In almost EVERY parameter possible, I believe Michael Dutton has significantly raised the bar on how a great QUAD remaster should sound. QQ posters who have spent literally thousands on Matrix/CD~4 Vinyl, Q8 and even QR have unanamimously declared his QUAD SACDs superior in every instance which speaks volumes about D~V's ability to not only select QUAD worthy contenders but do full justice to those 50 year old analogue masters.
There are hundreds [perhaps thousands] of unreleased QUAD masters from almost every label still unreleased and although many are off the table, to release an inferior remix or compromised master doesn't seem to be in Mr. Dutton's vocabulary. And to sweeten that pot even further, in the history of surround who has released such abundant quality product with SUCH RAPIDITY other than D~V? NONE in my opinion.
Not to denigrate the wonderful efforts of Audio Fidelity....who I will always credit with instigating this QUAD revival, I believe with few exceptions, Dutton Vocalion has surpassed them.....and miraculously, at less than half the price......D~V's two~fers are, IMO, the reigning champs of economical value in a market which has always put a premium on SURROUND music.
Since those of us who are NOT invested in QUAD Vinyl, Q8s and/or QR have no idea what are stunning or inferior remixes, I trust Michael Dutton who definitely has a golden ear for quality will not release albums which he deems POOR CHOICES from a QUALITATIVE perspective.
From reading over this thread, posters who are NOT happy with D~V's QUAD releases thus far could care less about his impeccable mastering, etc. but IMO, he has valiantly attempted to release musical genres, which, while NOT universally appealing, do embrace a diversity unparalleled in a modern digital surround format.
And I voted NO: that D~V should refrain from releasing QUAD SACDs with inferior mixes ......... release them in hi res stereo instead or risk the criticisms from QQ posters who probably rarely play those 70's QUAD formats with INFERIOR REMIXES for that specific reason.