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Re: Simply get samples of early players and listen to them with modern 'audiophile' quality CDs. ...

Posted by john curl on November 29, 2005 at 09:57:06:
Right you are, bjh. The point is that we have to LISTEN to evaluate what something sounds like. Sometimes, we can't easily measure the difference, but it is there!
For some reason, many here think that those of us who don't care for the sound of CD's, except for the best of the best, are somehow pre-prejudiced to not like digital and CD reproduction in particular.
Personally, I have been following digital recording and reproduction since 1968. Now, that is a long time ago. When I professionally auditioned my first AD-DA converter demo at Ampex in 1968, I came away saying 'It needs work' We used 12 bits with a 50KHz clock, at the time. We had Dr. Temes on staff to do the antialiasing filters, and a brilliant young designer, Richard Steiger, to supervise the design. Still, we all knew that it needed more work, more bits, SOMETHING!
Have things improved since then? Yes. More bits helped, BUT it still wasn't as good as good analog, which also improved over time. Still, the original CD's were almost awful, and later versions are just acceptable. My imagination? No, just my listening opinion, and I have staked my professional reputation on it, over the decades.