Remastered CD's...

steveinaz
steveinaz Posts: 19,538
edited July 2008 in Music & Movies
Is there a database of all the CD's that have been remastered? Any sort of resource?
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited July 2008
    It would be awesome if there is.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited July 2008
    How often is it that these remastered CDs sound like they weren't mastered at all? Anyone else feel this way? Leze Zeppelin? Jimi Hendrix? ALl these re re releases that sound like crap.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,197
    edited July 2008
    It's a mixed bag for me. Some of the remasters sound great compared to the original. "Why did they bother?" is my first question for some others. It seems to be a crap shoot.

    Yes, a database would be right up my alley. If there is one, collectively we could mark which ones were good and which one's you should just save your money on.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,209
    edited July 2008
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    How often is it that these remastered CDs sound like they weren't mastered at all? Anyone else feel this way? Leze Zeppelin? Jimi Hendrix? ALl these re re releases that sound like crap.

    It's a crap shoot for sure. I hate the inconsistencies of recorded music. I have bought very few "new" cd's in the past few years because I work hard for my money and many times I am disappointed in the recording quality, so I buy used or am very careful about what I buy.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • zircon
    zircon Posts: 44
    edited July 2008
    To me most remastered material ends up sounding the same or worese then the original. How can you take somthing and make more out of nothing?:confused:
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  • zircon
    zircon Posts: 44
    edited July 2008
    I also noticed this same thing in the remastered terminator. Waste of money.
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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited July 2008
    For what it's worth, I've bought remasters of Jackson Browne, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac (yes, I'm old) and they've ALL been better than the originals.

    Am I just lucky?
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,209
    edited July 2008
    zircon wrote: »
    To me most remastered material ends up sounding the same or worese then the original. How can you take somthing and make more out of nothing?:confused:

    If you start with the masters you can do wonders.....assuming the masters are good to begin with.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • B2Bomber
    B2Bomber Posts: 24
    edited July 2008
    when you say remastered cds, do you mean lps (or even tapes) turned to cds? if that's the case, I couldn't really complain too much about them, I'm just glad I could get earlier records in a media format I could use now.
    imho
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited July 2008
    If they're gonna 'Remaster' anything, why not do it in SACD DAMMIT!
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2008
    B2Bomber wrote: »
    when you say remastered cds, do you mean lps (or even tapes) turned to cds? if that's the case, I couldn't really complain too much about them, I'm just glad I could get earlier records in a media format I could use now.
    imho

    Remasters of existing CD's.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2008
    One of the possible problems with remasters is if they take material which was originally put to disc with very little processing (a good thing) and today run it through tons of processors and mess it up (a bad thing). I've had some that were much better than the originals. It all depends on the person who does the remaster (is he better than the person who did it the first time) and the equipment used. Its art.
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  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
    edited July 2008
    Not sure about a database but, I recently purchased a remix of Fragile by Yes from Elusive Disc. Wow, what a difference compared to the old copy. The old copy sounded like it was taken from 8 track (yes, I had many). While the remastered discs are quite pricey from ED, I think the clarity and the decompression are something to pay for. It was amazing what the decompressed music sounded like. As a friend of mine said, "you get all the glory and warts" of music remastered in this manner. An uncompressed cd will definately give your system a work out!!

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2008
    I know what you mean, I have Yes Fragile it is one the worst sounding CD's I've ever heard. I use it as a beer coaster now...
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