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In Reply to: RE: More mono AAA LPs? posted by John Elison on March 29, 2017 at 19:28:46
My opinion, of course, but also based on many years of listening to all of them. I own a few thousand LPs, of all genres, a few thousand CDs, same and hundreds of SACDs, not to mention a number of open reel tapes.
Even on SACD, to my ear, and in general, the best sounding SACDs tended to be from analog originals (think the Pentatone reissues), followed by SACDs from DSD sources, and finally, in last place, the PCM sourced SACDs.
For about 5 years I listened to nothing but SACD, but for the helluva it one day threw on an LP (recorded in 1967!) onto the Rega P3 I owned at the time, and the music leapt out at me in way I had not heard in years. That was the beginning of my reconversion to LP.
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Did dip my toes into SACD briefly, even owning an SCD-1 in a triode system (Fi). But by Garrard 401 regularly beat it up in terms of engagement and sonic realism.
Only other format that I've now an interest in, aside from cassettes, is reel-to-reel. But that's an investment I'm not sure I can justify. So I may just begin collecting extraordinary MC (and other) cartridges and associated vinyl paraphernalia.
Big J
"... only a very few individuals understand as yet that personal salvation is a contradiction in terms."
Analog is better than DSD which is better than PCM.
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