There are several songs that I find perfect "as is" in terms of surround (Strawberry Fields, Penny Lane, Fixing A Hole, and Within You Without You all have what sounds like "discrete" activity in the rears. I've tried mixing some of the Sgt' Pepper's tracks that were "out there" on the internet, and I've never been able to approach anything close to satisfactory. I have to believe that, in terms of surround mix, this is about the best that could be done using the original 4 tracks. I'm ecstatic about this release! This is the best this album has ever sounded in terms of fidelity, and the content is timeless. Pepper by a tad when it comes to the surround mix. Overall I rated this one a 9 just in case the The White Album and Abbey Road are released and best Sgt. (For those of you with full range surround speakers, you'll discover that there is a lot of deep bass content in the surrounds throughout the album.) Pepper I believe that Martin has created a superior mix with more use of the rears along with enhanced impact and bass content. While I also like the mix of this song on Love, I've always felt it a bit too discreet.with not quite enough sound coming from the rears much of the time. Regarding A Day In A Life, this track with the surrounds cranked up is staggering. I prefer the Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds mix on Sgt Pepper. The only track on which I prefer the Love mix is Mr. So the next time through I cranked up the surrounds by 5 dB above my reference level. The problem is that these subtleties can go unnoticed because the surround channels seem to have been mastered at too low a level compared to the fronts and center. Although much of this content is often duplicated in the fronts, there are distinct level changes (and perhaps phase changes) that appear from time to time in the surrounds. There is a lot more going on in the surrounds than one might think. So I replayed the entire album with just the surrounds on and the fronts off as I wanted to hear what Giles Martin did back there. but the surround mix came across as a bit too tame. The first play impressed with its clarity, detail etc. I've listened to the 5.1 high-res version several times now.
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