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"older CDs sounding great"

I agree with you!

I never realised just how much life there is in the so-called crappy CDs made in the 80s.

I sold off some of the CDs I purchased in the early to late 80s because I couldn't stand the sound and thought they were beyond hope.

I couldn't sell some of the more esoteric/classical ones which turned out to be a good thing because I'm now rediscovering them on my new player.

I'm now regretting selling those CDs and may have to repurchase those titles from second hand shops.

The good thing about these old CDs is that they don't suffer from extreme dynamic compression that nearly all modern CDs are subjected to (I was shocked to find out that even classical titles are now subjected to compression - most of the recent titles i've purchased all have the tell tale peak flattening when you examine the digital rip). So you really get to hear the full 16 bits.

It's good that with modern DAC technology and ways of overcoming jitter we are finally starting to hear the music on those discs.

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