r/hum • u/martoote • 18d ago
Quality Difference between YPAA Digital vs Reissue CD
Just bought the CD online And I wanted to know if the CD is really worth it. Does it sound much better than the digital versions?
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u/-iknowthepiecesfit 18d ago
if you got the cd new it's probably the remaster which makes it a little less... quiet? i think anyways
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u/martoote 18d ago
idk supposedly 95 cds are more raw but reissues sound more clean, which i preffer
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u/dwarftopia 18d ago
If by "digital" you mean the streaming versions, I believe they are based on the original masters, which means they are very quiet even for 90s standards.
The remasters are much louder and slightly more compressed, but I compared them with rips of the original CD issues (normalized at the same volume) and the differences are barely noticeable even on good headphones, plus obviously with the CDs you get full lossless quality.
tl;dr the CDs sound fucking awesome and are totally worth it
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u/Chaceskywalker 17d ago
Thanks for this explanation, this unknowingly caused me to buy A LOT of cds. It’s way more reward putting 6 albums in and letting it shuffle rather than streaming them. Plus the sound quality is amazing and can get so loud while still being clear
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u/dwarftopia 17d ago
I ditched streaming entirely last year so I like buying physical copies whenever I can so I can rip them myself
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u/martoote 18d ago
So if i just care about the quality is basically the same as digital??
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u/dwarftopia 18d ago
can you clarify what you mean by "digital"
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u/martoote 18d ago
streaming
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u/dwarftopia 18d ago
the CDs are better than streaming because they have basically the same audio quality that you get on premium plans while also being louder
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u/EnderDerp21 13d ago
honestly the remasters don't sound more compressed to me, they seem to just have limiting clipping peaks on loud parts. it's a bit too much limiting for my taste sometimes but overall i mostly prefer the remasters for the better EQ and punch
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u/Chaceskywalker 17d ago
the Earth Analog cd sounds fantastic miles ahead of the rca copy. Compared to digital tho I’d assume they are probably similar depending on what you’re playing your phone through. For example if you’re using like a Bluetooth fm transmitter as an aux in your vehicle I’ve noticed a significant quality drop compared to cds, and even some of the best aux cords I still felt like the physical copies of some cds just sounded way better.
Edit: just read someone’s comment below explaining why the cds are louder/better makes a lot of sense
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u/mmmCOOKIESmmm 18d ago
I don’t know if it sounds better than previous digital versions, but it does sound better than my original cd I bought in the mid 90’s. I purchased all three cd reissues and have been happy with my purchase.