Steely Dan UHQR

I listened to the entire interview, and while there was a reference to TT's, I don't believe he was saying they tuned down the quality due to poor quality equipment.  He said they didn't go to extremes and produce a groove that was only readable by the very top end of audiophile equipment.  I would think that philosophy would hold true on this latest re issue as well?  In fact, he seemed to be putting more emphasis on producing a master that sounded best on his speakers, compared to the bookshelf speakers being used by Fagen/Becker?  In the end, it's mining the archives to squeeze out every dollar possible.  My existing copies on vinyl and CD sound great.  If the latest and greatest version makes you happy, that's all that matters.  

I don't believe he was saying they tuned down the quality due to poor quality equipment.  He said they didn't go to extremes and produce a groove that was only readable by the very top end of audiophile equipment. 

Sounds like different way of saying the same thing......

I had already moved on from Steely Dan by the time Aja was released but it got radio play and was a demo record back in the day. I always found it dry sounding, and the Cisco cut even more arid. Does the horn on Deacon Blues really wail like it should on this latest version? I have great respect for Bernie, going back to his days at A&M, but I'm not really a buyer of classic rock warhorses these days. I did buy good copies of their entire catalog a decade and a half ago but have gotten out of the habit of yet another "better" copy-- I guess if this record is important to you, you should have it. I kind of stopped back in the day with Countdown and have a children's blocks copy from the old days; did buy the Chad UHQR but I doubt it will get any more play than the old copy. 

Let’s why Digital is leading the way ,records are so limited 

by putting = amount into good digital such as theT+A200 dac , LPS power supplies and quality cables there is so much more flexibility ,tuning, and frequency response 

records 12.5 bits Max vs true 20 bit, and digital keeps progressing. 
and Quobuz Millions of choices to save or pick from your tablet, 

turntables worst certainly can sound great but takes a lot of time and $$ monies .

that’s from someone who had well over a $15k setup.

That’s good news that they say they finally got it right.  It only took 45 years and a much bigger price tag I guess. 

Meanwhile all these high end demos using that record have been deficient all these  years it would seem.  
 

Go figure!   A congressional investigation might be in order for this level of incompetence.