Ever tossed a record aside as poorly engineered and produced only to think otherwise later

John Lee Hooker is wonderful!But his singing and playing have subtleties that don't come across well on the lofi equipment many of us had back in the day.It's pretty cool to rediscover music that you felt 'meh' about when you can hear all of the layers and dynamics.

Who you calling "Feeble" ? Now the feeble are going to be offended !

Man, you gives 'em an inch, they takes a mile.

Linda Ronstadt made three records with Nelson Riddle and his orchestra, all mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab: What's New, Lush Life, For Sentimental Reasons. Always loved the music, but always thought the recording a little reticent. Like its all there, but a little far down in the mix. Some cuts like After Midnight just kind of laid there.

My first surprise was After Midnight on my new Miller Carbon table. Suddenly there was a tension, foreboding even, in the sound of the strings. Kind of emotion a great orchestra can evoke. On another track a sax comes in and is almost overpoweringly there front and center. The beautiful Falling in Love Again starts off with a music box chime and OMG that thing is so present and real its like the reality of all music boxes you ever heard distilled down to their essence!

Fleetwood Mac Rumours, same deal. Even, shockingly (because I didn't think he ever made a good recording his whole career!) Bruce Springsteen The Ghost of Tom Joad.

Exactly millercarbon !  That's exactly what I'm talking about.