All of this Beatles talk has gotten me in the buying mood. The question is, should I go with Stereo box set or the original Mono recordings? I am leaning toward the Mono...just feels a little more authentic IMO

Stereo Set

Mono Set

Anybody own either of these or have better recommendations? Also I don't own a vinyl record player so that is right out.

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Posted by Marco Esquandolas

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Posted on 2/10/14 at 9:56 pm to JumpingTheShark

Mono

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Posted by SUB

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Posted on 2/10/14 at 10:32 pm to Marco Esquandolas

I don't know why anyone would want to listen in something in Mono when Stereo is available, but that's just me.

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Posted by JumpingTheShark

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Posted on 2/10/14 at 10:44 pm to SUB

Yeah I'm usually like that too....just depends on the band but mono has a certain charm I like

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Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 2/11/14 at 7:04 am to SUB

quote:
I don't know why anyone would want to listen in something in Mono when Stereo is available, but that's just me.

The Beatles themselves intended their records to be heard in mono. The stereo mixes were basically afterthoughts for them -- the stereo mixing process was supervised by others and given much less attention.

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Posted by pmacneworleans

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Posted on 2/11/14 at 8:16 am to Kafka

If your playing through a stereo receiver, check to see if you have a mono option. Then you could get the best of both worlds by buying the stereo edition and utilizing the mono play option.

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