[bosiemoncrieff]

I read an article once reviewing the different sound quality of all the different transfers of the Solti ring - that is a rabbit hole I don't think I have the wherewithal to go down. Is it PCM?

 

[yonson]

I read an article once reviewing the different sound quality of all the different transfers of the Solti ring - that is a rabbit hole I don't think I have the wherewithal to go down. Is it PCM?

It's Decca 478 6748, ASIN: B00NU2LSW4

Here's the description:

DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN
On a single High Fidelity Pure Audio Disc

Containing Wagners libretti, this audiophile edition offers something that is the supreme sound experience of what is generally acknowledged to be the greatest version of Wagner s supreme masterpiece.

Deluxe 300pp hard-back book in black and gold foil with slipcase

Complete libretti in original German with English translation.

1 BluRay Audio disk containing the complete Ring cycle remastered and presented in 24bit High Fidelity Pure Audio.

Sir Georg Solti s recording of Wagner s epic music-drama Der Ring des Nibelungen was a recording project on a scale without precedent and the first-ever studio recording of Wagner s masterpiece. Recorded between September 1958 and November 1965, it was masterminded by legendary producer John Culshaw and his technical team under the direction of chief engineer Gordon Parry. This massive undertaking set new standards in both opera recording and the possibilities of the effective and imaginative use of stereo.
The combination of Sir Georg Solti and the Vienna Philharmonic with an international cast of the greatest Wagnerian singers available resulted in a recording which was greeted with unprecedented enthusiasm and rave reviews and which quickly won numerous international awards.

This release requires a Blu-Ray player, and contains no video content other than an on-screen menu. It plays on a standard Blu-Ray player, and is not restricted regionally in any way.

 

[earnmyturns]

I read an article once reviewing the different sound quality of all the different transfers of the Solti ring - that is a rabbit hole I don't think I have the wherewithal to go down. Is it PCM?

Yes, PCM. Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Fidelity_Pure_Audio

 

[FLTWS]

For those interested here is a link to a good comparison of all the Solti remasters.

https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/21107/documents/2018/8/Soltis Ring Remastered 2013-07-13d.pdf

I have the original London CD edition (Had it on LP at one point) but I prefer this: it is one I like best and is my favorite all-arounder for the cycle. Purchased at Amazon.

Could it have been a better remaster? Read the article I linked to get an opinion I agree with.

I forgot, I also have this edition equally good to the above. Its the same remaster but done with BRD and Booklet Libretti.

 

[yonson]

I wanted the CD's but when I went to purchase them a couple years ago all I could find was the BR which is nice, but I don't have a way to rip it to flac, so I have to use the physical media to listen to it...

 

[yonson]

Now that I have Sol, I need to get the ring on vinyl...

 

[audio philestine]

Now that I have Sol, I need to get the ring on vinyl...

And thus begins yet another expensive and eternal rabbit hole...

 

[judson_w]

And thus begins yet another expensive and eternal rabbit hole...

Tis why when a friend tells me they want to get into vinyl, I spend the first bit trying to dissuade them. If they persist, I relent and offer advice/help.

 

[yonson]

And thus begins yet another expensive and eternal rabbit hole...

Hehe yup, I already have a fair amount of vinyl, and I generally try not to buy on vinyl what I already have on other formats...

 

[Ableza]

Every time I have tried to listen to Wagner I lose interest after about 10 minutes.

 

[adydula]

Its just not for everyone....

:>(

 

[GearMe]

Every time I have tried to listen to Wagner I lose interest after about 10 minutes.

Welp...let's keep it under 10 then!

 

[KoshNaranek]

Every time I have tried to listen to Wagner I lose interest after about 10 minutes.

Well.... This is only 7 minutes

 

[ScottFree]

Every time I have tried to listen to Wagner I lose interest after about 10 minutes.

I think the only Wagner I’ve heard was that piece in Alien Covenant.

 

[rkw]

Every time I have tried to listen to Wagner I lose interest after about 10 minutes.

Although my music listening is 90% classical, I'm not attracted to opera. The only way I gotten through an opera is when I've followed along with a libretto. Some of the storylines are weird and interesting.