Jan H
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Thanks, Mike,
that's what I thought.
JH
that's what I thought.
JH
There are none. They are the same exact recordingsI'll say it again, this is NOT TRUE!!! I have A-B'd the box set with the Mobile Fidelity's AND the new MCA versions and the Decade Of Steely Dan remaster and ALL of them sound MUCH better than ANY track on the Box set. I remember being terribly disappointed with the box when it came out, saying that they could have at least upgraded the sound, which they didn't. Also, the new versions came out a couple of YEARS later than the box, so it's EXTREMELY unlikely that the versions are the same. Also it doesn't say remastered ANYWHERE on the box or in it's credits---I think if it was they would have TOLD us about it.
I'm also a big fan of APP.
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I realize that, 1. I Robot is on DVD-A, but I can't play DVD-A, 2. I have a very early MFL disc of I Robot (back before they started going "gold disc"), but it'd be nice to hear it on regular CD with today's remastering technologyJoel, I, Robot is not a DVD-A. It is a DAD, which is a DVD-Video disc. 96KHz/24bit uncompressed stereo PCM is part of the oringinal DVD-Video spec. There are a handful of titles that were released and they are all astonishing.
For more information on DADs from a recent thread click here.
If you can benefit from 96/24 DVD Video on your system you really should get this disc. Like all the four DADs I have, it sounds absolutely amazingly great. I guarantee it will sound measurably better than your MFSL CD.
NP: U2: a CD I made of non-album B-Sides and singles from the Achtung Baby / Zoorpoa era.
...I, Robot is not a DVD-A. It is a DAD, which is a DVD-Video disc. 96KHz/24bit uncompressed stereo PCM is part of the original DVD-Video spec.Thanks for the correction,
Looks like I'll have to look it up.
It'd still be nice to have all the other albumns remastered.
Joel
This is NOT TRUE. The box set is NOT remastered & contains by far the worst version on CD for every single track (except for the ONE single goddamn bonus track tat is on there-the reason I still have kept the box). Also, worst packaging ever!Thanks for the tip. As I said above, I have not checked out the boxed set myself. I know the boxed set has been out for awhile, so I was wondering if it had been remastered.
Philip,
Thanks also for the Steely Dan recommendations. I've known about the Parsons DAD, but now I am intrigued by it after getting the one greatest hits CD.
Mike,
If I upgrade my turntable, which is a definite possibility, I will start to add to my vinyl collection. Steely Dan on vinyl will be high on my list.
Also, it is generally accepted that Aja was perhaps Mobile Fidelity's worst sounding CD ever made.I almost pulled the trigger on the Mo Fi of Aja until I remembered someone saying that it was horrible. Instead, I snagged the remaster at a local Tower Records. That's too bad about the Mo Fi version (which I've never heard) because the remaster sounds great!
I think mine is a later pressing and I'm curious now how much better the older pressings are.MCA was not exactly known for great vinyl. I have no idea which version sounds best.