NIN Pretty Hate Machine remaster

Remaster seems to be made much louder than 1989 release losing some dynamics. Good for ear buds and cars, bad for critical listening. I almost didn't get the new release but for $7 I had to order and will hear for myself and compare it to my 1989 disc. Here's a link to Audacity wave forms that demonstrate the big difference: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=19518477&postcount=20

I just gave it a listen & I think it sounds great. I
hate compressed CDs but I really can't find much fault
on this remaster. Granted your system is much better than
mine but I gave it a critical listen & loved it. I have
the SA-CD of "The Downward Spiral" for reference. Never
heard PHM ever before so I'm not familar with it at all,
I just saw the thread here & bought it at Amazon, thanks
for the heads up Lush.

I'll give it another listen.

BTW Larry_s, really nice system!

Bass is fuller and there seems to be more separation between the parts. Perhaps a bit more dynamic too with less compression. "Something I Can Never Have" now gives me ten times the shivers of the original.

Thanks, Vinylvin. I listened to my 1989 CD last night for the first time in a while. New disc will be here Tuesday.

Stevecham - You didn't follow my link. The 1989 disc has twice the dynamic range of the new disc.