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Post by monkumonku on Jul 18, 2014 22:16:49 GMT -5
I want to get this album and am wondering how much, if any, the CD and/or BluRay version of it will be over the mp3 from Amazon? The reviews are favorable about the recording quality considering its age. But also, considering its age, will the CD or BluRay offer any real significant difference in sound quality versus mp3? Yeah, I'm cheapo.. I don't want to spend $54.98 if $28.49 will provide a comparable experience.  (and the DVD and booklet aren't a big deal to me - it's the concert songs I want) |
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Post by bootman on Jul 18, 2014 22:18:09 GMT -5
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Post by monkumonku on Jul 18, 2014 22:20:32 GMT -5
Yup, that's it! Just wondering if the CD will be that much, if any, of an improvement over the mp3 considering the age of the recording. |
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Post by bootman on Jul 18, 2014 22:29:58 GMT -5
Sent you a PM.
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Post by AudioHTIT on Jul 18, 2014 23:34:04 GMT -5
The other day I was listening to some Yardbirds, I have two sort of 'Greatest Hits' type collections, one I downloaded from Amazon, the other from HDTracks. Now these weren't the same mastering, nor even the same take, but the difference in 'Shapes of Things' especially was so incredible that a teenager listening to Justin Bieber with ear buds in could hear the difference (and I think even appreciate it). My point in this example is that both recordings were the same age (and pretty old). While I might still download a single MP3 track here and there for instant gratification or maybe to learn a song, I won't buy any music I know I will be listening to for enjoyment. I would certainly want at least CD quality for this album (and probably that would be just right). I too though am struggling with the price.
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Post by drtrey3 on Jul 19, 2014 0:22:11 GMT -5
It is my experience that some of my recordings from the early 1960s to later 1970s are really well done and have lots to offer sonically. Looking at the waveforms of the tunes, they are typically not compressed and clipped to win the loudness wars and have a great deal of dynamic info to offer.
Trey
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(and the DVD and booklet aren't a big deal to me - it's the concert songs I want)
