I dont know if I'd go so far to desctibe it as "flat and lifeless", but as i said in post #33, I often felt the need to raise the volume throughout the listening session. I guess the good thing is that its very crankable.Oh Boy . . . my first impression is this is a flat and lifeless production. I have been listening to this album on vinyl since the 1980's so that is my reference point.
I am shocked by the limited dynamics on this offering.
I have a decent Atmos system. Admittedly I don't listen to this album from a digital source very often so maybe they all sound like this?
I'll do more homework and listening before casting a vote.