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2008 Boot Quality

Dan1984Dan1984 Posts: 444
edited July 2008 in Given To Fly (live)
I keep reading about the fair quality of the 2008 boots and was wondering if these are just the download versions or the CD version. I am not a MP3 fan so what I want to know is if the download FLAC is what people are complaining about or the CD boots. I personally want the CDs but I am not sure if they have shipped yet. Any help would be great. Thanks, Dan
06/05/2003 - San Diego
06/06/2003 - Las Vegas
06/07/2003 - Phoenix
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    Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    I'm pretty sure they're all the same content-wise, which is unfortunate, because the mastering (and somethimes the mixing) sucks.
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    Dan1984Dan1984 Posts: 444
    I know some CDs have started to arrive. Has the quality become better with the later shows?
    06/05/2003 - San Diego
    06/06/2003 - Las Vegas
    06/07/2003 - Phoenix
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    LeatherMosquitoManLeatherMosquitoMan Posts: 4,034
    Dan1984 wrote:
    I know some CDs have started to arrive. Has the quality become better with the later shows?


    All anyone has (including myself) is Tampa and WPB.

    They sound exactly the same as the downloads.
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    tombellancatombellanca Posts: 117
    I haven't kept up with the topics on sound quality, but of the couple I've heard so far (MSG 1&2), they were recorded/mastered with too high of signal input, thus distortion. Very dissapointing...
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    Dan1984Dan1984 Posts: 444
    tombellanca wrote:
    I haven't kept up with the topics on sound quality, but of the couple I've heard so far (MSG 1&2), they were recorded/mastered with too high of signal input, thus distortion. Very dissapointing...

    That is too bad. I really like the sound of the 2000, 2003, and 2006 boots. I don't like the 2005 boots at all but I also don't like MP3s. Maybe the later shows will be better quality.
    06/05/2003 - San Diego
    06/06/2003 - Las Vegas
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    rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,917
    If you're a hard-core audiofile, you'll find lots of things to complain about. If you just want to hear solid recordings of the band's shows, the 2008 boots are fine, and much better than not having any soundboard recordings (a la the 2007 tour).
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    slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,758
    reborncareerist wrote:
    If you're a hard-core audiofile, you'll find lots of things to complain about. If you just want to hear solid recordings of the band's shows, the 2008 boots are fine, and much better than not having any soundboard recordings (a la the 2007 tour).

    Yeah, it's funny. Since about 2000 on, there would be numerous threads on here about how the sound on these boots suck or that boots suck. They always sound fine to me.

    Some people are just too damn picky, I imagine.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
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    rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,917
    slightofjeff wrote:
    Yeah, it's funny. Since about 2000 on, there would be numerous threads on here about how the sound on these boots suck or that boots suck. They always sound fine to me.

    Some people are just too damn picky, I imagine.

    Indeed ... "Shitty" or "sucks" or even "bad" are just not good descriptors of soundboard quality recordings, regardless of the mix.
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    SkeeterBSkeeterB If I knew where it was, I would take you there... Posts: 422
    reborncareerist wrote:
    If you're a hard-core audiofile, you'll find lots of things to complain about. If you just want to hear solid recordings of the band's shows, the 2008 boots are fine, and much better than not having any soundboard recordings (a la the 2007 tour).

    2006 wasn't soundboard. It was something else, but I don't remember, and I do know that those sound great (except for the annoying girl in the Athens show) :)
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    rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,917
    Dont Gimmee No Lip wrote:
    2006 wasn't soundboard. It was something else, but I don't remember, and I do know that those sound great (except for the annoying girl in the Athens show) :)

    I like the 2006 boots as well ... There is some variability across the shows, in terms of how "fuzzy" the sound is, but the Europe 2006 boots sound awesome to me.
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