Alan Parsons Project remasters or originals?

Mr. Sharpe
Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
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The other day on my way home from work I dialed up three of the big Alan Parsons project albums; I robot, Pyramid and Tales of mystery and was extremely pleased so I’m getting those and two or three others real soon.

My question is is are the bonus track remasters wonderful and great or are they not worth it? It’s not a question of cost really. I’m thinking of getting the mfsl of I Robot. That album is….. well idk how to describe it.
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    It all depends ! Hope that helps 🤔
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  • SIHAB
    SIHAB Posts: 4,955
    Yes and no. :*
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 3,831
    Definitely maybe.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,444
    SeleniumFalcon wrote: »
    Definitely maybe.

    How helpful... :p

    I have copies of both original and MSFL Of "I Robot". I prefer the MFSL for the darker background and lack of clicks and pops, but the original seems warmer sounding. I prefer the Hi-Rez stream to either one.
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,158
    great tunes thanks for bringing this topic up.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    edited September 2022
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    As far as I'm concerned nothing beats the 20th century vinyl of Tales Of Mystery And Imagination, the Remaster of Pyramid on Artista sounds fine, the Demos sound like a demos prefer they were not included.

    The Mofi of I Robot is fantastic and on my 2.3 tls it sounds well, it sounds heavenly. The rest of the remasters are fine got a few except for EVE which the original Artista vinyl sounds the best.

    Enjoy your new APP selections. I have the Eye In The Sky Blu Ray from Japan that sounds out of this world, Turn Of A Friendly Card, Vulture Culture, and Amonia Avenue along with Guandi I have on the original Artista CDs I bought while living in Germany need to be turned up more than the new remasters but sound great.

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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
    Nice, I got the 85’ Arista of I robot and may end up getting the mfsl one day. Pyramid is on the way also. Someone uploaded the mfsl you have on YouTube and that’s where I heard it for the first time. Maybe not the very first time bc my dad has the vinyl so I’m sure I’ve heard but before. I havent listened seriously yet.

    None of the bonus track remasters. I’d rather the album sound as close to the original as possible.
    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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