New Grateful Dead Box set...Opinions?


Just wondering if anyone has heard the new 5 LP box set. What is you opinion of the recordings and vinyl quality?
theo
I own it and think it is the best of any copy of these records in my collection, including a MoFi of American Beauty. A must buy for any serious Dead collector, regardless of how many other copies you have.
I got mine a few weeks ago. I haven't been very impressed with the sonics. American Beauty is much better on DVD-A.
The first two albums, Grateful Dead and Anthem of the Sun, seem a little dull and lifeless to me. Aoxomoxoa isn't much better. I haven't listened to Workinman's Dead yet.
Still, it's nice to have these on LP. I have Workingman's Dead and American Beauty on CD, too, and they're lackluster in that format.
Get the DVD-As of American Beauty and Workingman's Dead if you can. The box set is probably worth having since you can't get the first three albums in high resolution digital.
I gave Workingman's Dead and American Beauty a listen last night through Sennheiser 600s, an Antique Sound Labs headphone amp, and my Rega P3-24, with two different interconnects.
I may have to reverse my opinion a bit. WD was very good. AB was also good, though not quite as good as the DVD-A.
I'll have to try the other three albums again.