Well, if it is just ANH, and mostly isolated lines, I might have to add it to the list of things to restore. If I do that, I don’t think I can resist restoring Beru’s lines to the mono mix version. As much as you are complaining about the mixing of the 2011 mix, her lines have always sounded horribly mixed to me.
Yeah, to me it’s just ANH. ESB and ROTJ sound fine.
Here’s some mp3’s for comparison. Both are completely untouched other than downmixing to stereo (didn’t bother doing a “proper” dolby stereo downmix since we’re just listening for dialogue)
2011: http://tindeck.com/listen/jpxig
1997: http://tindeck.com/listen/dfvgx
Note the distortion in the dialogue and the flat overall acoustics in the 2011 version. Not to mention inconsistent quality, and a lack of high end. These are both equally compressed so while neither are fully representative, they still show which is superior. In my opinion anyway, the 1997 blows the 2011 out of the water in every respect.
The sound effects and music aren’t noticeably terrible in 2011, but they still sounds better in the 1997 mix. The 2011 mix is very dull and shrill sounding and doesn’t have enough treble, while the 97’mix sounds full and vibrant.