RB181 t1_isx8ag4 wrote
Reply to comment by ultra_prescriptivist in I'm thinking of buying a Sennheiser HD650, but I had a few questions regarding music soruce material. If anyone could help, it would be much appreciated! by madmidget
I downloaded the latest version of TT DR Offline Meter (which the database entries for this album claim to be measured with, or compatible), and here are the results for my personal lossless rips of the CDs. The results for the remastered album (NB 5062-0-1 and NB 5062-0-2 acoustic bonus CD) match the database, but not the results for the original album (NB 2345-2 standard edition, not the limited edition). I double-checked the discs to make sure that the catalog numbers match the database. I don't have the old measurement tool or the results I got originally, so I'm not sure if the results were the same (I don't think they were the same though).
Most people I know who have heard both versions of the album agree that the remaster sounds better than the original (if you're curious, you can listen to those MP3s you've got or the YouTube playlists above), while the DR Database would suggest it sounds the same or worse. This is not the only case where I found DR Database entries to be misleading in the past, which is why I stopped caring about DR measurements when purchasing music, but I don't have the time to analyse my whole album collection right now.
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