What matters most is the dac these days, not the transport. A very good dac today can make a lot of the old cds sound much better. Some remasters sound better than the original and some the other way around. Get the best dac you can afford and it will make any digital source sound the best it can be.
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.