mlsstl wrote: > > > I checked out some 70s material - Jeff Beck, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues > and the like - and it was quite fashionable to make the drums sound like > a wet blanket had been thrown over the drummer. > > Regardless of decade, none of the problems noted are fixable by > remastering any more than you could take the hot sauce out of a > scrambled egg if you'd decided you used too much. > >
Perhaps you are looking for a singular sound, but the goal is to hear the artist's intent- that is, what's captured on the magnetic tape. For Tull, both Aqualung and Thick As a Brick are best heard (for digital) on the original US DADC pressings with the VK catalog prefix. There will be an appreciable difference between those and the remasters. These are studio recordings with multi-tracking and overdubs and all the rest. There are definitely preferred masterings for Jeff Beck and Moody Blues albums also. The recording won't change, but hearing these at their best can alter the experience significantly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jh901's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18175 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98249 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
