You may have read my review of the “Transatlantic Sessions 5” DVD elsewhere in this forum. I enjoyed that DVD so much I wanted to get another one in the series. I decided on “Transatlantic Sessions 2” but was put off when I read that the only audio track on it is Dolby Digital 2.0 /192kbps (Sessions 5 is PCM / 1536kbps).
Anyway, to cut a long story short, I ended up buying the Sessions 2 DVD and it sounds pretty damn good. This is quite confusing given that I’m so keen on hi-rez audio these days. I have narrowed the explanation for this down to the following three possibilities:
a. The slab of granite I put under my OPPO BDP-95 has given it the steadiness it requires to turn ordinary recordings into exceptional ones.
b. The ceramic risers I put under my speaker cables are shielding them from the nasty interference oozing out of my wooden floors.
c. The BBC has done a really good job mixing and mastering the audio on this DVD. The mixing and mastering of a recording are the factors that contribute most to a high quality audio experience.
I think that the answer is c. but I could be wrong. What do you think?
Nigel.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, I ended up buying the Sessions 2 DVD and it sounds pretty damn good. This is quite confusing given that I’m so keen on hi-rez audio these days. I have narrowed the explanation for this down to the following three possibilities:
a. The slab of granite I put under my OPPO BDP-95 has given it the steadiness it requires to turn ordinary recordings into exceptional ones.
b. The ceramic risers I put under my speaker cables are shielding them from the nasty interference oozing out of my wooden floors.
c. The BBC has done a really good job mixing and mastering the audio on this DVD. The mixing and mastering of a recording are the factors that contribute most to a high quality audio experience.
I think that the answer is c. but I could be wrong. What do you think?
Nigel.
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