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Today's CDs are all mixed too "hot" (above the red), so there's cracks and all kinds of high-end loss. It's a result of the "loudness wars" that started around 2000 or so. A desperate response to slumping sales and more garbage clutter like American Idol cast-offs. So they (record companies) figured why not SCREAM above everyone else and get heard? It's horribly unlistable now how LOUD they mix the CDs. Loses any inherant warmth (what little there is) right out of the experience. Horrid. That's why you should always look for CDs released pre-99. Ignore any 'Re-Masters' that appear after because of the 'hot'ness factor (you lose whatever you gain in the Re-Master). Except The Beatles Remasters, they were mixed just shy of the red line.
But shit, I like vinyl just cause the records are BIG and I can SEE shit, and not have to get a microscope to read the fucking credits.
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