This is probably a really dumb question for such an expert forum, but let's see if you can help. After spending most of my adult life listening to classical music I became interested in Jazz after retirement. Initially I bought cds and ripped these to flac. I then discovered by abx testing that I can't tell the difference between flac and mp3 (no surprise there as I am 70). This was great news since I can now download mp3s from Amazon instantly, cheaper than the cds. I am not an audophile, I like to listen to music rather than think too much about the sound quality as long as it sounds 'ok' and don't understand many of the technicalities discussed in this forum. The bulk of my jazz collection was recorded between 1955 to the present. My questions are, given the choice, should I be buying remastered or non-remastered music? Am I likely to be able to hear the difference anyway since I can't tell the difference between mp3 and flac? I suspect the answer will be "It depends on a multitude of factors, including the quality of the original, the skill of the remasterer, etc, etc". I am sure someone will tell me to see if I can tell the difference, but, that is not really an option unless I am willing to buy two of everything and keep that which I prefer. Any thoughts or general guidelines? Don't get too technical as I won't understand!
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