Morph the Cat deheaded

Too bad, I went to my local record hut in search of Morph this weekend based on it being cut from analog tape and being a Hoffman mastering. Now I am kind of glad that I came up empty.

I hate to complain about Steve Hoffman masterings, because he uses so much care and really does try to (and often does) get the original sound right, but I have noticed that a lot of his remasters tend to be a little darker-sounding than the originals (i.e., more tilted to the bass, less treble energy). Anyone else notice this?

Interesting you mention that. "Morph" has been on my hot rotation for a few months. I usually play the DVD-A version, which sounds incredible. While attending the LA HES in early June, someone put on a vinyl copy of Morph, and I thought the music was missing much of it's punch and life. I attributed the sound quality to the system, but now I realize perhaps it was the recording, and not the playback equipment.