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>>I have compared the vinyl to the cdr and they are very close in sound. Friends who have heard the cdr's not knowing the source have remarked how vinyl sounding they are. All surface noise and clicks have been removed. So I would say that cdr's made from a vinyl source sound very much like vinyl and I am a vinyl lover who would not have believed this to be true<<

I've taken a different approach, I record from my 'table through my pre-amp and into a stand-alone Sony recorder, directly to CDR. It's more the straight wire with gain approach, the Sony is a 24/88 player which easily converts down to 16/44 for CDR. I've stayed clear of any other conversions and devices, with NO POST digital manipulation. What is on my CDRs, for better of worse, is more of a direct copy of my source, albeit with the traditional redbook limitations.

And yes, I can easily tell the difference between my best recorded material on LP and CDR. As good as my CDR are, and they are VERY good, they're about 10-15% shy of the real thing. The biggest difference is dimensionality, in which the sonic picture of the CDR is 10-15% smaller in every dimension. Also, the frequency extremes have less dynamic contrast, with slightly less convincing instrumental impact. That said, I'd never claim that my CDR are anything but a "true" representation of my turntable, and in fact, use CDR to better refine my tables and to evaluate others.

However, it should be noted that sometimes these differences evaporate.

As an example, if I record an LP that was originally mastered from digital, it's LP-CDR copy has the potential to sound identical to the LP. I've got examples of this very scenario, in which, I can't tell the difference ... and remember, this is that much more telling when ... NO POST digital processing is used.

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