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I ordered this version after reading Mikey's review on AP. The sound is great. Even upon visual inspection the slab looks like it sounds black. The timbre, presentation, and onset of the instruments are fantastic. My only critiques / questions are:
- It is very left / right for certain instrument, esp Burrell, in some songs. In Chitlins con Carne there is no L/R mix, the guitar comes out of the left speaker, so I can "hear" the speaker, which drives me nuts. Then, on Mule, he's dead center floating.
- There are some obvious pre-talk artifacts on Burrell's guitar. I've heard these are on the master tapes, so not much to do in that case, but definitely a mental reminder that you're listening to a recording.