Fremer has become an entertainer.
New remastering of Steely Dan's Katy Lied review by Fremer
I don't have a turntable, but in this case, the remastered material is streamable. I did a bit of listening last night and it sounds a bit better, but it’s still far short of Aja, so there’s a let-down effect. “It sounds better” is not the sonic experience of “Wow, this is amazing.”
Still, better is better, and I'll settle for better.
FREMER REVIEW IS HERE: https://trackingangle.com/music/steely-dan-katy-lied-uhqr-review
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@slaw It's like that bathroom graffito: "No matter how beautiful s/he is, someone, somewhere is sick of their sh*t." |
OP, an equalizer is a magnifying glass of sorts. If the fundamental sonic characteristics of the recording at baseline are good, then it will respond well to bass and particularly treble EQ well. Try to add treble to a fundamentally flawed recording and you will magnify the flaws, as the air in the upper octave that you are adding increases the apparent resolution of an already flawed mids and or highs. As the saying goes, “lipstick on a pig is still a pig.” Katie Lied is not a pig. |
Just another comment on Katy Lied. As is often the case with the old stuff there’s a lot of variability track to track. Chain Lightning sounds awesome while Black Friday and Rose Darling sound overly lean in comparison. |
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