...Hello SACD Multichannel guys!I did an experiment today. I took several Hybrid SACDs and played the Multichannel (MC) Stereo Mix from the MC layer and then the actual Stereo layer. The Second generation Sony DSD (SACD) decoders offer Stereo MIX output from the MC track.
I keep reading how great and MUCH better the Multichannel is compared to Stereo, but that was not my experience today. The MC MIX sounded much worse than the Stereo. The ambience is almost non-existent, the natural decay is also a lot less. It overall sounds limited and quite artificial. What is going on? I was expecting A LOT more information from the MC layer, but it actually has 2 times less information than the Stereo. It sounds like the MC is heavily compressed and even distorting in a way that reminds me of crossover distortions.
Do you have any suggestions? May be I don't really have a TRUE MC recoring. Would you list some true 5.1 titles so I can experiment? I'd appreciate your help.
Thanks!
Alex
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Topic - SACD Multichannel question.... - Alex Peychev 22:54:37 08/13/05 (42)
- Curious As To Which Player You Were Utilizing - Robertc88 04:00:58 08/15/05 (0)
- You always get a loss of quality when you downmix - Christine Tham 17:43:14 08/14/05 (6)
- Re: You always get a loss of quality when you downmix - Robert C. Lang 08:32:11 08/16/05 (3)
- It's for DVD-A, not SA-CD ... - Christine Tham 13:34:03 08/16/05 (2)
- Ok. I better understand now - Robert C. Lang 14:44:06 08/16/05 (1)
- Re: Ok. I better understand now - Johnno 18:12:38 08/16/05 (0)
- DUH... - Michael Bishop 07:20:53 08/16/05 (1)
- EXACTLY! (nt) - Allen Wright 13:57:12 08/16/05 (0)
- SA-CD SURROUND - Erdo 07:37:28 08/14/05 (25)
- Re: SA-CD SURROUND - cf@tiscali.se 01:50:42 08/15/05 (2)
- Re: SA-CD SURROUND - Erdo 09:42:43 08/16/05 (0)
- My stereo technique has not changed - Michael Bishop 07:15:59 08/16/05 (0)
- Thank you for the explanation..... - Alex Peychev 14:34:06 08/14/05 (5)
- You do not understand stereo - Skeptic 15:28:01 08/14/05 (0)
- Re: Thank you for the explanation..... - Robert C. Lang 15:12:49 08/14/05 (3)
- Re: Thank you for the explanation..... - Robert C. Lang 15:24:49 08/14/05 (0)
- Re: Thank you for the explanation..... - Alex Peychev 15:20:45 08/14/05 (1)
- Re: Thank you for the explanation..... - Christine Tham 17:33:48 08/14/05 (0)
- I second Erdo's comments - Michael Bishop 10:21:56 08/14/05 (14)
- Thank you - Robert C. Lang 10:40:48 08/14/05 (2)
- Re: Thank you - Alex Peychev 14:43:02 08/14/05 (1)
- listen to stereo in STEREO & MC in MULTICHANNEL please - Michael Bishop 06:39:21 08/16/05 (0)
- Re: I second Erdo's comments - Skeptic 10:37:35 08/14/05 (10)
- related question - Tre' 19:35:09 08/14/05 (0)
- Not really..... - Alex Peychev 14:21:18 08/14/05 (8)
- Re: Not really..... - Skeptic 15:30:03 08/14/05 (7)
- "Sin boca cerrado no entran moscos" - Sordidman 08:20:11 08/16/05 (5)
- Re: "Sin boca cerrado no entran moscos" - iza 19:23:11 08/18/05 (0)
- Re: "Sin boca cerrado no entran moscos" - Skeptic 16:42:51 08/16/05 (3)
- Re: "Sin boca cerrado no entran moscos" - tnelson 20:55:02 08/17/05 (0)
- There's one really good way to find out - Sordidman 11:42:05 08/17/05 (0)
- Re: "Sin boca cerrado no entran moscos" - some young guy 17:17:45 08/16/05 (0)
- Re: Not really..... - some young guy 15:45:55 08/14/05 (0)
- Excelent explanation!!;nt - Pacman 08:37:13 08/14/05 (0)
- Congratulations Alex, you've just experienced the flat lifeless sound as I did from DVD-A mix-downs, only with SACD. - Audiophilander 00:35:32 08/14/05 (1)
- Thank you..... - Alex Peychev 02:14:53 08/14/05 (0)
- Hi-Def question - paulcordingley 00:26:13 08/14/05 (1)
- Sure..... - Alex Peychev 02:12:11 08/14/05 (0)
- Re: SACD Multichannel question.... - Robert C. Lang 23:56:59 08/13/05 (2)
- Another explanation... - Joel_Waterman 11:34:07 08/14/05 (1)
- Re: Another explanation... - Skeptic 15:33:31 08/14/05 (0)
- Re: SACD Multichannel question.... - Garnot 23:17:07 08/13/05 (0)