Is the MFSL Leeds really different than the standard '95 CD?
Is the MFSL Leeds really different than the standard '95 CD?
I would think not since they presumably come from the same digital master but sever posters on SH.tv claim the MFSL is better. Has anyone ever done a null test?
Re: Is the MFSL Leeds really different than the standard '95
Chris M wrote:...several posters on SH.tv claim the MFSL is better.
Wow...really? I thought the consensus over there was that they were the same. I sure as heck can't hear a difference.
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Re: Is the MFSL Leeds really different than the standard '95
Dob wrote:Chris M wrote:...several posters on SH.tv claim the MFSL is better.
Wow...really? I thought the consensus over there was that they were the same. I sure as heck can't hear a difference.
Someone over there said the midrange sounded better on the remix. I've never compared the 2, I bought the MFSL when it came out but I unloaded it when I realized it was the remix.
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I've got a CD-R of the MFSL Who's Next around here. I can check again, but I'm pretty sure the EQ is a bit different.
"I know because it is impossible for a tape to hold the compression levels of these treble boosted MFSL's like Something/Anything. The metal particulate on the tape would shatter and all you'd hear is distortion if even that." - VD
I once listened to both on someone else's stereo system, which actually had a pretty good tube preamp.
The difference isn't worth the extra cash, IMO, considering what you're dealing with: a new, digital remix.
If anything, your better off getting Luke's version of the complete set, speed-corrected and without the added echo, compression, and NR (which actually is needed, but you might be able to de-click it yourself) on the remix. Otherwise, stick with the 1995 remaster, which sounds fine for what it is.
The difference isn't worth the extra cash, IMO, considering what you're dealing with: a new, digital remix.
If anything, your better off getting Luke's version of the complete set, speed-corrected and without the added echo, compression, and NR (which actually is needed, but you might be able to de-click it yourself) on the remix. Otherwise, stick with the 1995 remaster, which sounds fine for what it is.
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