Hi!
I want to buy the 1962-1966 "Red Album" from The Beatles (for starters, maybe some more albums later...). So I found out that there are two masterings of the CDs, one from 1993 and one from 2010. I tried to find some comments on both versions on the internet and I found that some people like the 1993 version more and some prefer the 2010 version. I personally dislike most of the modern day masterings (and re-masterings), as an AC DC fan I would maybe point out (a little bit off-topic, I know) that the original 1980 Albert version of the Black Album has what to me sounds like a very good mastering, as oposed to what we can hear on Black Ice, which, in my opinion is the worst sound a person can achieve in a studio...Black Ice is the worst, most unrealistic sounding record I have ever heard. It makes my ears hurt even at very low volume levels. Great music, catastrophical production and mastering, a real shame. But back on topic: I would like to hear (read) some opinions on which version of the Red Album sounds better, what are the differences etc... I have the HD 650 and AH-D2000 headphones, EMU 0404 USB soundcard and Graham Slee Novo amp, and I would like the album to sound as much neutral, natural and clean as possible, without the cracking sounds of brickwalling, with nice dynamics and even frequency representation... And if somebody wants to suggest a vinyl, I understand, but really I don't have no vinyl player and I really just want the best a CD can offer... BTW (off-topic, again) a very very good record I got recently, which I really love both music- and soud- wise, is the Creedence Clearwater Revival Box-Set from 2001, with the 20bit K2 Super Coding (I know a CD can always be "only" 16bit and the 20bit refers to the mastering), mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto - really great sound IMO, and even better music... So if the Red Album could sound this good (sound quality-wise) in at least one of the mastering versions, I would be really happy...
Thanks for your opinions in advance!
I want to buy the 1962-1966 "Red Album" from The Beatles (for starters, maybe some more albums later...). So I found out that there are two masterings of the CDs, one from 1993 and one from 2010. I tried to find some comments on both versions on the internet and I found that some people like the 1993 version more and some prefer the 2010 version. I personally dislike most of the modern day masterings (and re-masterings), as an AC DC fan I would maybe point out (a little bit off-topic, I know) that the original 1980 Albert version of the Black Album has what to me sounds like a very good mastering, as oposed to what we can hear on Black Ice, which, in my opinion is the worst sound a person can achieve in a studio...Black Ice is the worst, most unrealistic sounding record I have ever heard. It makes my ears hurt even at very low volume levels. Great music, catastrophical production and mastering, a real shame. But back on topic: I would like to hear (read) some opinions on which version of the Red Album sounds better, what are the differences etc... I have the HD 650 and AH-D2000 headphones, EMU 0404 USB soundcard and Graham Slee Novo amp, and I would like the album to sound as much neutral, natural and clean as possible, without the cracking sounds of brickwalling, with nice dynamics and even frequency representation... And if somebody wants to suggest a vinyl, I understand, but really I don't have no vinyl player and I really just want the best a CD can offer... BTW (off-topic, again) a very very good record I got recently, which I really love both music- and soud- wise, is the Creedence Clearwater Revival Box-Set from 2001, with the 20bit K2 Super Coding (I know a CD can always be "only" 16bit and the 20bit refers to the mastering), mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto - really great sound IMO, and even better music... So if the Red Album could sound this good (sound quality-wise) in at least one of the mastering versions, I would be really happy...
Thanks for your opinions in advance!
