[Steven Sullivan]

paul_0090 wrote:
I feel strongly that the "problem" with the CDs is due to the recording
engineers &/or producers. I have recorded my selected LPs onto CDs nearly
10 years ago & find that I regret throwing away some that have CDs
available now as MY recorded CDs "sounded better".

Much of the CDs now are cluttered for surrond sound when it isn't needed;

? If it's producing surround sound, it's not a CD...unless you are using ProLogic II or some
other surround synthesis feature of your system.

Then there is the boom box effect as the mid-bass is the only sound that
counted/required for "truism"/hi-fi; even the some VW commercials has
that with the windshield wipers moving to the heavy beat of the bass.
A former co-worker was part of a rock band & had mentioned to me that
they were going to get a "fuzz box" which sounded like equipment to
produce distortion. With synthetic music & electronics, quality
is only a matter of interpretation as can the equipment produce the
synthetic sound reliably; kinda think that is part of the reason for
the power shortages....

A fuzzbox is indeed a distortion box, and has a heritage going back to the late 60's
at least.

More than any suppsed 'midbass' effect, it's drastic reduction of dynamic range, and
perhaps the age-old smiley EQ (boosted bass and treble) that are the banes of modern
CD 'sound'.


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-S
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