Dear Members, what are you sonic opinions on the remastered Hendrix heavy vinyl reissues that came out several years ago?
One reason the lps sound close to the cds is that the lps use a digital master rather than analog. I think overall the sound is pretty good however I would've preferred the analog master. I have an early Reprise recording of Are You Experienced that sounds as good if not better than the reissues. I really enjoy Classic Records issue of Band of Gypsy's but since it is mono I can't make a direct comparrison to the MCA reissue.
I really liked the MCA Vinyl packages that have come out over the past years for Hendrix. But I was quite suprised when I listened to the Polydoor UK reissues from the early 90's. Beat the heck out of the MCAs.
Dear Grant: If they sound the same as the cd's, then that's not good. That's what I try to avoid. Once again, from my past experience on a $3000 cd playback system, ALL the cd's ever auditioned in my system had that upper frequency "sheen" to it. A type of irritating glare to the music that made one run for the volume control to turn it down. Maybe they were made from the digital masters. I own the mono classic records Axis Bold as Love. I can tell you that is warm, smooth and contains bass to shake the room.
