So I just inherited a bunch of CD's and some are made overseas...


For instance, one is a King Crimson CD.  I have a copy made in the USA and another of the same made in Germany.   

I also have some classical dupes.  Same album, one made in the USA and the other is made in Japan.

Other than the liner notes which are in a foreign language, is there any difference between them sonically?  

Thoughts?
curiousjim

Showing 1 response by elizabeth

The early CDs were all made in Japan, or Germany, before production ramped up. They are more valuable than ordinary CDs.Any CDs made in Japan even later ones have more value than the common made in USA. Many early made in Germany CDs have a characteristic soft blue label called "Target CDs' here is a link to a discussion: http://www.keithhirsch.com/target-cds       
The link also shows the Japanese version. They are highly sought after, And I find in the few I own, they ARE better sounding.