Jim,
I have heard often of Goldberg Variations, I have just never heard it.
This afternoon Paul Simon, Rhymin' Simon. A DCC remastered version. There is sibilance. I returned the first copy of this to DCC with an explanation of the problem. They sent back a copy as bad as the first. Then they went out of business. Hmmmm.... Regrets to S. Hoffman, I expect the pressing problems are not his. I have way too many albums mastered by him for it to be his problem.
Less sibilance on the Denon DL-103C and Dual combo, but...
Next I go to my original pressing of this album. We will see....
The original pressing (OP) is cleaner although the images are not as well defined. The sibilance just goes right through my head. So the DCC will end up on the block.
Edit: The OP has some edge to the "S" sound but only 10% of the DCC pressing. It could be that the Columbia mastering squelched the sibilance, but PS had been recording with them for a long time. He would have rerecorded bad tracks. The OP is also more warm and inviting.
The DCC has improved instrument placement and better detail. But for overall listen-ability the OP wins.
Let's see, I have compared two pressings of the same LP on two different table cartridge combinations. I need to get a life. I think I should say it before you guys do.
Tomorrow I'm participating in a Habitat For Humanity build. See, I do have a life!
