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Re: Audio quality of CDR, any theory ????

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From: Michael Thomas
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 00:00
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Listen to it. Listen to it. Warm up the iron. Perception is often stronger and more
meaningful then data based on other sources.
Mike

Brendan Heading wrote:

> In article <3676A41B.BC468FF2@cabletron.com>, Michael Thomas
> <mithomas@cabletron.com> writes
> >I wholly agree here. you need to hear the difference.
> >I have done listening tests with another audio friend who has a burner. We have
> >two different burners and completely different audio
> >setups,
> >We agreed that there is noticable difference between source and original. There
> >seems to be a high end rolloff.
>
> If there was any difference between two digital copies (with no analogue
> stage) then high end rolloff is impossible. Random bit errors (which is
> what we are dealing with) could not possibly produce this result.
>
> Why not sample the copy into a computer and use Cooledit (freeware) to
> perform a harmonic analysis ?
>
> >I think that high end rolloff may give some the illusion that it now becomes
> >darker and more wholesome sounding (especially on a crappy
> >cd), but in my mind it trashes a good recording.  The image is all wrong. even a
> >lower output of some intrumentations.
>
> Unless there is an analogue stage, it isn't possible for these kinds of
> artifacts to be introduced by copying a CD to another CD.
>
> --
>         Brendan Heading
> http://www.heading.demon.co.uk (updated every Thursday)
> ICQ : 24010538
> (please remove obvious spamguard to reply by email)
>
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From: Michael Thomas <mithomas@cabletron.com>
Subject: Re: Audio quality of CDR, any theory ????
Date: 1998/12/15
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