Well, they used the original master tapes, but there was somebody else on the mixdown board. How much changes are actually done, probably varies from album to album. I don't have the LZ II MFSL, but I do have some others, and I like them fine. I think alot of what I like about the MFSL copies is the great quality vinyl, and I can get that with a good Japanese pressing, which is usually cheaper, sounds just as good, and uses the original mix. Sometimes there is a generational loss, if the master tape sent to Japan was a copy. Most times I am very satisfied with Japanese pressings.
MFSL issues...
I'm more record collector rather than seeking the issue that sounds better such as MFSL or other re-issues on vinyl but it happend to me to spot a cheap MFSL of Led Zeppelin II and I realized that MFSL(particularly in this case) sounded totally different from original. There was no issue LZ II I heard with such extended bottom end and blooming-airy highs. The vocal was put background while the original issue has foreground vocal.
So, What's going on there? Did they equalize or boost bass before pressing?
It seems to me the case when they're trying to bring the record to the audiofile standard and if this is the case, I just bought the first and the last MFSL issue.
So, What's going on there? Did they equalize or boost bass before pressing?
It seems to me the case when they're trying to bring the record to the audiofile standard and if this is the case, I just bought the first and the last MFSL issue.