Rubish, I have compared records played back on a LP12 and CD on a top of the line LINN CD player with DAC and there really was no discernable quality difference. When CD frist came out perhaps you could have argued there was a difference - but nowadays things are a lot better.
By the way JCO. Please STOP SHOUTING IT IS GETTING FUCKING ANOYING OK. A. On 26/8/04 7:48 pm, "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > FALSE, great LP reproduction ( I'm talking $10K and up > playback equipment ) sounds so much more like REAL LIVE > SOUND/MUSIC than CD it isnt even close. Its LESS distortion, > not more that makes it better. > > JCO > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gonz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 1:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. > > > This person has an interesting website talking about this whole thing, > which of course is a long stewing religious argument: > > http://users.bigpond.net.au/christie/comparo/part4.html > > No real conclusions, but s/he makes drops the hint that people probably > like the sound that results from the type of distortions that LP brings, > > hence the "it sounds better to me" argument is what it all boils down > to. > > frank theriault wrote: > >> A couple of thoughts, and then that's it for me on this most OT of >> threads: >> >> First, I don't give a rat's ass about what engineers say, what numbers >> say, what theory says. >> >> I listen to music. My ears decide what sounds best, not numbers or >> theory. No, I'm not an engineer or a scientist, I don't know any > theory >> at all. But, I know what I hear. >> >> I have a pretty decent CD playback system. Not high end or >> audiophile, >> but better than most people have. It sounds pretty good. >> >> I had (before a CD rack fell on it and bent the tonearm - how's that >> for >> irony!!) a pretty good vinyl playback system. Not audiophile, but >> better than most. It would always amaze me. >> >> There was a certain "punch" and portrayal of dynamics that I heard >> from >> vinyl that my CD's weren't able to reproduce. There was a much better > >> soundstage, better space between the instruments that I couldn't hear > on >> my CD's. >> >> Am I saying that vinyl or analogue is always better than digital? >> Nope. Just that in my system, vinyl was better. It did wear faster, > so >> I didn't play it all that often. >> >> Point two: CD's are deteriorating at a much faster rate than experts >> predicted. Some are unplayable, as the little pits that the laser > reads >> are becoming craters, and therefore unreadable. Experts don't know > why, >> but improper manufacturing techniques may be to blame - whatever, it's > >> happening regardless of whether the CD's are even played or not. >> >> I agree with JCO with his comment on analogue master tapes. I've got >> some CD's made from old jazz masters (Rudy Van Geller rereleases) that > >> are quite astounding for 40 and 45 year old tapes. >> >> cheers, >> frank >> >> "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The >> pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer >> >> >> >> >>> From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: RE: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. >>> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:17:04 -0400 >>> >>> EVER heard of better sound? I never said ANALOG tape recording is >>> perfect, it isnt, neither is digtial. But the really high end analog >>> recordings are much better than most digital recordings in existance. > >>> The number of musical master recordings made at 24/196k is still >>> miniscule. Most are 16bit/48K from about 1980 to 1995. >>> >>> Regarding shedding, Steve Hoffman, one of the worlds >>> most respected mastering engineers ( he does both >>> analog LP cuttings and digital CD/DVD/SACD) claims >>> that nearly every vintage analog master tape he >>> has ever worked with is in EXCELLENT to LIKE NEW condtion. He claims >>> that analog tape degradation is a myth. >>> >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Take advantage of powerful junk e-mail filters built on patented >> MicrosoftR SmartScreen Technology. >> > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU > =http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines >> Start enjoying all the benefits of MSNR Premium right now and get the > >> first two months FREE*. >> >> >
