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post #181 of 195
1/2/10 at 4:44am
i got the stereo box today. i am really happy about this. i don't know why i didn't get it sooner, i have all the records. including the veejay sr "introducing the beatles" with the the cuepons! i just prefer cd's. even though i have two high end tt rigs i prefer cd's for their convienience. i am lazy ok. btw, i got it for $160 by bargaining at bb. yes, in this enconomy you can even bargain there. the sticker was $239. ymmv.

music_man
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post #182 of 195
1/2/10 at 5:13am
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Originally Posted by music_man View Post
i got the stereo box today. i am really happy about this. i don't know why i didn't get it sooner, i have all the records. including the veejay sr "introducing the beatles" with the the cuepons! i just prefer cd's. even though i have two high end tt rigs i prefer cd's for their convienience. i am lazy ok. btw, i got it for $160 by bargaining at bb. yes, in this enconomy you can even bargain there. the sticker was $239. ymmv.

music_man
Congrats!
Are you going to get the mono box too?
Talking about the veejay "Introducing the Beatles", I have a copy too and think it's not a fake (or I hope it's not. )
Introducing The Beatles
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post #183 of 195
1/2/10 at 12:15pm
thank you. i am so happy when i get something i really like and for a good deal. this will keep me busy for months. i don't think i will get the mono. i am just not that "hardcore". plus the manager said to me "you are lucky you wanted the stereo, i would not have budged on the mono". he is right too. no one discounts that. why do people want to sit and punish themselves just for nostalgia? i mean i am not into surround sound but stereo is a must for me.

it is very hard to tell if it is real. some of the fakes are darn good. you need an expert really. well, if a store buys it then i guess it does not matter lol. that is, if you are selling.

i know mine is real because i bought it the week it was released from a record store. that is still in business! that was before it was worth something and there were fakes. it was like five bucks or something if i remember correctly. they were upcharging it and that was a lot then. i think. that was a long time ago. i went with my sister. she got one too. she still has hers as well but mine is in better condition. in fact mine is in pretty good condition. this was before fancy tt's. i had a "record player" with a changer! it was called bsr or something i think. i know i am a man but i thought the beatles were the coolest.

soon i will let you guys know if this is better than the set from the 90's.

music_man
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post #184 of 195
1/20/10 at 3:53pm
these remasters(even in 24bit from the USB key) are such a failure when you compare them to the unmastered stereo mixes from the FLAC "Revolver Sessions" that are floating around

was that so ******* hard to simply encode the unmastered mono/stereo mixes in 16/44.1 24/96 and call it a day? the "Revolver Sessions" sound completely untouched and uncompressed...the way ppl who care about SQ should be entitled to have them(especially for the ridiculous price tags they carry).

just like w/ video games and their retarded copy protections, pirates always win..
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post #185 of 195
1/20/10 at 5:59pm
yup, i was pretty unimpressed with the sound quality. the original lp's blow this set away.

they way over did this job. it sounds like a joke. i am sorry i bought it even at the price i did. i will not be listening to it again most likely.

music_man
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post #186 of 195
1/20/10 at 6:20pm
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Originally Posted by leeperry View Post
these remasters(even in 24bit from the USB key) are such a failure when you compare them to the unmastered stereo mixes from the FLAC "Revolver Sessions" that are floating around
Thanks for the recommendation. I'm in the process of getting those CDs right now.
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post #187 of 195
1/20/10 at 7:32pm
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yup, i was pretty unimpressed with the sound quality. the original lp's blow this set away.

they way over did this job. it sounds like a joke. i am sorry i bought it even at the price i did. i will not be listening to it again most likely.

music_man

From the few tracks I've heard, all I hear is flabbier bass and a good dose of treble thrown on the mix. It sounds like they took the 90's recordings and ran them through X-Fi's Crystalizer on 100% full blast.
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post #188 of 195
1/20/10 at 9:09pm
The 24-bit versions sound a little more detailed to me, less "grainy" somehow, and better than the earlier CD releases, IMO. Not sure about the hyperbole being thrown around in this thread....
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post #189 of 195
1/20/10 at 10:16pm
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Thanks for the recommendation. I'm in the process of getting those CDs right now.
well, the little red demon has them in FLAC...you want the last 2 CD's

tell me if I'm crazy, but if the whole overhyped remastered crapola had reached this quality, it would have been a daydream.

in some songs, I've got the feeling to be in the studio w/ the band playing before my eyes...no nasty EQ, no compression, no "enhanced" trebles...just pure soundboard bliss
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post #190 of 195
1/20/10 at 11:39pm
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in some songs, I've got the feeling to be in the studio w/ the band playing before my eyes...no nasty EQ, no compression, no "enhanced" trebles...just pure soundboard bliss
YES! This has been the reason why I hate all the commercially available releases.

When I heard flat transfers of the Abbey Road, White Album, Revolver and Rubber Soul my jaw fell in amazement. The sound is pristine, very little or no tape hiss and it puts you THERE...in the freaking studio with The Beatles. Ever since I heard that, my love for the vinyl, MFSL box, Blue Box and every other release just pales in comparison.
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post #191 of 195
1/20/10 at 11:59pm
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Originally Posted by LFF View Post
When I heard flat transfers of the Abbey Road, White Album, Revolver and Rubber Soul my jaw fell in amazement. The sound is pristine
what are the exact names of the bootlegs please? I want more unmastered beatles! it's good for ya
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post #192 of 195
1/21/10 at 4:19am
i don't think you are supposed to discuss this here!

music_man
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post #193 of 195
1/21/10 at 8:38am
well, if we're here it most likely means that we shelled out a benjamin on each set...bootlegs are not illegal AFAIK, otherwise DIME wouldn't exist.
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post #194 of 195
1/21/10 at 9:14am
I love the Abbey Road LP, have some remastered CDs but do not think they are that great? Hope the LP box set comes out soon.
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post #195 of 195
2/12/10 at 11:55pm
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well, if we're here it most likely means that we shelled out a benjamin on each set...bootlegs are not illegal AFAIK, otherwise DIME wouldn't exist.
Yes, they are quite illegal. In fact, they may actually be more illegal than fileshared copies of the original.
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