Hello;
I like very much the Solti edition and i feel the best digital version out there, is the esoteric dsd edition!
I wonder what you consider the best?
What are your thoughts of the different editions?
What about the vinyl versions?
I see the first vinyls release of Solti was form 1967 then the other years (according to discogs) are 1970, 1973, 1974 and 1981;
is extrange no modern lp box set version exist 
Good night everybody;
I have the Esoteric version and itâs gorgeous, surely the best digital.
I also have the two Superanalogue Vinyl Boxes (very rare and even more gorgeous).But thereâs only Rheingold, Walkure and Tristan available from Superanalogue, not the whole Solti Ring.
Great I can not find info of these new remasters
Which edition are the One you like Most?
Regards
I like the Superanalogue Solti vinyl and the Testament vinyl box of Keilberth most (just put Siegfried on the turntable)âŠthe Keilberth is a Bayreuth recording, one of the earliest stereo recordings and it transports (besides the music) every creaking of the stage floor into your listening roomâŠgorgeous even though it sounds a little vintage compared to modern recordings (better in some, worse in some other regards, but extremely immediate and live). You just canât compare the digital Keilberth version to the Testament vinyl reissues unfortunately. Itâs a must have for me.
But although I have several more digital Ring editions, Iâd go for the Esoteric Solti when digital in case you like the Solti performance. Iâm really a fan of most Esoteric remasterings (they often sound better than the standard vinyl editions) and the Ring is one of the great ones. Sound quality (for the recording era) and performance are first class.
If you ask me for the very best sounding of several digital published interpretations, Iâd have to take a listen at a later time.
Forgot to say you probably wonât find the Superanalogue vinyl anymore and if you do it costs a few hundred for each box...also the Testament Ring n vinyl was over 600 new and now is probably more expensive. So even the expensive Esoteric SACDâs are a bargain in comparison 
Interesting stuff, i wll check these vinyls latter, and see how many are AAA 
I understand i feel pure analoge AAA is better for this recording, i Hope then i find Old stuff then, before the dac digital vinyl era.
Iâm sorry, I didnât understand what you mean by analogue DDD and DAC digital vinyl era
Edit: I saw you edited DDD to AAAâŠmakes more sense now
My memory is Old nowdays 
I listen right now the esoteric sacd wow great sound !!
I now also have the new Decca Hires Remaster of the Solti Ring and itâs much better sounding than the Esoteric. It sounds very much in immediacy like the original Decca LP which I also have besides the Superanalogue LPâs.
The original,LP box sounds best but rarely clean enough near runout groove unless you find a mint one, the Supeanalogue LPs donât have the full immediacy and transients of the original,LP and the new digital remaster but still more flow, ease and souvereignty than the digital one and also more weight than both (depending on the setup it can be too much), but the new Decca digital edition is very good, easily beats the Esoteric.
So since the new one is out, if you want to buy a digital version, go for this one. There are also LPâs of this remaster but I doubt the Abbey Road digital half speed remaster itâs worth it.
Unfortunately everythingâs a compromise in immediacy, transients, dynamics, flow, ease and/or weight. The only compromise of the original LPâs is traceability near the end of the record.
The problem I have with the new digital version is that I canât listen through it although it sounds greatâŠsomething isnât right in flow. Thatâs a point where the DSD transferred Esoteric is betterâŠbut it doesnât sound as good as the new PCM remaster.
Interesting. I was looking at this release. Any thought on what might be behind your feeling?
Itâs just the difference between analog and digital, getting more relevant with music that is sensible to ease and flow. Someone who only listens digital can buy it without a problem.
In the absence of perfect comparisons Iâm not a strong proponent in the DSD vs. PCM debate, but this is something where I consider DSD transfers or recordings better than PCM.
This new remastered cycle seems vastly superior. Iâve only heard Rheingold but it makes previous Solti releases unnecessary for listening, in my mind.
Yes, definitely the best digital release. What a pity DSD is not more popular in the studios, at least for the tape transfer.
I agreed i have this release also; i styck to this one because i have selected the tracks i like, so i dont need to go all sacd of the esoteric;
ps.until a dsd 256 transfers is made ~
The complete Ring SACDâs have a May â23 release date from DeccaâŠ
only 2 is release in pcm now
https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/wagner-das-rheingold-wiener-philharmoniker/tlofaehjdqwbb
https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/wagner-die-walkure-wiener-philharmoniker/tmt68re82e6rc
i guess the other parts are coming this or next year
Thanks, will try to get this article!
Oh if they only did the transfer in DSD and made the LPâs AAA or DSDAA and not in Showellâs usual digital PCM half speed manner.
But I might buy at least one LP set to see how it compares and how much better it sounds than the 24/192 files and how they reach the original LPâs.
In the article was described that they listened to the original LPâs and tried to make them the benchmark. This seems to be possible quite good in tonality, except for the lacking ease and mids of DSD transfers and AAA LPâs. If they would have had a vinyl monitoring setup, that shows the 3-D of the originals, they would have recognized, that they canât fully achieve this with PCM, or even digital remasterings generally.
But it seems unfortunately we now have to live with this. Classical AAA remasterings are an absolute rarity meanwhile, even Fremer tunes people into having to live with it, Chad assumes he wonât make classical AAA releases anymore for foreseeable time due to the pressing capacity shortages and DSD is not used widely enough, Abbey Road studios unfortunately are stuck on PCM for convenience reasons, so the treasures will have more loss than necessary.
It will be really interesting if the LPâs of this remasterings are the way to go compared to the original LPâs and their superiority but slight dynamic weakness and condition based possible tracking limitations, or compared to the 2 Superanalogue AAA transfers from tube mastered Dolby dupes. I have them all, so I can report later what Iâd end up playing through for some time and not only choose within a few seconds direct comparisonâŠthat will be the interesting part.
Unfortunately, none of Showellâs hires PCM half speed LP remasterings of pop/rock recordings I tried so far reached their originals or other AAA remasters somehow close. They were always good old digitally detailed but comparably flat and cold sounding.
