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SvennoJ on 04 December 2014
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spurgeonryan said:
SvennoJ said:
^ Again. Looks like a remake of the 2nd one. I'll watch it anyway, eventually.

I had the house to myself for a few hours so I decided to watch Akira again with the volume at a 'decent' level :) That 24bit/192khz 5.1 remastered soundtrack is still the best there is. 10/10. Gives me the shivers every time, definitely a step above Interstellar in IMAX. Too bad Akira is the only movie with a hypersonic 192khz soundtrack. We've gone from dvd to blu-ray to 4K, yet sound is still stuck at 48khz. At times I close my eyes just to concentrate on the soundtrack, so good.


Still have not seen it. I think I have it on VHS.

 

Is Cowboy Bepop good as well?

I think I tried it once, I guess I wasn't in the mood for cowboy bepop, can't remember much of it.

Are you just trying to push my buttons with VHS :p Talking about the best 5.1 surround soundtrack in 15mbps lossless 24bit 192khz soundmix, and you mention VHS :)

Actually one of the main reasons 192khz sound is so rare is because you can only make it from an original analog recording in great condition. You can't upconvert any movie that came out later with digital sound. So on VHS you actually get the superior soundtrack to the standard DVD (albeit only stereo) http://www.adequacy.org/stories/2001.8.24.112921.289.html The fact is you actually need 192khz sampling to capture the full fidelity of analog sound. Akira also cleverly makes use of a lot of instruments that benefit from analog or 192khz recording.

Anyway even with no sound, you should watch that movie!