especially someone who is a fan of the music from that generation.

here is a link for more info
http://www.genreonline.net/Monterey_DVD.html

enjoy, and its never too loud..

Ray

I second a lot of the discs suggested here - Hell Freezes Over, The Dance, AC/DC - all great discs and the sound is incredible. I would also suggest Eric Clapton - Live in Hyde Park. For a bit of a different format, try FleetWood Mac - Rumors on DVD-A. This is third time that I bought this album - everytime a new release comes out it just keeps sounding better (my transition was Tape -> CD -> DVD-A).