I went to iTunes and it shows CA and AFTK as mastered for iTunes.
I compared the song snippets to my converted CD mp3s and the sound is the same.
Great on AFTK, lousy on CA.
I'm surprised more Rush fans aren't mad about it.
Maybe their hearing is shot from going to too many shows (lol).
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From: db65@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: "klaatumail" <klaatumail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, billmulvihill@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, June 5, 2015 11:24:02 AM
Subject: Re: [klaatumail] Re: klaatumail Digest V7 #7
Bill,
Attrocious in what way ? Too much ? Too little ? Distorted?
I've found that some recent cd releases are not mastered for cd. They use the
new API bought from Apple and master strictly for iTunes and then use that
master for the CD. That leaves way too much high end and it's incredibly harsh
to the breaking point of distortion unless you play it on an iPad or iPod or
cell phone or computer speakers.
If you listen on a decent car stereo or a decent home stereo, The high end is
loud and borders on distortion.
