Peter Raber
Stunt Coordinator
- Joined
- May 29, 2005
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- 115
Jack, while I agree with leaving grain in instead of ruining the picture to get rid of it, I have to disagree on the hiss. I bought the first 3 Legacy Collection sets (Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man) and the only movie I had any issue with was the sound in Dracula. It was to the point that I could not enjoy the movie, because all I could hear was hiss. While I will contend it is purely subjective and a matter of personal preference, when I can't enjoy the movie I purchased because the sound is too hiss-y, then I would hope that it would be corrected in subsequent releases.
The fact that the Spanish track sounds SO much better makes me wonder if Universal could have fixed this had they wanted to, or if that was just the best they could do without destroying the soundtrack completely. If the answer is the latter, then that is a true shame as Dracula is one of my all-time favorite movies, but I can't bear to watch it on DVD with the soundtrack as it stands. I will give it another try this Halloween. Maybe I lost enough tone in my ears these past few years that this will become listenable.