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MJ - Bad [HD TRACKS] — A complete FRAUD

Yesterday I purchased from the "HDtracks" website the so-called "audiophile" version of this classic MJ album in the hope that, this time, the offered remaster was really an AUDIOPHILE remaster (i.e., a remaster preserving and respecting the dynamics of the original recording). I paid $17.98 for this download, that is clearly publicized at the HDtracks website as an "audiophile" version of the album.

http://www.hdtracks.com/bad

To my surprise, when I inspected the downloaded tracks with "Cool Edit Pro", I was puzzled at discovering that this so-called "audiophile" version of the "Bad" album was simply another victim of the "loudness war" game. Squashed dynamics and saturated volume was the name of the game. Needless to say, I felt completely CHEATED.

It's clear to me that the *ONLY* way to force the music industry to stop this nasty practice that DESTROYS the music and cheats the consumer, is by hitting them where it hurts most: in their wallets.

So, please, DO *NOT* BUY THESE FALSE "AUDIOPHILE" DOWNLOADS.

For comparison purposes, I have attached some snapshots of the HD tracks version of the album, and some snapshots of the 1st European version of the same album.




















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Topic - MJ - Bad [HD TRACKS] — A complete FRAUD - audiomusicphile 23:06:08 08/24/14 (29)


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