The Super Audio Collection & Professional Test Disc
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Edition: DVD AudioCD Release Date: 1998-05-26
Music Label: Chesky Records
Movie Reviews of The Super Audio Collection & Professional Test Disc
Movie Review: Great Intro into 96/24 (No 'But')
Summary: 5 Stars
I already own several test CDs, so when I bought this DVD I was looking for a wide introduction to DVD's 96/24 format to compare with CD's 44/16 format. For me, this is a perfect mix. It starts with almost a CD's worth of music, most of it with a startling dynamic range and clarity, and a pitch black background, as well as a large enough selection of test tones and the likes for me to get a great view of what this format can do. I ended up loving more than half the musical selections enough to buy the DVDs of them. A few I merely liked and two just wasn't my cup of tea.I guess, I wanted to know what music was available using DVD's higher resolution and if it were worth the higher price. If I hadn't bought this DVD and listened to it for a year, I would have had no other way to find out about the various music available using DVD's higher resolution without buying them all.
In short, I bought this DVD to answer the questions, "Does a variety of music recorded on DVD's 96/24 format sound better than what I'm generally used to from CD," (my answer: YES, much better.) "What, of the music available in this format, are recordings I'd like to own?" (My answer: more than half.)
It seems to me that this format makes it easier to produce a spectacular musical recording--almost all the musical selections on this demo DVD were as good as the best CD recordings I'd heard from Eargle. The best John Eargle recordings match this in quality of recording, but few others. The musical selection ranges from pop, jazz, and classical to Celtic, African, and Caribbean.
So if you're looking for a stereo demo DVD to give you an across the board look at what DVD's higher audio resolution sounds like, using selections from available DVDs, then buy this one. If you're looking for a complete collection of test tones on DVD, maybe there's a better one out there, I don't know.