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George Benson - Breezin 
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surround rating
50%
stereo rating
90%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Rhino 2001

Eagles - Hotel California 
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surround rating
85%
stereo rating
90%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 176.4-192 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 5.1 
Warner 2001

Neil Young - Harvest 
The reason for the poor surround rating is not so ...
surround rating
65%
stereo rating
90%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 176.4-192 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Reprise 2002

Olu Dara - Neighborhoods 
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surround rating
80%
stereo rating
90%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Atlantic 2000

Dave Koz - The Dance 
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surround rating
80%
stereo rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 5.1 
Capitol 2001

Randy Newman - Little Criminals 
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surround rating
80%
stereo rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 176.4-192 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 5.1 
PCM Stereo 44.1-48 kHz
Rhino 2002

Guarneri String Quartet - Ravel/Debussy/Fauré 
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surround rating
80%
stereo rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 176.4-192 kHz
DVDA 4.0 88.2-96 kHz
surroundedby 2001

Grover Washington, Jr - Winelight 
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surround rating
80%
stereo rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 176.4-192 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
Rhino 2002

The Doobie Brothers - The Captain and Me 
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surround rating
80%
stereo rating
75%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 176.4-192 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 5.1 
Warner 2001

Pat Metheny - Imaginary Day 
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surround rating
85%
stereo rating
60%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Warner 2000

B.B. King & Eric Clapton - Riding With the King 
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surround rating
85%
stereo rating
50%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 5.1 
Warner 2001

The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots 
Scheiner is at it again. Extremely aggressive surr ...
surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive



Samples
DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Warner 2003

Fleetwood Mac - Say You Will 
I have tried and tried but this DVD-A just want se ...
surround rating
75%
ambient - aggressive



Samples
DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Reprise 2003

John Williams - Artificial Intelligence 
John Williams
Barbara Bonney, Lara Fabian, Josh Groban
When rating this disc I chose to disregard some ve ...
surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Warner 2001

Foo Fighters - One By One 
I’m a little unsure what music type category to pu ...
surround rating
75%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
RCA Records 2003

Missy Elliot - So Addictive 
When I popped in the Missy DVD-Audio the first tim ...
surround rating
80%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 44.1-48 kHz
DVDA 5.1 44.1-48 kHz
DD 5.1 
Elektra 2001

Steely Dan - Two Against Nature 
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surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 5.1 
Giant Records 2000

Brimstone Butterfly - Normality Killed The Cat 
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DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
MP3 
Sun Studio 2004

Bach - Magnificat 
Stephen Cleobury
Choir Of King's collage, Cambridge
This disc defaults to the 24bit/48kHz stereo mix, ...
surround rating
75%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 44.1-48 kHz
DVDA 4.0 44.1-48 kHz
DD 4.0 
PCM Stereo 44.1-48 kHz
EMI Classics 2001

Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia 
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DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 44.1-48 kHz
DD 2.0 224 kbps
DD 5.1 448 kbps
CD 
Warner 2003

The Band - The Last Waltz 
I can imagine that this 1976 goodbye party would h ...
surround rating
75%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 44.1-48 kHz
DVDA 5.1 44.1-48 kHz
DD 5.1 
Rhino 2002

Paul Simon - You're The One 
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surround rating
80%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
DTS 6.1 1509 kbps
Warner 2000

Big Phat Band - XXL 
It’s very easy to describe the qualities of this D ...
surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 48kHz 24bit
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Silverline 2003

Foreigner - 4 
I wish they could re-record the drum tracks on thi ...
surround rating
75%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Rhino 2001

The Doors - L.A. Woman 
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surround rating
80%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Elektra 2000

Grateful Dead - American Beauty 
This is another of those early “break ground” clas ...
surround rating
75%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Rhino 2000

Deep Purple - Machine Head 
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surround rating
80%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Warner 2001

Faith Hill - Cry 
I never heard about Faith Hill before but decided ...
surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Warner 2002

Buena Vista Social Club 
Compay Segundo, Ry Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzalez, Eliades Ochoa
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surround rating
90%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Nonesuch 2000

Steely Dan - Everything Must Go 
Hi,This album and Two Against Nature dvd-a ...
surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 176.4-192 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Warner 2003

Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now 
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surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Warner 2000

Frank Sinatra - Live At The Sands 
Well, what can I say? This is a great DVD-Audio bu ...
surround rating
90%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 176.4-192 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Reprise 2003

Foreigner - Foreigner 
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surround rating
65%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Rhino 2001

Brian Bromberg - Jaco 
Surprise, surprise! A few weeks ago I mentioned th ...
surround rating
90%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
A440 Music Group 2003

Fourplay - Fourplay 
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surround rating
75%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Warner 2001

Chicago - II 
If I was asked what the engineers could do to make ...
surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Rhino 2003

Donald Fagen - The Nightfly 
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surround rating
80%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 44.1-48 kHz
DVDA 5.1 44.1-48 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Warner 2002

Björk - Vespertine 
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surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 44.1-48 kHz
DVDA 5.1 44.1-48 kHz
DD 5.1 
Warner 2001

Staind - 14 Shades Of Grey 
The problem with heavy metal and hard rock from an ...
surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Elektra 2003

R.E.M. - Automatic For The People 
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surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 44.1-48 kHz
DVDA 5.1 44.1-48 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 5.1 
Warner 2002

Donald Fagen - Kamakiriad 
The first 1½ minute of the opening song Trans I ...
surround rating
80%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Rhino 2003

Miles Davis - Tutu 
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surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Warner 2002

Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won 
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DVDA 2.0 44.1-48 kHz
DVDA 5.1 44.1-48 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Warner 2003

Yes - Magnification 
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surround rating
75%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
PCM Stereo 44.1-48 kHz
Rhino 2001

Linkin Park - Reanimation 
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surround rating
80%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 44.1-48 kHz
DVDA 5.1 44.1-48 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Warner 2002

Chicago - V 
The Chicago V DVD-A is very similar to ...
surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 176.4-192 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Rhino 2003

Al Green - Greatest Hits 
This is indeed the right stuff as the record label ...
surround rating
65%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 44.1-48 kHz
DVDA 5.1 44.1-48 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 5.1 
PCM Stereo 44.1-48 kHz
The Right Stuff 2001

Metallica - Black 
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surround rating
80%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Elektra 2001

Deep Purple - Concerto For Group And Orchestra 
Malcolm Arnold
The Roal Philharmonic Orchestra
As the title applies, this is a mixture of classic ...
surround rating
60%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 44.1-48 kHz
DVDA 5.1 44.1-48 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Rhino 2002

Various - Celebrating the music of Weather Report 
Michael Brecker, Steve Gadd, Marcus Miller, John Scofield and more
Pretty nice sounding considering that this is “onl ...
surround rating
80%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 44.1-48 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 2.0 
MP3 
Telarc 2001

Fleetwood Mac - Rumour 
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surround rating
80%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Warner 2001

Bobby Short - Piano 
“Have a seat while I fiddle with this damn croo ...
surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
surroundedby 2000

Debussy - Preludes: Book 1 & 2 
Jean Rowland
Let me first confess: I have never been to a piano ...
surround rating
70%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 4.0 88.2-96 kHz
surroundedby 2000

Billy Cobham - Spectrum 
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surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 5.1 
Rhino 2001

Sheryl Crow - The Globe Sessions 
Solid but nothing much out of the ordinary. The so ...
surround rating
80%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 44.1-48 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
A&M Records 2003

Awaken 
A large portion of the music is actually low-res s ...
surround rating
75%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
5.1 Label Group 2001

Eric Clapton - Reptile 
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surround rating
80%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DTS 5.1 1509 kbps
DD 5.1 
Reprise 2001

Sibelius - Night Ride and Sunrise 
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
It’s not the easiest thing to review an album when ...
surround rating
75%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 44.1-48 kHz
DVDA 5.0 44.1-48 kHz
DD 5.0 
Finlandia Records 2002

Trey Anastasio 
The Trey Anastasio is interesting because it’s the ...
surround rating
70%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Elektra 2002

Wagner - Overtures/Preludes 
Herbert Van Karajan
Berliner Philharmoniker
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surround rating
65%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 44.1-48 kHz
DVDA 4.0 44.1-48 kHz
DD 4.0 
PCM Stereo 44.1-48 kHz
EMI Classics 2001

3 Doors Down - Away From The Sun 
What we have here is something as rare as an audio ...
surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Universal Music Enterprises 2003

Off Space 
My initial thought when listening to some music sa ...
surround rating
80%
ambient - aggressive



Samples
DVDA 2.0 88.2-96 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Skylife 2003

The Rat Pack - Live At The Villa Venice 
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.
If you own the first ...
surround rating
75%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 176.4-192 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 2.0 
DD 5.1 
Reprise 2003

America - Homecoming 
I’m actually a little to young to have listened to ...
surround rating
85%
ambient - aggressive


DVDA 2.0 176.4-192 kHz
DVDA 5.1 88.2-96 kHz
DD 5.1 
Rhino 2001

Short reviews
3 Doors Down - Away From The Sun
Aaron Neville - Believe
Al Green - Greatest Hits
Alanis Morissette - Under Rug Swept
Alison Krauss - New Favorite
America - Homecoming
Awaken
Bach - Magnificat
Bach - Matthäus Passion
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No.s 3 & 5
Bangles - Greatest Hits
Beck - Sea Changes
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 & 8
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3
Beethoven - Symphony No. 1 & 2
Beethoven - Symphony No. 6
Beethoven - Symphony No. 4 & 5
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9
Big Phat Band - XXL
Blue Man Group - Audio
Bob Mintzer Big Band - Homage To Count Basie
Bobby Short - Piano
Bobby Womack - Soul Sensation Live
Boston - Boston (Stereo)
Brian Bromberg - Jaco
Chanticleer - Magnificat
Chicago - II
Chicago - V
Chick Corea - Rendezvous in New York
Claire Martin - Perfect Alibi
David Bowie - Heathen
David Sanborn - timeagain
Debussy - Preludes: Book 1 & 2
Deep Purple - Concerto For Group And Orchestra
Dennis Brown - Money In My Pocket
Divas - Live
Doc Powell - 97th & Columbus
Donald Fagen - Kamakiriad
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
Era - The Mass
Eric Bibb - Good Stuff
Eric Bibb - Just Like Love
Eric Bibb - Spirit & The Blues
Faith Hill - Cry
Ferde Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite
Fleetwood Mac - Say You Will
Foo Fighters - One By One
Foreigner - 4
Frank Sinatra - Live At The Sands
Frank Zappa - Live in New York: Halloween
Gary Burton - Like Minds
Geoff Tate
Gerard Presencer - Platypus
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Holst - The Planets
Jaco Pastorius Big Band - Word Of Mouth Revisited
James Taylor - October Road
James Taylor - Hourglass
Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow
Jennifer Lopez - On the 6
Joe Satriani - Engines Of Creation
Joe Satriani - Strange And Beautiful Music
John Jenkins - Fantasias & Airs
John Williams - Artificial Intelligence
José Cura - Verismo
Keane - Hopes And Fears
Kevin Mahogany - Pride & Joy
Luther Vandross - Dance With My Father
Marvin Gaye - Midnight Love
Marvin Gaye - Collection
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Michael Jackson - Thriller (Stereo)
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
Missy Elliot - So Addictive
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante
Nashville Big Band Jazz Ensemble - Big Band Christmas
Natalie Cole - Ask a Woman Who Knows
Neil Young - Harvest
Nena - Feat. Nena Live
Neujahrskonzert
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
Off Space
Omnibus Wind Ensamble - Music by Frank Zappa
Patricia Barber - Modern Cool
Peter Gabriel - Up
Pieces Of A Dream - Loves's Silhouette
Queen - The Game
Quincy Jones - Ultimate Collection
Richard Tompson - Rumor and Sigh
Robert Cray - Time Will Tell
Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
Roxy Music - Avalon
Seal - IV
Sheryl Crow - The Globe Sessions
Sibelius - Night Ride and Sunrise
Sibelius/Tubin - Symphomy No.2/5
Spyro Gyra - Original Cinema
Staind - 14 Shades Of Grey
Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto
Star Trek - Nemesis
Steely Dan - Everything Must Go
Steve Stevens - Flamengo A Go-Go
Sting - Sacred Love
Sting - Brand New Day
Teddy Pendergrass - Turn Off The Lights
The Band - The Last Waltz
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Rat Pack - Live At The Villa Venice
The Zombies - Greatest Hits
Tiny Island
Ton Koopman - Organ Spectacular
Tower Of Power - Soul Vaccination Live
Toy Matinee
Train - My Private Nation
Trey Anastasio
Täby Church Chamber Choir - Hush! The Angels Are Singing
Van Zant - Brother To Brother
Various - Sonic Boom
Various - Celebrating the music of Weather Report
Various - Test CD 4
Various - Celebrating the music of Weather Report
Wayne Horvitz - Forever
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No.s 26 and 41 "Jupiter"
YellowJackets - Time Squared
Yes - Fragile
Zephyr - Voices Unbound