03-03-2004, 06:36 PM
Quote:Originally posted by spam
But you are not asking a scientific question, and therein you have made my argument...if you wish to compare the quality you have to do it scientifically and with repeatable accuracy. My hearing compared to yours is no basis for a proper evaluation. It is like stating a sylus can reproduce 10Hz to 25 Khz...big deal....most people start losing audio perception between 18-30 KHz, few would even hear 25. Normal speech is a mere .3-3.4 Khz....
You are stating that vinyl is better to YOUR ears...and you are also using audio equipment outside the financial realms of most. A comparable amount of money spent on digital would give better results. What sound good to you will probably not even begin to sound good to others, furthermore you are comparing CD sound of the early days, sample rates have increased as well as the recording technology. As an example, you go and stand close to a musical instrument being played and then go and stand further away, you will find that it sounds better some distance away....original CD recordings were made with microphones close up to the source and were detecting sounds and harshness not detectable further away. Hence the same effect being passed onto the recording...that is all changed...
Bottom line, if digital was so bad, then the massive change to digital would not be happening...digital signals easily match the range of analogue and more, are far more easily manipulated, are virtually immune to hiss, scratch and rumble, have a far superior S/N ratio.....and therefore general acceptance by recording industries, broadcasters etc world wide.
I think you're missing the point of Pic's first post here....
In a nutshell:
Yes, Cd's are great, technologically wonderful, easy to use, difficult to destroy and cheaper to make. That's why CD's are in and Vinyls are out.
But
To the naked ear, Vinyl sounds better. Full stop.
Correct me if I am wrong here, Pic, but the discussion is not about which is cheaper, easier, longer lasting, more difficult to scratch, or makes a better frisbee, but simply which sounds better.
The answer is Vinyl.
