On 02/06/2012, Dennis Rooney wrote: > Sony Classical's 1990-95 CD back catalogue reissues ("Secondary > Exploitation" as we called it) were highly variable iin transfer > quality. Some of the earlier ones came from Lp masters ("two-tracks"). > However, as of 1991, original 3-track masters and session parts were > employed for Essential Classics, the Bernstein "Royal" Edition, and > lines devoted to Bruno Walter, Boulez, Gould and Stern. Everything was > done in 20-bit and much was edited via Sonic Solutions. In addition to > working on those lines, I was either Producer or Series Consultant to > the Masterworks Heritage line. Recognizing that later technical > evolution would have improved the product, I can nonethelessl attest > that those releases were produced to the highest standards available. > As a listener, on good equipment, my experience was that the introduction of 20-bit gave a marked improvement. DSD seemed to be another step upward. As for the Capstan software, I am not certain which reissues have used it, so cannot comment. Regards -- Don Cox [log in to unmask]