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Re: How is the state of digital copy vs original LP...

>>> 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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