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RE: Comparing vinyl sound to hi-res digital remaster

> Every time a recording is re-released (if sourced from a analog tape) it is (has to be) re-mastered.

It depends on your meaning of the term "remastering" as to whether it changes the sound of the recording. If you simply copy an analog tape with a high-quality digital recorder like my TASCAM DA-3000, the digital copy will sound the same as the analog tape. If you re-equalize the digital copy you can make it sound different and I think this is what most us think of when the term "remastering" is used.

Any time you alter the frequency response of a recording the difference is easily heard. I believe this is the main reason that vinyl sounds noticeably different than a digital release of the same music. The vinyl process alters frequency response whereas the digital process maintains ruler flat frequency response. Consequently, when I make a digital copy of a vinyl record on my own system, it sounds the same as the record. If you compare my digital copy to the vinyl played on a different turntable, it will invariably sound different because different turntables alter frequency response differently.

Best regards,
John Elison


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