Which remasters to pickup?

Keep in mind remasters lose an intergrative sound, that the originals have. You may hear a few notes you hardly hear on the original. Honestly I can't stand hearing "remasters". Its the old saying, "new is not always better". My favorites, like Chicago Hits, I don't even care to listen on the remasters. OK, now bomb away pro-remastering club.

You have to be kidding right?
All remastering does is clean up the recording to be played back in digital.The Beatles were some of the worst recordings I have ever heard.If they were not remasterd they would be intolerable.

Some recordings are a must.I have a Passive Pre-Amp that brings the worst out in any recordings and remasterd stuff sound great.CSNY with Southern Cross is the worst CD I have.I cannot listen to it.

One of the better remasterd recordings I have are of Steely Dan.They are absolutely amazing!The original LP's were always good as far as recordings go,but the CD's remasterd Hits are awesome.

Thanks guys. Any comments on the discs above? The WIZ in NYC is going out of business so I picked up Led Zep remastered box 1, and Cream remastered box for $60 (30% off). So far Led Zep sounds pretty good. Any other suggestions?

As a general statement, if you are willing to spend some extra money OR get lucky on some E Bay auctions, etc. most of the JAPANESE remasters are incredible. Personally, I collect the mini LP sleeve remasters but that is certainly not necessary as the normal jewel cases conatin the same remastered discs. Some of the most recent discs I have received that were clearly superior in quality were titles such as The Who - Quadrophenia, The Band catalog, the new Stevie Wonder catalog and on and on.....

Cool, where do you get them ? Keep your suggestions coming. Oh by the way the Cream remastered box set isnt that great, but the Zeppelin is pretty good.