A year or so ago, on a whim I listened to the original Blast First/Enigma CD version of 'Daydream Nation' that a housemate of mine had. Was surprised to find that the ridiculous amount of distortion on the DGC version that made it almost painful to listen to on headphones was not there. Sounded great actually. I'm not sure if the deluxe double-CD version is out yet; if so, it'll be interesting to hear the results.
Lately, I've had the same problem with The Good, the Bad and the Queen, except it's awful digital distortion that has completely ruined the listening experience, even at low volumes, not on headphones, especially "80's Life."
Surely, I'm not crazy and "hearing things" ... ?
― J Kaw, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 23:28 (eighteen years ago)
see here:
Music Into Noise: The Destructive Use Of Dynamic Range Compression
― sleeve, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 23:33 (eighteen years ago)