N@Z 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2003 Heard that it will be starting on 26th June 2003 throughout UK so I assume HMV sg should also be having a big sale too. Time to get all those CDs you always wanted to but have been putting off till now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rameish 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2003 We got GSS now. And since we have summer all year round I guess I should be Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adhoc 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2003 i think even after a sale is declared hmv's cds will still be more expensive than, say sembawang music centre or [gasp] cd-rama. or any no-name shop. can't beat the selection though. so, what to do.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2003 Unfortunately those shops hardly seem to carry the stuff I normally look for like, special pressings, non chart related etc. I normally look through Mustafa center first since their price is less than SG$19/CD. BTW are they genuine? Sometimes the print on the inlay cards looks doubious but the CD & sound seems ok. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adhoc 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2003 if so, then i doubt that they are genuine first rate goods. most likely they are second rate [read: inferior] pressings from hong kong, taiwan, china or worst of all, indonesia. bit for bit they are probably the same, but the sound will be different. i would recommend re-burning such cds to black cds via the 4x-external-damped-cdburner method. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mackie 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2003 Have U encountered bad pressings from HK generally? In fact, theirs and Taiwan pressings have improved a lot in recent years. Some well mastered HK labels such as TopMusic and Hugo have gained accolades within the audiophile community. Beware of local, Malaysian and Indonesian pressings as I have bad experiences. For instance, the local release of recent Joey Yung Best Collection contains distorted tracks. These were not so in the HK press when I listened to my Bro-in-law's copy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2003 heh I agree with mackie. Generally the HK and Taiwan pressing are quite good. Never seem to hear any distortion. I listen to alot of chinese pop, and I don't expect the quality to be superb. But certainly not bad, better than singapore press even (those eqmusic -.-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2003 I got carried away myself here, the thread will be closed & a new one opened in equipment talk to discuss about CD pressings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
