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Phil Allison wrote:
Brian-Gaff wrote:

In the very start of digital some recordings looked fantastic on specs
but sounded crap, seeming like they had some kind of noise gate on
them. then came dither, which made recordings sound right again. I'll
just leave this hanging there....




** One of the first CDs I bought was of solo classical piano on the
Erato label. At the end of each track, as the final note faded down it
turned into a fizzing sound. This was noticeable at other quiet times
too.

It was also common practice on early CDs made from older analogue tapes to
have a steeper fade out at the end of a track than on the original vinyl
so you got silence between tracks. Never did see the point of that.

Reminded of crossover distortion in an amplifier.

So I returned the CD to the store because of the defect and was offered
another copy by the sales person - who must have thought is was a bad
pressing.

I knew better and asked for a credit instead.

I got a very funny reaction to doing that.


Of course there was plenty vinyl sold too with faults. That couldn't be
fixed by a new copy.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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