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January 16, 2013
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This release is certainly an upgrade from CD releases. You'll get the benefits of DSD mastering - better "air" separation of the instruments. That being said, it suffers (as a lot of the early Sony SACD releases do) from sounding kind of muddy and grainy. To my ears, I don't think a lot, if any ... more |
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January 16, 2013
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This album is a tricky one to get right. In fact, I don't know there exists a version that I would consider satisfactory. If this is a straight rip of the master tape - it's easy to see why. The midrange is really peaky and distorted, plus the treble is rolled off, veiling the soundstage. Without ... more |
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January 16, 2013
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For ages, the only decent way to listen to Pet Sounds was mono, as no true stereo mix existed. The best mono version I ever found was the Audio Fidelity HDCD mastered by Steve Hoffman.
This stereo mix is actually decent. It's pretty much what I thought a stereo mix of this album should sound ... more |
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January 16, 2013
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Pros: Spectrum analyzer confirms this is a DSD transfer and thus sounds a bit more "transparent" than The standard CD.
Cons: I'm pretty sure the album was taken from the LP cutting tape, not the original session master. The mix is really bright - it's headache inducing.
Every song, without fail, ... more |
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January 16, 2013
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The legendary Bob Ludwig of Gateway mastering did this project. He did a great job getting EQ/tonal balance just right on every track - even bassline and proportionate high end sheen.
As others have mentioned, a lot of the early stuff is all mono and sounds like it was mastered for 45RPM singles ... more |
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