Music CDs: Who still buys them?

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Originally Posted by joyeux

Some old LPs are being remastered for the second or third time, and I usually give a try at some of these. I'm not an audiophile but I am aware of brickwalled sound compression and other recording issues. A good example of a nice choice is the last Fleetwood Mac's Then Play On remaster, which sounds very superior than its last remaster, which is from the 90s. I acquired the new CD and felt amazed with the sound quality and dinamics, as well as the booklet, which I appreciated. About HD formats, my ears can't really perceive the difference from a normal CD.

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The quality of the player, receiver, speakers, headphones, etc has as much if not more effect on the sound fidelity than anything. With high end equipment, the difference in sound quality is apparent between SACDs and regular CDs for instance.