[Dunwho]

I only ordered AHDO since this was the one album i didn't have on vinyl and it was depressingly expensive to get on secondary markets. The spine being "themed" or branded to the reissue is a bit of a turn off but I surmised that if all i need is one record it will not appear out of place against the rest, it will just be how AHDO looks. :shrug:

Anyway, I had no idea it was also remastered until I listened and I could clearly hear a difference in the levels of certain elements in songs. And while in some the remaster is very welcome (reducing the annoying offbeat drum track on Little Speaker) other elements are so reduced that it is distracting how different it is.

Overall it feels the mix is much more bass heavy and there is far less dynamic range. The spoken word on Little Speaker is almost drowned out to a muffle, and some of the melodic synths are deadened into the back of the mix to the point that my ears really have to strain to give them the dominance that I am used to.

It could just be that I am overly familiar with the original mix (the good and bad of it) but I was very struck by just how bass heavy it had become and almost wanted to jack up the treble on my system to make amends.

Anyone else feel the same?