OK, I've done some direct comparisons - I wish I could say the Pristine classical was an improvement, but it's definitely not. Harder, glassier, more compressed, it simply doesn't sound as good as the DSD based transfer Sony used in their latest round of remasters for this recording. Not surprising as the stuff I've heard from Pristine has been very hit or miss. Some, like the Toscanini Brahm's, is worth getting. Others, like this Gould recording, is not.
