![Archimago's Musings: HOW-TO: CD Pre-Emphasis & Using SoX De-Emphasis. (And the decline of physical media with vinyl revenue > CD now.) Archimago's Musings: HOW-TO: CD Pre-Emphasis & Using SoX De-Emphasis. (And the decline of physical media with vinyl revenue > CD now.)](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xVWyaCpsHlk/X0vHwyZYEFI/AAAAAAAAXwk/N0QIlWRbOSkuwAgVBBNNb27PyYtbsv0dgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/DSOTM%2BPRE%2BFlag.png)
Archimago's Musings: HOW-TO: CD Pre-Emphasis & Using SoX De-Emphasis. (And the decline of physical media with vinyl revenue > CD now.)
![Apparently this is the best sounding digital version of “Dark Side Of The Moon”, MIJ. The CD utilizes pre-emphasis so you have to play it back on something that can de-emphasis it Apparently this is the best sounding digital version of “Dark Side Of The Moon”, MIJ. The CD utilizes pre-emphasis so you have to play it back on something that can de-emphasis it](https://external-preview.redd.it/apparently-this-is-the-best-sounding-digital-version-of-v0-RoHyHRRk7YQDEzqgpLvxvZ65cOteCgnra9OVV12PqS4.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=27d6cdd7d0ba7202392dc6c7c61d11dbf4dbe697)
Apparently this is the best sounding digital version of “Dark Side Of The Moon”, MIJ. The CD utilizes pre-emphasis so you have to play it back on something that can de-emphasis it
![Archimago's Musings: HOW-TO: CD Pre-Emphasis & Using SoX De-Emphasis. (And the decline of physical media with vinyl revenue > CD now.) Archimago's Musings: HOW-TO: CD Pre-Emphasis & Using SoX De-Emphasis. (And the decline of physical media with vinyl revenue > CD now.)](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2FszQnF88oo/X0u_fKtCVOI/AAAAAAAAXwU/3qFZxdnfOuczfNJtwuXfcWhW6PJAeeG-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/Dealing%2Bwith%2BPre-Emphasized%2BAudio.jpg)
Archimago's Musings: HOW-TO: CD Pre-Emphasis & Using SoX De-Emphasis. (And the decline of physical media with vinyl revenue > CD now.)
![Archimago's Musings: HOW-TO: CD Pre-Emphasis & Using SoX De-Emphasis. (And the decline of physical media with vinyl revenue > CD now.) Archimago's Musings: HOW-TO: CD Pre-Emphasis & Using SoX De-Emphasis. (And the decline of physical media with vinyl revenue > CD now.)](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kw71FQrxD7Y/X0tRSbWE14I/AAAAAAAAXuc/p-7F-roO9tMH22zVKBjGz7d-Ft_lOJD8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/De-Emphasis-SonyNS999ES.png)