RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording

Posted by John Elison (A) on January 2, 2023 at 21:25:58

In Reply to: RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording posted by flood2 on January 2, 2023 at 17:07:32:

> I asked what you thought was best and how you rank 30ips tape, digital and lacquers.

Well, it depends on how you define best. If you define "best" in terms of accuracy, I think hi-res DSD is the most accurate format because, based on my experience, it seems to make transparent copies of the other two formats.

On the other hand, if you're asking me which format sounds best to me when making a live recording, I'd have to pick either 30ips tape or a master lacquer. At any rate, I like the sound of 30ips tape and lacquer better than digital when we're talking about using it to make the original recording of a live performance. Both tape and lacquer seem to have a more musical sound quality when used to make the original recording.

However, because of the accuracy of DSD, it seems to capture the musical sound quality of both tape and lacquer when used for recording those other two formats. At any rate, it fools my ears and others who've heard my DSD recordings of vinyl. This is why I believe we could have DSD recordings that sound identical to vinyl by first recording a performance to a playable master lacquer and then using a DSD recorder to copy the master lacquer.

With respect to Stockfisch recordings, I own one of them in DSD64 format and I think it sounds very good. I own several DMM LPs from other manufacturers and I like them, too. In fact, I've always though DMM vinyl sounds better than vinyl made from master lacquers. On the other hand, I thought that Peter Ledermann's playable master lacquer sounded better than any vinyl record I'd ever heard.

Happy New Year!
John Elison

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Topic - A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - ecl876 18:00:54 01/01/23 (28)

RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - John Elison 20:43:18 01/01/23 (19)

RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - flood2 00:59:57 01/02/23 (15)

So When is a Direct to Disk Recording NOT a Direct to Disk Recording? - Mel 07:35:57 01/02/23 (7)

RE: So When is a Direct to Disk Recording NOT a Direct to Disk Recording? - ecl876 08:08:53 01/02/23 (6)

WHY DOES IT MATTER? - LtMandella 21:27:46 01/02/23 (0)

RE: So When is a Direct to Disk Recording NOT a Direct to Disk Recording? - Mel 08:39:37 01/02/23 (4)

RE: So When is a Direct to Disk Recording NOT a Direct to Disk Recording? - ecl876 09:06:00 01/02/23 (3)

RE: So When is a Direct to Disk Recording NOT a Direct to Disk Recording? - Mel 10:05:12 01/02/23 (2)

RE: So When is a Direct to Disk Recording NOT a Direct to Disk Recording? - Mel 11:51:21 01/02/23 (1)

RE: So When is a Direct to Disk Recording NOT a Direct to Disk Recording? - ecl876 13:04:04 01/02/23 (0)

RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - John Elison 03:14:34 01/02/23 (6)

RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - flood2 12:36:12 01/02/23 (5)

RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - John Elison 14:14:56 01/02/23 (4)

RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - flood2 17:07:32 01/02/23 (3)

RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - John Elison 21:25:58 01/02/23 (2)

RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - flood2 16:20:02 01/03/23 (1)

RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - John Elison 15:18:15 01/09/23 (0)

RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - ecl876 22:02:05 01/01/23 (2)

RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - John Elison 03:26:08 01/02/23 (1)

RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - BalleClorin1 22:33:51 04/05/23 (0)

And you can buy the LP ... where? - Amphissa 19:50:37 01/01/23 (7)

Presto Music is where I got mine nt - steve.ott@kctcs.edu 21:23:24 01/04/23 (0)

RE: And you can buy the LP ... where? - ecl876 20:19:11 01/01/23 (1)

Thanks for the link. I just bought one. - jperry 09:17:40 04/06/23 (0)

RE: And you can buy the LP ... where? - Tre' 20:17:58 01/01/23 (3)

RE: And you can buy the LP ... where? - Don Reid 08:44:00 01/02/23 (2)

RE: And you can buy the LP ... where? - ecl876 08:50:39 01/02/23 (1)

RE: And you can buy the LP ... where? - ecl876 09:38:19 01/02/23 (0)

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RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - John Elison 21:25:58 01/02/23 (2)

RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - flood2 16:20:02 01/03/23 (1)

RE: A Superb Direct to Disc Recording - John Elison 15:18:15 01/09/23 (0)

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