I don't know if this has been covered here, but I believe the "Wave" Cd released around 88 was "mastered from a vinyl l.p., and not the original tapes.
When I first bought that great recording in the CD format, I was somewhat dissapointed by the "opaque" sound. I formerly owned it on Vinyl, and also on Open Reel, which by the way sounded great. I believe the "muffled" sound is due to the scratch removing or pops/tick removing software that may have been used.
For you audiophile freaks here, and I respect all of you, I recently transferred "Wave" onto a Mini-Disc (not the fancy HD format) and while listening to it, noticed on several tracks, that there are pops, and ticks identical to what one would hear on vinyl records. I don't know if the MD format or it's circuits somehow "filtered out" the "protection" software for the scratches or pops. I was a bit unhappy and realized we may have been had. It happens quite a bit that you buy a cd, and realize you've been taken in, that what you are listening is not the "improved" product CD's are supposed to be.
Now, I am aware that there may have been a subsequent re-issue of more copies of "Wave", and if so, perhaps those have much better sound. If this is the case will someone please let me know. I'll just buy it again as "Wave" is a very beautiful recording in my judgement. (One of my 10 "desert island" picks.)
When I first bought that great recording in the CD format, I was somewhat dissapointed by the "opaque" sound. I formerly owned it on Vinyl, and also on Open Reel, which by the way sounded great. I believe the "muffled" sound is due to the scratch removing or pops/tick removing software that may have been used.
For you audiophile freaks here, and I respect all of you, I recently transferred "Wave" onto a Mini-Disc (not the fancy HD format) and while listening to it, noticed on several tracks, that there are pops, and ticks identical to what one would hear on vinyl records. I don't know if the MD format or it's circuits somehow "filtered out" the "protection" software for the scratches or pops. I was a bit unhappy and realized we may have been had. It happens quite a bit that you buy a cd, and realize you've been taken in, that what you are listening is not the "improved" product CD's are supposed to be.
Now, I am aware that there may have been a subsequent re-issue of more copies of "Wave", and if so, perhaps those have much better sound. If this is the case will someone please let me know. I'll just buy it again as "Wave" is a very beautiful recording in my judgement. (One of my 10 "desert island" picks.)