Ever since it was released, I've been extremely annoyed by the audio fuck ups on the 2004 DVD release of ANH. Were these simply errors on the part of the audio mixers, or what? I mean, the DVD was bittersweet to me: it had EXCELLENT picture quality, but the audio was HORRIBLE. First off, the majoprity of it sounds very echoed and distant. Second, several lines are messed up badly; Tarkin's "Then name the system," and Luke's "You mean it controls your actions?"

So, does anyone with a knowlegde of sound/insider's info on the 2004 DVD production tell me what happened? I mean, ESB and ROTJ had EXCELLENT sound quality, and I don't have a problem at all with it. I just want the audio in ANH to sound just like the audio in ESB and ROTJ.

(And, by the way, this thread is not intended to bash any changes made to the DVDs, only to discuss what happened to the audio quality.)