Must have SACD's.....

[Slosh]

There's no right or wrong here--just two points of view in the mastering process.

I couldn't disagree more. If you're (not you specifically) one who prefers the latter, go and see some live music for jah's sake already!

NP: (SACD)

[DPM]

I couldn't disagree more. If you're (not you specifically) one who prefers the latter, go and see some live music for jah's sake already!

NP: (SACD)

Maybe I should clarify my position.

First, there is absolutely nothing wrong with a mastering engineer applying TASTEFUL equalization and MAYBE a small bit of compression/limiting to address shortcomings in the master tape. Many rock recordings in the sixties and seventies (and even today) were mixed on substandard (as in, inaccurate) monitors. Jethro Tull's Aqualung is a perfect example of one of these sonic travesties. Yes's Fragile also comes to mind. The master mixes of these albums are horrendous.

Now, having said the above, there IS something definitely wrong with taking a well-recorded title--such as, Dark Side Of The Moon--and compressing it to the point where it starts to sound like a bass heavy rap recording. And I also don't appreciate the use of heavy EQing on older titles. Too many times this has resulted in my experiencing ear bleed at anything approaching a loud volume.

So, in my case, I MUCH prefer the SACD layer of the Pink Floyd SACD.

DPM

[PeruvianSkies]

Maybe I should clarify my position.

First, there is absolutely nothing wrong with a mastering engineer applying TASTEFUL equalization and MAYBE a small bit of compression/limiting to address shortcomings in the master tape. Many rock recordings in the sixties and seventies (and even today) were mixed on substandard (as in, inaccurate) monitors. Jethro Tull's Aqualung is a perfect example of one of these sonic travesties. Yes's Fragile also comes to mind. The master mixes of these albums are horrendous.

Now, having said the above, there IS something definitely wrong with taking a well-recorded title--such as, Dark Side Of The Moon--and compressing it to the point where it starts to sound like a bass heavy rap recording. And I also don't appreciate the use of heavy EQing on older titles. Too many times this has resulted in my experiencing ear bleed at anything approaching a loud volume.

So, in my case, I MUCH prefer the SACD layer of the Pink Floyd SACD.

DPM

I prefer the SACD layer over the CD layer or even the standalone Redbook disc, but my whole thing is that I feel the SACD is just average, nothing overly special as in the case of some other exceptional SACD's, even the ones just as old as that album.