what i want to know is does the audio quality of cd's differ from various band/labels or for that matter from cd to cd?


ummm sorry posted in wrong place how can i move it?

A huge factor in the final sound is the studio mastering - shitty mastering and excessive clipping will kill a "good" (however you define that) song very quickly.

horrible rampant clipping in many recent releases is just one reason I prefer vinyls over CDs in many cases

This is better answered here.

http://digido.com/portal/pmodule_id=11/pmd...dder_page_id=28

You might also want to get Mr. Katz book.