Popular Post Archimago Posted October 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 10/10/2019 at 9:20 PM, John Dyson said: Sorry that I didn't have time to sneek in on the previous posting to create the examples. Three snippets of 99 Red Balloons... Copy 1 -- direct from CD, no deemphasis. Copy 2 -- direct from CD, but deemphasis. Copy 3 -- DolbyA decoded. This disk didn't require any corrective EQ for decoding except for the deemphasis. Audio tastes have changed, so the decoded version might seem a little more dead, but when actually reflecting on what it should sound like -- it certainly comes closer to good sound than the direct from CD or even the deemphasized version... These examples are perfect exemplars of the old, traditional 'digital distortion', much of it should instead be attributed to incorrect mastering for the CD (or other) digital media. NEW recordings have less of this original DolbyA decoding problem, but new recordings have often been HF enhanced. This 99 Red Balloons example is egregious because on the undecoded CD versions, therewas no 'errsatz' mastering/EQ, thereby providing pure DolbyA encoded material in all of its ugliness without 'softening'. (Most errsatz mastered material was 'tone controlled' down to be more listenable.) Because of the (lack of) decoding travesty back in the 1980s, the listening pubic is now used to and accepting the overly processed sound. It is a sad state of affairs. 01-99 Red Balloons.flac-NOTdecoded-snippet.mp3 2.1 MB · 11 downloads 01-99 Red Balloons.flac-deemphNOTdecoded-snippet.mp3 2.1 MB · 9 downloads 01-99 Red Balloons-decoded-snippet.mp3 2.1 MB · 9 downloads Thanks John! "Ear opening" example. Enjoyed this old pop song but the recording always sounded terrible. Very nice decoded conversion... John Dyson and lucretius 1 1 Archimago's Musings: A "more objective" take for the Rational Audiophile. Beyond mere fidelity, into immersion and realism. R.I.P. MQA 2014-2023: Hyped product thanks to uneducated, uncritical advocates & captured press. Link to comment
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