Dvorak Symphony No. 2 Classic records excellent

I really would like to see someone redo the Mercurys and get the most from them. For the most part, they are truly excellent recordings.

The Speakers Corner Mercurys are among my best sounding classical LPs.

Chashas1 asked about LSC 2374.  I just compared the 180g Classic to the CD layer on the hybrid SACD.  To my ears, the Classic is horrendous.  The CD isn't perfect, but its sins are sins of omission.  The CD should have a fuller sound, and richer colors, but nothing it does is too offensive, and violins are easily recognized as of violins, and cellos as cellos.  The same can't be said of the Classic.  The Classic just doesn't do as convincing of a job giving the impression that a bow is being drawn across strings.  The tone and texture of this just sounds off to me - and at times the sound is just too hard or too shrill.  I think this is where I get tripped up with the Classics.  So while the Classic is better than the CD in some areas, since it can't get the string sound right I am turned off.

It sounds to me like this Classic was cut with a solid state driven cutting head, and that the EQ is off.  I believe the former was confirmed by Classic.  I don't know if they went back and recut these once they brought in a tube cutting head.

This sure is a wonderful performance.  I need to track down an original.

I have not heard that one. I listened to the Dvorak again and it sounds great, not hard sounding to me. Maybe it is the amp I am using. I am currently using a tube amp. Maybe that is impacting the sound. Not sure. Does anyone know when the Dvorak was released by Classic? Is it a more recent or older release?

I will try a speakers corner reissue.