Why CDs May Actually Sound Better Than Vinyl
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Absolutely , would luv to hear Batman .. The Dark Knight returns on vinyl .... While Schoenberg 's Verklarte Nacht , will mostly always sound better on vinyl . Horses for Courses .
The Dark Knight on vinyl makes the CD counterpart read like compressed mud. HDTrack's The Dark Knight Rises "Hi-Rez" version is yet another example of truly bad "Lo-Rez" wrapped in "Hi-Rez" packaging w/"Hi-Rez" pricing.
That's a good article, but then again I'm a bit biased. I wonder if it's because I'm almost exclusively a classical listener these days that vinyl doesn't really float my boat?
Dear TBone , wish you lived closer to be able to hear the red book version on my rig . With the Zanden pre amp ( what a gem ) )handling duties , it sounds down right menacing. No two ways about it
It's because of classical that I want vinyl. The 60s 70s performances are superlative both in performance and recording, and you will just connect so much more to violin, brass and piano - but a good set up is required. TTs can also be more dynamic. True on very complex symphonies like Mahler vinyl will be compressed relative to a good digital performance but even on that tone can have an advantage
Very interesting facts and reading, but the article is chaotic and spreads a lot of confusion.
Most of all, it fails to understand that the objective of sound reproduction is to get the preference of listeners. If a format is perfect, the industry should use it to get the preferences of the end users, not just to please the engineers or the producers. IMHO the industry was given a format that it does not master, as it is intrinsically based in very complicated mathematics and advanced signal processing, and are using it empirically. DAC designers are still perfecting their designs, but the professionals from the other side must understand and foresee the consequences of their decisions during recording and mastering in terms of playback in existing equipment and systems, not in ideal sound reproducing systems.
"It really does come down to the preference of the end user." , Yes it is true, we should consider it sounds better when the users prefer it in their systems!
BTW, although in my current system I prefer digital for very complex symphonic music, unfortunately for chamber music vinyl or jazz is almost every time an easy winner.
Most of all, it fails to understand that the objective of sound reproduction is to get the preference of listeners. If a format is perfect, the industry should use it to get the preferences of the end users, not just to please the engineers or the producers. IMHO the industry was given a format that it does not master, as it is intrinsically based in very complicated mathematics and advanced signal processing, and are using it empirically. DAC designers are still perfecting their designs, but the professionals from the other side must understand and foresee the consequences of their decisions during recording and mastering in terms of playback in existing equipment and systems, not in ideal sound reproducing systems.
"It really does come down to the preference of the end user." , Yes it is true, we should consider it sounds better when the users prefer it in their systems!
BTW, although in my current system I prefer digital for very complex symphonic music, unfortunately for chamber music vinyl or jazz is almost every time an easy winner.
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Now that's a surprise , I thought classical was vinyl's strength . Not the orchestral bombast maybe , but where timbre ,tone and fluidity are of importance .
yes, look's like your post, mine, Ian's and microstrip's crossed in the websphere.
A turntable can't add dynamics (or at least it shouldn't), the goal of any decent TT is to PROPERLY/ACCURATELY reproduce dynamic content based on its given LP.
I think this is a way for Steve to test the current "civility" temperature index of WBF. 
So far, so good. Hope it continues.
So far, so good. Hope it continues.
Ok, I stand corrected. For some reason it sounded more dynamic though. Nort all TTS, but when set up right.
you are not alone, this is often cited as an inherited vinyl based advantage. The reality is ...
I think this is a way for Steve to test the current "civility" temperature index of WBF.
So far, so good. Hope it continues.
Me too
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