

The winner, therefore, is in my opinion the SACD stereo track. The DTS 5.1 track has a bit more oomph in the bass area, but lacks the detail, clarity and openness of the SACD 5.1 track. The possible exception is track one, which, as mentioned by a previous reviewer, is rather messy. Otherwise the surround mix is excellent, immersive and at times appropriately inventive. It seems somehow to be lost or greatly diminished in the mixing. I compared the following tracks: CD stereo, SACD stereo, DTS 5.1 and SACD 5.1.Īs stated, I feel the SACD 5.1 track does not have enough punch in the bass. I recently spent some time comparing the various audio tracks on this release, after I found the SACD sourround track to be somewhat lacking in the bass area. Review by Mitch Kolby Ap(1 of 2 found this review helpful) I also listen to the PCM 2.0 24-bit/48 kHz layer on the dvd disk and that's sound so much better than the red book cd.
#Depeche mode songs of faith and devotion album ps3#
I have a ps3 *.iso of Black Celebration, but I would purchase the sacd if it were at a reasonable price. The odds of finding BC on sacd at a two figure price is going to be difficult, but there are copies of SFD are waiting to be had. The sound on the dvd pcm 2.0 layer is very good also. On the stereo layer, the bass so much tighter and cleaner. If you get a chance to listen to the high-rez, you will pitch your cd into the trash. As for SFD, any DM fan should own this already. I don't know if there was a re-mix of the high-rez, but the scarlet book layers sound much smoother and less bright than the corresponding red book layers. The Rhino/Mute LPs sound great, but the sacds are other worldly. Songs of Faith and Devotion and Black Celebration are my two favorite Depeche Mode disks.
