Customer Reviews

Experimental Multimedia Project courtesy of Sony/BMG strategic research and development [7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Disc] [Blu-Ray] [Interactive DVD]

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

Unfortunately it's not worth it, this seems to be a DVD with music encoded in DTS-HD. Sound quality it's just ok, not a great performace of Vivaldi's four seasons. It's difficult to navigate too, there are no menus. Quality of the package is poor. My A/V system: PS3 player,
Onkyo 605, Aperion audio fronts/woofer/central, panasonic 1080p 46".

I bought three of this company's Blu-rays ... save your money and get the CD. Better yet, get an SACD version for real high-quality sound. I have "Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3," "Bach Orchestral Suites No. 1, 2 & 3," and "Vivaldi Four Seasons" in these discs. None will play in my Samsung Blu-ray player with the latest firmware. All play in my Panasonic. The sound quality is no better than standard quality 5.1 surround; in fact, I suspect they just copied the material from a standard 5.1 version. There's very little sound in the rear channels and virtually no separation. Sounds like stereo. Save your money, these are a rip-off.

The music sounded the most lifelike I have heard on my system. Vivaldi is among my favorite composers as is The Seasons.

I got this to test out my DTS HD 7.1 sound system and my new Panasonic DMP BD55 player (great -- from Amazon). The packing looks like something you would buy on the street in Shanghai. The paperwork liner is sketchy and cheap. What intrigues me is the phrase (which IS included in the Amazon ad info -- and I missed): "PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RECORD WAS ORIGINALLY PRODUCED FOR 5.1 AND PRESENTED FOR 7.1 SURROUND SOUND REPRODUCTION TO PROVIDE YOU WITH UNIQUE ACOUSTIC REALITY EXPERIENCE." The music is fine and it drives all 7 speakers and subwoofer but I have a feeling this is an "upconverted/remastered" recording. I also got the similarly packaged and documented Mozart "DTS-HD Master Audio Disk" recording for a total of $45. Is there any "native mastered DTS-HD" (my terminology) available? Three stars because I am suspicious.

This says it all...the description on the sleeve is deceptive, since it specifically says that it plays on the PS3.

This album is a non-genuine copy, probe in several players and did not work, I feel cheated, Amazon should review best care and what it offers for sale

This would not play on my Samsung BD-P2500, although its firmware is up to date and it has played other DTS HD Master Audio soundtracks. This could be the fault of the player, but owners of this player should probably avoid this recording.

This disk still has to be one of the best sounding recordings of this piece ever. I'm certainly not a music critic, so I'll simply say that this performance is the most disciplined yet passionate I've ever heard. What particularly impresses me is the 7.1 engineering. The clarity and balance is incredibile. In other recordings I've heard, the harpsicord sounds like it's buried under a quilt. Here it is perfectly articulated. The bass is full yet never boomy and the strings are crisp but never raspy. It doesn't get any better than this.

I purchased this disc to give my new 7.1 receiver a test run, as I had no other 7.1 source material. Unfortunately, it did not play on my PS3. I was using the latest firmware, rechecked other blu-ray discs, DVD's, SACD's and all worked flawlessly except for this disc. I decided to have Amazon exchange the disc to give it a second try. I'm glad I did. The second disc worked perfectly. The PS3 recognizes the DTS-HD and all seven of the speaker indicators light up on my Pioneer receiver. As someone else commented regarding this recording vs. SACD, I would have to agree. While there is definite separation between the right-front, left-front, center, right-surround and left-surround; the rear channel does not seem to have much distinction from the right and left surround. It is still an excellent recording, and worth the price, I just don't know that it is worth an extra $4-5 over the SACD price.

I bought several blue ray 7.1 channel classical music titles from Amazon in 2009-2010, none of them live up to my expection. They simply do not play all the way through and for the part that they play, the audio is well below my expection. Those purchases were a waste of money for me and may be the technology or the available recording is not yet ready? (IMHO).