Compare the new Beatles vinyl to early pressings


My stark opinion is the new vinyl is balanced and has the timber of each musical voice polished painstakingly, but the life is sucked out. The old vinyl has way more emotional and meaningful content. When I listen side by side I "get it" regarding the artist's intent way better on the old versions.

The new vinyl was cut using the original 24-bit remasters. I guess now that it's so easy to compare I'm all for keeping the process analog.
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When you start comparing pressing a lot of factors including personal tastes go into which you may like better. For me the Best of the British Blue box collection of their LP's. MoFi was expensive at not nearly as good and eq differently. The new master could sound closest to what they heard on the master tape, but does not mean you will like it due to the factors above, we like what we remember does not make that right though.

For me enjoy the music no matter the format. Regardless of what your read. Because it a digital does not mean poor sound as does vinyl mean always good sound. Mastering is the key and man they can do so much when they start to master or in this case remaster. They could very well taken the flaws of the early mastering out of the Beatles and what your hearing now could well be much more balanced and correct.