In Reply to: I am thankful to get these SACDs but . . . posted by jnr on October 8, 2004 at 19:19:22:
This is a fascinating thread. I just read Teresa's comments as well. All I ever hear anywhere is about the "superiority of vinyl", as if it's the Holy Grail. But I see now that vinyl (even the BEST) is often am equalized "distrtion" of the master tape. That leads me to believe that the "superiority" is actually a preference for the BALANCE presented on vinyl, which aligns with my own experience. Vinyl is, generally, "warmer" than digitial. It took me a while to get used to that when I started listening to digital. Now, of course, digital is often "thinner/colder" -- so the answer is probably somewhere in the middle, being a case-by-case thing.
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Follow Ups
- Hmmm...Vinyl is "less accurate"... - SE 12:33:27 10/10/04 (0)