A new mix from multitracks is generally preferred on grounds of better detail, granted that all of the elements are available and the mixer has keen knowledge of the particular score. Without engineering documentation or good familiarity with the work, however, just use the stereo mix made at the time. Condorman is a fantastic mix, and I don't understand what problem some people have with that one.
I generally prefer not to have reverb artificially added to a recording. Even the best programs and engineers can sometimes make the sound unnatural and unable to fully convince the listener. Depending on the venue, even heavy amounts of natural reverb can be an issue for me.
Preserve dynamics as best as reasonably possible. Some recordings are extremely anemic on the low end, though, and benefit greatly from some compression. People complain about compressed dynamics on releases that have very little of it relative to what we've listened to before, which often leaves me scratching my head.
Extremely limited noise reduction in some cases, unless it is a situation where noise greatly overpowers the music.
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