Hi, I'm bored so I'll post something.
When I first got Dream Theater's Octavrium (E.U. press) like a week after it was released in Singapore, it looked like this:
That was before I got into audio and found out how important it was to take care of an audio CD. Anyway it ended up scratched up and skips every now and then. My friend (after listening to my album) proceeded to buy the newer E.U. version of Octavarium. It looked like this:
Strangely I found the recording less dynamic and slightly muffled. Seems "compressed" somehow.
I got tired of trying to repair my CD, so I got a new one, this time a Japan Pressed version. Which looked like this:
Now, after listening to the Japan pressed one, I can't really find much difference between the two that I own. I have to listen really closely just to find that little minute details in the music are somehow more apparent (probably placebo). Anyway, I have a few questions.
1. How does the US pressed Octavarium Disc look like and how does it compare to the rest?
2. Do you guys find any difference between different pressings of the same CD?
3. Which pressing should I avoid? (i.e. should I avoid cheap china pressings and local (singapore) discount CDs.)
Thanks!
When I first got Dream Theater's Octavrium (E.U. press) like a week after it was released in Singapore, it looked like this:
That was before I got into audio and found out how important it was to take care of an audio CD. Anyway it ended up scratched up and skips every now and then. My friend (after listening to my album) proceeded to buy the newer E.U. version of Octavarium. It looked like this:
Strangely I found the recording less dynamic and slightly muffled. Seems "compressed" somehow.
I got tired of trying to repair my CD, so I got a new one, this time a Japan Pressed version. Which looked like this:
Now, after listening to the Japan pressed one, I can't really find much difference between the two that I own. I have to listen really closely just to find that little minute details in the music are somehow more apparent (probably placebo). Anyway, I have a few questions.
1. How does the US pressed Octavarium Disc look like and how does it compare to the rest?
2. Do you guys find any difference between different pressings of the same CD?
3. Which pressing should I avoid? (i.e. should I avoid cheap china pressings and local (singapore) discount CDs.)
Thanks!