It sounds worse...
Wow such a wonderfull track, but when i listen to the origonal and this back to back, i cant help but think this verion is severly crippled,
I have listened to the tracks both on my monitors and home theator.
First off, I love the way you went with this track, adds more variety then the origonal,
But i just cant get past the clarity issues, it seems so muddy and empty at the same time, the origonal was shiny and rich sounding, the bells and hits much more crisp and punchy,
i dont know what you did to change that, but i suggest changing it, or perhaps the kbps is to blame... I have seen 192 songs longer then 4 minutes on NG, im sure it would fit..
Any way, other then that, the track its self, from a musical perspective and non tecnical perspective is fantastic and a great improvement,