the original recording...the materials(masters)..the remastering process...infinite variables in mastering and remastering insure that consistancy will be different. manufacturing materials as well. this is true for all media.....lots of money and time is no guarantee of great results, and even when there are great results, the complaints don't stop anyway.
Compressed vs. "Remastered" CDs
Hello all. I am a music lover but not an engineer by any means. Can someone explain what a "remastered" CD is, and if that term necessarily or usually means the analog signal has been compressed or rounded-off, over-digitized, etc. There are many remastered CDs that I think sound better than the early 80's releases, but I have read some negative articles about the remastering process. By the by, why do certain CDs, such as Beck "Sea Change", for example, sound cleaner and sharper than others? Can anyone enlighten me?? Thanks.