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The Beach Boys Pet Sounds Stereo Mix Or Mono?

post #1 of 10
12/26/09 at 3:58pm
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Such a great classic rock masterpiece. How many like the mono mix? Is stereo the way to go?
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post #2 of 10
12/26/09 at 4:35pm
IMO, Try the Steve Hoffman remaster on the Audio Fidelity label.

I stand corrected, this is a mono mix, thanks LFF.
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post #3 of 10
12/26/09 at 6:23pm
My dad's got so much stuff on the beach boys, but I've only got the mono mix on my computer. I'll have to look for the stereo mixes he has so that I can get the proper placement for the instruments, just as Brian would want it to be
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post #4 of 10
12/27/09 at 2:54am
Both of the Steve Hoffman remasters (DCC and AF) are in mono. They are the best sounding versions out there.

The stereo remix is fantastic in terms of the the separation of elements but it needs some EQ and some other mastering tricks to get it to sound it's best.

I like to have both.
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post #5 of 10
12/27/09 at 1:15pm
Why's there so much debate between the mono or stereo version of classic bands like The Beach Boys and The Beatles?
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post #6 of 10
12/27/09 at 1:19pm
IIRC, my DVD-Audio version has both (mono & stereo).

How does the DVD-A compare to/differ from the Hoffman Gold, and/or the regular Redbook?
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post #7 of 10
12/27/09 at 2:44pm
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Originally Posted by Speex View Post
Why's there so much debate between the mono or stereo version of classic bands like The Beach Boys and The Beatles?

There are people out there who still have mono hi/fi. To be from the golden time of mono they would need to be in their 60s. There are also people who prefer mono over stereo and have built nice single speaker set-ups. I would guess there are not that many any more. These people believe the two channels cancel each other out in the sound stage. These people also have huge mono collections and want to hear them the original way they were made to be heard. Then you have folks with regular hi/fi sets who are just looking for the best recording. In this case we see many mix downs from the time when mono and stereo were around together. The music business was not sure if stereo was here to stay so consequently albums were given the most detail to the mono mix and stereo was an after thought for marketing to a greater audience. The real serious audio buffs as well as the music business in general had not made the switch over to stereo.

Then there was three channel amps which still had stereo and a third mono center channel to try and make everyone happy. Different old Fisher and Scott Laboratory amps had this feature if I remember right. The age of three channel before stereo really took hold.


It is hard for me to get into mono recordings on headphones. Room speakers seem to make mono nicer.
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post #8 of 10
12/27/09 at 3:26pm
Capitol 72435-26266-2-5 has both mono & stereo & is in HDCD.
As far as mono vs stereo, sometimes they are different mixes.
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post #9 of 10
12/27/09 at 3:30pm
I like the mono mix!!But do have the stereo mix in my Vinyl collection... Most of the Mono guys have purchased "new" Mono phono cartridges and usually have an extra arm wand or head shell for their tonearm for easy switching.. The Mono cart. really makes the difference...You are right REDCARMOOSE, The center channel was called the "Phantom" channel speaker, back in the day! IMO, the Mono/Stereo "Thing" is simple, people really want to hear a recording as close to the way the artist recorded it. I've found I like Both mixes many times.
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post #10 of 10
12/27/09 at 3:38pm
I have about 10 copies of this album on both CD and vinyl. The original 1966 US mono, 1966 UK stereo, 1966 US stereo, the 40th anniversary edition vinyl mono + stereo, 40th anniversary stereo+mono CD edition, etc.

My favorite of all of them is the 1966 UK stereo vinyl. It is really 'alive' sounding.
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