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Title: HDCD makes the difference
Review: i pledge i am not being compensated for this review.On disc 1 i compared "Pastime Paradise" with the 2000 Motown remaster. Unlike other reviewers, i appreciate some "air" in the Motown remasters for the sense of proximity it creates. However, i like the way this gold disc clarifies the mid range, ungarbles the high end, and provides "bap" in the low end. If you want a real treat, compare the versions of "I Wish". It will make you wonder what is wrong with the tapes Motown used 11 years ago. On disc 2 i compared "I Am Singing" and found similar results.To me, the soundstage (if i'm using that term correctly) is too snug and tight on all the Audio Fidelity Wonder issues. They could be spread out some more, but i don't know if that's possible without re-mixing, and that runs into money, as Chico Marx once said.
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