@limomangus
The problem with dollar CD's is that they are most likely that price because a remastered version has been released, which at this point and time, is generally 60% or more of what it is out there. Remastered CD's will make your gear sound better with the least amount of financial input.
I burned a boatload of CD's back in the early 2000's when "remastered" was dubiously used to lure audiophiles into a new CD that had only been "remastered" by increasing sound levels. I have also found that the early 90's were a time when many CD's were still subject to sound levels that were used in the 1980's.
In other words, while "Brothers in Arms" by Dire Straits was digitally created in the early 1980's - and still stands the test of time in it's sound reproduction - it was a needle in a haystack. Unfortunately, bad digital recordings were commonplace through much of the 1990's due to the "loudness wars" and remastered discs that were nothing more than a cash cow. So when I search for CD's nowadays, I rarely buy anything that is pre-2000 and only buy CD's that are remastered by a producer with name recognition.
My point is that if you are buying CD's in the dollar bin, you are likely leaving a better copy of the same music in the $5 bin. As an audiophile, this should matter to you. ;) Enjoy the music.
