Disc rot is a challenge for both archivists and collectors (2017)

Re:Disc rot is a challenge for both archivists and collector... by rixrax on Saturday November 30, 2019 @03:15AM (#21669101)

Aha! This must be why them audiophiles prefer to listen to their music using $$$ cd transport from original media! You can hear the difference!

On a serious note, I’m in a similar boat, we’re in a middle of the move and it appears that my cd collection is in same predicament. So I’m debating whether to throw them to trash, or keep around (mostly for cover artwork, and to keep my Exact Audio Copy -> flac transfers just a bit more legit (I care of such things)).

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Re:Disc rot is a challenge for both archivists and collector... by diamondlovesyou on Saturday November 30, 2019 @10:11AM (#21670267)

I dislike CD. My equipment is capable of 192khz/32bit (some only 24bit though), so CD are pretty much trash at 41khz. Better than MP3, solely due to the info MP3 throws away, but not great.

Tidal goes higher, to 96khz on master quality where available (the vast number of tracks are not master quality, sadly).

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Re:Disc rot is a challenge for both archivists and collector... by starsinspace on Saturday November 30, 2019 @10:35AM (#21670375)

You might want to read https://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html

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