In article , Iain
Churches wrote:

"John Phillips" wrote in message
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On 2007-11-18, Jim Lesurf wrote:

Jim. If you are not satisfied, complain, complain, complain.

I did so for decades. Got nowhere. In classical music things improved
when CD came along. But it looks like that was only temporary in
rock/pop music. Fortunately I still have LPs of most of the old
rock/pop I like. So I can simply not buy the new CD versions in most
cases. I wonder how the record companies count up people like myself
who fail to appear at all on their sales, don't return with a
complaint. Presumably assume we don't exist.

Exactly. In recent years I have occasionally bought CDs of modern rock
or popular music (mostly I buy classical music but my tastes are
actually very broad). Often (not always, though) I find myself
feeling very edgy from just the sound quality. The result: I don't
buy more modern music and the music industry thinks their loss in CD
sales is because I'm downloading unauthorised copies for free.


John. Did you bring the matter to the attention of anyone who might be
in the position to do something about it?

Why should he/we bother? Isn't it the job of those trying to sell to
recognise when their own thinking is bogus, and try *asking* the potential
customers? Why should we bother to do for them what they are paid to do?

Given the clear idiocy of the 'reason' put forward for their delusions that
we are 'happy' with clipped CDs, what luck do you think any rational
argument would have with them?

This "edgy" quality you mention is often mentioned, and leads many to
the (false) conclusion that CD is inferior to vinyl. :-((

Partilcularly, when - as indicated in the Times report - those *making* the
CD seem to believe this.

How would you expect the general public to know what the reason is, and
feel it is worth complaining, given that any return gets a replacement that
duplicates the problem, and you are told, "this is what CD sounds like,
take it or leave it"?

Slainte,

Jim

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