[Scott[_6_]]

On Jan 25, 11:18=A0am, "Arny Krueger" wrote:
"Scott" wrote in message


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We can find many explanations that are strictly due to
sound quality and have nothing to do with nostolgia or
rituals. The large body of better mastered LPs is a very
good and common reason for such a preference along with
the now well documented euphonic distortions that can
lead to a more convincing sense of spaciousness, richness
and realism.

There is no such thing as a "large body of better-mastered LPs", compared=
to
the huge number of well-mastered CDs that continue to be produced.

Actually there is. You may not be aware of it but it does exist.
I have a pretty substantial sampling of that body in my record
collection. It does exist.




*Nothing* relating to current LP production is *large* compared to the te=
ns
of thousands of new digital titles that are produced every year.

Sorry but that is a nonsequitor. I was talking about a body of product
that has been made over the past sixty plus years.

It is all a
tiny niche.


No, the body of LPs that have been produced over the past sixty years
is not a niche. But certainly one can say the current production of
audiophile LPs that have been produced over the past 15 years have
served a niche market. but High end audio is a niche market and this
forum isabout that niche market so i fail to see any point to your
comment about niches.



Please study up the number of new digital titles produced say last year o=
r
the year before, and compare that to the number of new LP titles produced
the same year.


Why would I do that? It has no bearing on my point. I have doen plenty
of comparisons between masterings on various LPs v. CDs. I am sure I
am way ahead of most in doing such comparisons. My homework on the
subject is quite extensive. So I speak from a lot of experience on
that matter.

Provide us with actual numbers from independent sources so
that we can see this purported "large number" for ourselves.

That is an absurd request. How can one "show" superior masterings? You
have to hear it Arny and that is something you have to do for yourself
if you are really interested and it is something you would have to do
under blind conditions if you want to get past your biases on the
subject. I can't help you there.



Since you have said that your main system has no digital player attached =
to
it,


I haven't said that. I have a CD player that does a fine job of
playing CDs.


how can you claim to speak authoritatively about how digital releases
sound?

I don't claim any authority. My opinion is my opinion. But my opinion
is based on extensive comparisons. I base my opinion on how digital
releases sound by playing them on my system.