BigManAndy
Well-Known Member
I'd consider buying a few.
Remastered Beatles Vinyl: Will you buy?
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Old_Tech
Yer-isn't!
Nope. I never thought to look for mono versions of any LP. I have to say I like the seperation and soundstage hearing instruments in different parts of the room and the Beatles are no exception. Thats just me. I have one Mono LP and it sounds dull to me but I am used to stereo.
Good Lord!
After reading about Dr Ebbetts I decided to sample Abbey Road.
I played the MFSL one in my dvd player through my JVC receiver into Boston Acoustics A150's.
Now what they said about the bass end was true it was much deeper than the normal CD, it had the usual ping pong effect in the stereo dept and sounded good overall.
It's a shame that MOFI don't re release the albums on Vinyl, now that would be exciting.
They are still in business and have some good titles still but all the Beatles ones are out of print.
I played the MFSL one in my dvd player through my JVC receiver into Boston Acoustics A150's.
Now what they said about the bass end was true it was much deeper than the normal CD, it had the usual ping pong effect in the stereo dept and sounded good overall.
It's a shame that MOFI don't re release the albums on Vinyl, now that would be exciting.
They are still in business and have some good titles still but all the Beatles ones are out of print.
analog fan
Active Member
Nope. I never thought to look for mono versions of any LP. I have to say I like the seperation and soundstage hearing instruments in different parts of the room and the Beatles are no exception. Thats just me. I have one Mono LP and it sounds dull to me but I am used to stereo.
Good Lord!
Sorry about the "good lord" thing. That was rude.
John C.
Active Member
Well that was the old MoFi.
First of all when MoFi did the Beatles LP's back in the 80's Apple had really no control over this, just EMI England.
Apple does have final say these days and their answer is gonna be no.
Besides MoFi screwed up so many Beatles titles with their poor eq choices, who'd want them reissued unless you want sloppy bass and over-hyped high end? The original LP's from the UK and most European countries sound so much better.
Bluespower
Active Member
Re-energized
Just got back from the McCartney concert last night at Fedex field in Maryland. At 68, Paul is still a fabulous performer. I thought I'd share a few rather poor photos with you.
Unless the releases turn out to be real dogs, I'm fairly sure I'll be buying the collection.
Just got back from the McCartney concert last night at Fedex field in Maryland. At 68, Paul is still a fabulous performer. I thought I'd share a few rather poor photos with you.
Unless the releases turn out to be real dogs, I'm fairly sure I'll be buying the collection.
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cwall99
Addicted Member
Granted, this is all just marketing-speak from an online retailer, but this is what they say about the stereo cds:
At the start of the restoration process, engineers conducted extensive tests before copying the analog master tapes into the digital realm using 24-bit/192 kHz resolution and a Prism A-D converter. Dust build-ups were removed from tape machine heads after the completion of each title. Artifacts such as electrical clicks, microphone vocal pops, excessive sibilance, and poor edits were improved upon as long as it was determined that doing so didn’t at all damage the integrity of the songs. Similarly, de-noising technology was applied in only a few necessary spots and on a sum total of less than five of the entire 525 minutes of Beatles music. Compression was also used sparingly and only on the stereo versions to preserve the sanctity of the dynamics.
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The marketing-speak for the mono disks is about the same, except for this: NO COMPRESSION WAS USED ON ANY OF THE MONO MIXES. Worried about dynamics? Breathe a sigh of relief.
At the start of the restoration process, engineers conducted extensive tests before copying the analog master tapes into the digital realm using 24-bit/192 kHz resolution and a Prism A-D converter. Dust build-ups were removed from tape machine heads after the completion of each title. Artifacts such as electrical clicks, microphone vocal pops, excessive sibilance, and poor edits were improved upon as long as it was determined that doing so didn’t at all damage the integrity of the songs. Similarly, de-noising technology was applied in only a few necessary spots and on a sum total of less than five of the entire 525 minutes of Beatles music. Compression was also used sparingly and only on the stereo versions to preserve the sanctity of the dynamics.
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The marketing-speak for the mono disks is about the same, except for this: NO COMPRESSION WAS USED ON ANY OF THE MONO MIXES. Worried about dynamics? Breathe a sigh of relief.
dobyblue
Blu-ray Guru
This is what they did to the Metallica 45rpm series too IMO.
marqueemoon
Gimme indie rock!
My thoughts exactly.
vinylreview
Active Member
For those wondering about the differences in sound between mono and stereo, UK and U.S. pressings, as well as yellow and black Parlophones versus Blue Box era pressings, there is a great new site called Beatledrops that has soundclips from various pressings. I have featured the site on myvinylreview (link is under my signature) and you can read more, hear a few clips from Revolver, or go straight to their site.
cwall99
Addicted Member
Speaking of the Beatles....
A buddy sent me this link to Wired magazine:
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/commentary/listeningpost/2007/02/72748#previouspost
It's a pretty cool article.
A buddy sent me this link to Wired magazine:
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/commentary/listeningpost/2007/02/72748#previouspost
It's a pretty cool article.
vinylreview
Active Member
Thanks for the link. I've been thinking about picking up the book, Recording the Beatles, for some time. I guess I'd better get it before it goes OOP.
what he said.
se7enMMBsg
Active Member
. . . bet your arse I will buy them.
~se7en
~se7en
dave b
Well-Known Member
Beatles Remasters...fleece their fans....
I hope this isn't what its all about,....I love these guys but how many ways can you skin a cat???? I'm a little "old", maybe sinical (54). By the way I have every cd vinyls , Capitol,Emi,Odeon,Apple, 1st pressing, second pressing, etc,....I hope everyone gets new ears..... Wait till these guys lay these pricing at you, you'll see what I mean...., anyway can't wait till Sept 9th funny hu!!!!!! Almost forgot you want to hear something , give you goose bumps hear my Sgt. Pepper /Beatles white in mono on my Dual 1229Q!!!!!!
I hope this isn't what its all about,....I love these guys but how many ways can you skin a cat???? I'm a little "old", maybe sinical (54). By the way I have every cd vinyls , Capitol,Emi,Odeon,Apple, 1st pressing, second pressing, etc,....I hope everyone gets new ears..... Wait till these guys lay these pricing at you, you'll see what I mean...., anyway can't wait till Sept 9th funny hu!!!!!! Almost forgot you want to hear something , give you goose bumps hear my Sgt. Pepper /Beatles white in mono on my Dual 1229Q!!!!!!
vinylreview
Active Member
Has anyone else heard any of the cd remasters yet? I've had a listen and have now posted a full review of the 2009 remastered cd of Abbey Road, as well as a comparison to the U.K. vinyl on myvinylreview. The cd sounds pretty good, but I believe there is the potential for the remastered vinyl to sound better. The review link can be found within my profile.
Mark W.
Nut house of the Universe
Amazon is sold out of both the stereo and Mono box sets via preorder they state the Mono box set will no longer be limited to 10,000 copies but will still be limited. The only place I found a price was Barns and Nobles they are also presold out the price was $259.00 for the Stereo set no mention of the Mono at Barns and Noble.
As much as I would like to get this for the wife (she's the big Beatles fan in the house the Price is a bit much at the end of construction season with a long winter of unemployment checks in my future.
As much as I would like to get this for the wife (she's the big Beatles fan in the house the Price is a bit much at the end of construction season with a long winter of unemployment checks in my future.