I'm finding many remastered CDS over the last several years are sounding compressed and lack the dynamic range of the originals. With MP3 files being all the rage many recording engineers are reallocating space by compressing the range to get more volume. While at first it may sound better, I've noticed vocals, quiet passages, drums and cymbals don't sound right and bass soumds overcooked. The recent Mothership remastered Led Zep collection and Bryon Ferry's Dylanesque are just two recent examples of this misguided technique. I'd rather just raise the volume myself and keep the dynamic range. For this reason I'm no longer buying remastered CDs.
