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. 

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.

@zarf Most welcome. I think the expletive tells a rather BIG story, namely that DF, who is hard to impressed, was blown away by Dias's solo. I think the information content of that expletive really shows why blunt moderation is a bad thing.