I agree with geoffkait. The ABKO DSD CD's sound great. That is before the Stones got control and didn't care about the sonics on their own label. It's a shame, really. Exile sounds terrible and there is no way to fix it. I have 4 different copies of Sticky Fingers, in SACD, in SHM-CD, etc. and they all sound lousy. However I'm not a vinyl guy, so I can't comment on the vinyl releases. But listening to Honky Tonk Woman on the ABKO DSD release-- the opening cow bell-- is fantastic. Post-ABKO is a shame in regards to audio quality. Just MHO.
Do any of your Rolling Stones recordings bring "Satisfaction"?
Before I became a snobby audiophile I loved the Rolling Stones. But as my system grew and I discovered all kinds of sounds in recordings (CD as well as Vinyl) that I had never heard before and the openness and depth of soundstage that was a wonder, I never had that same Wow moment with the Stones recordings. Actually the best sound I have found came from the Hot Rocks double LP. Has anyone else had a better experience with their recordings? Having gone through so many remasters, nothing seems to have changed. Sticky Fingers should be something better than we get. The opening riff of Brown Sugar has always seemed so muddy. My rant, any thoughts?