Don't fear the re-master!

Sound check - Comparing 5 versions of Blue Oyster Cult's Agents of Fortune album:

1) 2001 CD remaster (16bit / 44KHz) 328MB, 14 tracks

Duration: 00:05:08.43, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 903 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Audio: flac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16

2) 2014 BSCD remaster (16bit / 44KHz) 429MB

  Duration: 00:51:40.96, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 886 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Audio: flac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16

3) 2012 ?? (24bit / 192KHz) 1.4GB

 Duration: 00:05:08.12, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 5083 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Audio: flac, 192000 Hz, stereo, s32 (24 bit)

4) 2001 SACD Stereo DSD 1.6GB

    Duration: 00:05:08.41, bitrate: 5644 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Audio: dsd_msbf (DSD  / 0x20445344), 352800 Hz, stereo, fltp, 5644 kb/s

5) 2001 SACD 5.1 DSD 4.8 GB

  Duration: 00:05:06.64, bitrate: 16934 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Audio: dsd_msbf (DSD  / 0x20445344), 352800 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 16934 kb/s

The data above is taken from the Don't Fear The Reaper track except for the BSCD which is whole album as 1 file.

It's a good release to compare formats and sound quality as there have been so many releases.  Of course it's impossible to beat 5.1 DSD sound, but I'm going with the BluSpec-CD version as best sounding in part because I don't like the way they mixed Don't Fear The Reaper on the SACD.  And in part due to the remaster being newer and better.  But for the rest of the tracks, the 5.1 DSD wins by a mile, especially on The Revenge of Vera Gemini.  Now if I could only get hold of a Quad mix!

Original album gatefold

CD booklet