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Do Vinyl Records Actually Sound Better Than CDs? We Take A Closer Look - SlashGear
Whether you prefer collecting vinyl or collecting CDs, the narrative has always been that vinyl sounds better. How true is this? SlashGear investigates.
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Do Vinyl Records Actually Sound Better Than CDs? We Take A Closer Look - SlashGear
Whether you prefer collecting vinyl or collecting CDs, the narrative has always been that vinyl sounds better. How true is this? SlashGear investigates.www.slashgear.com
An accurate account. This article is what has been said in the various analog versus digital threads and posts here. You can call vinyl anything you want, but don’t call in more accurate, compare to digital. Let’s face it, many like ketchup, salt , and pepper with their food and it is no different with music; where many find it more “natural”, pleasant and enjoyable once it has been distorted from the truth.
wrong, as well as not being relevant to serious vinyl hobbyists. a waste of time other than for conflict fodder, if you are into that sort of thing.
OTOH on a quiet Saturday afternoon i guess no big deal.
The problem is “truth“ as a concept. The live performance is certainly the truth. is a recording of that live performance the truth? And then as listeners, we are judging our subjective perception against an objective truth.
I’m reminded of that original post where the author asked if he is delusional.
Peter, in this case the truth is accuracy. How the final master is presented in both formats is what is being judged. It is not about the “live performance” it is about how accurately the Mastering engineer’s final mix is presented to the listeners through both formats. One format is more accurately conveys the sound when compare to the other. That is it.
Carlos, that is your approach. Another’s goal might not be to replicate what is on the recording, but to come as close to the live performance, based on his memory, as possible.
These are two very distinct approaches, and I would say equally valid.
I don't have a turntable but have a question if those of you who do will tolerate one.
Carlos, that is your approach. Another’s goal might not be to replicate what is on the recording, but to come as close to the live performance, based on his memory, as possible.
These are two very distinct approaches, and I would say equally valid.
I don't have a turntable but have a question if those of you who do will tolerate one. My question is to the statement in the article that stylus wear down/need replacing around 500 hours. I have a hard time fathoming that being the case as it translates into roughly only 1.36 hours per day of listening over the course of a year. I'd appreciate your insights on that. Thank you
What's your question?
Assuming proper setup and adjustments as warranted, and appropriate care taken what is the validity of the statement in the article that stylus need to be replaced around 500 hours within the context of high end cartridges? Depending upon one's listening habits the 500 hours suggests a year or less of use and an expensive replacement proposition.
An accurate account. This article highlights most of what has been said in the various analog versus digital threads and posts here. You can call vinyl anything you want, but don’t call it more accurate, compare to digital. Let’s face it, many like ketchup, salt , and pepper with their food and it is no different with music; where many find it more “natural”, pleasant and enjoyable once it has been distorted from the truth.
Let’s ask @Mcsnare how accurately are his final mix master represented in both vinyl and digital format. As a mastering engineer, Dave McNair is in the best position to assess how his final mix master translate to both vinyl and digital playback. Hard to debate his experience.No one that has actually heard proper, let alone state of the art vinyl playback believes this Carlos!
No one that has actually heard proper, let alone state of the art vinyl playback believes this Carlos!