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So what if 2 channel vinyl is lower resolution than surround sound digital? A good recording engineer is more important

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In Reply to: RE: Vinyl is a problem posted by Feanor on May 13, 2008 at 08:28:57

The surface noise, compression, and deep bass roll-off present in most commercial vinyl does prevent the resolution theoretically possible with vinyl.

Using only two channels for vinyl or redbook CDs can never mask the acoustics of our small listening rooms like surround sound can.

But the digital age has also given recording engineers many more "tools" to make the music sound worse, in spite of a theoretically better digital recording medium.

Engineers who cared about sound quality using direct-to-disc vinyl recordings proved vinyl could sound better than a typical CD, if you liked the limited music available.

But then engineers who care that use direct-to-disc CD recordings can sound even better (I only have one) and engineers who care plus minimally processed CDs can sound better too -- better than the best direct-to-disc vinyl I've ever heard, even when the vinyl was new and had no wear and very little surface noise.

With the latest LOUD compressed CDs, I think it's obvious an engineer who cares about sound quality is more important than the recording medium, none of which are perfect (but all have potential few recording engineers take advantage of).
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Richard BassNut Greene
"The Floyd R. Turbo of Bingham Farms Michigan"

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