source, or the person 'doing' the remastering.

Posted by 3+4=5 on April 16, 2017 at 07:27:52

In Reply to: New pressings suck? posted by magiccarpetride on April 15, 2017 at 18:16:11:

The original source is really no longer the best possible way to hear what was played. Mainly due to tape deterioration.
Then the idiots doing the remastering steps.
Too many try to be 'pure' and not alter what is on the tape at all. Which is NOT what the original person mastering the album did.
Some guys who do mastering are famous and desired.Like Robert Ludwig (Rolling Stones masterings), or Rudy Van Gelder (Jazz)
Those guys have been noted for doing really great work.

Well, SOME guys doing remastering are idiots. Not everyone knows how to do the job 'well'. Some folks think they are doing it right, when in fact they mess it up. Maybe they are trying hard to be 'true to the original' when they mess up.. Hard to say. Whatever the reason, it sounds bad.

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Topic - New pressings suck? - magiccarpetride 18:16:11 04/15/17 (25)

RE: New pressings suck? - gordguide 21:36:32 04/24/17 (0)

RE: Not always but - ydavid 07:04:17 04/18/17 (1)

ditto nt - audio_d 20:49:29 04/24/17 (0)

RE: New pressings suck? - Jeffrey Lee 06:28:01 04/17/17 (2)

RE: New pressings suck? - jazzthusiast 07:37:35 04/17/17 (1)

+1 on the purple large logo label - Biff 07:26:58 04/18/17 (0)

RE: if you want a truly good copy of Abbey Road - user510 10:40:55 04/16/17 (12)

A Japanese pressing will give the MoFi a run for it's money. /nt - Biff 04:29:43 04/17/17 (7)

The MoFi is a Japanese pressing...nt - EdAInWestOC 04:33:57 04/17/17 (6)

I realize that. - Biff 05:04:27 04/17/17 (5)

RE: Toshiba..? - user510 09:43:35 04/17/17 (0)

RE: I realize that. - Monchi 06:17:41 04/17/17 (3)

That's the one. /nt - Biff 06:37:00 04/17/17 (2)

RE: That's the one. /nt - Monchi 15:36:21 04/17/17 (1)

It's a good one, eh? - Biff 05:52:28 04/18/17 (0)

The Mofi was cut bright.... - vinyl1 20:39:29 04/16/17 (3)

RE: have you heard it? - user510 20:53:12 04/16/17 (2)

Agreed... - EdAInWestOC 04:29:45 04/17/17 (0)

Agree! (nt) - Crazy Dave 21:19:02 04/16/17 (0)

source, or the person 'doing' the remastering. - 3+4=5 07:27:52 04/16/17 (0)

Its not the pressing plants... - EdAInWestOC 02:54:29 04/16/17 (0)

RE: New pressings suck? - jazzthusiast 19:40:29 04/15/17 (3)

RE: New pressings suck? - Sondek 12:17:37 04/16/17 (0)

+1 nt - jusbe 05:38:09 04/16/17 (0)

RE: New pressings suck? - padreken 23:03:06 04/15/17 (0)

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