Why is it that modern digital tracks sound so sh!tty compared to CDs?

[Michael's Black Son]

Brehs, i'm listening to Snoop Dogg's BUSH (on CD) thru some headphones right now while I'm on my computer and I just did a quick comparison from the CD version and the mp3, mp4 (or whatever) version I got on my hard drive and the quality is like night and day.

I know about compression and bit rates of the digital versions but I would think that the quality you get from iTunes or wherever would at least sound great. I haven't listened to a CD in FOREVER and goddamn these vocals/production sound crisp as fukk thru these Beats headphones I got on so I KNOW it would sound heavenly thru some higher end joints.

fukk. Wish i had more CDs even tho its a pain in the as having a million of them shyt around but I fukkin miss just flipping thru the booklet, reading the notes and seeing the art work

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

CDs are a pain and I definitely use my cell phone a lot more often than car cd player (I have 2011 honda accord) but you're right. CDs are waaaaaaaay better than mp3s when it comes to sound. Then again it might come down to my system(s) but for CDs have a better more full sound.

This is kinda the reason I don't want cds to disapear just yet

 

[KravenMorehead™]

I was gonna say compression but you said it.

 

[Amsterdayumn]

Might wanna try FLAC instead of MP3, should be of better quality