hello...

Released my ex-band's CD in 2006; & at that time, my vehicle only had a Cassette player. So I dubbed the music down to cassette for playback in that vehicle...& it sounded GREAT...I mean, really clear, detailed & punchy.

Sold that vehicle not long ago; & just recently began to play the CD itself in my new vehicle. It sounds CRAPPY...masked & flat.

So I took the original cassette & played it on my project studio's audiophile system (or...as close as I could get to one at the time of purchase...it sports an Onkyo Power Amp, Sony Cassette Player & CD Changer; & Pioneer Speakers...sort of a poor man's audiophile system, I guess). The Sony cassette player is also the same unit that I used to dub the CD to cassette.

I did this in comparison w/ the CD...on the same system…& the results were astonishing similar.

So...my question is...did I discover one of the untold secrets of mastering...rolling off the sub-sonics from the bottom end & the ultra-sonics from the top end ? (to sort of match the limited bandwidth of cassette tape).

I know a practice such as this would vary w/ various musical styles & even recording & mixing techniques...but...do any of the ME's here limit the bandwidth of music they master ? (& if so…what techniques do they use?)

I'm guessing what happened in my case is that the subs and/or the ultras were masking my detail & punch...does that sound correct?

[what exactly IS the bandwidth of cassette tape, anyway?]

Sure could use some expertise on this issue...as I'm back in the studio working on my first solo release; & planned to cycle three tunes form the aforementioned CD into my solo project (&...they'll obviously need to be remastered).

Thanks very much,

mark4man