So, I bought Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys; I can see how this amazing album inspired The Beatles to do Sgt. Peppers. This version came with both stereo and mono; the stereo sounds great, but I think I'll listen to the mono because I'm kindof an audiophile.

The issue is? This mono mix's quality is embarassing. There's hissing in the background through the whole thing; it sounds like it was a really early vinyl-to-CD transfer, with a bad noise filter. The strange part is, this new mono remaster is from 2006 while the stereo tracks date to 2000. However, the stereo tracks are supposedly HDCD, so... I don't know what to say.