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All of the audio I get off of the albums I buy have bad quality audio. My computer can import in flawless formats but that doesn't matter if the media itself wasn't recorded that way.
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There are long debates about what is the right rendition of almost any recording. Given those debates go on and on, let's not do that again.
It could get expensive as noted at http://www.wired.com/2015/03/hot-stampers/
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If I use iTunes to import an audio file from a cd and import it's songs at an apple lossless, if an improvement will be made even though the song wasn't origionaly created in that high of a format?
I have a few files from HDTracks that sound pretty good.
HDtracks is the only music store founded, funded, and operated by musicians, artists, and audiophiles. Started in 2008 by Norman and David Chesky, pioneers of revolutionary recording techniques and founders of the groundbreaking audiophile label Chesky Records, HDtracks takes their obssession with quality to the most important part of any recording: you, the listener. With industry-leading and painstaking quality controls, everything sold on HDtracks is of the highest possible quality, and available in a diverse range of formats so technology doesn't interfere with the listening experience.
http://www.hdtracks.com/
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