Post by MikeMusic on Sept 13, 2016 16:28:06 GMT
Robert Palmer 2 and 3 album sets from Edsel. Bargain prices and some unique tracks
One Amazon reviewer very unhappy, below
By Andy on 13 Sept. 2013
Format: Audio CD Verified Purchase
I am returning these CDs as they are made from mp3 files. Confirmed by the hard frequency cut at 16KHz. I ran Tau Analyzer and each track on both CDs is reported as made from mp3.
I am not going to buy any Edsel product ever again. At least they could have copied from existing CDs. This is a scam and I can't really explain why they did this; my only possible explanation is sheer incompetence.
I have bought the other Robert Palmer sets as well so I will post reviews on them as soon as I check the discs.
UPDATE: Each and every track on the 8 CDs of these four sets is made from mp3 files. I hope Edsel goes out of business soon and I am saying this as a customer, I have no other vested interest.
WHY I THINK THESE MP3 SOURCED CDS DESERVE ONE STAR:
- Edsel doesn't state anywhere that the CDs are sourced from compressed files. Even if they had a particular reason to do so (which they didn't) they should have stated the fact in the notes. Their business practices are deceitful.
- Regardless of the fact that these CDs might be pleasurable to someone, removing all high frequency information has an impact on the audio quality that you will notice if you play them on a decent stereo system
- If you want to rip the CDs to mp3 files again to carry the music on a ipod/phone/etc you will have to run the mp3 compression a second time, which will result in very clearly noticeable audio degradation. This in itself is a reason why CDs should never be sourced from already compressed files.
Everyone else happy. Perhaps MP3 is all they need...
www.amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Clues-Maybe-ItS-Live/dp/B00E40I3CY/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1473783791&sr=1-1&keywords=ROBERT+PALMER+%22+SECRETS%2FCLUES
One Amazon reviewer very unhappy, below
By Andy on 13 Sept. 2013
Format: Audio CD Verified Purchase
I am returning these CDs as they are made from mp3 files. Confirmed by the hard frequency cut at 16KHz. I ran Tau Analyzer and each track on both CDs is reported as made from mp3.
I am not going to buy any Edsel product ever again. At least they could have copied from existing CDs. This is a scam and I can't really explain why they did this; my only possible explanation is sheer incompetence.
I have bought the other Robert Palmer sets as well so I will post reviews on them as soon as I check the discs.
UPDATE: Each and every track on the 8 CDs of these four sets is made from mp3 files. I hope Edsel goes out of business soon and I am saying this as a customer, I have no other vested interest.
WHY I THINK THESE MP3 SOURCED CDS DESERVE ONE STAR:
- Edsel doesn't state anywhere that the CDs are sourced from compressed files. Even if they had a particular reason to do so (which they didn't) they should have stated the fact in the notes. Their business practices are deceitful.
- Regardless of the fact that these CDs might be pleasurable to someone, removing all high frequency information has an impact on the audio quality that you will notice if you play them on a decent stereo system
- If you want to rip the CDs to mp3 files again to carry the music on a ipod/phone/etc you will have to run the mp3 compression a second time, which will result in very clearly noticeable audio degradation. This in itself is a reason why CDs should never be sourced from already compressed files.
Everyone else happy. Perhaps MP3 is all they need...
www.amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Clues-Maybe-ItS-Live/dp/B00E40I3CY/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1473783791&sr=1-1&keywords=ROBERT+PALMER+%22+SECRETS%2FCLUES
