Some of the early CDs sounded sharp/bright because of unstable/jittery A/D clock during digitizing process. This jitter cannot be reduced, like playback jitter, and the only option is to digitize again (if original analog tapes still exist).
CD sound quality: original pressings vs regular remaster vs MFSL, etc
I'm expanding my music collections and acquiring/reacquiring many very old works e,g, Cat Stevens, Traffic, Moody Blues, Coltrane/Miles Davis/Brubeck, and some classical and newer popular works as well.
Does it matter much whether the disk I get is "original" older pressing, or a remastered version? Or a MFSL?
I remember CDs were unlistenable first 5-10 years, but no idea if that was the disk or the players and not sure I'd run across any used CDs that old anyway.
Thanks for your time.
Does it matter much whether the disk I get is "original" older pressing, or a remastered version? Or a MFSL?
I remember CDs were unlistenable first 5-10 years, but no idea if that was the disk or the players and not sure I'd run across any used CDs that old anyway.
Thanks for your time.