cliveb wrote: > > Vinyl LP technology is outdated, seriously flawed and quite frankly a > bit of a dog's dinner.
I agree with that. Although I never ditched my vinyl collection I never listened to it. Until I recently discovered that it can sound a bit better than I was used to. cliveb wrote: > > And yet - it can sound bloody marvelous. Go figure. My personal opinion > is that it's because human hearing is sufficiently poor that even LP can > be adequate. (I know Arny wouldn't agree). Yes it can sound great. This is not to say that I'm about to ditch my CD's... I just enjoy a vinyl album every now and then. And this is what our hobby should be all about: enjoyment. cliveb wrote: > > Bottom line : mastering quality is more important than the delivery > medium. If the best master is only available on LP, then the LP will > give the most enjoyable listening experience. That is so true. The term listening fatigue is probably due to poorly mastered and compressed music. cliveb wrote: > > As for the debate over cartridge types, I generally found that low > output MC types gave more "boogie factor" than MM or high output MCs. My experience with MC carts is too limited but I did enjoy the Benz Ace which was a high output MC cart. The OC9 I have now is a low output cart. I didn't AB the two carts and frankly I'm not interested in doing that (for the few vinyl records I play). But I have the feeling that the OC9 produces a tad bit more detail. 'Cambridge Audio 851D-S' (https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/products/851/851d) -> 'Focal MP1200' (http://www.mp1200.co.nf/) -> 'Focal Electra 1028 Be' (http://www.focal.com/en/electra-1000-be-2/209-electra-1028-be-3544053695099.html) 1 x SB Boom, 1 x SB Radio, 1 x SB Touch and 2 x RPI 2B 1 x SB3 and 1 x SB Touch in storage ReadyNAS NVX running LMS 7.9.0. iPeng on iPhone, SqueezePad & iPeng on iPad. http://www.last.fm/user/phibon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pascal Hibon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7969 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108834 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
