Norm

Thanks for link and explanation, Hans. OK, I think I got it...the TOCJ-6000 are TOCJ-7000 are 24-bit and would most likely sound similar to one another since they both come from the same remasters. Am I correct to infer that you prefer the sound of the earlier series you mentioned (TOCJ-15XX, TOCJ-16XX and TOCJ-4XXX) even though they seem to be 16-bit and 20-bit? Or is this just a lesser of two evils, in your opinion?

OK, thanks guys...wow, it is complicated. While your explanations were clear, I'm still a little confused. Let me try to simplify it by taking one example. If we were to look at Hank Mobley's Soul Station, I can commonly find 3 versions of this CD (which are in my price range: less than U.S.$30 or so) First there of course is the 1999 RVG release(U.S.). This can be found very cheap ($10) and its the only one I have listening experience with. Its not horrible, but I'm wondering if I can find something at least modestly better. So here are the two other TOCJ releases of this I've found: TOCJ-7037 (2008 issue) http://www.jpophelp.com/cdscans/JPN-TOCJ-7037_front.jpg http://www.jpophelp.com/cdscans/JPN-TOCJ-7037_back.jpg TOCJ-6424 (2004 and 2007 issue) http://www.cduniverse.com/images.asp?pid=6...Soul+Station+CD If you click on the image links, you will see that the TOCJ-7037 bears the markings of RVG while the TOCJ-6424 simply indicates Blue Note series. 1. Reiner you noted that "The TOCJ-70xx series use the same US RvG remasters." So does this mean that the TOCJ-7037 will sound identical to the U.S. RVG (1999) version that I have, as it bears RVG mark on it? Or will it have a different (hopefully better sound)? Obviously, I don't want to buy it again (for double the prices) just to end up with same sound as the 1999 U.S. RVG issue I have. 2. Is there anybody who has compared the TOCJ-7XXX series with the TOCJ-6XXX series? If so, is there a general difference in the quality / characteristics of these two series? A general winner between the two? I'd love to find some older versions -- like the TOCJ-LP series you referred to -- but can't seem to. Thanks in advance for any opinions on either or both of these two issues. Norm

Hello All...first post here: Over the past few years, I've been getting into "mainstream" jazz from the late 1950s and early 1960s (Miles, Coltrane, Monk, Grant Green, Sonny Clark, Blakey, Morgan, Hubbard, etc). Just recently, though, I've probed deeper only to realize that several versions of these albums exist on CD (McMaster, RVG Reissues and Toshiba). In particular, I'm most concerned about the first batch of RVG re-issues (circa 1998/99): Cannonball Adderly's Somethin' Else, Art Blakey's Moanin', Kenny Burrell's Midnight Blue and Hank Mobley's Soul Station. I currently own these RVGs but the treble does seem boosted (a bit bright) so I'm looking for alternatives (again, on CD as I don't have a turntable). Now, I bought and just received today one from the TOCJ series -- Lee Morgan's Sidewinder -- and compared directly it to the 1999 RVG edition and did like soundstage and less abrasive sound of the instruments better on the TOCJ-6408 than the RVG edition. Now, the TOCJ version was issued in 2004 (the so-called 1500 series) and there is no hint of RVG's name on the Japanese label/insert that came with the CD. However, I've been doing some research into the other titles listed above (Cannonball Adderly's Somethin' Else, Art Blakey's Moanin', and Hank Mobley's Soul Station) and have found that while Toshiba released these in 2007 and 2008 as part of the TOCJ series (1700), but the label does list these as RVG. I guess my question whether the terms TOCJ and JRVG are mutually exclusive and thus TOCJ released versions are definately mixed by the folks at Toshiba (and not RVG) or whether they are the same mixes (The TOCJ releases run about 20 bucks vs. the U.S. RVG which can be picked up for about half that). I don't want to spend double the money just to have the same CD sent from Japan. Here is a link to a jpeg image of the Hank Mobley Soul Station issue by TOCJ that I am referring to. http://www.jpophelp.com/cdscans/JPN-TOCJ-7037_front.jpg http://www.jpophelp.com/cdscans/JPN-TOCJ-7037_back.jpg Can anybody clear any of this up for me (i.e. whether more recent TOCJ releases that brand the RVG name have been in fact mixed by him and would thus have the same sound or if these are different from the so-called JRVG series?) Norm