I listen to all my music on very highly regarded professional headphones and monitors. To my ears the two albums in question have a muddiness that other albums by Momus and many different digital artists do not have.

By the way, I have no axe to grind here and I don't want to be hurtful to anyone, least of all Momus, who I like very much. It only makes me happy me that you, and evidently lots of other people like you, find these albums such a rewarding listening experience, because it makes future albums from Momus, hopefully minus muddiness, more likely.