jh901 wrote: > The constant drip, drip of cynicism in this forum isn't going to help > anyone. I honestly don't get it.
I'm not cynical I'm just not willing to be treated as simply an open wallet by some audio manufacturers and their helpers, the audiophile press. Being an audiophile, or better yet, being someone interested in getting good sound while keeping the costs at a minimum is not the same thing as being part of a religion. The afterlife may have to be taken on faith but not a $100,000 pair of speakers as well as a $30 high resolution snow job. So while the audio press is being pushing $500 USB cables and the latest USB DAC with super low jitter we are here calling out their lies. That's not cynicism, that's just truth. jh901 wrote: > You will have to provide some examples of recordings from the 50s-70s > which you find "unclean" (poor). I wonder if you actually believe that > you remember the quality of sound that you experienced 40 years ago?! > LOL. Even if you could, which doesn't seem realistic, then you'd have > to consider that your turtable at that time couldn't touch an entry > level Rega from today. I do agree that some of your LPs would have > suffered from an old stamper or other pressing problems. But think > about that. Does that mean that the recording and mastering is to blame > or was it perhaps simply a pressing problem? So doesn't it hold true > that the tapes could sound quite good? If so, then there very well may > be a CD issue that will please you. > > Bottom line here is that if you have some favorite albums for which you > wish the sound quality was better, then there may be an answer. A few points: The Linn LP-12 was introduced in 1972, 41 years ago and is the equal of any Rega turntable. Back in the late 1970 and early 1980s vinyl did suffer from issues related to pressing and the vinyl being used. The RCA Dynaflex pressings were a sonic nightmare. These problems do not exist with today's vinyl since the production runs are very limited and the vinyl is usually of very good quality. The poor quality of vinyl at the time of the introduction of CDs really helped to give the CD format the boost it needed. I agree with you that one needs to differentiate between a poor mastering or pressing of a good recording and a plain old poor recording. However the word "remaster" is not nor has it ever been a guarantee of improved sound. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98249 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
