>>>I know, too, that some engineers over-master the remasters and for me, that doesn’t work, either.<<< I have the Shilkret, and I'd say approx 50% of it is over-mastered. So, if the Steele is noisy as hell, I'll enjoy it so much more. (Bill: Oddly, I never received your reply either on- or off-line. Hmmmmm.)