 | JasonA: Yes, the HDTracks 2015 versions are the current remasters. Not to be confused with the previous HDTracks versions, released in 2013 (?). The 2015s are from a new transfer. For whatever reason, the 24/96 versions on HDTracks have the same dynamic compression applied as the current 2015 remastered CDs. But the HDTracks 24/192 version are not dynamically compressed. There’s been speculation that the compressed 24/96 version is what they used to master the 2015 CDs from, while the 24/192 versions are what they used to cut the 2015 vinyl. Just speculation, mind you, but no hard proof. It is also speculated that these new 2015 transfers were done from a better generation of tape than anything released in the past, based on the clarity of the sound, and language used in the press release/marketing for the 2015 releases (“In order to produce the original sound the band intended, Bellman cut straight from the quarter-inch tapes for CD; for 180-gram vinyl; and for the digital versions.”) EDIT: you can check out mp3 samples here. Again, be sure to choose the 24/192 versions, NOT the 24/96 versions: https://www.hdtracks.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=van+halen
Gotcha. So it sounds to me like vinyl is the way to go for the new re-masters then I should transfer it myself and create a 96 48 wav file. I did compare the 2013s to the 2000s 2 years ago. The wave signature is almost the same, and the sound is near identical as well. Sounds to me that the 2000 was used as the source for the 2013.
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