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"Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial

During the pandemic I've been upgrading my sound system.  I used to enjoy Simon & Garfunkel, "Bridge Over Trouble Water".  With my upgraded equipment the hi resolution audio sounds very synthetic, with one track on top of another, not like real music at all.  The voices are doubled and violins just layered on top.  On my same system, I played a live concert of Andre Previn playing Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue".  It sounded real and beautiful, like a live performance.  Am I doing something wrong?
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georgehifi
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Of all the CD’s released this 1985 made in Japan is the one with least compression.
http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/76411

And there’s 3 used ones on ebay
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=CDCBS+63699&_sacat=0

Look what they are getting for the later Sony SBM (Super Bit Mapping Mastersound) ones.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=CK-64421&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=%095-099746-248826
And they don’t have the dynamic range, of the older ones http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/5716

Cheers George


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georgehifi
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So many versions with differing dynamic range which is yours. (click on each "album" to find out)
I usually find the later ones and most streamed/downloaded not only more compressed but also much louder mean level recorded.
http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Simon+%26+Garfunkel&album=Bridge+Over+Troubled+Water

Cheers George
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