The analogue track on the old 1984 MGM LaserDisc is much more detailed than the 1990 Criterion LaserDisc. Its high frequencies are more extended and it has a surprising amount of bass. The Criterion and the later MGM LD are rather rolled-off and dead-sounding. The 5.1, of course, is even more muffled.
There's more distortion on the 1984 LD, but I still vastly prefer it.
This is even more obvious than The Train. I agree, there really is no comparison. It's not even a case of moving backwards but actually in a new bad direction. What or whom are they mixing for?
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