2. Many Japanese CDs sound great, some are mediocre and some are poor. It's a crap shoot. Best thing is to ask for feedback and opinions of specific titles on forums such as the 'Gon
I hear this argument often, which is sort of misleading. I am an avid Japanese CD and LP collector, and I would say that in 75% of the cases, the Japanese release sounds better than its US counterpart. In that event. it is not a "crap shoot", I cannot recall when I found a Japanese release which sounded worse than a US release, the same perhaps, but never worse.
So i guess my point is, if you are willing to spend the extra cash, you can't go wrong in terms of Sound quality by going for a Japanese pressing.
I hear this argument often, which is sort of misleading. I am an avid Japanese CD and LP collector, and I would say that in 75% of the cases, the Japanese release sounds better than its US counterpart. In that event. it is not a "crap shoot", I cannot recall when I found a Japanese release which sounded worse than a US release, the same perhaps, but never worse.
So i guess my point is, if you are willing to spend the extra cash, you can't go wrong in terms of Sound quality by going for a Japanese pressing.