CD Mastering Hall of Shame/Fame

PolkThug
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edited September 2007 in 2 Channel Audio
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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited September 2007
    Very interesting!

    Thanks!
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,411
    edited September 2007
    wft is that ABBA no 1?
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited September 2007
    **** WARNING: HIGH SNOBBERY CONTENT ****

    This link is just another example to demonstrate that mainstream music sucks. That's why real audiophiles rarely listen to music made for the masses. Let the little people delight in their Bose radios, boomboxes, and car stereos while we bask in the glorious sound of overpriced gear and CDs or LPs that cost as much as dinner for two.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited September 2007
    Lol!!!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited September 2007
    There isn't a single Steely Dan album listed in the Fame section. If anyone paid attention to recordings, and the final results, it was Walter Becker & Donald Fagen. Just an example.....

    The lists are worthless but there is some decent information compiled from other sources available in the links.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    edited September 2007
    dorokusai wrote: »
    There isn't a single Steely Dan album listed in the Fame section. If anyone paid attention to recordings, and the final results, it was Walter Becker & Donald Fagen. Just an example.....

    Amen!

    Even their live performances are a few notches above.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited September 2007
    The information in the "CD Clipping" section is very informative and scary at the same time.
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited September 2007
    Keiko wrote: »
    Not 1 classic 'Rush' album either? There's something vaguely wrong with that fame list :\

    I BIGTIME second that.... Rush also puts on an awesome live show ( Seen 3 times ) . And All the world's a stage is one of the very few live cd's I can listen to for extended periods :)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited September 2007
    shadowofnight wrote: »
    I BIGTIME second that.... Rush also puts on an awesome live show ( Seen 3 times ) . And All the world's a stage is one of the very few live cd's I can listen to for extended periods :)

    Talking Heads, "Stop Making Sense" an all time great live recording.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited September 2007
    :D Great CD, wonderfully remastered. Crystal clear great music.

    Of course I don't have to worry about clipping since my amp can handle anything thrown at it!:p ;):D

    What this tells me is that a lot of remastered cd's is more than your average receiver can handle at some points.
    hoosier21 wrote: »
    wft is that ABBA no 1?
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited September 2007
    Keiko wrote: »
    Not 1 classic 'Rush' album either? There's something vaguely wrong with that fame list :\

    The list is comprised CD's from the author's personal collection.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited September 2007
    cfrizz wrote: »
    What this tells me is that a lot of remastered cd's is more than your average receiver can handle at some points.

    What its telling you is that the sound is already clipped at any volume because of the way it was 'mastered'.

    Scroll down this page for more info.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,337
    edited September 2007
    I think Steve Hoffman would have a thing or two to say about that "Best" list.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited September 2007
    dorokusai wrote: »
    There isn't a single Steely Dan album listed in the Fame section. If anyone paid attention to recordings, and the final results, it was Walter Becker & Donald Fagen. Just an example.....

    The lists are worthless but there is some decent information compiled from other sources available in the links.

    +1.

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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited September 2007
    That Audio Asylum member should have his ears removed. Blasphemer and Heretic!
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  • duksbak
    duksbak Posts: 134
    edited September 2007
    Learned alot reading links about sample rates and clipping.


    thanks^
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited September 2007
    Dorokusai, is right on the mark with Steely Dan. How about Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits. i think we should start a new thread Titled "Best Mastering"
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited September 2007
    My brother gave me a CD to check out on 2CH. Sounded a lot like noise at first. But after "listening" to the music, the lyrics and the one of the tightest engineered albums from the last few years, I was impressed. They are called "Death From Above 1979" the album, "You Are Woman, I am Machine".
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  • know nothing
    know nothing Posts: 24
    edited September 2007
    John Mayer's "Heavier Things" recording on redbook CD just sounds like crap on my system - way over saturated on many tracks. I am surprised because he seems like an artist that would care about quality of the recording. His performance on Eric Clapton's Guitar Festival DVD is flat amazing in terms of performance (one of the best on a disk full of amazing stuff), and the quality of the recording which is excellent throughout. Maybe Mayer was having too much fun goofing around with his buddy Dave Chapple when he recorded "Things" and wasn't paying attention. It was so bad I was wondering if I ended up with a bootleg copy?!? I finally ended up selling it. His "Continuum" CD has much better fidelity (and material), but even there the recording quality is not up to the highest standards. Has anybody else noticed this? kn
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