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So let's get this straight:

The leaked version is the current retail CD version, but the US iTunes version is supposed to have superior mastering or something? And apparently the NZ iTunes version has different mastering than the US iTunes version and CD version.

CD/NZ iTunes/other web releases have the same mix

CD has lossy mastering on one song - "Hold My Liquor"

US iTunes has a slightly different mix than other versions - the most notable differences being a non-doubled vocal on the first line of "Black Skinhead" and a beat that cuts shorter than other versions in the middle of "I Am A God."

 

In my opinion so far, any non-physical version is superior to the CD because of the lossy master problem.

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In my opinion so far, any non-physical version is superior to the CD because of the lossy master problem.

Well these non-physical versions are gonna be 256kbps digital, iTunes and such. That's why I bought the CD today.

 

 

 

 

For you CD variant hounds, there are four different colors of tape. Red, orange, blue, and pink. Content on all of these is the same. Only the sticker color is different. 

 

I got a copy without tape  :o

 

So I put red tape on and wrote "Yeezus"  :o

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Well these non-physical versions are gonna be 256kbps digital, iTunes and such. That's why I bought the CD today.

MP3s from kanyewest.com are reportedly 320 kbps and lossless is available from Qobuz. 256 kbps AAC from iTunes is near equivalent if not better than 320 kbps MP3.

 

Again, the CD has lossy mastering on "Hold My Liquor." What that means is that the song is likely sourced from a low bitrate MP3 or other lossy format. I wouldn't buy the CD unless that problem is fixed, personally.

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MP3s from kanyewest.com are reportedly 320 kbps and lossless is available from Qobuz. 256 kbps AAC from iTunes is near equivalent if not better than 320 kbps MP3.

Again, the CD has lossy mastering on "Hold My Liquor." What that means is that the song is likely sourced from a low bitrate MP3 or other lossy format. I wouldn't buy the CD unless that problem is fixed, personally.

Hello fellow what.cd member

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So let's get this straight:

The leaked version is the current retail CD version, but the US iTunes version is supposed to have superior mastering or something? And apparently the NZ iTunes version has different mastering than the US iTunes version and CD version.

 

 

iTunes US

iTunes Global

CD

KanyeWest.com

 

Four different mixes.

 

Sigh.

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