Duped again

Kbarkamian
Has anyone heard the new Wish You Were Here LP? Thoughts?

I bought the CD; no complaints as its the only copy I own. I'd like it on vinyl, as I don't have one. So it's not like I'm buying yet another copy of the same old album.
Is the vinyl version better than the CD?

I own three copies of the album - two used originals and the latest reissue. The used copies have very high surface noise due to the groove damage even though they look pristine, one of them pretty much too high to even enjoy the music. So when I bought the reissue, the lack of any surface noise was an awesome improvement on the used originals. However, the reissue has an audible noise that almost sounds like distortion that is woven into the sound that I do not hear on the original pressings. It is especially audible on Shine On You Crazy Diamond. I actually thought there was something wrong with my tweeters, which wasn't the case.

So to answer your question, the reissue doesn't match the original pressing, but is probably worth the $30 sticker price. Especially given the fact that mint copies of the original pressing sell for much more than $30.

Thanks! I'll add one to my next vinyl order, unless of couste I see it locally somehow. Oddly enough, a local FYE carries vinyl. Haven't seen it in any other FYE store.

Kbarkamian,
The reissue is a really nice package with the original poster, postcard and sleeve. That alone is worth $30 in my opinion. I think it's a no-brainer if you don't own a great-sounding original pressing. As my luck (or lack thereof) would have it, every copy I've run into was massacred. I think you'll be pleased with the reissue. Once you get a chance to give it a good listen, please share your feedback. I'm curious whether you experience that noise that I was referring to that sounds like mic overload. Thanks.

It's funny all the complaints about the new Floyd Reissues. I have purchased all three: Dark Side, Wish, and The Wall. All sound phenomenal to my ears, and I consider myself to be very picky. That said, I have not been buying all of their other reissues on CD, SACD, etc., and I no longer own the originals that I bought when I was in high school. I did buy an import copy of Animals in the used bin recently and it sounds awful, and this despite the vinyl looking really clean. The recording just lacks depth and body, so it collects dust in my room. The new reissues on the other hand are in regular rotation for me. Perhaps they are sensitive to the equipment they are played on?

I think some of the criticism stems from the fact that the original pressings of Floyd albums sound quite amazing so the bar was set very high for reissues from the beginning. I think these particular reissues don't sound bad by any means (especially considering how bad reissues tend to sound these days), but not as good as the original pressings, while they were advertised as sounding as good if not better than the originals. Definitely one of the issues is that The Wall was re-mastered at a much lower volume, which makes it sound not as dynamic to me. But the details and clarity are still there and I certainly don't regret the money I spent on it.