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What to do with bad recorded CDs

When I upgraded to Mcintosh and Accuphase - Kef speaker system, I am in heaven for the first time I started this hobby a decade ago.

I found my-self not even breathing, to capture every bit of nuance of the music... It was a great moment for me - and I am a professional musician. Rarely do I encounter such moments in live music !

Good Hifi can equal if not better live performance - for me.

But alas, heaven turned into he-- when I put on badly recorded materials. It revealed bad CDs to the point of me wanting to throw them away.

What do audiophiles do about that ? Go back to a lesser system to play these ? Or should I throw away great portion of my collection ?
gonglee3
c1ferrari
464 posts
 
Have fun EQing them! :-)
lse
83 posts
 
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jafant
10,525 posts
 
OP-

Kick back, listen and enjoy the music!
lynott
87 posts
 
Crappy-sounding recordings or crappy-sounding pressings are a fact of life in this hobby. As others have suggested, there are various tweaks that can be applied to a problem CD to make it potentially more enjoyable, and I agree that seeking out better pressings is worth the effort, but I think the ultimate solution is, as Jafant suggested, to kick back and TRY to focus on the joys of the musical content, not the quality (or lack thereof) of the sound. Easier said than done, I know, but IMO a truly great system can capture the inherent good qualities of a poor recording just as much as it can reveal its flaws, allowing one to more easily focus on the musical content. Just one man's opinion!
don_c55
823 posts
 
I toss all bad recordings.  Why store crap that I will never listen to!
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