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Is the sound compressed on a DVD opera?

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Jay Buridan

Some great performances are unavailable on CD, but available on DVD. But how good is the sound?

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Technically... - Harmonia 19:33:37 01/01/18 (0)
...yes, to some degree, but not always egregiously o. I have some very good sounding opera DVDs, even including "pirates" from sellers like Premiere Opera that are downloads burned to disc. My opera/classical DVDs overall range from good to very good. I prefer my operas/concerts on blu-ray for both sound and picture, but some performances can only be found on DVD. Considering how few new recordings of opera are being produced, the blu-rays and DVDs are a blessing. Plus, you get to see some terrific stage productions.
RE: Is the sound compressed on a DVD opera? - pbarach 08:50:21 08/06/17 (0)
DVD sound codecs are all lossy. But the sound can be pretty good... Depends on the source material.

BluRay discs can have lossless compression.

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