Dire Straits-Brothers In Arms 5.1 coming

Anyone get to give this disc a spin yet? I am not hoping for too much improvement on the stereo track but the 5.1 track could hold a lot of potential.

My copy shipped from Amazon UK last week, so hopefully it will make it stateside by the end of this week.

J

 

I received my 'limited edition' digipack today. Though I don't have my SACD player yet, the redbook layer sounds great and much to my surprise HDCD encoded.

 

I've had a quick listen to 3 or 4 songs, 5.1 only - not had time to check it fully yet. I will say tho that this is a VERY adventurous mix, with instrumentation distributed all around the soundfield. EDIT - JUST CHECKED THE LENGTH! SAME AS ORIGINAL! (sorry) I promise to give it a more thorough check tomorrow. From the listen I had, I noticed a lot more going on, more embellishments than I have ever heard before. I will also issue a caveat that it may end up branded "bright", as to my ears it sounds sharp and clean, but bear in mind I am a fan of the Elton 5.1 mixes,which have generally got the thumbs down here.

Stevie

 

I just purchased this from Future Shop for $10.99CDN. What a Steal.

 

How?

 

Must have been a pricing error. I see it as $16.99 on the website.