In article ,
Rob wrote:
Bit of good news:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/r...-catalog_N.htm

" . . . a long-overdue digital reparation that restores the original
vinyl's wider midrange, pin-drop clarity and rhythmic heft."

Now, I wouldn't go quite that far but at least they're listening.

Have you/anyone heard these remasters? While they sound quite good, I
can't help thinking something odd's going on. Certain instruments seem
to have been brought forward in the mix.

More I hear of these the less I'm tempted to buy them. I have all the
original LPs and all the original CDs. And in general, the CDs are what
you'd expect of a good transfer from an analogue master tape.

If these new transfers sound radically different it's because they've been
screwed around with - and therefore unlikely to be 'improved'. Apart from
perhaps those used to modern over bright over compressed pop music.

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