bob wrote:
Steven Sullivan wrote:
You have to understand the Scott is coming from the Steve Hoffman board, devoted to a man who
makes his living remastering old recordings. If remastering were only to consist of unadorned
digital transfers from old analog tapes, plus some track sequencing and indexing, guys like SH
would simply be out of a job. Instead, they often *change stuff*, while , in the case of SH,
claiming that they stay 'true to the masters'

Interesting. Many modern remasterings are really good, IME, but they
are good precisely because they are NOT just trying to preserve what
came before. There's nothing sacrosanct about mastering decisions made
decades ago, and nothing wrong with wanting to try for a better sound
today. Which is why the Steve Hoffmans of this world and their acolytes
(ahem) don't need to hide behind any claims about accuracy or being
true to some original. Their work can stand on its own.


But then they can't diss other people's remastering work, as being
untrue, or even sacriligious. Which activity constitutes a significant
part of the Hoffman board traffic.



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-S
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