Wow, I've painstakingly compared two different Japanese masterings (including the mini's), the original EMIs (both UK and West German), the Hollywod, the two DVD-As, the MFSL and the DCC.
The DCC's best -- it's warmer and more detailed than all others with no added compression. The MFSL is a tiny bit better than the EMI, but murkier than the DCC. The others all suffer from too much compression, hyper EQ and noise reduction, or a combination of all three.
The DCC's best -- it's warmer and more detailed than all others with no added compression. The MFSL is a tiny bit better than the EMI, but murkier than the DCC. The others all suffer from too much compression, hyper EQ and noise reduction, or a combination of all three.