Rainbow CD

[blackmage]

I was looking around on yesasia at Ayu's CDs, just making a list of the CDs I don't have and I don't have Rainbow *tear falls from right eye* I have a question... There is a Japan version that is a DVD audio and just a normal Japan version and then the overseas version. Well I noticed that looking at the info, the DVD audio has 16 tracks while the rest don't but it is completely too expensive so I was wondering, what is the difference between the regular Japan version and the Japan DVD audio version? Any help would be appreciated.

[Unimatrix Prime™]

If you're looking for enhanced quality and 5.1 surround sound, then DVD-Audio discs may be what you're looking for. I believe most DVD players can play the discs, but you'd have to be careful about buying it in case your DVD player doesn't play them.

[PickleCookies]

Originally posted on http://eneabba.net/ayu
A note on DVD-audio discs, if you have not heard one before
The difference between normal audio CD and a DVD-audio one is: Normally you have two speakers - left and right, DVD system has five, plus a sub-woofer. Normal CD played in the DVD player will of course sound better than, say, in a typical car audio system - but the sound is still split only 'two ways' - left and right. DVD-audio utilises all five speakers, so the sound is split 'five-ways' (plus the sub-woofer, of course) and the results are:
(a) Significatly improved sound quality, which is reflected in the price, and
(b) Additional data security - it would be pretty hard to 'rip' the songs from a DVD disc and size of files will be MUCH bigger, making illegal file swapping very difficult.

[blackmage]

Thanks a bunch for your helps!!!! Ehhh excuse my stupidity *heh heh* But do DVD audio CDs play in regular CD players?

[jerms]

not always, depends. i dont think its worth the extra money. that extra song is burnable..lol.

[LeButler]

Originally Posted by fredward

Thanks a bunch for your helps!!!! Ehhh excuse my stupidity *heh heh* But do DVD audio CDs play in regular CD players?

No, they don't. Not only is the data on them different (often multichannel, and sampled at 24bit @ 96KHz, rather than CD's 16bit @ 44KHz) but it's stored differently too (more densly, and sometimes in two layers).

[nmskalmn]

Originally Posted by fredward

Well I noticed that looking at the info, the DVD audio has 16 tracks while the rest don't

The song "RAINBOW" is on the DVD version of the album. That's why it has one more track than the CDs.

[CT_Cool]

yeap on the pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~ verson the extra song is ayu rainbow song. but ask for the dvd i dont have a clue what that is myself. woah dvd audio sound great, rainbow isnt my favourites ayu ayu but now i want a pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~ verson too now so thanks for the infor. guys

[kournikova]

The Japan Version (CD) has the password to access ayu site... but it has expired... its needed coz when it was released rainbow was still in progress.. so you could help ayu 1 year ago... but the DVD japan version i think has the track 16.. i think its the RAINBOW from a ballads ^^ i dunno then... + the difference is in the audio quality...

[silentscreamer]

i would of course recommend the dvd audio one if you have money .. since it's much nicer sounding

but then again it might be mroe trouble to play it on a dvd player