I listened to it on my Rega RP6 w Rotel A12 amp. Not extravagant but does the job. The vinyl is not as harsh sounding as the ludwig master was. However, there is virtually no difference to the avg ear compared to the original vinyl (I have a Canadian and Japanese pressing)...

So yes, it is superior to the 2015 but more or less the same as an original un remastered copy. Basically equal sounding to a used 5$ common pressing found in a used record store.

The difference is that you're basically getting a brand spanking new version on superior (supposedly) quality vinyl.

Anyone buying the box to get this vinyl is an idiot. I bought it to get the package that commemorates my absolute favorite album of all time. I do have the means to purchase the rest of the Queen cannon should they do it this way, but agree that it's overpriced for what you get. Not saying what you get is shit. But that they could have charged a more competitive price on day 1. I believe the Zeppelin sets were more reasonably priced - however even there, you essentially only get 1 disc of new material. However, they did give you the choice to purchase all the unreleased material in a double disc format (ie. deluxe album package)... and that's where Queen failed.

For more "idiot" vinyl, lookup Donald Fagen's the Nightfly released on MoFi

https://www.mofi.com/product-p/mfsl45ud1s-003.htm