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Chris Botti "Live" BD Is ACES!!!!

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Robertc88

Bought it last weekend from Best Buy and I've played it once each day since.

I listened utilizing the 96/24 PCM audio track. The instrument detail and vocals are simply breathtaking! The soundstage and sense of aliveness is amongst the best I've ever heard. This is just with a PS3 hooked up via HDMI to a very low budget Onkyo SR605 AVR! I really thing this one is better than Legends Of Jazz on BD for the sound.

Check this one out. You will not be sorry. No acquired taste for the music by the way with this one. Just kick back and enjoy as I most certainly am! :)

Follow Ups:

Very good sounding Elevator music. - oscar 19:01:04 02/25/08 (0)
I loved the fidelity of the sound but I preferred a "less-relaxed" presentation.
One of my very favorite BDs! - Russell 08:45:39 02/22/08 (5)
As I've mentioned elsewhere (you know where), I think Chris Botti's been unfairly labeled as a 'smooth jazz' musician, and while there's some truth to it, I think he's much better than that, and this BD showcases him brilliantly. The 96/24 PCM sound quality is terrific--even on old-fashioned 2-channel stereo--and the picture quality is terrific as well.

Russell
- YES, this why Blu ray is soooo gooood for us. - Ole Lund Christensen 09:53:46 02/22/08 (4)
  a high quality sound format piggybacking on video.
  - Except for one thing.... - racerguy 10:47:47 02/22/08 (3)
    Something I've noticed is that PCM soundtracks appear to be turning into a thing of the past. More and more Blu-ray discs are coming out with TrueHD soundtracks.
    
    I don't have anything against TrueHD, but what's the point of the large capacity and high bit-rate capability of Blu-ray if no one uses it?
    - RE: Except for one thing.... - Jack G 05:46:32 02/25/08 (0)
      At least you can still use the Lossless. Be thankful its not DTS-HD MA.
      Jack
    - If we can trust Dolby, TrueHD will decode to PCM - Ole Lund Christensen 11:25:11 02/22/08 (1)
      and the process is lossless.
      
      This does not ensure that we cannot hear a sideeffect, like PSU loaded by pocessing power use, and analog amps suffering. Or calculations might clip in the digital domain, or jitter might raise its ugly head.
      
      But in principle, TrueHD, dts HD MA and PCM give out the same bits to the DAC.
      
      So I think Dolby True HD is OK, and dts HD MA is better, simply due to the preset choices.
      
      But care in mixing and transfer seems more important to me.
      - RE: If we can trust Dolby, TrueHD will decode to PCM - astumpe 07:07:00 02/29/08 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: If we can trust Dolby, TrueHD will decode to PCM posted by Ole Lund Christensen on February 22, 2008 at 11:25:11
        
        this is best blu-ray i've seen.audio @ video are unbeliveable. i've seen this one four times and i've only had it two days. those drums will never be heard in a elevater.

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