RE: Classical music: digital or analog

Posted by steve.ott@kctcs.edu (A) on February 11, 2017 at 20:20:47

In Reply to: Classical music: digital or analog posted by BoezR on February 11, 2017 at 19:15:39:

Yep; that's the $64,000 question.

It would really help if you could take your new collection of LPs and listen to some on a good vinyl rig. Ask on the vinyl asylum if there are any inmates near you.

A very good vinyl rig (table, phono stage, cartridge) that can compete with high resolution classical downloads will be fairly expensive. If you go that route, what would be your budget?

I listen to 99.9% classical, and most of that is on a vinyl setup: VPI Prime,Audio-Technica ART7, Allnic 1201 phono. But I have a very good digital player, a Cary 306 SACD. The latter often beats the former for transparency/clarity, and of course dead quiet; no ticks, no pops, no errors.

But there is something about the natural sound of vinyl (instruments sound more real to me, more air around sections in the soundstage) that I would not be without, and prefer most of the time to digital. But you do have to invest to get that.

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Topic - Classical music: digital or analog - BoezR 19:15:39 02/11/17 (22)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - Roastaman 14:58:18 02/13/17 (0)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - dadbar 06:32:26 02/13/17 (0)

LP playback is 'labor intensive'. You have to BE INVOLVED in it. some like, some hate... - 3+4=5 13:14:36 02/12/17 (0)

Both. - rbolaw 13:13:12 02/12/17 (0)

Its a toss up - EdAInWestOC 13:06:41 02/12/17 (0)

Here's (hears) my two cents worth... (long) - spindoctor 05:27:57 02/12/17 (1)

RE: Here's (hears) my two cents worth... (long) - George S. Roland 12:37:21 02/12/17 (0)

Don't collect formats, collect muisc - PAR 04:13:27 02/12/17 (0)

The answer seems simple to me... - mr.bear 00:29:59 02/12/17 (0)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - flood2 00:08:18 02/12/17 (0)

ERROR....you didn'y... - hifitommy 23:55:59 02/11/17 (2)

This is his very first post... Just mentioning it. (as to listing system) nt - 3+4=5 13:15:55 02/12/17 (1)

We'll give him a few days...... - hifitommy 19:50:34 02/12/17 (0)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - fstein 20:29:07 02/11/17 (0)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - steve.ott@kctcs.edu 20:20:47 02/11/17 (0)

Why not both? - Chris from Lafayette 20:15:09 02/11/17 (3)

RE: Why not both? - Analog Scott 13:26:21 02/12/17 (2)

I use both LP and CD. I would never go for streaming or downloads! - 3+4=5 20:09:29 02/12/17 (0)

Sorry - I forgot we're in the post-Dubya world! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 19:34:06 02/12/17 (0)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - SgreenP@MSN.com 20:09:59 02/11/17 (2)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - BoezR 20:01:22 02/12/17 (1)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - BoezR 05:23:52 02/13/17 (0)

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