All of these sound rather muffled, with frequencies above 7 kHz rolled off, but the 1994 LaserDisc is slightly better than the rest.
The first R2 DVD is like the LaserDisc but with a noise gate that attenuates the film-related ticks and pops (as well as some real ambient sound, albeit very little). The blu-rays have some further EQ, which I think makes everything sound a bit 'pinched' and thin. The Sony blu-ray and UHD and the Criterion blu-ray are essentially the same.
Update (12/10/2021): Added the 1984 RCA/Columbia LaserDisc. It's very dupey (source issues) -- by far the worst sounding edition.
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