Took a better listen today. Great work. The LaserDisc natively is about a few dB louder but with adjustments in volume, they sound virtually identical. Both my LD and BR players output bit streams directly. I wonder if some detail is lost when converting from 44.1 to 48.
Oh well. It's better than the 5.1, 7.1, and lossy mono tracks.
My yearly screening is now ready! Thanks DJ and DB!