On Thu, 1 Jun 2000 21:01:31 -0500 "J. C. R. Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I have recently decided to purchase some pieces of Classical music. I
> want excellent sound, but I think I've heard that Classical is more
> subject to the differences between CD and MD than other sorts of music.
> Is that true? Are the differences noticeable in mid-quality headphones?
> Maybe I should just go CD -- but I so love MD, and buy other music (what
> I can, of course) on MD.
Are you talking about pre-recorded MD's? I can't imagine that people
would be selling these if they mangled the music..
but..
The problems arise because of the way the MD technology compresses the
music.. the process involves losing the frequencies that it thinks you
won't hear. As classical music tends to be more complex (and have
vastly different dynamics) than other music, the coding systems have to
work much harder to compress the send, which has caused problem with
some peices. However..the compression systems are getting better all
the time. I think all this only applies to recordings you make yourself
though...
I think the ATRAC coding system is designed so that the technology in
new machines (and new recordings) can get better, but the actual
'format' of MD is still the same. Don't understand how though! But most
manufacturers have their own ATRAC coding, and the system seems to
improve with each new release, so I would guess that pre-recorded stuff
should sound good, if it has been compressed well in the first place.
Does someone have any concrete info on this?, as I'm not too sure.
Sorry for taking up soooo much of your time!
SeanB
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