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In Reply to: RE: Rod Stewart Every Picture Tell A Story posted by DSG on December 04, 2015 at 16:12:43
I don't think the MusicScope graphs presents a clear picture of the differences. They show more content in the vinyl recording. I also have iZotope RX5. Here are spectral graphs of both at 24/192 gain balanced as best I could.
vinyl @ 24/192
digital 24/192
What I see and what I hear is slightly better bass from the vinyl. Also prefer the cymbal shimmer from the vinyl. Both are enjoyable. I cheated a bit. My vinyl recording has been de-clicked and had a 20 hz high pass filter added.
Comparisons made using JRiver21, exSound e12, Project Ember headphone amp, HiFiMan HE-500 with Moon Audio Silver Dragon. YMMV
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Do your measurements of the 24/192 digital version account for the improved and excellent sound - to my ears - of this recording?
Edits: 12/11/15
I see hi rez content in the spectral data rather than upsampled lo rez, I see good dynamic range in the numbers and I hear great music through my headphones.
Thank you for analysis and at least giving me some confirmation that my ears are doing more than holding up my glasses. Now I have additional confidence about recommending other high resolution versions of some of my favorite albums.
"Now I have additional confidence about recommending other high resolution versions of some of my favorite albums."
Some hi res versions are good/better and some are not. There are so many variables. Some are merely upsampled low resolution - lipstick on a pig.
IMHO, the final step, choosing the medium on which it will be released - cd, vinyl, higher resolutions of pcm or dsd, is typically less important than all the work done beforehand.
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