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So, for those out there who don't have a blu-ray drive, I can confidently say that this laserdisc mono track can be just as easily integrated into the earlier DVD or even a rip from elsewhere ... mind you, it has to be the NTSC version to be natively muxed in, otherwise one would have to pitch it to PAL etc.
In my case, I went with an nicely encoded mp4 video file, which meant that I had to re-encode the (dual)-mono .wav into .aac (or can go with .mp3 etc). This had muxed in properly and perfectly sync's up without any modification. I also retained the existing 5.1 track so I could toss between the two for immediate comparison and gratification.
I haven't been through the entire movie yet, but I did notice a very brief silent glitch when Mr T-800 enters Tech Noir (before Mr Wonderful grabs his shoulder I think). But if you're not looking for this, which you are now, then you'll hardly notice it, which you will now.
I am ecstatic with this mono track. I was once an advocate for the earlier 5.1 remix when it came out because I could finally be "immersed" in surround so as to be more the participant than the viewer of this experience. However, when you swap between the two mixes on-the-fly, you immediately understand that the 5.1 remix just doesn't have any "viceral" impact and is rather tamed down with compression galore. This is maybe because I've only listened to it all on headphones instead of my home theatre amplifier, but I'll let you know how that one goes later.
Finally, it's obvious that there is a right way and a wrong way to master the audio from old movies, such as the disappointing one on Evil Dead II. However, the Looney Toons DVDs does provide a full-bodied and still a not-brittle aural experience that I could only wish was do-able with other films of this vintage and initial production values.
Thank you again for your contribution to this seminal piece of celluloid history.