rockpig Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 16 hours ago, stevoz said: 17 hours ago, rockpig said: To go in the other direction, the worst version of Brothers in Arms I have ever heard has to be the 2005 20th anniversary hybrid SACD. Talk about killing the dynamics!!! I have that SACD.....surely you are talking about the stereo mix? Yes, the stereo mix. Never heard the multi-channel mix as I am purely a stereo guy. To clarify the wave forms in the image were made from the Redbook layer as I have no way of ripping SACD layer. But I have listened to the SACD layer and it is awful, so I can only assume it has the same crushed dynamics as the Redbook layer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebediah Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, rockpig said: Yes, the stereo mix. Never heard the multi-channel mix as I am purely a stereo guy. To clarify the wave forms in the image were made from the Redbook layer as I have no way of ripping SACD layer. But I have listened to the SACD layer and it is awful, so I can only assume it has the same crushed dynamics as the Redbook layer. BIA was the first album I ever bought with my own money back in '86. I was so excited. And then I heard how quiet it was, and the excitement fled a little. All these years later its now that I appreciate how those dynamics were actually meant to be, not compressed like most albums would later become with the loudness wars. I wonder who would have had the final say in making that happen? Neil Dorfsman? Bob Ludwig? Certainly not the record company I'd imagine? Edited March 20, 2021 by Jebediah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinilink Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Another half-speed mastered of BIA from Abbey Road studio. https://www.abbeyroad.com/news/dire-straits-brothers-in-arms-mark-knopflers-local-hero-soundtrack-reissued-on-half-speed-vinyl-2905 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebediah Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 After receiving my BTB copy of On Every Street yesterday, gave it a spin this morning. Have to agree with Kelossus to some degree about the vocals. I wonder if they weren't remixed a little to make them sound a little more 'sultry'? At any rate, personally it doesn't detract too much from the enjoyment of the album on vinyl. My system is relatively modest in comparison to most SNA members invested in records, so perhaps it's not as noticeable to me as it would be to someone with a much more resolving/detailed system. My copy was flat, silent and reasonably dynamic. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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