The nice thing about reissue, especially ones with special vinyl and direct from the master tape and such, is that they bring down the price of the originals
This is funny, but True.. and it applies to Digital too..
@tima, posted a tune in a music thread awhile back, “feels like rain” By Aaron Nevill. He was pointing out the very deep chorus vocals by Willie Greene Jr, Great tune and performance!
I had the original CD, “Warm your heart” by A&M music produced in 1991 which is standard redbook 16/44 recording.
I also purchased the import CD from Japan that used the K2HD “mastering” just to compare copies as I was looking for the best SQ that was available. The K2HD mastered version is also only Available in redbook 16/44. I also Checked Amazon HD streaming, which also only had the redbook 1991 version in SD.
So I did a secure rip on both CD’s in FLAC and uncompressed WAV format.
Comparing the two versions was like having two different performances. The import K2 version was “enhanced” sounding. Vocals were more forward and instruments were more startling, seemingly out of time almost.
I ultimately liked the original version Better! Was more real and “balanced” sounding, just more natural Flowing and enjoyable.
What I also discovered was that WAV files sound “better” than lossless FLAC files ! They are very close.. and I’m not sure I could AB them correctly each time... but I did perceive a more natural rendered sound with the WAV files.. sighs..