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Remastered CDs, HDCDs, SACDs

CD is my only source. My album collection is somewhere around 800 discs. I have found significant differences in SQ (sound quality) comparing original releases to remastered releases. To my ear, Bob Ludwig was the best engineer for that. 

I was speaking with a local recording engineer and mentioned how much I liked Bob's work. He replied Bob boosted 2 dB at 150 Hz.

In order of SQ (worst to best) my rankings are original CD, original HDCD, remastered CD, remastered HDCD, original SACD, remastered SACD.

Those rankings are usually the case, though occasionally they may vary.

Happy listening to all. Enjoy the music!

tomcarr
irjones
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Giles Guthrie's remaster of ANIMALS is what SACD's are all about.

It's just sublime.

kb54
134 posts
 

I've found that cds mastered by Doug Sax, Greg Calbi, Bernie Grundman and Steve Hoffman are the best sounding! 

Bob Ludwig remasters are usually pretty good sounding, and George Marino, Ted Jensen, Mark Wilder and Dan Hersh remasters tend to be bright sounding.

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larsman
2,466 posts
 

@fastfreight - Steven Wilson does remixes, not remasters. 

tomcarr OP
1,694 posts
 

Thanks for the responses! Learned some new information. Appreciate that.

fastfreight
969 posts
 

Hello @larsman, thanks for the distinction.  I think I am not the only one to get that 'mixed up' as I see it in print everywhere.  But, looking at this album for example I find:

https://stevenwilsonhq.com/spatial-audio/in-the-court-of-the-crimson-king/

 

which confirms what you know.  This  is also intersting on the process Wilson goes through to remix:

https://www.soundonsound.com/people/steven-wilson-remixing-classic-albums

 

Thanks! Ken

 

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