I agree that remasters are a crap shoot. But I always seek to hear them as some are worlds better.
The most recent Beatles is an excellent example - the 24/48 files from their USB key are the best I've heard by a large margin.
I think the 2009/2010 Japanese remasters of the Stones albums are probably the best Stones versions as a group. YMMV with individual albums.
Any Steven Wilson remaster is an automatic improvement. So good he has me buying albums I didn't even want before he remastered them.
If you really want a new and compelling way to listen to remastered music, seek out the DVD--Audio, SACD and Blu-Ray multichannel versions. Some of those are pretty mind-blowing, again starting with the Steven Wilson ones (try King Crimson Discipline on DVDA).
The most recent Beatles is an excellent example - the 24/48 files from their USB key are the best I've heard by a large margin.
I think the 2009/2010 Japanese remasters of the Stones albums are probably the best Stones versions as a group. YMMV with individual albums.
Any Steven Wilson remaster is an automatic improvement. So good he has me buying albums I didn't even want before he remastered them.
If you really want a new and compelling way to listen to remastered music, seek out the DVD--Audio, SACD and Blu-Ray multichannel versions. Some of those are pretty mind-blowing, again starting with the Steven Wilson ones (try King Crimson Discipline on DVDA).