Comments on: FIM K2 HD Mastering CDs http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/471 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:35:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on FIM K2 HD Mastering CDs by: Mike http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/471#comment-3004 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:18:01 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/471#comment-3004 Hi Mark, I agree with everything you said [22 times?!] but just like there is a difference between the sound of early 80's CDs and modern CDs, so too there is [much less of] a difference between some of these FIM CDs and non-FIM CDs. It is not just 'bits', it is WHICH bits WHEN. That is why we don't have Windows popup on our CD players when we put in a DSOTM disc - they are both just bits, but the bit sequence is different [looking at it as a 1-dimensional stream]. Kind of a stupid analogy, but I hope it demonstrates why I think CDs sound different. Thanks for posting. Take care, Mike. Hi Mark,

I agree with everything you said [22 times?!] but just like there is a difference between the sound of early 80’s CDs and modern CDs, so too there is [much less of] a difference between some of these FIM CDs and non-FIM CDs.

It is not just ‘bits’, it is WHICH bits WHEN. That is why we don’t have Windows popup on our CD players when we put in a DSOTM disc - they are both just bits, but the bit sequence is different [looking at it as a 1-dimensional stream].

Kind of a stupid analogy, but I hope it demonstrates why I think CDs sound different.

Thanks for posting.

Take care,
Mike.

]]> Comment on FIM K2 HD Mastering CDs by: Mark Waldrep http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/471#comment-3003 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:44:00 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/471#comment-3003 While I very much respect FIM and Winson Ma, the statements circling around the net about these CDs being HD and "22 times better than a CD" are completely misleading. A CD is a CD is a CD...the max frequency is around 20 kHz the dynamic range maxes out at 96 dB. Nothing you do prior to the mastering onto the CD format can make the disc better than the specs of the format. It never ceases to amaze me that people are swayed by irrelevant claims and marketing BS. K2 HD discs may be really wonderful CDs but they pale in comparison to REAL HD recordings! While I very much respect FIM and Winson Ma, the statements circling around the net about these CDs being HD and “22 times better than a CD” are completely misleading. A CD is a CD is a CD…the max frequency is around 20 kHz the dynamic range maxes out at 96 dB. Nothing you do prior to the mastering onto the CD format can make the disc better than the specs of the format.

It never ceases to amaze me that people are swayed by irrelevant claims and marketing BS. K2 HD discs may be really wonderful CDs but they pale in comparison to REAL HD recordings!

]]> Comment on FIM K2 HD Mastering CDs by: Alex & Teck http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/471#comment-2963 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:55:20 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/471#comment-2963 Hi Mike/Neli, Glad you like the discs.....always glad to share....this way, we can listen to the same things and compare... we could be *hearing* similiar things especially with Alex's *primed* Coltranes... will send more interesting discs as we discover them.... happy listening... Alex/Teck Hi Mike/Neli,

Glad you like the discs…..always glad to share….this way, we can listen to the same things and compare…

we could be *hearing* similiar things especially with Alex’s *primed* Coltranes…

will send more interesting discs as we discover them….

happy listening…

Alex/Teck

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