Ben,
In all honesty I do hear a big difference between the american remasters and the jap versions of the same cd. My american copy does state remastered by page and marino, and so does the jap mini lp. Let me give you a quick run down of my system.
CD Player-Arcam fmj 23t
Pre-Pass Labs x1
Amp-Pass Labs x350.5
Speakers- Energy Veritas 2.4i
When I play the american version and the jap back to back with the same volume. I do hear a big differnce. The sound is a lot clearer, back ground is so black I can hardly hear the tape hiss, drums have more snap and more in your face,plants voice seems to flout in the air, pages guitar is much shaper. The list goes on and on. Now I did have my douhts at first. The american rematers are a lot cheaper and besides I had all of them already. Why invest a lot more money for the jap versions. The sucker in me had to have a listen, and I was blown away. The sound differnce to my ears sounds like a componet upgrade. Now it could be my system or a differnce in hearing between you and I. But I'm so taken a back that I have begone to replace my pink floyd cd's with mini lp's as well. And it's the same story with the pinks as well. Happy listening!