Led Zeppelin in Hi-rez

I have just purchased the three first Led Zeppelin Deluxe Edition albums in Hi-rez (96 KHz/24 bit) from HDTracks and just love them all. I had purchased the 6 first Led Zep albums in the 1994 CD remastered format, which were much better than the first original CD versions. The hi-rez version are better than the 1994 versions.

These new Hi-rez versions have been remastered again to provide the latest technology advances in digital equipment. How do they sound? Just great. Lower background noise, increased low-level resolution and extended bass. There are a lot of additionnal material which varies in interest. The first LZ album has the most interesting additional material (Live recordings in Paris).

Are these versions on par with the latest recording quality? No, but we have to remember that they recorded the 3 first albums between 1968 and 1970. So these hi-rez version do not have the dynamics and transient response of today's recordings, but they are the best digital mastered version available today and worth all the money. I have a Whole Lotta Love for these :-)