This is a followup to my previous post "This is my take on the Tate II and SM units". I did a couple of quick comparisons to discreet sacd’s. I received another copy of the Blood, Sweat & Tears (self titled) SQ lp. I wanted to compare this copy to the one previously reviewed to see if they decoded differently. This was an excellent copy with some record noise for the first minute or so then MN- silence. Compared to the other copy tested, the front center vocals were front center with some rear channel bleeding. The channel separation and locations were very stable compared to the sacd and the other lp. This lp acquits itself very well compared to the sacd.
I just received the UK SQ pressing of "Dark Side of the Moon". It was difficult to adjust the speaker levels between the lp and sacd versions so that they were matched. I attribute this to the sacd having more dynamic range. It also sounded like the tape it was made from was at least a generation closer to the original or perhaps it was the original master mix. On the lp the front center vocals had a noticeable tilt to the right front. The channel separation was as distinct as the sacd. Again, this is another lp that acquits itself very well compared to the sacd, with the exception of the front vocal bleeding. If you'd never heard the discreet version one might conclude that this was normal.
I speculated in my original post if there could be pressing anomalies and/or encoding problems to cause these anomalies and differences between the same albums. Not all albums are cut from the same safety copy of the mix. If any of you have other theories of what might cause these differences, speak up.
I just received the UK SQ pressing of "Dark Side of the Moon". It was difficult to adjust the speaker levels between the lp and sacd versions so that they were matched. I attribute this to the sacd having more dynamic range. It also sounded like the tape it was made from was at least a generation closer to the original or perhaps it was the original master mix. On the lp the front center vocals had a noticeable tilt to the right front. The channel separation was as distinct as the sacd. Again, this is another lp that acquits itself very well compared to the sacd, with the exception of the front vocal bleeding. If you'd never heard the discreet version one might conclude that this was normal.
I speculated in my original post if there could be pressing anomalies and/or encoding problems to cause these anomalies and differences between the same albums. Not all albums are cut from the same safety copy of the mix. If any of you have other theories of what might cause these differences, speak up.