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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2015 18:08:32 GMT
I managed to acquire an album that actually comes with three different versions of that album.
The first version is labelled - 40th Anniversary Remaster - as far as I can tell the only difference is that it comes with additional tracks. Fair enough.
The second is labelled - Japan 20-Bit K2 Remaster - it seems louder. Other than that I'm not too sure.
The third is labelled - SACD Hybrid Remaster - it's quiet. Very quiet. Very difficult to tell if it's doing anything different other than volume.
The album itself dates from 1970 so I'm not expecting miracles but what's the story with the SACD Remaster? What's the point of it? Am I missing something?
All versions are FLAC. All versions show in JRMC as playing in 44.1kHz.
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Post by gommer on Oct 22, 2015 18:39:31 GMT
All are remasters, so that's exactly the point. First of all, IMHO all recent remasters are remasters for the sake of it, or worse, remasters meant to win the loudness wars. So that means they are actually worse than the original mastering.
Mastering is an art and if someone who masters the craft and takes pride in his/her work does the deed, then wonders can happen in sound quality, even with 70's tapes or older. MFSL remasters (Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs) are known for good remasters for example. SACD hybrids, at least the SACD layers should also be good quality remasters. More quiet could be a good sign. Listen carefully (or analyse with software) and you could find that the dynamic range is much better.
Don't take my words for the truth, others might disagree.
Cheers, Marc
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2015 9:20:06 GMT
I agree, particularly about remasters that only address the loudness war. Nearly 20 years ago I bought a Remastered version of Jethro Tull's Aqualung. The only difference is that it's louder. Then, 20 years later, along comes Steven Wilson and he doesn't just remaster the album, he transfrms it totally. That's the way it should be done in my opinion.
As far as the SACD version is concerned I'd have to say it's so difficult to tell when gain adjustments have to be made when A-B'ing the tracks. you could be right. I'll do more comparisons later today and see what I think. I can't definitively rule out the likely placebo effect of gain variance though.
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