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In the Thread: The Andrew Rose’s “Pristine Audio” and the XR Mastering

Post Subject: Paying le mortgagePosted by jessie.dazzle on: 11/24/2009

I listened to the demo comparing the XR Remastering to both the original master tape as well as the original LP.

http://pristineclassical.com/More/NaturalSound.html
Scroll down to "Putting the theory to the test"

I started the comparison using my main system (easy to do as it comprises a music server playing via a Cosecant 3 USB DAC), then, just to be sure, tried it on a new HP xw8600 workstation, first via the monitors, then via a pair of Sennheiser headphones.

Conclusion: Well its nice that Mr. Rose does provide this honest demo. Unfortunately in all cases, all I can say is, oh my... Ouch! The bass is bloated and muddy, the HF is screeching and kind of scratchy. These examples clearly (I mean CLEARLY) demonstrate that the XR Remastering technique destroys the original recording.

Someone with the nose to relocate to South-western France (beautiful place, amazing food, gorgeous, stubborn women) definitely knows quality. Anyone who's been there might pardon a person for selling crack cocaine, his/her body, or even crap-sound to finance an existence in such a paradise. So OK Mr Rose, you are absolutely right, but now will you please consider offering un-mastered copies of the event, whenever possible, as it was originally recorded? And at a reasonable price S'il vous plaît?

jd*

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