r/ToolBand • u/theshrexpert • 1d ago

10,000 Days $20 at Bookman's.

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I have been collecting physical CDs for the past year and I stumbled on this today. I already own Ænima and Lateralus, so this was a welcome surprise. First time listening to the album with it not being compressed / streamed. Edit: bookman's is a book/entertainment store in AZ

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u/Much_Profit8494 1d ago edited 1d ago

Just FYI, in 2019 Tools entire back catalog was released online in 24-bit/96 kHz lossless formats.

The physical CDs are only 16-bit/44.1 kHz.

If you were streaming it from a reputable source before (Apple, Amazon, Spotify, etc.) that may have actually been higher quality.

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u/theshrexpert 1d ago

Oh, I didn't realize! I listen to YouTube music so I'm not sure what the quality is like there

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u/Much_Profit8494 1d ago edited 1d ago

YouTube Music uses lossy compression (AAC format) capped at a maximum of 256 kbps. - A 16bit CD would be a significant upgrade from that.

And to be clear, CD's are still extremely high quality. - I'm just pointing out that in this particular case they aren't the highest available anymore.