I know what you are saying about the sound of the original four disc boxed set and following two disc set. The Auric Illuminator treatment was beneficial. I have seen the remastered discs on the shelf, but was waiting for something like these mini LP releases to reaquire the individual albums. I found them on ebay for a good deal on the 'buy it now' option; 10 albums, 12 discs in total. I found one seller there with a much better price than the same thing from others, email me if you need help finding it.
Anyone heard the new Led Zep jJapanese CDs?
I have had a heck of time listening to Led Zeppelin on CD (the vinyl has always been fine). Bonham's cymbals split up in the mix, the guitar sounds pressed... nothing on CD, re-issue or no, has worked.
Yesterday I picked up the mini-LP style Japanese re-issue of LedZep II... and lo and behold!! The tunes sound great!! I've always felt the true benefit of an audiophile system is not the fine rendering of quality recordings (i.e. Steely Dan, etc..), but the ability to make sense of an aural onslaught (Charles Mingus is a great beneficiary of high-end audio...how great it would've been to hear him LIVE...). Anyway, 'just wondering if anyone's had the same response to the Led Zeppelin CDs?
Yesterday I picked up the mini-LP style Japanese re-issue of LedZep II... and lo and behold!! The tunes sound great!! I've always felt the true benefit of an audiophile system is not the fine rendering of quality recordings (i.e. Steely Dan, etc..), but the ability to make sense of an aural onslaught (Charles Mingus is a great beneficiary of high-end audio...how great it would've been to hear him LIVE...). Anyway, 'just wondering if anyone's had the same response to the Led Zeppelin CDs?