Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos Nos. 2&3 - Acoustic Reality Experience

THIS HD DVD SURROUND MUSIC DISC DELIVERS AN AMAZING ACOUSTIC REALITY EXPERIENCE THROUGH ANY HD DVD PLAYER WITH AN HDMI OR OPTICAL (core only 5.1 and 6.1) OUTPUT CONNECTED OR ASSEMBLED WITH DTS-HD MA OR DTS (core only 5.1 and 6.1) CAPABLE RECIEVER THE FULL RANGE 7.1 (6.1;5.1) SURROUND SPEAKER SET-UP IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR FULL PERCEPTION OF ACOUSTIC REALITY AND LOW FREQUENCY CHANNEL (LFE) THAT IS VERY CRITICAL FOR THIS RECORD. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RECORD WAS ORIGINALLY PRODUCED FOR 5.1 AND PRESENTED FOR 7.1 SURROUND SOUND REPRODUCTION TO PROVIDE YOU WITH UNIQUE ACOUSTIC REALITY EXPERIENCE. Product Description

 Virtues of surround sound
Surround Records continues to lead the industry in demonstrating the virtues of surround sound. The added depth and spatial coherence produced by discrete use of the rear speakers is never purchased at the expense of the stereo soundstage or at a sacrifice in ensemble coherence resulting from the illusion of excessive front-to-back depth. I can't recommend this performance highly enough: everything about it is excellent, and it merits the enthusiastic attention of anyone who cares about top quality music presented in state-of-the-art sound. May 1, 2008

 Never heard anything like this before!
Just received Vivaldi and Rachmaninov HD DVDs
Very glad that I finally found classical music concert to play on my new 7.1 sound system. Great thanks to the record company for releasing this music in the new format. IT IS SOUND AMAZING.

Don't mind the visuals this is an Audio not a Video experience. However it match better then conventional DVD-Audio, High Definition slide show is very pleasant.
April 25, 2008

 A Misleading and Disappointing Swindle
I would have only given this 1 star, but the music is great and sounds quite good in surround, though by no means spectacular. That said, I was expecting to get a hidef trip to the symphony, *NOT* a cheesy, corny slide show of ocean splash and hazy harbors!?! I couldn't believe it when I put it on! I thought it was just the title splash screen (no pun intended), but nope, this is it! The venue would have been beautiful to film in hidef and this is what I was expecting. And the price!? I was so angry I couldn't even enjoy the music. DO NOT buy this very deceptively packaged product. For the money, you can get a used, 1980's era DG recording for <$5 that will sound just as good and play on all your gear; not just an HD player. April 25, 2008

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