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In Reply to: RE: The Beatles Box Sets- A Lesson in Compression................... posted by Todd Krieger on October 27, 2009 at 22:10:31
Just curious, which do you prefer, the '87 CDs or the newly remastered stereo CDs?
I have the 1987 White Album (I think)..... It's a nice sounding set..... Maybe I'll compare the three versions.............
I picked up the Stereo box set on Friday. I previously had Abbey Road, Sgt.Pepper's, and the white album cds from previous releases. I have listened to the old vs the new of these three, and for me there is no question at all that the new cds are far superior. There is much more information on them. The old releases are missing a lot of upper mid and high end in comparison (and are therefor lacking a lot of the fine background detail), and are also missing a lot of the detail in the bottom end and lower to mid midrange. In the new ones, you can clearly hear the bass (although a little tubby at times), and you can *very* clearly hear the drums, especiually the floor tom and kick drum. Rurns out that Starkey guy could actually play - who knew?
In all seriousness....either your ears are clogged, your system sucks, or you are just bullshiting us all.
A cd changer? Let's move on,
"A cd changer? Let's move on,"
What's wrong with a CD changer?
What CD player do you use, pray tell?
CD Changers are the lowest on the totem pole. I don't have the energy to go into it, but they are compromised in every way. So if that is how you are doing your comparisons, then no wonder.
How many high end companies do you know that make changers? Exactly.
Naim CD5 XS with XPS.
"CD Changers are the lowest on the totem pole. I don't have the energy to go into it, but they are compromised in every way. So if that is how you are doing your comparisons, then no wonder."
Actually, I did the comparisons on the Paradox/JVC/Prism DA-2 rig.......
But.........
You shouldn't generalize anything like that. The changer I use is a Magnavox 748 modified by Don Allen. People have been retiring four grand players in favor of these mod changers. (Magnavox CDC-748, Marantz CC-45, etc.) Maxed-out, I think they're absolute performers.
"Naim CD5 XS with XPS."
Nice player........ Care for a duel?? [-;
Yes, to be fair, I should not generalize. There are some very good changers.
But most would agree they really don't represent the state of the art in cd playback.
Well, speaking of duels, I am going to take a listen to the new CD5 XS and Flatcap XS. My dealer is going to give me a ridiculous trade in if I like it. But I'm not making a lateral move.
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