![]() ![]() First I believed it might be possible to 'fix' the EQ, but a friend tried multiple scenarios to do that, and none of the results was fully satisfying. Sounds like they had a very good source tape but ruined it with far too bright EQ also (and oddly), the low end is summed to mono. Especially not in this case, when the first remaster was ear-piercingly bright-sounding and had the low end summed to mono.Ĭlick to expand.Disc 1 of the Paranoid Super Deluxe set (originally released in 2016, re-released in 2020) contains the same 2012 Pearce mastering as the other 2016 Rhino CD editions (both 1xDisc and 2xDisc), the 2014 HDtracks, 2012, 20 vinyl collections, 2016 Deluxe LPs and all 2017 Ten Year War releases. Even your benevolent description gives it away: given that this sounds to you like it was 'restored' from the 2012 mastering with even further processing, that alone would be something to worry about, as a heavily processed remaster of a heavy processed remaster will never sound any close to natural. Compared to the SACD or the 2009 Pearce, the 2021 track frankly sounds like garbage. That, however, doesn't mean that this is an acceptable mastering, as long as there are any decent or even mediocre-sounding alternatives out there. That said, I love this album, and as I have said many times, I would even listen to it on a 5th generation cassette tape if that was all I had. So far removed from the original LP and the flat transfer from master tape used for the SACD, it is barely recognizable. 4 2012 mastering is probably the worst of all the 2012 masterings - which is something. Have you compared it to anything other than the 2014 version? I mean, the 2014 uses the 2012 remaster by Pearce, and the Vol. ![]() Don't they have any quality control? Even if the mastering engineer's hearing is becoming impaired (possibly due to age), I would have assumed at least one other person would be listening and tell them this needs to be re-done. I didn't really expect this to improve over the 2009 Pearce mastering, but noticing it is worse than the awful 2012 Pearce mastering (released on HDtracks 2014, CD 2016 etc.) is still a shock. Just because Sabbath haven't officially released many vintage shows, doesn't mean the song wasn't played live. I didn't expect this to be as good, but this is worse than I expected. Listening to the SACD or the 2009 CD right after listening to the 2021 version is like entering paradise after going through purgatory (sorry for the awful imagery, everything else that came to my mind listening to the 2021 track was far too graphic). Especially not in this case, when the first remaster was ear-piercingly bright-sounding and had the low end summed to mono. ![]() Click to expand.Have you compared it to anything other than the 2014 version? I mean, the 2014 uses the 2012 remaster by Pearce, and the Vol. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |