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New miles davis cd.... wow

Just wondering what is wrong with my miles davis kinda blue cd. I just bought it tonight and was looking forward to some good listening. It sounds like a broken record or maybe one that is warped. Did i get a bad cd or is this thing just recorded that badly. I had to put in a Dave Grusin cd just to make sure my equipment was ok. It really sounds terrible. Lots of hissing in the background. I cant stand it. lmk asap Kevin
flyin2jz
flyin2jz OP
51 posts
 
the recording i bought sounds really quiet then suddenly its so loud that i have to turn it down. I just dont get it.
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audphile1
5,402 posts
 
just exchange it. that's all.
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jond
5,911 posts
 
Quiet to very loud very suddenly is called dynamic range and a lack of compression. This can be inconvenient but it is indicative of a high quality mastering job. I'm not sure about the hiss you are hearing and I have no idea what version you bought, you said 360 surround, is this a multi-channel disc? Are you trying to listen to it on two channel gear? There seems to be more to this than a faulty disc.
reubent
7,054 posts
 
I think Jond may be onto something. Is it a surround disk made to be played back on a multi-channe; player? Are you playing it in a dedicated CD player or in a DVD/universal player? If you are playing it back in a multi-channel player connected to a 2-channel system, did you choose to output PCM/stereo or did you default to multi-channel playback?

TIC
chashmal
605 posts
 
There is a speed differential between the master tape and certain releases. It was a mistake that effected millions of copies. Maybe that's it, or a related issue.
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