Beatles Remastered - Stereo or Mono?

[beanbag]

After my previous thread raving on about CD's, I've been thinking about treating myself and purchasing the Beatles Remastered box set.

Originally I thought of the Stereo release, but more and more people mention the mono release is the one to get. They talk about the originality of the recordings, but is it so obvious and is it a valid argument on modern equipment?

The mono I've also noticed is more expensive but I expect this is down to exclusivity with those customers buying both the mono and stereo sets.

Which one would be best and why? I'm curious....

[beanbag]

Although I just found this....massively tempted!!! (Although £200....ouch!)



Beatles remastered in 24bit 44.1kHz FLAC. All on one USB stick!

http://www.thebeatlesonline.co.uk//productdetail.j...

[thehawk]

Mono

It sounds rubbish in stereo, not the quality, but the fact that the tracks are so separate that it sounds unnatural.

[Zod]

If it was recorded in mono, that's the way it is intended to be heard.

[beanbag]

Zod said:

If it was recorded in mono, that's the way it is intended to be heard.

I've no idea which albums were recorded in mono. The earlier ones I presume but I can't tell. A friend of mine purchased the stereo version in the Apple USB format and has "loaned" the FLAC files to me to try them out.

Quite frankly they sound amazing but I can't enjoy the full 24bit audio as my amp doesn't support this.

I may go for the stereo version but I'll try and get my hands on it before I buy to make my choice.

[Plotloss]

First 10 albums were recorded in Mono but have been variously released in both Mono and Stereo.

Abbey Road, Let It Be and Yellow Submarine were recorded in Stereo.

The 1987 remasterings were notoriously st, the 2009 releases much better.