On Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 6:13:39 PM UTC-4, Phil Allison wrote:
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Phil: I've heard analog tape-based CDs
that blow the doors off many "DDD" spars
code discs because those earlier anolog
sources were mastered without all being
squashed down to a crest factor of less
than 1dB. MASTERING matters a *lot*
more than recording or playback format,
analog or digital.



** Question:

Have you heard even one CD that sounded really good ?

If the answer is no, then keep looking.

If the answer is yes, then there is nothing wrong with the 44.1/16 bit format.

Think it through.


.... Phil


Yes, but with a qualification. The CDs that I have that sound good to me tend to be live productions and they are universally rock oriented. That is, they use instruments that are already heavily processed and are inherently dynamic in nature.

While I enjoy string quartets (I Salonisti is one of my favorites), symphonies on CD tend to be less successful in my opinion. Even good vinyl doesn't provide the illusion of a true live performance when it comes to symphonies, and this is an area where I'd hoped CDs would blow by vinyl. I would have thought that if it was recording technique, that would have been addressed decades ago.