David Bowie's producer Tony Visconti says sound problems on the DVD release of 'A Reality Tour' are because of technical problems with some older model DVD players and not down to the mastering of the disk itself. His comments follow complaints about the "compression" of sound during some tracks.
Writing on Bowie's website he says: "I can now positively say that there is no manufacturing fault with the Dublin Live DVD. Unfortunately Surround Sound is still in its infancy. So many incompatible formats are available to the public and then there are so many options available in the way you can enhance the playback. As an audio professional this makes me very sad, because Surround Sound is a fantastic way to listen to music. For those of you who are still hearing this 'compression' effect, you'll just have to get into those menus and tweak. This is not a fault of [the DVD's producers] Sony, Blink TV or anyone involved in the making of this fine David Bowie release."