[Arny Krueger[_4_]]

"Scott" wrote in message
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On Apr 28, 10:17am, "Arny Krueger" wrote:
"Scott" wrote in message
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On Apr 27, 2:40pm, "Arny Krueger" wrote:
"Scott" wrote in message

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On Apr 27, 6:03 am, rtweed wrote:

It seems to me that there's a very simple test to confirm or
refute the "does LP inherently sound better than digital"
question:

- take your highest quality LP that you believe sounds
superior, play it on your best analog equipment possible and
record it digitally (preferably using your best ADC and highest
resolution you want).

Now do a DBT listening to the original LP and the digital
recording of the LP.

My prediction is that nobody will be able to tell the
difference and the digital recording will exhibit all the same
perceived qualities of the analog original.

If this proves to be the case, any differences between the LP
and commercially-released CD (or whatever other digital format)
must be due to differences applied when each were created, or
inherent changes in sound as a result of cutting to and playing
back from vinyl. This is not a test of which sounds "better"
but a test of transparency of digital. I have done this test
both with hi res and with CD rips of vinyl.

Unfortunately, tests like these end up being tests of the person
synchronizing the LP and the digital playback.

Unless the synchronization is held within about 10 msec, 100%
positive results can be obtained in a comparison of two
absolutely identical items

That is true if one is doing synchronized comparisons and quick
switching. I didn't do it that way.

If you didn't synchronize the two recordings at all, then my comment
still applies

How so? How does one get any cue if one starts each selection from the
begining which was what I did?

What does that mean?

Does it mean that you synchronized both players at the start of a side or a
track and just let the 2 players run while you switched back and forth?

It certainly didn't give me any cues
when I was comparing the 24/96 rip. why would it be different with the
CD rip?

If I understand, you were comparing to a LP you were playing back, right?