Queen quandry

its your equipment..not the software...many new components are simply unforgiving of older(particularly rock)recordings..i would guess your loudspeakers are the cause.'a kind of magic' sounds better,because technology was better at the time of recording...those mfsl gold discs won't help...they are not from the original source material and were not mastered with the supervision of the artists,original engineers(or any member of the band).it sounds like your tastes in music call for a speaker system thats'vintage' friendly.

The new "Platinum Collection" is about the only Queen title I can listen to. I have all the MoFi titles and the DCC "Night at The Opera", and they're just not remastered to today's standards.

It is true that a more revealing system will expose the
limitations of the recording more vividly. I've found, however, that using good 'tweeks' can do much to restore
interest in CDs. You might want to try some of the Mapleshade products. These have worked best in my system.

Here's what was compared:
The US (Hollywood) cd's: All titles below
On UK cd: "I", "II", "Sheer Heart..", "A Night..", "A Day.."
On Jap mini-lp fmt cd: "I", "II", "Sheer Heart ..", "Jazz"
On mfsl gold: "A Night..", "A Day..", "News..", "The Game"
The DCC gold "A Night At The Opera".
And, a good friend of mine brought the Japan 25th anniv. box set.

The worst were the US (Hollywood) pressings. Some of the mixes weren't accurate even. Although the UK disc's had tape hiss Galore, they were very better musically.

The Jap mini-lp fmt cd's were the best sound quality wise but even they have a few mix inaccuracies. The Japan 25th box set comes really close.

The DCC and mfsl's had accurate mixes and the best sound stage but were 2nd for sound quality. (They are a little rounded and warm. Very little).

Four of us listened. (Two guys and two girls).

Thanks for the info. Imin2u, where can I find the Japanese releases?