Classic rock: best remasters

The first three Led Zep remasters are superior to the original mass produced Atlantic vinyl releases. (LZ IV has just been released).

Pink Floyd 2011 CD remasters; "DSOTM", "Animals", "WYWH" are far superior to the original releases.

Siouxsie & the Banshees 2014 CD remasters are superior to originals.

King Crimson "In the Court," "Red," "Thrak" CDs.

These are cases where a band member was involved in the project.

++ on Lowriders mentions.

"Mapman, nobody is saying dynamic range is the only audio parameter worth mentionng, but if it ain't dynamic I ain't interested."

To each their own. Many probably feel that way.

The problem is that a single dynamic range metric per track or album really only tells part of the story about even the dynamics, ie the overall range.

I find the dynamic range measure useful but not sufficient to tell me what recordings I will find enjoyable or not. It is definitely deficient as an acid test.

That's like saying the only mountains worth climbing are the tallest. They may offer certain thrills not found elsewhere, especially to a professional mountain climber, but there is much more to it than just that in many cases for most folks to enjoy.

Mapman, I can agree with you in this way...
The DR Database on some of these new remasters may measure lower DR (or increased compression if you prefer) than their older counterparts.
BUT the new release has been remixed and "opened up" with more air in the recording. There is less noise, better imaging and the advantage of using inline compression to tighten up the drums, for example. Then a new master is made using today's digital specs.

So these disks sound much better overall and dynamic to me. The DR scale is not telling the whole story on a remaster. Of course this only applies when remastering is being done to improve the sound quality, and not when a disk is compressed louder for your Sony earbuds.

Mapman, see what happens when you don't do your homework? The official dynamic range data base provides three (3) dynamic range numbers per album (which are relative numbers for purposes of the data base) - lowest number, average number and highest number. Besides that information it's the overall undeniable conclusion one scan easily see in the data - that the life has been slowly squeezed out of the music going back to at least twenty years ago. Hel-loo!