Frankly, I think there was some processing done on Clip 1.
But I agree, it definitely sounds better, to me.
The VHS Challenge!
tele_player
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axoman
#22
It might not even be what I suspect (which is why I said suspect), but the comparison is very typical of the difference it makes. Here's another that demonstrates the effect. The upload is to advertise a remaster, but I'm guessing the remaster you buy actually sounds nowhere near as good as the upload taken from this video. I don't even have to say "suspect" on this one - Depth-Multiplexed AFM is involved.
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axoman
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Just had a listen to these again on standard (but good) every-day headphones (Sony MDR-V150) and I do have some suspicions of The Man Behind The Mask example, it sounds a tad too bright and not quite as weighty as it could, so there's a chance it's just very good mastering.
That said, the Billy Idol and Pink Floyd uploads certainly do have Depth-Multiplexed AFM involved, so better to take those as a guide.
Incidentally, the amount of views this thread is getting suggests that it could be attracting outsiders to the forum when they're searching "VHS". To any and all such people I say welcome to the forum, and don't forget to pick-up an axo while you're here 
And just in case a noob to VHS is thinking of picking-up a VHS deck as a master recorder after hearing these, be sure it is first of all a Hi-Fi VHS deck, and that it has manual recording level control over audio input. If you ignore that advice, your dreams will turn to disaster when you discover that the deck's own limiter will kick-in and you'll not be able to turn it off. The deck must have manual level control over audio input.