The standard 2010 CD of Opus was a victim of the "Loudness War." The dynamic range was crushed to 4dB. The "Exclusive" edition, however, was mastered by a legendary engineer (rumored to be Bob Katz, though unconfirmed) and has a dynamic range of 14dB.
Do not waste your time on the first page of Google. Skip the shady ".zip" files. Go to Soulseek, check the prog-rock forums, and use the Wayback Machine. The Opus is out there. You just have to know where to listen. Have you successfully found the Opus 2010 exclusive version? Let us know in the comments below (without sharing direct links to copyrighted material). opus 2010 descargar exclusive
Is it easy? No. Is it frustrating? Yes. But when you finally hear that 24-bit exclusive mix on a pair of good headphones, you will understand why people have been searching for this specific keyword for over a decade. The standard 2010 CD of Opus was a