Subj : Re: floppy disks
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Nightfox
Date : Tue Apr 29 2025 09:07 am

  Re: Re: floppy disks
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to boraxman on Tue Apr 29 2025 07:17 am

 PF> Yeah, I have some CDs where I bought the original, then bought the
 PF> remastered version with additional tracks, and couldn't believe how bad
 PF> the new versions sound on a proper stereo. Sure, I didn't need to turn the
 PF> volume up on my phone+earbuds with the remastered versions, but they sound
 PF> horrible compared to the originals!

 PF> Maybe it's all a scam to sell the originals at a higher premium?

Some time ago, I saw an article about the ever-increasing volume of remasters and re-remasters & such.  I thought it was interesting..  One side-effect of increasing the volume is that for CDs, the volume can start to approach the limit of what it can be with digital audio, and that can cause problems (digital audio clipping & such).  I don't think there was anything really 'wrong' with the lower-volume releases, as you can always turn the volume up on your stereo.

I always thought remasters were supposed to sound better, and maybe in some cases that was true, but often I didn't notice much (if any) improvement in sound quality.  I've replaced some of my older CDs with remasters, but I've thought maybe I should have kept those original CDs.  I like the extra tracks they sometimes release with remasters, but it's a bummer that the sound quality might be lower.

Nightfox
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