The New “Mastered for iTunes” Doesn’t Cut It
Recently, iTunes introduced “Mastered for iTunes,” a selection of albums “specially tuned for higher fidelity sound.” With 100-ish albums available, the hope was they’d sound closer to CDs than MP3s.
Nope. According to at least one independent mastering engineer, songs in the old ACC format sound closer to the original CD source than the “Mastered for iTunes” tracks. For a full demonstration, watch the video.