Wow, I'm surprised at the sudden irritation and apparent hostility; no one objected when I first posted this thread back in June 2004...
And what's the difference (and I'm not talking about the sound) between RVG or someone else at Blue Note remastering many of these in 24-bit, which seems to be OK with many board members, and the Japanese doing the same for their own market, which some of the same board members seem to disapprove of?