Thread: Metallica - sounde engineer has pride, but no control

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Post by DragonFly September 19, 2008 (21 of 22)
The Seventh Taylor said:

This article analyses Depeche Mode albums (remasters and 'Playing The Angel'):

http://www.sharoma.com/trading/loudness.htm

Which versions are they using here? The RBCD versions? Surely not the SACDs? Or have these fallen prey to this trend, just like Genesis SACD remasters apparently have?

I have most of the Deluxe SACD DM versions and I can say that they are among the best sounding in my collection--especially Violator & Music for the Masses.

So they must have been using the redbook versions to come to that conclusion (after all; most aren't even aware there is/was? an alternative...) :/

Post by yb September 22, 2008 (22 of 22)
DragonFly said:

So they must have been using the redbook versions to come to that conclusion (after all; most aren't even aware there is/was? an alternative...) :/

Yes.
I have the hybrid SACD version of "Playing the Angel".
The SACD and the RBCD have a very different sound.
The SACD tracks sound is beautiful, with good dynamics.
The RBCD track is awfully over-compressed, unlistenable.
Sure, the mastering is different.
...As if they had volontarily degraded the RBCD sound in order to "highlight the superior quality of SACD"...
A shame.

The problem is that since SACD is copy-protected, I could'nt do a backup of it, and in case of an accident, I'll be stuck with the awful RBCD master of that good album.

:-(

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