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Before diving into these pages of reviews, it is worth noting that discussions about sound quality are subjective opinions of the respective authors. Many websites like to use alpha-numeric grades to give an indication of the sound quality. This website does not because such scales are fundamentally unfair. To assign a number or letter grade for sound quaity implies there is an objective yardstick to measure it by, and that simply is not the case. Every collector has in his or her mind what they think is an enjoyable recording and there is no way to even speak of a way of measuring one’s experience and enjoyment of a tape. Furthermore there are many different kinds of sources and it is unfair to compare them. An excellent audience recording from the sixties will sound fundamentally different than a DAT recording made in the 21st century, and a professional multi-track recording will sound different than a soundboard. When an author judges the sound quality, they are speaking about their specific experience with the tape at the time they are listen to it for a review.   (12 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...3 Responses to “A note about sound quality”Subscribes to this topic Comment RSS or TrackBack URL…and they are speaking about their specific listening experience on whatever playback equipment and speakers/headphones they are utilizing… some older tapes actually sound better on my car CD player and no low-end speakers than they do on my 100 watt five channel home stereo… I would like somebody out there to speak on the overwhelming amount of cdrs being sold for rather high prices now. Notwithstanding Gold Disc CD’s or DVD-A, Silvers are optimised for use in professional audio CD recorders, using an ultra-stable Phthalocyanine recording dye to achieve exceptional recording accuracy and a secure archival life of 100 years. Orange Book specifications are exceeded in all areas with the critical Reflection Ratio increased to greater than 74% through the use of a silver reflective layer, resulting in greater compatibility with a wider range of CD recorders and players. (Silvers are pro cdr’s) That said, so what. If the original recording that is burned on it is subpar then you still get a subpar sounding Silver, however you will hear subpar more clearly and you will have a subpar recorded Silver for a lifetime. Obviously the opposite is also true. Nevertheless, having had both regular CDR’s and Silvers of same shows it is easy to see why COLLECTORS would want the Silver. Gold & DVD-A don’t gain you anything w/ boots unless the SQ is 9+ or 10, professional over average SB, and even then it’s a case by case situation. For nostalgia purposes and lower costs I go for the vinyl more often. However, for boots in the last 2 decades that isn’t much of an option but there have been exceptions for special high end releases like Zep’s O2 show. Costs for many Silvers are high and quite frankly out of bounds for the medium, but as with anything it’s what the market will bear. I look for sales, trades and even non compressed dwnlds(flac). Afterall, it’s a boot for christ sake, made by a particular kind of fan for the enjoyment of similiar fans(the majority of a fan base is out of the loop), so why should it have to costs so much? Ask the label makers. Sorry the comment area are closed |
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