m73m95

Yes... The "warmth" of vinyl is the best part. Mix that with a tube amp, some scotch, and a cigar.... Audiophile heaven!

hacker-pschorr

If CD's were the highest form a digital audio available to the consumer I might agree with you.

Since they are not.........that leaves a few options open (like analog).

I've only seen a few bands offer a 100% lossess, uncompressed copy of their music.
DVD Audio was a good attempt. With most consumers content with highly compressed MP3's there isn't much room for a high end product on the shelves of Best Buy. At least not at the price they were asking.

SidViscous

I notice missing on the list is any actual music.

m73m95

In addition to that.... I would say that 99% of all music today is digital at some point in the process. I know the White Stripes record to a reel to reel machine, so its analog, but I would think that the vast majority of artists record to digital. So, even if they do release it in vinyl, its not 100% analog (or really, its NEVER truly analog)

Perhaps Riad could inform us better on this....

Franklin229

I love vinyl. I have about 2000 LPs as well as a high end system for my laptop to play HD downloads (CD/Redbook quality or higher). Mp3's aside, I have heard some great digital recordings, I have heard some crappy LP's. Both technologies are equally mature. Truth be told, it actually doesn't matter at this point if there is analog or digital gear used in production. The engineer is the one who is responsible for the quality of the product-they know the sound of crap just as well/often better as any hard core audiophile.

To build upon Hacker's Best Buy comment-in addition to it being hard to find good gear in mass-market, I fear it might become harder to find good quality recordings in the future as well since most playback is done via laptop speakers and ear-buds. The industry (in general), if it holds true to form will find little reason to keep the bar high.

m73m95

Who needs music, when you have constant hiss, and more cracks and pops than a fireplace...

Franklin229

All depends on the gear and how well you maintain your records. A clean well recorded LP can offer the same listening experience as a CD.

m73m95

I was joking....



I think this thread is trying to imply that the listening experience of vinyl is BETTER than a CD.. which it is.

Franklin229

cool-didn't pick up on that-obviously. To add in some instances, simply the quality of an older original recording will sound better on vinyl just because of the way it was recorded. Remastered CD's are hit and miss these days and can sound like poo.

Moe

Yeah, I have Eat a Peach on CD and it's the worst thing I've ever heard... Theres no guts or soul to it, and no adjustments on the Pre-Amp do it any good...

cobalt

Too bad i didn't know i would have taken your vinyl off your hands. better yet you should have explored a better table, cartridge or both. Vinyl is superior more often than not. But even vinyl has different quality recordings. A good setup will make all but the most abused lp's sound quiet like a CD. There are things i hear on vinyl that are so distinct that I have never experienced on even the best rated CD players costing $10k+.

LOL

Lp's will give a warmth and depth that most CD players will not come close to reproducing. I have a $3k CD player that sounds like crap compared to my TT. The difference is quite apparent.

Well said. Although i have purchased quite a number of excellent repressing of earlier Lp's although it can be quite surprising how much difference there can be between recordings. A few friends were over a few weeks back and we listened to several versions of Dark Side of the Moon. The MFSL version was superior to most all of them with a completely different sound to the latest 180g release. The back to black version was definitely the noisiest and did not have the depth and sound of the MFSL.

SidViscous

If I need warmth I'll set my CD player on fire.

I'm looking for music without the inherent filters of record players. I prefer to listen to music, not to electronic noise.

hacker-pschorr

You must be a real buzkill at concerts

I suppose you would like it if the studio edits out the guitar "squeak" often heard during live / acoustic performances too.
Never mind, you probably cannot hear that on the CD's

SidViscous

Worked with live bands.

There is a huge difference between the two.

The "Squeak" is edited out during recording.

Producer "You flubbed that one, do it again"

Paul M

Not always...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkjv9SscotY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgU-0__fpXY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-boKk8uhmcY