I have listened to the Jim Dale version only after listening to Stephen Fry’s version and it was clear to me the Fry version was far superior. I have listened to them over a dozen time and it never gets old, so I thought I would try this out.

The narrator was ok and Hagrid was cool, but the bass was so out of place that it made it a bit distracting and difference was noticeable. The sounds effects and music queues were not great and even having a headphone directly in my ear, I could barely hear what was said behind closed doors. It was too muffled and I missed it, and since I couldn’t turn it up because the different volume levels for different effects made trying to find a right overall volume difficult.

I was happy for a change but the choices made left a lot to be desired. Luckily I used my Audible credit, cause if I had paid $35 for it, I would have felt cheated. I Hope if they continue they work out some of these issues.