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Hadn't listened to Sector 3 remasters for a while but found the sound really dense so I dug out the corresponding 90's remasters of the albums and they sounded much better. I could turn the volume up and dynamically they sounded great. When I did the following with the Sector 3 remasters the sound tends to get clogged and I'm sure there is clipping happening. I preferred the 90's remaster of Power Windows, that brass burst at the beginning of Territories seems condensed on the Sector 3 version. The harmonics from Alex's guitar in Grand Designs appear clearer in the 90's remaster. A similar thing happens with Signals which I've been listening to a lot lately, I have a remastered version of the Analog Kid on a compilation called Rush Gold and it 'bubbles' along where as the Sector 3 version sounds a bit dense especially in the chorus. I'm beginning to agree with the suggestion that the Sector 3 remasters have sacrificed dynamic range for volume. I have a decent stereo system, the 90' remasters I can crank up and still hear the separation but the Sector 3 versions seem to become more dense and become irritating, if that's the word, to the ear. I know this has been discussed before but have a listen and compare, and keep the discussion friendly. It's only in my opinion and I know there are people who think the Sector 3 versions are a lot better. I have a compilation called Rush - Gold and the songs sound miles better than their Sector versions, looks like it was done by someone called Erick Labson.
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I'm on a quest to collect all the Rush albums on vinyl! I am short by 5. But I got Test for Echo and I noticed something odd. Limbo doesn't start off with the iconic sound sample. It just goes straight into bass. And in the middle, there is no reference to Monster Mash. Not that this is a huge issue, I just mark it in iTunes as (alternate version) But what gets me is. Noone is talking about this! I google search "Limbo alternate version" or "why Limbo is different on vinyl" and NOTHING comes up. No statement from the band or the record producer or the Fans for why this edited version of Limbo appeared. Can anyone attest to the vinyl version being different and or offer me an explination for why this happened?
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I'm intrigued by Rush's upcoming 2015 re-re-re-releases of all the Mercury-era albums ('75-'88), specifically about the Hi-Res format. Sony's been aggressively marketing and getting lots of press about their recent attempt to push the format to the mainstream. I know that "high definition" audio (anything over 44.1 / 16-bit audio - CD quality) has been around pretty much as long as the CD itself, but in this day and age, nobody seems to care. While I do think that the iTunes era isn't as detrimental or bad to the listening experience as people seem to overdramatize, there is somewhat of an appetite for the next step. I've noticed over the years there have been countless Rush re-releases and special editions on albums released in SACD, High definition audio, 5.1 surround mixes, the Sectors box set... The original CD releases back in the 80s were a bit before my time, I bought every single 1997 Rush Remasters CD. But, people say these ones are WAY better than the rush remasters, or any recent remasters. I was a sucker though and wanted the original artwork (which was missing on the older 80s CDs) and thought, hey if its remastered, its GOTTA be better (to my ears it was just louder). Never bothered to get the Sectors box set, although the samples i've heard, they sound good, if not almost no difference (to me) compared to the 1997 remasters. So ANYWAYS - does anybody have practical, first hand experiences outlining the differences between all of them? Or perhaps some of the lesser mainstream, audiophile specific releases? Such as those on HDtracks.com, the SACDs, DVD audio , etc?
