BD 104 The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

[Bikey]

"The Second Run Blu-ray edition is the clear choice for collectors thanks to its superior audio and substantially expanded extras, which provide valuable context on Buñuel’s work and this specific film... the definitive version currently available. Absolutely recommended."

Beaver

[MichaelB]

Archibeaver de la Cruz.

[brundlefly]

The Digital Life of Archibeaver de la Tooze.

[Michael Kerpan]

Since the video aspect is apparently nearly indistinguishable, is the audio quality significantly better sounding in real world terms? I don't recall the VCI sounding bad in any fashion.

[MichaelB]

To quote the review:

The audio is where the HD presentations diverge meaningfully. The VCI release uses a lossy Dolby dual-mono track, which can sound somewhat compressed, hollow, and lacking in dynamics. The Second Run edition features uncompressed linear PCM mono audio, delivering noticeably superior clarity, better dynamic range, fuller tonal response, and more natural dialogue and music reproduction.

I don’t have the VCI disc, so can’t corroborate this myself.

[Michael Kerpan]

The comments on audio were insufficient to convince me that ordinary foks would likely hear a significant difference. (Sounds like boilerplate describing why PCM is always better).