Cousinbillyl is spot on, but I think, there is something more to add.
Not all are done from the Master Tape, it is good for marketing, but no one knows what is really going on. Some reissues are so bad, they can't be done from a Mastertape or the guy who did the job is totally deaf and blind.
Next, the best sounding reissues are those, where the originals are also superior from sound. Never listened to a Reissue which was definitely BETTER than its original. Maybe a bit different, but not better.
The major problem today is, beside lost know how, we don't have the old, strong vinyl anymore. Maybe there are a few exceptions (like always), the majority is sensitive to cooling process....tics...warps...damaged grooves.
No one writes about that from our beloved reviewers, I think, they can't hear it and they get them free anyway. But for 29.99$ ++ it is good for audiophiles, the other ones buy originals at ebay for 10$ (when it is not one of those super expensive originals from Blue Note and others, but Cat Stevens??????), they are silent, no tics, no pops. I made my decision 4 years ago.
Not all are done from the Master Tape, it is good for marketing, but no one knows what is really going on. Some reissues are so bad, they can't be done from a Mastertape or the guy who did the job is totally deaf and blind.
Next, the best sounding reissues are those, where the originals are also superior from sound. Never listened to a Reissue which was definitely BETTER than its original. Maybe a bit different, but not better.
The major problem today is, beside lost know how, we don't have the old, strong vinyl anymore. Maybe there are a few exceptions (like always), the majority is sensitive to cooling process....tics...warps...damaged grooves.
No one writes about that from our beloved reviewers, I think, they can't hear it and they get them free anyway. But for 29.99$ ++ it is good for audiophiles, the other ones buy originals at ebay for 10$ (when it is not one of those super expensive originals from Blue Note and others, but Cat Stevens??????), they are silent, no tics, no pops. I made my decision 4 years ago.