In Reply to: Is SACD superior to vinyl? posted by ruxtonvet on June 24, 2012 at 13:12:55:
never mind top grade vinyl, which based on my system capabilities ... still renders SACD SQ ... "digitally compromised".
Look ... I've heard horrendous sounding SACDs, and beautiful sounding SACDs ... although the same can be said for any format. Like everything audio, the common denominator is the mastering quality. Given top grade mastering, an excellent CD will ALWAYS trounce a poorly recorded LP or SACD, despite the fact that CD is the least capable format in absolute terms.
No doubt, the very best DSD based recordings sound truly excellent. However, within my system ... I've yet to hear even any SACD match my best vinyl in terms of portraying that "there feeling" ... that pseudo live performance ... with wide realistic dynamic contrast & extended freq. control ... and believe it or not ... my very best vinyl (hardware related) has far superior low level detail retrieval & noise floor characteristics.
tb1
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Follow Ups
- arguably, it's not even "superior" to CD ... - TBone 12:08:29 06/28/12 (45)
- I believe Jim Smith points out in his book, Get Better Sound - audiozorro 11:56:04 07/02/12 (41)
- RE: I believe Jim Smith points out in his book, Get Better Sound - Fitzcaraldo215 08:46:14 07/03/12 (1)
- RE: I believe Jim Smith points out in his book, Get Better Sound - Tony Lauck 09:56:46 07/05/12 (0)
- BS - Tony Lauck 18:31:59 07/02/12 (38)
- in my practical world ... - TBone 10:26:29 07/03/12 (37)
- RE: in my practical world ... - Fitzcaraldo215 14:52:16 07/04/12 (36)
- far too many ... - TBone 07:57:36 07/09/12 (35)
- RE: far too many ... - Fitzcaraldo215 08:32:12 07/10/12 (15)
- classical snobbery? - TBone 11:08:34 07/10/12 (10)
- RE: classical snobbery? - Robert C. Lang 22:47:25 07/12/12 (9)
- we are very different audiophiles ... - TBone 09:12:13 07/14/12 (8)
- Parallels with the incomparable Porsche 911 - Robert C. Lang 18:01:46 07/18/12 (7)
- RE: Parallels with the incomparable Porsche 911 - Fitzcaraldo215 08:46:04 07/19/12 (6)
- Sony blew it by not releasing an abundance of SACD rock titles - Robert C. Lang 22:42:16 07/20/12 (5)
- Right. - Kal Rubinson 06:47:09 07/21/12 (3)
- RE: Right. - Disbeliever 01:06:48 07/25/12 (2)
- You never seem to get the point. - Kal Rubinson 14:15:44 07/26/12 (1)
- RE: You never seem to get the point. - Disbeliever 21:48:34 07/26/12 (0)
- RE: Sony blew it by not releasing an abundance of SACD rock titles - Disbeliever 00:03:21 07/21/12 (0)
- RE: far too many ... - Disbeliever 09:12:18 07/10/12 (3)
- RE: far too many ... - Fitzcaraldo215 14:22:41 07/11/12 (2)
- RE: far too many ... - Disbeliever 23:34:47 07/11/12 (0)
- RE: far too many ... - Disbeliever 23:33:51 07/11/12 (0)
- Whoa! "faking hall ambiance"? ..Let me tell you what "faking" is - Robert C. Lang 01:03:57 07/10/12 (18)
- please get a grip on reality ... - TBone 06:07:56 07/10/12 (17)
- "faking hall ambiance" - Robert C. Lang 12:02:20 07/10/12 (16)
- again ... let's be clear ... - TBone 12:28:56 07/10/12 (15)
- Well, I'm rootin' for you - Robert C. Lang 17:34:19 07/10/12 (2)
- no need Robert ... - TBone 07:49:53 07/14/12 (1)
- Again not proselytizing....just some other points of interest - Robert C. Lang 01:09:13 07/16/12 (0)
- Wow. - Kal Rubinson 15:32:19 07/10/12 (11)
- c'mon KAL ... - TBone 16:38:46 07/10/12 (10)
- RE: c'mon KAL ... - Fitzcaraldo215 09:50:03 07/11/12 (1)
- spinning daftness ... - TBone 06:19:12 07/14/12 (0)
- c'mon - Kal Rubinson 17:07:55 07/10/12 (7)
- Sorry for repeating some of your points above TBone - EdAInWestOC 12:38:20 06/29/12 (1)
- RE: Sorry for repeating some of your points above TBone - TBone 07:50:20 06/30/12 (0)
- Agreed - Robert C. Lang 10:11:22 06/29/12 (0)