45 RPM reissues- Are they better than high-res downloads?

Blizzard

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Blizzard, that suggestion might be interesting, but it would answer a different question and it is not the topic of this thread. The topic of this thread is not about vinyl rips, it is about 45 LPs and hi rez downloads. The consensus so far seems to be that vinyl is "better", it is unclear if that means that it is preferred by the listener, or if it sounds more real, or if it is more transparent to the original recording.

Greg, what do you mean by "better"?

The other interesting issue is this: are you really asking about the recording or the playback chain sounding better, or are you implying that it is by necessity, the combination of the two?


Madfloyd commented on his opinion of digital downloads vs vinyl. Maybe if he downloaded a vinyl sourced high rez digital download from Bruce, his opinion would change.
 
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Would like to have Bruce opinion on the matter .. Bruce? :)
 

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The beauty is you have a100% sampling rate with only one conversion. You don't deconstruct and reconstruct the wave.
 

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For arguments sake, if you can minimize crosstalk and inner grove distortion, you have gone a long way. Also with two discs you have plenty of room for deep bass and dynamics. You can do it with 33.33rpm also. It's ok to put less music on 33333rpm.You exchange quantit for quantity.

Empirically you can have greater groove depth with 180g-200g.
 

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