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In Reply to: RE: My vinyl ripping experience. Some thoughts and comments... posted by AbeCollins on December 22, 2022 at 21:07:49
AbeCollins wrote, "HOWEVER, I hear better results with digital to digital rips from CD or paid-for album downloads. If you already own the album on CD you're probably better off ripping from it (or buying the download) rather than ripping the LP. Why? Because of generational loss and the inherent limited dynamic range of a LP."
Abe - Couldn't disagree with you more... There is no generational loss transcoding LP to digital file. What you're getting with the LP transcode (and not getting with a CD rip) is all that wonderful 2nd order harmonic distortion that makes LPs sound like LPs - which I happen to think sound better (more natural, more like real music) than CDs.
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You DO get generational loss because you're using an analog transducer (cartridge) going from analog vinyl to digital. There's also some inherent veil (as slight as it may be) and coloration in the phono preamp and the ADC.
A CD rip is straight digital to digital.
But I agree about any 2nd order harmonic distortion from the record that can be pleasant to the ear.
AbeCollins wrote, "You DO get generational loss because you're using an analog transducer (cartridge) going from analog vinyl to digital. There's also some inherent veil (as slight as it may be) and coloration in the phono preamp and the ADC."
I guess we'll have to disagree on this... I would not categorize using an analog transducer (cartridge), and coloration in the phono preamp and the ADC as generational loss. I would call them generational gain.
I hope you don't think I'm picking on you. Just having a friendly discussion. It's great that you're enjoying streaming digital now but you're going to have a hard time convincing us in the Vinyl Asylum that digital gives the best sound quality.
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