scienceguy
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Posted: Sep. 03 2012, 08:31 |
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| Quote (symansez @ Oct. 31 2004, 19:00) | | well my hdcd distorts horribly when things get REALLY loud - most prominent is the final african chant section - right at the end. it distorts a little on the original - but MUCH more on hdcd. No problem with my hifi. checked it with good quality headphones plugged directly in to the cd player. apart from that - the quality is awsome! you can really hear the instruments! but in some ways i like the original cd, because that is the way i've always remembered it, the sound is smoother and certain guitars have 'the stage' rather than have other (now louder) bits distract you. |
I own and have checked multiple copies of the HDCD version of AMAROK and have compared it directly against the CD version using very high-end audio equipment and can confirm that:
1) Without a doubt the HDCD version sounds better; specifically the clarity and dynamics are far superior to the CD version, wherein with the CD version I am able to detect audio compression throughout, including whenever the audio peaks, (an issue that is very commonly seen when recording to CD) that is wholly absent with the HDCD version;
2) There is absolutely no instance of distortion whatsoever with the HDCD version when played using source equipment that is able to properly decode the HDCD encoding. (I use an OPPO BDP-95)
In short, the HDCD version of AMAROK nails the CD version to the wall in every regard 
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, I hope you understand what I mean... Thank you for advance for your replies!! 
