The Beatles on CD | Mono vs Stereo Boxset

This was the second thing I had filmed last spring. This will continue in some of the following weeks with my attempt at an audio comparison between these same two sets: the 2009 Beatles in Mono vs Beatles in Stereo on CD boxes. And they all took some time to get around to. Disclaimer: some of my opinions may have shifted since then. :)
But today's video is covering two topics:

1. An overall side by side comparison between the boxsets themselves, outer packaging, individual discs packaging, some differences in content etc.
2. Some observations on how I tried to better protect the discs (particularly those in the Stereo Box which were a bit lacking in that department as opposed to the Mono box).

In that respect (after searching for some items I needed on various sites - including local ones from my country and also ebay or aliexpress), I decided to stick with the one that seemed the best choice (for Europe at least), and which I think is the place of choice for more experienced collectors:

https://protected.de/en

You can find the complete unboxing and presentation of the Mono set here:
   • The Beatles in Mono Unboxing and Pres...  

If you're interested in some thoughts about the recent Beatles releases (Now and Then and 2023 remixes of the Red and Blue compilations, they are here:
   • 2023 Beatles Red & Blue, Now & Then, ...  

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:10 The Boxes
06:06 The Contents
07:25 Individual Discs Packaging Compared
09:10 How to Protect the CDs
14:36 Albums Side by Side
23:07 The Stereo Only Albums
23:38 Past Masters vs Mono Masters
24:52 Digipacks - The Good and The Bad
26:29 Conclusions
28:13 Closing

All my gratitude goes to Red for cinematography and trainings :).

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