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Siamese Dream - Sound Quality?

I always liked several of the Smashing Pumpkins popular early songs. Cherub Rock was always my favorite.  But I never really listened to their albums or bought any music (back when that's what you did).

I've been giving them a listen lately and have enjoyed Siamese Dream.

However, on both of my systems the Qobuz version sounds a bit muddy. I know it is bass heavy and driving but it just doesn't sound right to me. The Qobuz version is a 2011 remaster.

I consider many contemporary remasters to be overcompressed disasters but I can't say that what I'm hearing is all due to compression.

So I'm curious. For those with an earlier CD or other version, how is the sound quality? I think I like the album enough to get a CD for my collection but probably wouldn't bother if it is also muddy.

n80

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yyzsantabarbara
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Siamese Dream is a classic album and one of the greatest in the grunge era. I can give a response on the sq of the CD next week when I am back home.

BTW - a couple of recent Pumpkins releases are surprisingly amazing. I will post my new favs next week when I can get into my music collection.

yyzsantabarbara
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The Siamese Dream remaster from 2011 is definitely hotter sounding than the 1993 disk. Everything is louder and I even get a little bit of fatigue from the remaster. The 1993 CD sounds more subdued in comparison, but it also does not sound like it is lacking anything either.

The 'new' disks I liked are 

  • Shiny and Oh so Bright, Vol. 1 No Past. No Future. No Sun.
  • Monuments To An Elegy
  • Oceania

I had not known about 

Aghori Mhori Mei

and giving it a listen now.

 


 

 

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