My son's 'Amused to Death' is an excellent copy, and both of our systems cast the images/info contained way beyond normal soundstage parameters. ie: The horse/wagon effect begins at about 7 o'clock(behind the listener's left shoulder), and ends at 2 o'clock(beyond the right speaker). The radio broadcast: just about 10ft to the listener's left. I purchased a copy for myself(Columbia label, and exact product code), and the effects were completely non-existent, dead flat with no soundstage what-so-ever(on either system). So much for disc to disc consistency. If you purchase the CD to test your system, and get no outrageous images: It may not be the system's fault. CAVEAT EMPTOR
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Just when I thought my systems were set up correctly, a friend suggested that I should get this CD to verify. This CD is Amused to Death by Roger Waters. After a lot of tweaking, my main system can finally do it! You may get a lot of fun out of it too.
If your system is set up properly, you should be able to hear surround sound effect throughout this CD, with music from 90 degrees to your left to 90 degrees to your right! It is like a 5.1 system but with only 2 speakers. Pay particular attention to the following:
1. On track 1, in the beginning (you need to crank up the volume a bit for this one), you should hear dog barking 90 degrees to your right and the dog runs away from you. Then the man-woman speech should be 90 degrees to your left!
2. On Track 4, you should hear a male speech 90 degrees to your left and he yelled "And here come the players. As I speak to you now, the captain sas his cross hairs zeroed in on the oil rig. ..."
3. On Track 6, you should hear water drop sound 90 degrees to your left.
4. On Track 8, you should hear horses running from 90 degrees to your left to in front of you and then go further away.
5. On Track 10, you should hear phone rings 90 degrees to your right.
Hope you get as much fun out of it as I did. Let me know if your system can do it too.
If your system is set up properly, you should be able to hear surround sound effect throughout this CD, with music from 90 degrees to your left to 90 degrees to your right! It is like a 5.1 system but with only 2 speakers. Pay particular attention to the following:
1. On track 1, in the beginning (you need to crank up the volume a bit for this one), you should hear dog barking 90 degrees to your right and the dog runs away from you. Then the man-woman speech should be 90 degrees to your left!
2. On Track 4, you should hear a male speech 90 degrees to your left and he yelled "And here come the players. As I speak to you now, the captain sas his cross hairs zeroed in on the oil rig. ..."
3. On Track 6, you should hear water drop sound 90 degrees to your left.
4. On Track 8, you should hear horses running from 90 degrees to your left to in front of you and then go further away.
5. On Track 10, you should hear phone rings 90 degrees to your right.
Hope you get as much fun out of it as I did. Let me know if your system can do it too.