The original Rolling Stones CD pressings were almost painful to listen to on my setup. I bought my wife a couple of remastered versions (because I wanted to hear if they were better) and I found the difference to be huge. Since then we have replaced all of the first CD pressings of the Stones, Led Zeppelin, and various other discs. The Led Zep first pressings were dreadful as well. The first pressings of the Beatles' albums fared much better. It seems that waiting a few years before doing the transfers helped quite a bit as opposed to rushing them out ASAP. Maturing technology and whatnot.
