I've had a similar experience with European classical recordings. Who would have thought that the Stuttgardt Radio Orchestra was so incredibly good & well produced. And, while it's not a fair comparison, the ECM CD recordings are near vinyl in their reproduction. I assume it has a lot to do with improvements in the remastering process (ECM) & Keep It Simple Stupid with those Euro orchestras.
REmastered classic CD's
Can some one brieflt explain why many of the newly remasterd CD's sound so much better than the originals. Many say they are using 20 (or higher) bit technology. But we're still listening with 16/44 equipment. I'm not complaining , mind you, I love the changes! Some of the better producers of the 70's like Bill Smlyzck (sp) of Eagles fame did some nice studio work for bands like the Eagles and James Gang. so what does the new re-mastering do?