Post by Jay KauffmanHas anyone heard this Japanese release??? Is the sound clearly superior from previous incarnations??
From what I've heard from one owner it is, certainly to the LP-derived Gebhardt, but not remarkably so for the price. Certainly the usual effect with super-clear remastering is that the flaws are magnified as effectively as the content, so the overall advantage is reduced. That's rather what I felt about the 24-bit remastering on Pristine -- but then I'm not that crazy about the performance itself, anyhow.
Cheers,
Mike