CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality
Interestingly, the CDs I mentioned above, are all at least 15-20 years old and more.Yes and the later the re-issues the more they get compressed as I’ve shown. And do you think the streaming/download companies are going to search for the used earlier harder to find releases?? (no I don’t think so) 28 years difference of the same thing and what happens to it the younger it is https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Traveling+Wilburys&album=Traveling+Wilburys Cheers George |
So, if you are going to put effort into digital, put it in streaming. Trouble is very good chance your not going to get the uncompressed original releases of your last 30 years of favorites. You get the re-released later compressed ones, as I’ve shown. Unless your very young and don’t listen to anything over a couple of years old like us old farts, as it’s all compressed these days and you have no reference to hear it uncompressed. What would be great is a streaming company that "says" it will only stream the uncompressed old 1st releases of the music, with no extra compressing on their part to save streaming space, this could then be called "The Audiophile Streaming/Downloading Site" Cheers George |
I just don’t get it, those pro to streaming/downloading just don’t see this??. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Traveling+Wilburys&album=Traveling+Wilburys Or are they that blinded by streaming/downloading now they just can’t bear to look at it to see what’s happening to the uncompressed/dynamic music they once loved. I had many audiophiles friends that don’t come to our Audio Society club meetings anymore, that had mega systems and cd collections and have gone by the way side now after selling their music collection and stream now through far more mediocre systems. Cheers George |
Well the earlier uncompressed "used" ones are now demanding far more than what they were new on ebay. So you know the streaming companies aren’t going to shell out for those. They are going to go for the cheapest they can get, which unfortunately is going to be the later/latest highly compressed versions. Just look at this, which do you think the streaming company will end up getting 28 years difference for the same CD only the oldest one is uncompressed. Look at the shocking difference in dynamic range!! https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Traveling+Wilburys&album=Traveling+Wilburys Cheers George |
Streaming usually uses the later released versions of the same album, which are highly compressed and it saves them money on bandwidth space (more $$$ for them), compared the the original uncompressed ones from years ago. Proof here with links in the last few posts starting here near the bottom with my post on Elton John’s "Madman Across the Water". https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/what-s-in-your-cdp-tonight-the-minority-report?page=64 Cheers George |
