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October 14, 2014
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| In the early days of the King Crimson DVD-A releases I got banned from the quadraphonicquad.com forums for complaining that the new releases sounded, to me, slightly compressed compared to the first CD releases. At that time loudness-war.com didn't exist or I didn't know about it, so I didn't have any measured proof. The loudness war is so ... more | |
October 14, 2014
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| By definition when you measure a difference between two recordings that proves that there is a difference - ie the mastering is different. The earlier CD is compressed. For the Hi-Res they must have gone back to the original source and thus have an uncompressed version. This sort of thing happens all the time. ... more | |
October 14, 2014
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| These are clearly different masterings (note the different years). Hence this is an example of one mastering retaining dynamics, and the other mastering engineer deciding (or being told) to reduce the dynamics to ensure a more 'modern' sound. ... more | |
October 14, 2014
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| I totally agree with you - comparing a DR12 and a DR13 recording most audiophiles may agree that the DR12 is by far the best because other things affect the sound. Unfortunately this has been taken by many to mean that DR is irrelevant and we should always let our ears be the judge. So how dare someone say that the Yes High Vibration set (DR7) ... more | |
October 14, 2014
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| Comparing DR values of remasters tells you about the dynamics, but it doesn't tell you about other important issues such as source tape, EQ modifications, etc. The Steve Wilson REMIX of Close to the Edge couldn't go higher than 13 for DR because of what Eddie had recorded onto the multi-tracks. But for that work DR13 is very good (and very ... more | |
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