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trainCatcher wrote:
 How does the sound quality compare to In Absentia? I recently purchased it based on recommendation, having never heard PT. Man, I was completely blown away by the mix! The music was not bad, either  |
Can't really compare the SQ between the two - In Absentia is MLP (lossless) DVD-Audio, and Arriving is a DVD-Video with a DTS (compressed) soundtrack. Sort of like trying to compare a CD and high bitrate MP3.
Having said that, the soundtrack is as good as DTS can get, and the mix will blow you away. It isn't as aggressive as the DVD-Audios - after all you can clearly see the band on the screen in front of you but there are times when the surrounds are used quite tastefully.
After IA perhaps you will want to listen to the other DVD-As - Stupid Dream (1999) and Deadwing (2005) - most of the songs on Arriving are from Deadwing. Look out for FOABP on DVD-A in September too.