I have a 45 mono reissue of this song and really like the music. The system video does not distract me from the beauty of the music like so many such videos do. So in that sense, it is quite good. It sounds pretty balanced, good tone, and easy to listen to. I do think there is a slight lack of nuance and life. It also lacks a bit of resolution and could be more dynamic. But, compared to most, it is good.
Videos of Acoustically-Coupled Audio Recordings
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I have a 45 mono reissue of this song and really like the music. The system video does not distract me from the beauty of the music like so many such videos do. So in that sense, it is quite good. It sounds pretty balanced, good tone, and easy to listen to. I do think there is a slight lack of nuance and life. It also lacks a bit of resolution and could be more dynamic. But, compared to most, it is good.
It's very nice. You stopped before the climax. Can you re-record to include the last ~2:30?
As I said, how I use you tube videos is different from how you use them. I kinda think we have different views on the use and value of such videos and I think that was clear from the outset of this thread about phone videos. I no longer listen to digital and have little to say about it. I made no comment on your experience, nor did I tell you what to say.
Out of curiosity, do you not listen to newly released material which is not available on vinyl ?
I listen to the radio, and sometimes the Metropolitan Opera when I can catch it. I listen to very little, almost no pop music although there is a constant barrage of it in restaurants and shopping so it is hard to avoid. I have maybe 5 to 6 hundred CD/SACD discs and play them on the Sonos occaisonally as background music, often soundtracks. The Classical catalog goes back hundreds of years and there are new vinyl records of classical music somewhat frequently. There is plenty to discover from the past, I don't feel I lack for music.
Fair enough.
I am in the opposite situation, with 99% of my collection being digital. Even though the vast majority predates digital, a lot of it is unavailable on vinyl. I don't lose sleep over digital vs analog, I just focus on making digital sound as best as it can.
I don't understand why you have an issue with anyone choosing to compare a system video to the same track being played directly from a CD/YouTube/whatever source. To me it just sounds like a "posture" against digital. As I pointed out, you can't avoid multiple AD/DA conversions when listening to a system video.
How any of this has to do with our ability to appreciate "live" sound is a mystery. Clearly, there is something I fail to grasp in your reasoning.
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You are too logical when it comes to vinyl playback videos.
The argument is often that vinyl sounds better than digital -- through a *digital* medium!
Of course you understand the logic here, right?
You are too logical when it comes to vinyl playback videos.
The argument is often that vinyl sounds better than digital -- through a *digital* medium!
Of course you understand the logic here, right?
I understand that vinyl and digital CAN sound different. But so what?
Let's take the example of the Shostakovich symphony recorded by Tima and RCanelas.
I assume Tima is playing the vinyl version, and RCanelas is playing a digital version (please correct me if I am wrong). If that is the case, and if you believe that vinyl sounds best even through a digital system recording, then we should never compare these two videos either? That sounds like an extreme "posture", but no different from saying that we cannot compare Tima's recording to the original track on Qobuz (or any other source).
We are all experienced audiophiles here, and the "lectures" on the use of videos or what constitutes good sound, are a little tedious.
Of course, since the vinyl playback video is in fact digital, you can conpare it to an original digital track. I agree with you.
Which just goes to highlight that Room / System are often more important fundamentals that Vinyl Vs Digital source when considering ones preference , if any , of YouTune presentations of the same recording … For example and for my part I consider the presentation from @RCanelas to be the pre-eminent of the two that you mention.
Agreed. I think people are often barking up the wrong tree. Same as with hi-res vs CD. Diligently and properly sorting out a system/room trumps formats by a mile.
Agreed again.
The original is a good (digital?) recording.I would expect the vinyl and digital playback to sound similar, which they do via youtube.
They are certainly different and some people may focus on a specific aspect that they may attribute to the source. I find both very pleasant to listen to, and I would be cautious in attributing differences to specific aspects of the systems.
After listening to the two videos, I listened to that track on my system. There are things I like, and things I miss. Overall, I really enjoyed listening, so to take a step back and hear things differently, I recorded it on my phone. When comparing my phone recording with either the Qobuz track or Tima or RCanelas' recording, the limitations of my system are like a big slap in your face! That's the power of videos
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