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In Reply to: Why today's CDs suck? Here's the answer. (longish) posted by beto on December 17, 2005 at 23:14:34:

I'm glad this subject comes up now and then.
This has been my favorite link about it.

http://georgegraham.com/compress.html (Open in New Window)

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Topic - Why today's CDs suck? Here's the answer. (longish) - beto 23:14:34 12/17/05 ( 53)

because you're stuck on pop genres, and that field is full of bad habits - Timbo in Oz 22:49:34 12/20/05 ( 0)
Will future disk formats support dual compressed and uncompressed signals? - dtronvig 21:00:55 12/20/05 ( 0)
Top 40, sure. The rest (Classical & Jazz), mostly not true. n/t - SE 04:21:15 12/19/05 ( 0)
If you get into electronica and music that is played at clubs first - Shane from AUS 01:12:38 12/19/05 ( 0)
I don't buy top 40 crap anyway.... - BJordan 20:48:45 12/18/05 ( 5)
- Hardly restricted to top 40 - Slider 08:37:38 12/19/05 ( 4)
  - Maybe it will change now Telarc has been bought by Concord - Dibble 23:31:13 12/19/05 ( 0)
  - Really? Telarc? - Kenn 16:29:18 12/19/05 ( 2)
    - Re: Really? Telarc? - Slider 17:02:21 12/19/05 ( 1)
      - Good link. We can only trust SACDs. [nt] - Kenn 17:14:13 12/19/05 ( 0)
OMG - It's a Christmas Miracle. All audiophiles agree on something. LOL (nt) - Lambda 17:52:29 12/18/05 ( 0)
More - Art J. 12/18/05 17:15:30 12/18/05 ( 0)
because the majority of people in the industry have significant hearing damage, for real - tonemaniac 17:05:09 12/18/05 ( 0)
Re: Why today's CDs suck? Here's the answer. (longish) - RC Daniel 15:53:07 12/18/05 ( 0)
Intentional clipping in pop recordings - Caymus 13:38:58 12/18/05 ( 2)
- Re: Intentional clipping in pop recordings - beto 19:33:03 12/18/05 ( 0)
- Re: Intentional clipping in pop recordings - Dan Banquer 15:53:47 12/18/05 ( 0)
It's not just compression, the production also sucks - Chris_F 13:07:05 12/18/05 ( 1)
- It's not just production, the transfer also sucks - jimmyjames 03:07:23 12/19/05 ( 0)
Look At Most of Today's Music..... - Todd Krieger 11:15:01 12/18/05 ( 0)
Not true with the classical recordings - John C. - Aussie 11:12:14 12/18/05 ( 5)
- Not yet with the classical recordings. nt - Dan Banquer 06:10:03 12/19/05 ( 2)
  - Re: Not yet with the classical recordings. nt - Pat D 10:13:24 12/19/05 ( 1)
    - Re: Not yet with the classical recordings. nt - Dan Banquer 11:31:06 12/19/05 ( 0)
- Re: Not true with the classical recordings - Chris_F 13:12:12 12/18/05 ( 0)
- Re: Not true with the classical recordings - Pat D 12:10:49 12/18/05 ( 0)
Correct - or so says Doug Sax - Bill Way 10:53:54 12/18/05 ( 2)
- Good info. I guess I'll have to investigate SACD, hoping to not. nt - free.ranger 16:33:24 12/18/05 ( 0)
- In a round about way, another vote for SACD. [nt] - Kenn 16:02:02 12/18/05 ( 0)
Re: Why today's CDs suck? Here's the answer. (longish) - bobwood 10:42:25 12/18/05 ( 0)
They've compressed/limited our treasured LP's for years so that they would be playable on mass market front ends. - Jack Seaton 07:19:38 12/18/05 ( 8)
- Mercurys (on vinyl) were not compressed - Campbell 11:57:04 12/20/05 ( 0)
- BLER? That's a new one on me! (nt) - mhardy6647 08:31:25 12/18/05 ( 6)
  - That's Because...... - Todd Krieger 11:44:55 12/18/05 ( 0)
  - BLock Error Rate: The measurement of the ratio of the number of blocks with error received to the total number of ... - Jack Seaton 08:59:50 12/18/05 ( 0)
  - BLock Error Rate... - Steve Eddy 08:46:32 12/18/05 ( 3)
    - "The most important measurement is always the one you do not perform." Hah! nt - clarkjohnsen 13:02:52 12/18/05 ( 1)
      - And: we only look for our keys where the light is good. nt - markrohr 07:20:42 12/19/05 ( 0)
    - Thanks... I thought it was something like PRAT! (nt) - mhardy6647 08:56:33 12/18/05 ( 0)
Compression was a problem with vinyl as well - Robert Hamel 07:19:02 12/18/05 ( 0)
And you think compression is new? - Chuck Y 06:39:36 12/18/05 ( 1)
- A storyâ€¦ - David Aiken 12:28:18 12/18/05 ( 0)
I think much of todays equipment does the same thing... - gonefishin 06:20:31 12/18/05 ( 0)
Bingo! - Dan Banquer 05:23:39 12/18/05 ( 0)
Nice post., but it's old news.....(nt) - Ozzy 04:30:14 12/18/05 ( 0)
Re: Why today's CDs suck? Here's the answer. (longish) - profbrookes 03:57:20 12/18/05 ( 0)
OK, but why do cd players also suck? - vital ital 01:35:39 12/18/05 ( 1)
- Re: OK, but why do cd players also suck? - Todd Krieger 03:20:48 12/19/05 ( 0)
Re: Why today's CDs suck? Here's the answer. (longish) - Presto 00:19:35 12/18/05 ( 4)
- Re: Why today's CDs suck? Here's the answer. (longish) - morricab 05:22:36 12/19/05 ( 1)
  - Re: Why today's CDs suck? Here's the answer. (longish) - Presto 08:20:48 12/21/05 ( 0)
- Excellent observations. nt - clarkjohnsen 13:00:00 12/18/05 ( 0)
- Your first parapraph is so true and why so many things wear out before their time - PorkPieHat 07:32:25 12/18/05 ( 0)