cliveb wrote: > Have you considered the possibility that the 2001 and 2014 releases are > sourced from different analogue master tapes? > It may very well be that an earlier generation analogue master with less > losses was discovered between the 2001 and 2014 releases. > This seems to me to be the simplest and most likely explanation for the > differences you hear.
Indeed. The album did hit #1 on both sides of the Atlantic, so some efforts may have been made to preserve the master tapes: nevertheless, they would have been >30 years old by 2001 & 45 years old by 2014, which is a considerable age for an inherently unstable medium. An inferior method of "hiss removal" to the same tape in 2001 compared to the 2014 efforts could also be a factor... Dave :) P.S. Would love to hear from anyone with access to both recordings to get their take on it ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Golden Earring's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106519 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
