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In Reply to: Re: Ron I am sorry you missed the fine print. It's usually, but not always on the back of the case. posted by RonPil on December 5, 2005 at 13:41:53:
I found the multi-channel version of "Kind of Blue" to be superior to the two channel version. BUT not *necessarily* or only because of the multi-channel. It just seems to be better mastered overall. But the multi-channel mix definitely helps a lot. Particularly, Paul Chambers on bass as well as Jimmy Cobb on drums benefits from the multi-channel mix. The center channel in particular really seems to help the Chambers presentation. The bass is anchored as it was not in the two channel version. The low end is present in all 5 speakers. In the two channel version I thought the bass was kind of weak.This is definitely a 5 channel mix. In "So What" the rears are almost reticent to a fault until the first sax. But the rears are never intrusive. In other places the ambience is perhaps more low key than necessary.
It is tough to really compare the two channel and multi-channel versions since they are on separate discs. (I did listen to excerpts of both before I responded to your question). But overall I would say that the multi-channel is the clear winner. The more you listen to it the more you appreciate it over the two channel version.
While "Kind of Blue" definitely benefits from the multi-channel mix it does not benefit in a way that a good two-channel orchestral benefits like, for example, Telarc's Sibelius Symphony #2.
I would like to get other opinions on the "Kind of Blue" multi-channel mix.
Robert C. Lang
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