duke43j;610348 Wrote: > I agree that much of the allure of vinyl is that many people (me > included) prefer a warmer and more musical sound to an analytical > (and probably more accurate) sound. I believe this warm sound is > achieved by rolling off the high end, and/or by introducing even > harmonics (i.e. distortion) to the sound. . . Im also not too > distracted by a moderate amount of surface noise (pops, crackles) of > vinyl. So, that doesnt bother me. Maybe this is because I got into > hi-fi long before CDs came along.
I like listening to live music, straight up acoustic in a small space, modest amplification otherwise. Not that I don't appreciate the occasional ear-drum-rattling rock concert. So for me the objective of any reproduction system is to replicate the live sound of real music. As far as I can tell digital does this as well as and mostly better than analog. As noted in my previous post, the "warmer" sound attributed to vinyl is an artifact largely unrelated to what the music actually sounds like first hand. It's hard for me to see what the benefits might be of introducing the kind of distortion applauded for vinyl. That said, what we prefer is what we prefer, so I'm not critical of those who prefer this "vinyl sound" -- but think we need to understand that it may often be a learned preference. The other point is that the so-called brittleness of digital sound is a true fact -- for early digital and for cheap systems. Better recording equipment and better playback equipment have gotten us past that. r. -- RonM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RonM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17029 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85590
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