A now for something completely different! Well sort of......
With all the contentious posts about the imminent demise of ML, I thought it might be appropriate to post about a positive ML experience with a brand new Porcupine Tree disc that was just released in DVD Audio.
I just got a package yesterday from England. In it was the new Porcupine Tree Disc "The Incident" in DVD Audio 5.1 and 2.0 MLP Lossless as well as 5.1 DTS Surround and 24-bit PCM Stereo.
I had pre-ordered it some time ago and so I am pretty sure I got a copy of the first wave to hit the US.
Now please remember, I am a surround sound addict, so I can only comment on the surround sound but this is a phenomenal disc. Like all of Steve Wilson's projects the 5.1 surround music is well done. But I think this one is an extra cut above.
There is a mixture of both quiet and loud passages that really transports you to another time and place. The surround mix is incredible if you are in to experiencing the music and being immersed in the music, this music moves through you, around you and then sweeps you up and takes you away.
And it is all made possible by my Logans I might add. This really is good fun and reminds me of one of the big reasons why I bought Martin Logan speakers in the first place, enjoying the music. I actually got a great big grin on my face while I was experiencing this album. Man that was fun!
As long as my MLs work and sound like this, I am going to keep them and as Jim Power says, enjoy the music.
If the day comes when they don't work or sound right, I will look for another solution and most likely I will give ML a shot, if the product is up to it.
But I gotta say most likely that day is 10 maybe 20 years off if my past experience with MLs is any indication. And of course with CLXs I guess I am not in a hurry to upgrade. So with that day most likely way off in the distance, surely many things will change between now and then.
I guess I am saying the bottom line is that I would rather enjoy my Martin Logan speakers, than to debate about something that may or may not come to pass. And I don't want to argue the point of what has already happened for the exact reason that it already happened and now we will have to wait to see what happens next. I think I will go listen to some more music and keep my fingers crossed that some good things are still to come from ML.
Like Jim said, many of his friends are counting on it and I for one do not want to count them out yet or root against them for they have already given me many incredible listening experiences with my Logans. And most importantly I stand to have many many more for the foreseeable future.
Oh and for the photography freaks, this album has some very cool photography to go with the music.
With all the contentious posts about the imminent demise of ML, I thought it might be appropriate to post about a positive ML experience with a brand new Porcupine Tree disc that was just released in DVD Audio.
I just got a package yesterday from England. In it was the new Porcupine Tree Disc "The Incident" in DVD Audio 5.1 and 2.0 MLP Lossless as well as 5.1 DTS Surround and 24-bit PCM Stereo.
I had pre-ordered it some time ago and so I am pretty sure I got a copy of the first wave to hit the US.
Now please remember, I am a surround sound addict, so I can only comment on the surround sound but this is a phenomenal disc. Like all of Steve Wilson's projects the 5.1 surround music is well done. But I think this one is an extra cut above.
There is a mixture of both quiet and loud passages that really transports you to another time and place. The surround mix is incredible if you are in to experiencing the music and being immersed in the music, this music moves through you, around you and then sweeps you up and takes you away.
And it is all made possible by my Logans I might add. This really is good fun and reminds me of one of the big reasons why I bought Martin Logan speakers in the first place, enjoying the music. I actually got a great big grin on my face while I was experiencing this album. Man that was fun!
As long as my MLs work and sound like this, I am going to keep them and as Jim Power says, enjoy the music.
If the day comes when they don't work or sound right, I will look for another solution and most likely I will give ML a shot, if the product is up to it.
But I gotta say most likely that day is 10 maybe 20 years off if my past experience with MLs is any indication. And of course with CLXs I guess I am not in a hurry to upgrade. So with that day most likely way off in the distance, surely many things will change between now and then.
I guess I am saying the bottom line is that I would rather enjoy my Martin Logan speakers, than to debate about something that may or may not come to pass. And I don't want to argue the point of what has already happened for the exact reason that it already happened and now we will have to wait to see what happens next. I think I will go listen to some more music and keep my fingers crossed that some good things are still to come from ML.
Like Jim said, many of his friends are counting on it and I for one do not want to count them out yet or root against them for they have already given me many incredible listening experiences with my Logans. And most importantly I stand to have many many more for the foreseeable future.
Oh and for the photography freaks, this album has some very cool photography to go with the music.
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