Dubnobasswithmyheadman: 20th Anniversary 5-CD Deluxe Boxset

[holden]

Got mine in Colorado on the 8th. So far, I have just stared at the book with a huge grin....heavy listening weekend ahead!
I am fine with the yellow outside box cover and the design of the booklet. If anything, I wish there were more text, stories and history. Obviously, UW is a very visual band, what with the Tomato connection, Karl's paint/photo/design work...cool. But a lot of the book sort of reminds me of the old Book of Jam series. Cool for looking at while listening or as a coffee table book, I guess I just think they could pack more live shots, era photos and historical docs in there?

Other concern...the paper half circles that are envelopes for the discs. Turn your box the wrong way ( or get it through air mail delivery!) And the discs will be loose. And I'm sure to rip these taking the discs out and in.

Still, a very nice collection and a wonderful archive, even if we all have personal preferences for what could have been included. Its what the band made for us, and we are fortunate to have it!

[taoyoyo]

Mine made it yesterday.

Pretty much agree with Holden... the book is lovely but more text, interviews, etc would have been great. Overall very happy!

I had two CDs loose in the box (air mail) but no problem... ripped them all losslessly to iTunes and added them to my iPod. Will put the box set somewhere safe.

Loving it so far, very pleased to have the archive of tracks of one of my all-time favorite albums.

(Now just hoping for a US-leg of the tour next year with Atlanta included )

[Troy McClure]

My order arrived in Arizona today (the 5 CD set and the Blu-Ray Disc). Can't wait to dig in.

-Jason

[jetpig]

Let me know.if the blue ray is noticeably better than the CDs, I'm interested in it but only if there's a discernable difference.

[Troy McClure]

Originally Posted by jetpig

Let me know.if the blue ray is noticeably better than the CDs, I'm interested in it but only if there's a discernable difference.

It will be at least a week for me. I don't own a quality stereo system yet to give a proper recommendation. I put in my player to see how it works since this is my first strictly audio blu-ray disc. The insert is the Tomato artwork / typography from the '94 release.

It does come with 3 audio options:

2.0 LPCM Stereo 24bit / 96kHz
2.0 DTS Stereo 24bit / 96kHz
2.0 Dolby TrueHD 24bit / 96kHz

Screenshot of my TV: (the background image is static throughout)


Jason

[jetpig]

Originally Posted by Troy McClure

It will be at least a week for me. I don't own a quality stereo system yet to give a proper recommendation. I put in my player to see how it works since this is my first strictly audio blu-ray disc. The insert is the Tomato artwork / typography from the '94 release.

It does come with 3 audio options:

2.0 LPCM Stereo 24bit / 96kHz
2.0 DTS Stereo 24bit / 96kHz
2.0 Dolby TrueHD 24bit / 96kHz

Screenshot of my TV: (the background image is static throughout)


Jason

If that background were changing and moving throughout... oh man. From the looks of it I'll have to get that disc.

[holden]

Just listened to discs 4 and 5... They sounded fine to me! Hey, these are works in progress, so I don't expect a masterful remix or remaster. But really, the tracks sound fine. The only real hiss is in the spoken introductions. Sometimes it's just fun to hear the rough mixes and works-in-progress. And they are magnificent!

[negative1]

Originally Posted by Troy McClure

It does come with 3 audio options:

2.0 LPCM Stereo 24bit / 96kHz
2.0 DTS Stereo 24bit / 96kHz
2.0 Dolby TrueHD 24bit / 96kHz

Jason

here is the full information from the bluray disc:
===================================
1 video
----------
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: High@4.1 Resolution: 1920:1080p Frame rate: 23.976
H.264 muxing fps is not set. Get fps from stream. Value: 23.976
H264 bitstream changed: insert pict timing and buffering period SEI units

2 audio
-----------
Decoding LPCM stream (track 2): Bitrate: 4608Kbps Sample Rate: 96KHz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 24bit

3 audio
-----------
Decoding DTS-HD stream (track 3): Bitrate: 1536Kbps core + MLP data.Sample Rate: 96KHz Channels: 2 (DTS Master Audio 24bit)

4 audio
-----------
Decoding TRUE-HD stream (track 4): AC3 core+TRUE-HD. Peak bitrate: 3330Kbps (core 640Kbps) Sample Rate: 96KHz (core 48Khz) Channels: 2


mother earth looks almost brickwalled, the rest are fine.
will compare with the cd version.


later
-1

[Troy McClure]

Originally Posted by negative1

here is the full information from the bluray disc: =================================== 1 video ---------- Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: High@4.1 Resolution: 1920:1080p Frame rate: 23.976 H.264 muxing fps is not set. Get fps from stream. Value: 23.976 H264 bitstream changed: insert pict timing and buffering period SEI units 2 audio ----------- Decoding LPCM stream (track 2): Bitrate: 4608Kbps Sample Rate: 96KHz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 24bit 3 audio ----------- Decoding DTS-HD stream (track 3): Bitrate: 1536Kbps core + MLP data.Sample Rate: 96KHz Channels: 2 (DTS Master Audio 24bit) 4 audio ----------- Decoding TRUE-HD stream (track 4): AC3 core+TRUE-HD. Peak bitrate: 3330Kbps (core 640Kbps) Sample Rate: 96KHz (core 48Khz) Channels: 2 mother earth looks almost brickwalled, the rest are fine. will compare with the cd version. later -1

When a blu-ray audio track is 'brickwalled' like that, do you get the same audio fatigue effect as one does with tradition CD or MP3 files? I haven't been able to give the blu-ray a proper listen yet, but will at the end of the week.

-Jason

[Spooky Shoes]

Just opened the vinyl that I bought last night, it's fucking filthy with bits of packing embedded in it. >.<