DLR remasters on best of

[Casemeister]

Most remasters are a joke anyway. They compress the life out of them, boost the highs and lows a bit, and then brag about how it's been remastered from the original tapes, etc. What's the point of going back to the masters if you're going to butcher the sound anyway?

From memory, the DLR Best Of is okay. It sounds a bit harsh when cranked up, but that's pretty common. It has a pretty standard hard rock sound. It's certainly no revelation when you compare it with the original releases, no. They sound fine for what they are.

[katie]

Originally posted by Casemeister
Most remasters are a joke anyway. They compress the life out of them, boost the highs and lows a bit, and then brag about how it's been remastered from the original tapes, etc. What's the point of going back to the masters if you're going to butcher the sound anyway?

From memory, the DLR Best Of is okay. It sounds a bit harsh when cranked up, but that's pretty common. It has a pretty standard hard rock sound. It's certainly no revelation when you compare it with the original releases, no. They sound fine for what they are.

And the CVH remasters leap out of your stereo!
These are fine remasters.

Buy them Casemeister then give a review

[DLR7884]

The VH remasters kick ass.

DLR7884
Diver Down sounds amazing!

[bigc]

yup I have the 6-pack remasters, they are fucking stellar

[Golden AWe]

Meanwhile, don't forget to shop at THE DM'S!!!

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[Dirty Duck]

I bought ALL the roth trmasters with Van halen when they came out in 2000. The quality does sound better. i just wish they added more stuff..unreleased tracks..ect. That would have been cool..

[Casemeister]

Originally posted by katie
And the CVH remasters leap out of your stereo!
These are fine remasters.

Buy them Casemeister then give a review

I already own all of them. They're not too bad. They don't really have any great dynamic range and they're a bit harsh, but they're pretty standard hard rock remasters. The trend in mastering these days is to compress the crap out of whatever's being "remastered." Louder is better, it seems. Evidently the volume knob is now an optional extra on stereos. The VH ones aren't as bad as most, but they could be better. I've gotta get the DCC remaster of the first album. Apparently, it's extremely good. DCC almost released 1984, too. Steve Hoffman even mastered it; they just never got a chance to release it before they closed up shop. A shame, really -- that guy is a fantastic mastering engineer.

I'd dig hearing more natural sounding VH remasters. The current ones are adequate, but when you crank 'em, they sound pretty harsh. What good is VH if it can't be cranked? :D