----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Studdert" Subject: RE: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
> > > I have a friend who has about a $100k audio system > > ($29K loudspeakers) and he has invested heavily in > > both analog and CD. On his system, the best LPs > > crush CDs, it isnt even close and his digital stuff > > cost about 20K including upsamplers, jitterboxes, > > etc. His phono rig is also about 20K....LPs cant > > sound simply amazing when done right. CD is history > > like you mentioned, SACD and DVD-A both beat it and > > sound closer to LP.... > > Each to their own. Well executed double blind audio testing often leads to > fractured fantasies particularly where large sums of money are involved, pity > you can always tell vinyl by the noise. :-) Lets face it, how many $100K audio systems are there in private hands? I would seriously doubt that there are more than a few thousand systems of that value in peoples living rooms. It may be enough to support a cottage industry of like minded people with too much spending money, but I wouldn't exactly call it a marketplace (which is what I was talking about in the first place). Hell, if everyone really cared about the purportedly better sound quality of LP records, the MP3 player would never have been born. William Robb
