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In Reply to: Re: How is the state of digital copy vs original LP... posted by Bersani on December 17, 2005 at 19:31:42:
>>> Clicks and pops usually result in digital clipping,
>>> so there's signal corruption right from the start!I'll agree with you that clipping will certainly alter the sound. I guess most of my records are very clean because the clicks and pops I encounter rarely exceed the maximum level of musical peaks. Moreover, I'll have to admit that I don’t really focus on noise when I compare digital copies with the original. Mostly, I focus on cymbals and other high frequency sounds because that is the area that always bothered me about CD digital.
My ML-9600 digital recorder is connected into the tape loop of my Pass Labs X1 line stage and I can play a record and switch back-and-forth using the tape monitor. Switching is instantaneous and inaudible. Furthermore, simply placing the ML-9600 in its record mode runs the signal through its digital converters. When I switch between tape and source there is no audible difference that I can detect even when listening with Grado HP-1 and RS-2 headphones connected to a Grado headphone amplifier.
I guess the bottom line for me is that I actually derive greater pleasure from listening to digital copies than records because I cannot detect any sonic differences and CD-Rs are much more convenient.
Best regards,
John Elison
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Follow Ups
- Re: How is the state of digital copy vs original LP... - John Elison 23:12:45 12/17/05 (8)
- Re: How is the state of digital copy vs original LP... - Stephen Murphy 07:55:03 12/18/05 (7)
- Re: How is the state of digital copy vs original LP... - John Elison 09:59:36 12/18/05 (6)
- No special tests are required - Bersani 20:43:44 12/18/05 (3)
- Re: No special tests are required - John Elison 05:59:39 12/19/05 (2)
- Re: No special tests are required - Stephen Murphy 07:44:00 12/19/05 (1)
- Re: No special tests are required - John Elison 12:48:56 12/19/05 (0)
- My experience is the same as John's. - jsm 12:39:31 12/18/05 (1)
- Re: My experience is the same as John's. - Stephen Murphy 14:30:42 12/18/05 (0)