hairy_hen said:
...here's another comparison file between the 70mm and the 2004 mix, in which I highlighted some of the worst-sounding parts of the latter in order to show just how drastic the degradation really is. (I made this for a friend who is looking forward to seeing original version of the movie again for the first time in many years.) Be sure to note the huge swell of static and distortion when the Death Star explodes; that's always good for a laugh.
Everyone needs to listen to this. Just in case you think there's nothing to this or that you can't hear the difference. The 2004 mix is just gratingly awful and artificial and compressed...typical of much of pop music of the last 20 years. Fuck that shit I say! I salute you hairy...wow.