Digital front ends are all different and IMHO SS ones are the least forgiving. Get a 2d CDP which uses tubes. Then put tubes in which have some added warmth - that should take care of a lot of marginal CD's. Might even improve some good ones. If your pre-amp has a tape loop you can put a tube buffer in it and switch it in and out as needed.
What to do with bad recorded CDs
When I upgraded to Mcintosh and Accuphase - Kef speaker system, I am in heaven for the first time I started this hobby a decade ago.
I found my-self not even breathing, to capture every bit of nuance of the music... It was a great moment for me - and I am a professional musician. Rarely do I encounter such moments in live music !
Good Hifi can equal if not better live performance - for me.
But alas, heaven turned into he-- when I put on badly recorded materials. It revealed bad CDs to the point of me wanting to throw them away.
What do audiophiles do about that ? Go back to a lesser system to play these ? Or should I throw away great portion of my collection ?
I found my-self not even breathing, to capture every bit of nuance of the music... It was a great moment for me - and I am a professional musician. Rarely do I encounter such moments in live music !
Good Hifi can equal if not better live performance - for me.
But alas, heaven turned into he-- when I put on badly recorded materials. It revealed bad CDs to the point of me wanting to throw them away.
What do audiophiles do about that ? Go back to a lesser system to play these ? Or should I throw away great portion of my collection ?