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In Reply to: RE: Comparing vinyl sound to hi-res digital remaster posted by magiccarpetride on May 07, 2017 at 14:06:04
It seems clear there is no reasonable way for most audiophiles of modest means to make a sensible comparison. We can't fly with our favorite LP to some rich guy's house and listen on a system of nearly infinite resolving power, like J.E. In any case you could never repeat the experiment reliably.
My small experience using a 'pretty good' prosumer digital recorder indicated the difference between carefully recorded copies of some favorite LP's and the LP, played on the TT I recorded it from, were such that I couldn't resolve them on my own stereo, given its resolving power.
The crux of this biscuit lies in the limits of resolution and the built-in biases of one's system. I've been doing some gear-swapping recently and have just listened to a beloved album from LP, CD, and lossless file (made from the CD), referring to the LP as a sort of baseline. I love my vinyl and am deeply satisfied with the way my LP playback sounds. But without detailed explanation, I'm feeling right now that the most laid-back toe-tappin' groovy presentation came from the lossless files - IN MY SYSTEM. This conclusion applies to no one else's system.
There are only a handful of my 5000 albums that I have in digital + vinyl formats, so the comparison serves no real purpose for me either. The differences of the vinyl versus digital are fairly clear but not that important really- both are very tasty, just slightly different flavors. To make a sweeping generalization about vinyl always being better is unsupportable; I just want to listen to music!
Regardless of all this philosophical BS (Bears*it), Magic Carpet- I'm glad you found groovy LP for a buck!
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Regardless of all this philosophical BS (Bears*it), Magic Carpet- I'm glad you found groovy LP for a buck!That is one of the things I find irresistible about collecting vinyl -- you can luck into a few gems here and there for a few bucks. There are also some rarities, and also some LPs that have been butchered by the botched transfer to digital. Even those butchered CDs are out of print, so getting an awesome sounding LP for a buck is such a sweet win :)
Previously I was a bit standoffish about those garage sale old dusty LPs, but now that I've bought an RCM, I'm not hesitating anymore. Nine times out of ten the bargain purchase of some old LP turns out to hit the jackpot, after I thoroughly clean, wash and vacuum it.
Edits: 05/08/17
Awesome post.
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