I think that maybe "best sounding" is too broad of an inquisitorial challenge for us re: the plethora of offerings of this masterpiece of music.
I have four copies of the vinyl MSFL OMR (no UHQR) and never noticed audible differences in sound quality, only in the quietness of the pressing/copy, between them. As with many early-era MFSL masterings, the treble is jazzed a bit and the bass enhanced also, or is it attenuation of the upper midrange that makes it sound that way to me, or both?
None of the Redbook CD versions that I own come close to matching even these LPs in sound quality in my system. This title (as all PF stuff I have yet heard IMO) just seems to favor the euphonic contribution of a good vinyl rig. This is not always the case for me with non-PF recordings, lest my comments/inquiry be dismissed as vinyl obsession.
I admit to not having or even ever hearing the highly-coveted early European/US pressings, so I would like to ask those of you do who own these if any overcome what I feel to be a lack of openness, dynamics, and sheer energy in the upper midrange (snare drum in particular) and, if so, which pressings do the best here?
BTW and FWIW - the 2003 Capitol/EMI digital remaster via SACD sounds the best to me in the upper midrange of anything I have heard.
Best to all,
Dave
I have four copies of the vinyl MSFL OMR (no UHQR) and never noticed audible differences in sound quality, only in the quietness of the pressing/copy, between them. As with many early-era MFSL masterings, the treble is jazzed a bit and the bass enhanced also, or is it attenuation of the upper midrange that makes it sound that way to me, or both?
None of the Redbook CD versions that I own come close to matching even these LPs in sound quality in my system. This title (as all PF stuff I have yet heard IMO) just seems to favor the euphonic contribution of a good vinyl rig. This is not always the case for me with non-PF recordings, lest my comments/inquiry be dismissed as vinyl obsession.
I admit to not having or even ever hearing the highly-coveted early European/US pressings, so I would like to ask those of you do who own these if any overcome what I feel to be a lack of openness, dynamics, and sheer energy in the upper midrange (snare drum in particular) and, if so, which pressings do the best here?
BTW and FWIW - the 2003 Capitol/EMI digital remaster via SACD sounds the best to me in the upper midrange of anything I have heard.
Best to all,
Dave