Hello
Guess what, any music in the hands of a consumer is in the end converted to
analog since standard speakers can not convert digital information. This
means each piece in the system used to reproduce sound has an effect and you
have almost proved my point. You are asking a standard JVC deck to compete
with your NAD. It aint gonna happen..
Try hooking up a JVC CD player in your system and compare that to your NAD..
While HDCD units themselves should not make a difference on non HDCD CD they
usually do for all the same reasons; the internal circuits are usually far
superior on these decks than a standard one.
I used Rock and Roll for an example ONLY, cause that's just me. And I am
not talking about very loud volumes for the subtle differences to disappear,
perhaps 10-15% of your systems power is usually enough for this to happen. I
will normally use some soft jazz or classical to demonstrate as it is easier
to hear differences (still can't hear any after a certain point)
The single largest difference folks are going to hear from MD to the next is
the deck that was used to record it. This is not necessarily the ONLY
difference but it is the largest difference. So, you can also try someone
else's MD recorded on at least an ES machine to listen to the difference.
In any case, as I mentioned I have sold a lot of folks, including more than
a few pro DJs on MD by proving to them in my own studio that there is near
zero difference when listening at any real volume at all. Now if background
elevator music played very softly is your forte then I make no such claim.
Les
www.musicmixers.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Frakes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: MD: CD quality compared to MD quality
> "Les" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >A lot of truth here but you might want to consider component quality
> >and not just system quality. There are cd players and there are HDCD
> >players of considerable quality difference. I have yet to see any of
> >the so called really high end gear companies produce MD decks. I
> >would venture to say that if you had a Sony ES CD deck and A Sony ES
> >MD deck you should not be able to so readily hear a difference. From
> >the sounds of your system I would bet your CD deck is either a pro
> >model or very high end HDCD. Perhaps if you had a pro model or super
> >high end MD deck (if indeed they are available) the comparison would
> >be more fair. After all a Technics is not going to sound like a
> >Harman Kardon or Onkyo, much less something better like a NAD! So, it
> >is my firm opinion that your cd deck MUST be far superior to your MD
> >deck if you can so easily tell a difference.
>
> My CD player is an NAD 502. A very good standalone player, but not a
> "pro" model (not sure what you mean by "pro"), nor is it a "very high end
> HDCD" (which won't make a difference on non-HDCDs). I don't have a Sony
> ES MD component for playback -- I use the line out on my JVC home unit or
> on my MZ-R50 -- but I personally think that in my system the limiting
> factor is the quality of the MD recording, not the playback unit.
>
> >Except, I say again; when you turn the volume up to a normal rock and
roll
> >level its going to take Superman to hear any difference at all; not just
> >between formats but between any decent gear as well (providing the same
> >quality speakers are being used, speakers being the most crucial of all
> >audio components).
>
> True, but I don't listen to my rock music that loud ;-) And while turning
> up the volume on rock music can "drown out" the differences in sound
> quality, turning up the volume on classical pieces doesn't quite have the
> same effect. In fact, it often "shows" differences.
>
> >Also, until about 3 months ago I would have agreed with you totally
> >on MP3. Since audio is my profession I took another look and have
> >found there are now extremely high quality MP3s on the net. When
> >converted to waves and burned to CD they are about as good as
> >anything, which is why there is now such a fuss about themn I guess.
>
> I have yet to find an MP3 that has quality good enough to compete with CD
> or MD, but that's just me ;-)
>
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