JVC XRCD 24 from Hong Kong


I've always wanted the XRCD release of Ella fitzgerald "Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie". It's hard to find at a reasonable price. On Ebay Stairsmasters has it for the mid-teens. They have several copies available. The ad says they are factory sealed, brand new from Japan. I'm always wary of getting a copy and not the original. But at a reasonable price with a money back offer I bought it. It just arrived and the sound is fine. Does anyone know about this XRCD source? Are they trustworthy? Thanks.
newton

Showing 1 response by zd542

If its a copy, you should be able to tell from looking at the disc. Original CD's are pressed and copies are burned. If your CD looks like a CD-R then its probably fake.

Another thing you can try is to put the cd in a computer and let whatever you use for a music player/manager do an album search for info and tags. When CD's get reissued, the track lengths can be off a second or two. That small difference may be enough for your software to pick up on what version you have.