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In Reply to: Now I have :) Thanks for the recommendation. posted by Ted Smith on April 3, 2007 at 19:21:48:
Likely if you bought it recently.The original pressing is significantly less dynamically compressed.
It won't recover details in the cymbals and it won't suddenly extend reverb tails below -96dB :-), but I find it's less congested/rigid.
May be hard to find except second hand. Let me know if you have no luck and are interested in hearing the original.
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What is the logic? Easier to mp3?
Compress the sound, make it as loud as possible. This is very well documented - there's even a Wiki entry. Look up "Loudness Wars".This is the main reason I seek out original versions of a CD over a remaster. Even when the remastering team has access to the original master tapes, the modern "requirement" to compress the signal and crank up the level means the new version is significantly worse than the original.
I'd rather have a CD made from a second generation tape that's not compressed than a remaster from the original master tape that's limited, scrunched and lacking in dynamic range.
Regards,
Geoff
HowdyIt's interesting but not likely to displace any of my favorite SACDs, so I'll pass on your offer :) Thanks anyway.
Hello Sir...
I own a SACD player as well (Pioneer Universal)and also have the Joe Jackson Body and Soul original CD pressing, not the remaster. Granted, most all of my SACD's have superb sound, but this good ole plain jane non-remastered cd is awesome. It prompted me to buy more of his cd's. The bass lines throughout "The Verdict" are killer, and my fave song Heart of Ice has great dynamics. Better than most all of my redbook CD's, and bettering some SACD's. It's in the mastering, noy the format.
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