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Do HDCDs sound terrible on non HDCD players?

Being an analog guy I have but a small collection of CDs and only a handfull are HDCD encoded. All of them sound terrible on my non HDCD player with thick lower midranges, smeared, closed-in textures and a general lack of cohesiveness. For reference my player is the original Rega Planet and the HDCDs are as follows: Olu Dara, In This World, Steve Earle, El Corazon, Garcia and Grisman, Shady Grove, Neil Young, Silver and Gold. Any opininons? Viridian  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 06-23-02

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 06-23-02   I have a fare amount of hdcds in my collection. i've tried t ...   Glen 06-23-02   They should play like any regular cd on a non hdcd player. ...   Sugarbrie 06-23-02   Glen, no doubt they would sound better on a hdcd player but ...   Viridian 06-23-02   Hdcd discs sound great on my non hdcd player, greater air on ...   Jab 06-23-02   Can't really be the system as all other discs sound fine. pe ...   Viridian 06-24-02   Sounds like it is the cables to me. i had similar results w ...   Sugarbrie 06-24-02   Sugarbie, all cds sound fine except for hdcds. how can inter ...   Viridian 06-24-02   Since you do not have an hdcd decoder, those cds are just a ...   Sugarbrie 06-24-02: Ncarv I don't have an HDCD player. I have the Steve Earle, El Corazon, Garcia and Grisman, Shady Grove, Neil Young, Silver and Gold and they all sound much better than the average red book CD, though no better than the better red book CD's. Ncarv  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 06-24-02   I used to have and hdcd capapable player but replaced it wit ...   Hdm 06-24-02   Thanks everyone for the clarification. i'm chalking this one ...   Viridian 06-24-02   hmm... i've got a planet and that shady grove cd. it's ...   Gold001 06-24-02   Mine says hdcd on the disc itself, but not on the packaging. ...   Viridian 06-24-02   I'm also disappointed in hdcd playback on my system...doesn' ...   zshuster@ 06-24-02   Geez zshuster, with all that gear i think i would have cough ...   Glen 06-24-02   Hdcd does tend toward a particular sound, which some people ...   Drubin 06-25-02   Hdcd is supposed to have a lower noise floor - that is what ...   Cdc 06-25-02   i looked at my shady grove cd, and it is hdcd. in any ca ...   Gold001 01-22-03   Hdcd v. 'normal' cd - there is no case! normal cd without hd ...   Soso

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