RHCP - Stadium Arcadium CD v LP mastering comparison

Many people are disappointed with the sound quality of the last three RHCP albums on CD. In this thread I have provided links to MP3s that compare the CD version of Stadium Arcadium, with the the same excerpts taken from the vinyl LP version.

The transfer from LP to digital was performed with a good turntable, and a professional CD recorder. I have WaveGained the files so they are roughly the same loudness (generally we perceive louder sounds to be of higher quality, hence it is only fair to ensure both samples are close to the same loudness when comparing them). However, this means the MP3 samples will be a lot lower in volume that listening to the CDs directly. If you want to compare the samples at the regular CD loudness, turn up your volume control!.

I encoded the files from WAV to MP3 using LAME 3.97, with the setting:
" -V5 --vbr-new "

REMEMBER: The samples feature 45 seconds from the CD, 5 seconds of silence, then the same 45 seconds from a digital transfer of the vinyl LPs.

1.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0U6041KD DANI CALIFORNIA
2.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5WMNMN4E SNOW (HEY OH)
3.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0JNMC0P9 CHARLIE
4.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NV6X07E4 STADIUM ARCADIUM
5.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SUQDB6NJ HUMP DE BUMP
6.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MG08MY0T SHE'S ONLY 18
7.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AIMLPBTZ SLOW CHEETAH
8.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=08FVJ9JQ TORTURE ME
9.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=R6QT0ZPS STRIP MY MIND
10.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6RHF0RK9 ESPECIALLY IN MICHIGAN
11.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WENQ30JH WARLOCKS
12.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BR787F2K C'MON GIRL
13.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=P8W9UYM6 WET SAND
14.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=URGWVRBN HEY
15.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=30MXMFYT DESECRATION SMILE
16.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5XC9NIRP TELL ME BABY
17.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=900A0VV3 HARD TO CONCENTRATE
18.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L81IA6U0 21ST CENTURY
19.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K1ZO1FLQ SHE LOOKS TO ME
20.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G7TCVI8L READYMADE
21.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FQY6TANT IF
22.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PE3AP38L MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER
23.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QI4NJ8QO ANIMAL BAR
24.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CPXGNGJX SO MUCH I
25.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AZDOMN37 STORM IN A TEACUP
26.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LW8MQE4G WE BELIEVE
27.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GKOXHODA TURN IT AGAIN
28.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NQYRECEE DEATH OF A MARTIAN

1.) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NEPESSA0 THE POWER OF EQUALITY

If you are pissed of paying money for crap sounding RHCP CDs, please consider signing the following petition:
http://www.petitiononline.com/RHCPWBCD/petition.html

I encourage EVERYONE who is interested in hearing Stadium Arcadium at its best to buy an LP version! Doing this will show Warner Bros. that we care about the sound quality of RHCP's albums, and are dissapointed with the poor quality of the CDs. We are effectively being ripped off, on CDs that sound far worse to the vinyl version!

The vinyl can be transfered to CD if that is more convenient, but it will mean you get to hear the album in the best quality possible.
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