allcapitan
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The waves of remasters passing through store shelves these days is either a revelation or a cynical attempt to ply the pockets of dedicated music fans. I'm a Stones fan. What Stones fan wouldn't want to wring the last bit of information out of the ages old masters which have always sounded delightfully creaky and therefore dangerous?
The reissues are ridiculously confusing: SACD, DSD, remastered, reissued, or a combination of two of the four, three of the four, one out of the four, etc. Here are links to three of the cd's I am interested in. My main question is, do any of these versions sound noticeably better than their predecessors?:
1. Beggars Banquet (remastered/reissued):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/pro...n=5174&s=music
This album has always sounded wonderfully dreary and languid, dangerously depressing Great for any angst ridden teenager. But apparently the masters were run too slowly and the "new" version supposedly is played back at the correct speed.
2. Hot Rocks DSD remastered:
http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Rocks-1964...t_mus_ep_dpi_2
This is DSD, so I suppose it does have superior sound quality. Anyone own a copy?
3. Let It Bleed Hybrid SACD/CD:
http://www.amazon.com/Let-Bleed-Roll...t_mus_ep_dpi_3
Magnum Opus. Amazing.
All of the inconsistent and multiple labels are really, really confusing. All I want to know is if the linked versions sound better than prior releases...
The reissues are ridiculously confusing: SACD, DSD, remastered, reissued, or a combination of two of the four, three of the four, one out of the four, etc. Here are links to three of the cd's I am interested in. My main question is, do any of these versions sound noticeably better than their predecessors?:
1. Beggars Banquet (remastered/reissued):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/pro...n=5174&s=music
This album has always sounded wonderfully dreary and languid, dangerously depressing Great for any angst ridden teenager. But apparently the masters were run too slowly and the "new" version supposedly is played back at the correct speed.
2. Hot Rocks DSD remastered:
http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Rocks-1964...t_mus_ep_dpi_2
This is DSD, so I suppose it does have superior sound quality. Anyone own a copy?
3. Let It Bleed Hybrid SACD/CD:
http://www.amazon.com/Let-Bleed-Roll...t_mus_ep_dpi_3
Magnum Opus. Amazing.
All of the inconsistent and multiple labels are really, really confusing. All I want to know is if the linked versions sound better than prior releases...