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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 04:12 PM
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Question Need to know where/how to get high quality digital mp3/CD's

Don't care if CD off the shelf at store, or download of mp3s, but am wanting to hear some really high sound quality music or sound test tracks on my system.

Am just tiring of mp3s I obtain, and they sound like crap. I want to compile a CD of really high quality stuff, recorded at a digital level where there's no noise etc...

Any ideas where I can find what I'm looking for?

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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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why dont you just go and buy cds of the music you like?
Old Dec 12, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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try downloading lossless torrents
Old Dec 12, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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To be honest, there isn't any particular music I like, in a sense that there's a single song here and there that I do, CDs I have (such as Pink Floyd) are great.

Just looking for something like THX intros that are not "broken", having lossed quality through being passed along or not digitally done right.

Just something (wish I knew what exactly) that I can pop in and say WOW! that sounds amazing!

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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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then the pm i sent you is the answer
Originally Posted by Nagamitsu
To be honest, there isn't any particular music I like, in a sense that there's a single song here and there that I do, CDs I have (such as Pink Floyd) are great.

Just looking for something like THX intros that are not "broken", having lossed quality through being passed along or not digitally done right.

Just something (wish I knew what exactly) that I can pop in and say WOW! that sounds amazing!

Tim
Old Dec 13, 2009 | 09:17 AM
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then the pm i sent you is the answer
could you send me the pm also
Old Dec 13, 2009 | 10:13 AM
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Go buy any cd by the eagles its good music and high quality! But I deff know what u mean I'm sick of hearing remastered by djdickhead after every god damn vurse
Old Dec 15, 2009 | 10:01 AM
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I would highly suggest you try XRCD's.

Extended Resolution Compact Disc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
XRCD by JVC

Granted they don't have the broadest selection of music, but whatever it is you end up finding, you'll definitely notice the difference in quality. They are more expensive than your average CD but personally I feel that it can easily rival the quality of SACD's without needing to get special equipment for playback.
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 08:59 PM
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Check out www.dts.com you can search their database of dts music.

and http://www.uhfmag.com/AudiophileStore.html for reference quality recordings for evaluating gear...not mainstream stuff but they are Canadian
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by islandphile
Check out www.dts.com you can search their database of dts music.

and http://www.uhfmag.com/AudiophileStore.html for reference quality recordings for evaluating gear...not mainstream stuff but they are Canadian
Much appreciated, thanks! It's hard to hear/test how my system is truely sounding, with mp3s that have hiccups in them etc... Just needed some sound files that have the best recorded and playback quality. So far, so good, sounds great.



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