Thanks Tony,

I think that you have politely proved my suspision that I am far too impatient :)

I was also thinking of making some test files in Goldwave but thought there may be a good set that is commonly available.

I never noticed the mastering differences with my old Kenwood 10xCD changer on random but I suspect that was because I wasn't listening as intently as I have with the empeg. I think I may be trying to listen for artifacts/problems with compression and therefore paying more attention to detail than I used to.

I will take your advice and make EQ changes sloooowly over a range of CDs.

MK2 Red S/n 949