maxbeckmann Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 greetings, i always been a huge fan of counterparts. lately, i've been listening the album over and over. i listen to a ripped copy (@320) of the original 1993 cd. it sounds good but i'm wondering about the other remastered version of the album. as far as i know, the album as been remastered in 2004 (i guess as part of "the rush remasters" series, and has been reissued in 2013 as part of "the studio album 1989-2007" box set. first question : does anybody knows which version of the album (1993 or 2004) is in the box set ? according to wikipedia, it has been reissued in 2015 "after being remastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios following a direct approach by Rush to remaster their entire back catalogue". second question : is this new remastering was part of the reissue of all catalog in vinyl which come with a download link ? counterparts also received the sacd "treatment". for many, this is best sounding version of the album. unfortunately, i cannot appreciate it since i don't own an sacd player and even not a cd player anymore. third question : what would be the "best" sounding version of counterparts ? i know, it's all a matter of taste. but i love that album so much, i want to improve my listening experience from my 1993 rip. many thanks in advance. mB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 greetings, i always been a huge fan of counterparts. lately, i've been listening the album over and over. i listen to a ripped copy (@320) of the original 1993 cd. it sounds good but i'm wondering about the other remastered version of the album. as far as i know, the album as been remastered in 2004 (i guess as part of "the rush remasters" series, and has been reissued in 2013 as part of "the studio album 1989-2007" box set. first question : does anybody knows which version of the album (1993 or 2004) is in the box set ? according to wikipedia, it has been reissued in 2015 "after being remastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios following a direct approach by Rush to remaster their entire back catalogue". second question : is this new remastering was part of the reissue of all catalog in vinyl which come with a download link ? counterparts also received the sacd "treatment". for many, this is best sounding version of the album. unfortunately, i cannot appreciate it since i don't own an sacd player and even not a cd player anymore. third question : what would be the "best" sounding version of counterparts ? i know, it's all a matter of taste. but i love that album so much, i want to improve my listening experience from my 1993 rip. many thanks in advance. mB Never opened the Atlantic Remasters box so I don't know if it's the 2004 or a newer remaster, For vinyl there was the original 1993 vinyl and the 2015 remastered vinyl with the download code and at least one other independent download. (Not at all familiar with any of the downloadable versions because I have no idea about where they are sourced.) As for CD, there is the 1993 original and the 2004 remaster (which I think slightly improves the albums clarity.) There is also the Audio Fidelity version released in 2012 (which happens to be my favorite as far as CD sound quality.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoble Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Counterparts had a great mix from the get-go in 1993 so I didn't hear any difference at all in the 1989-2007 studio album remasters box set I got a few years ago of it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeaveMyThingAlone Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 For me, Counterparts is Rush's last truly great album from start to finish and Rush's best since GUP. Animate, Double Agent, and Leave that thing alone are top 25 Rush songs for me. Sorry I can't answer your questions. I just thought I'd chime in and tell you I agree about that album's greatness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Imagine Vapor Trails with CPs production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxbeckmann Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 greetings, i always been a huge fan of counterparts. lately, i've been listening the album over and over. i listen to a ripped copy (@320) of the original 1993 cd. it sounds good but i'm wondering about the other remastered version of the album. as far as i know, the album as been remastered in 2004 (i guess as part of "the rush remasters" series, and has been reissued in 2013 as part of "the studio album 1989-2007" box set. first question : does anybody knows which version of the album (1993 or 2004) is in the box set ? according to wikipedia, it has been reissued in 2015 "after being remastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios following a direct approach by Rush to remaster their entire back catalogue". second question : is this new remastering was part of the reissue of all catalog in vinyl which come with a download link ? counterparts also received the sacd "treatment". for many, this is best sounding version of the album. unfortunately, i cannot appreciate it since i don't own an sacd player and even not a cd player anymore. third question : what would be the "best" sounding version of counterparts ? i know, it's all a matter of taste. but i love that album so much, i want to improve my listening experience from my 1993 rip. many thanks in advance. mB Never opened the Atlantic Remasters box so I don't know if it's the 2004 or a newer remaster, For vinyl there was the original 1993 vinyl and the 2015 remastered vinyl with the download code and at least one other independent download. (Not at all familiar with any of the downloadable versions because I have no idea about where they are sourced.) As for CD, there is the 1993 original and the 2004 remaster (which I think slightly improves the albums clarity.) There is also the Audio Fidelity version released in 2012 (which happens to be my favorite as far as CD sound quality.)Counterparts had a great mix from the get-go in 1993 so I didn't hear any difference at all in the 1989-2007 studio album remasters box set I got a few years ago of itFor me, Counterparts is Rush's last truly great album from start to finish and Rush's best since GUP. Animate, Double Agent, and Leave that thing alone are top 25 Rush songs for me. Sorry I can't answer your questions. I just thought I'd chime in and tell you I agree about that album's greatness thank you all for your reply. how can i put my hands on the audio fidelity cd ? is there any rip available for download anywhere ? (i don't want to steal anything but...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I want to improve my listening experience from my 1993 rip. You can start by listening to the record in lossless (flac) format and not lossy (mp3). Kinda ruin a lot... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dream & vapour Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Here's a link to the FLAC format of Counterparts. This is the 2015 version, remastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Roads, as part of the Rush 40th anniversary vinyl re-releases: https://www.prostudiomasters.com/album/page/35620 Notes from Rhino Records: https://www.rhino.com/article/coming-soon-rush-counterparts-test-for-echo-on-vinyl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Imagine Vapor Trails with CPs production. That would be the best Rush album ever! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 greetings, i always been a huge fan of counterparts. lately, i've been listening the album over and over. i listen to a ripped copy (@320) of the original 1993 cd. it sounds good but i'm wondering about the other remastered version of the album. as far as i know, the album as been remastered in 2004 (i guess as part of "the rush remasters" series, and has been reissued in 2013 as part of "the studio album 1989-2007" box set. first question : does anybody knows which version of the album (1993 or 2004) is in the box set ? according to wikipedia, it has been reissued in 2015 "after being remastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios following a direct approach by Rush to remaster their entire back catalogue". second question : is this new remastering was part of the reissue of all catalog in vinyl which come with a download link ? counterparts also received the sacd "treatment". for many, this is best sounding version of the album. unfortunately, i cannot appreciate it since i don't own an sacd player and even not a cd player anymore. third question : what would be the "best" sounding version of counterparts ? i know, it's all a matter of taste. but i love that album so much, i want to improve my listening experience from my 1993 rip. many thanks in advance. mB Never opened the Atlantic Remasters box so I don't know if it's the 2004 or a newer remaster, For vinyl there was the original 1993 vinyl and the 2015 remastered vinyl with the download code and at least one other independent download. (Not at all familiar with any of the downloadable versions because I have no idea about where they are sourced.) As for CD, there is the 1993 original and the 2004 remaster (which I think slightly improves the albums clarity.) There is also the Audio Fidelity version released in 2012 (which happens to be my favorite as far as CD sound quality.)Counterparts had a great mix from the get-go in 1993 so I didn't hear any difference at all in the 1989-2007 studio album remasters box set I got a few years ago of itFor me, Counterparts is Rush's last truly great album from start to finish and Rush's best since GUP. Animate, Double Agent, and Leave that thing alone are top 25 Rush songs for me. Sorry I can't answer your questions. I just thought I'd chime in and tell you I agree about that album's greatness thank you all for your reply. how can i put my hands on the audio fidelity cd ? is there any rip available for download anywhere ? (i don't want to steal anything but...) It was fairly limited but you can find CD copies out there. Don't know if it was ever available for download or streaming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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