concorde1
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I used to stand by collecting the "best sounding" CD's. I have a collection of ~200 ripped-to-disk CD's, comprising rare non-remastered CD's, the occasional remaster where the original is awful, and some MFSL and "audiophile" CD's like AP SACD's.
Earlier this year I made the switch to Apple Music, because at the time I thought the recordings there sounded better or the same.
It would make sense, as analogue to digital conversion and other technology is better these days. But who knows if the audio engineers these days know what they're doing on these old recordings, for example Pink Floyd era music.
At times, depending on my mood I prefer Apple Music as it sounds cleaner. But at other times I hear say the 1st USA Atlantic CD of "Tarkus" from ELP, and think, damn, it sounds so much more exciting than the iTunes version. Or "Wish You Were Here" from Pink Floyd, for which I have the 1st Harvest CD. Or the ATCO CD of "A Trick of The Tail" from Genesis.
At these times I feel it was worth all the money I spent on these rare CD's.
Because of schizophrenia I usually don't enjoy music very much, where I just feel nothing, and it becomes impossible to tell what sounds good.
But some early CD's do seem to sound awful. Maybe it's a matter of seeking out the perfect version of every CD, which is very difficult. Yes there is "that forum", but half the people there will say "I like this version because it sounds like the original vinyl", which I don't want.
Maybe some first master CD's really are the best, then for others you have to find the specific remaster that is best. It's very complicated, especially when you can't rely on your own mind to tell the difference all the time.
After all, I can't afford to buy every CD version of all the albums I like.
This is just a post where people can share their thoughts on the topic.
Earlier this year I made the switch to Apple Music, because at the time I thought the recordings there sounded better or the same.
It would make sense, as analogue to digital conversion and other technology is better these days. But who knows if the audio engineers these days know what they're doing on these old recordings, for example Pink Floyd era music.
At times, depending on my mood I prefer Apple Music as it sounds cleaner. But at other times I hear say the 1st USA Atlantic CD of "Tarkus" from ELP, and think, damn, it sounds so much more exciting than the iTunes version. Or "Wish You Were Here" from Pink Floyd, for which I have the 1st Harvest CD. Or the ATCO CD of "A Trick of The Tail" from Genesis.
At these times I feel it was worth all the money I spent on these rare CD's.
Because of schizophrenia I usually don't enjoy music very much, where I just feel nothing, and it becomes impossible to tell what sounds good.
But some early CD's do seem to sound awful. Maybe it's a matter of seeking out the perfect version of every CD, which is very difficult. Yes there is "that forum", but half the people there will say "I like this version because it sounds like the original vinyl", which I don't want.
Maybe some first master CD's really are the best, then for others you have to find the specific remaster that is best. It's very complicated, especially when you can't rely on your own mind to tell the difference all the time.
After all, I can't afford to buy every CD version of all the albums I like.
This is just a post where people can share their thoughts on the topic.