New remastering of Steely Dan's Katy Lied review by Fremer

In theory you are right that this quieter less compressed version should always sound better. But often I find anyway that it does not. Streaming services give you the opportunity to quickly start one version and then another. Even volume adjusting, I often find that the louder 44.1 version sounds better in terms of overall SQ. And it’s not the amp, when I am going from nine o’clock to say 10 o’clock on the volume dial. Both are well within the “”sweet spot” for the amp. 

In theory you are right that this quieter less compressed version should always sound better. 

I didn't say better.

Ok yes. Sorry the assumption. I started a thread on this topic as it really interests me. Why some hi res remasters are great and others aren’t. I am sure a lot of variables other than compression or lack thereof go into it. I just think one should always expect a better sounding hi res remaster. Even if it’s lower volume. 

Cool. Some remasters are higher res but poorly done. Everything comes down to the motivations and the people doing it.

I think I'm going out to the two local record stores for some browsing. Thanks for the link to the expletive track, because it's fun to hear the enthusiasm. I have most of the SD catalog. The first time I visited my wife at her house over 20 years ago, we put The NIghtfly on her boombox CD player.