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2channel lover
Audioholic Field Marshall
I would tend to agree, if a recording is good, it's good in any format...if it's bad, it will be bad in any format.I think too much thought is put into what format the recording is in and not whether or not the mix and engineering is good.
I've got multiple recordings of Dark Side of the Moon and some sound good, others do not. My DVD-A isn't very good at all. Lots of hiss. My DTS recording sounds good, but can sound a bit over-boosted in the bass. My regular CD sounds great. Probably the best recording I have for that album.
I also have a Led Zeppelin album on 8 track (yup) and CD. They sound very different and it's not the medium that makes them sound different. The 8 track doesn't have some of the fade outs that the CD does. It's been too long since I've listened to the 8 track, but there were other differences.
Where I might differ is the quality (engineering, etc)... it does matter, but not something I labor with. If I like the music but the recording is poor I might not play it as often, but I would still play it.
DSOTM...I had the LP, and I now have the CD, and MC-SACD...with the sound effects in the recording, if an album was ever destined to be in multichannel, this is it...easily the best version of that classic imo.