[Nupe The Ripper] Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:03:38 AM
I don't have the original CDs, but I do have most of them as original vinyls...
A lot of the remasters suffer from the so-called "loudness war", i.e. the dynamic range (difference between the loud and silent parts) has been compressed to make the CD sound louder. Which is utterly stupid, because AFAIK everyone still has a volume knob or slider in their CD player. It also tends to make the albums sound more "piercing" (i.e. the higher frequencies are louder). In fact, if you listen to the CDs loud enough you can hear the distortion this practice causes. Also, sometimes there's an over-application of noise reduction, making the records sound somewhat muffled at points. The only good reason to keep the Remasters is the bonus tracks.
So yeah, if you can afford and find the original CDs, get them if you want better sound quality (in my opinion). But you should do just fine with the Remasters as well, it's your call. I wouldn't suggest replacing the whole catalog, you could buy one original CD that you also have as a remaster, and then compare yourself. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by metal12 from Tuesday, August 30, 2011 10:38:43 PM)
metal12 wrote:
You guys probably has the original CD release from 80s ??? do you think its worth replacing them to re-master version thats are now out ??
I have pretty much all the new remaster versions, but I was wondering if original release were better ?
