chung wrote:
wrote:
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Jenn wrote:
Hi all,
A couple of weeks ago, I solicited opinions on whether I should
pruchase a new lower cost TT like the Pro-ject, et al, or
refurbish
my
old Denon DP-62-L that had been in storage for some time, as I
reenter
the analogue world. Well, I took the TT in to my trusty local
store,
Audio Ectasy, and had them mount a new Grado Red, Audioquest
mat,
and
replace the stock cable with Audioquest. I also bought a Record
Doctor
and some isolation feet from Audio Advisor. I've lived with the
combo
for a few days now. The results? WONDERFUL! After having
spent a
week in Carnegie Hall recently, conducting and hearing 4
concerts,
I
now remember why I like analogue so much. It's MUCH more like
music
in
a good hall. Thanks to everyone for your advice.
Hmmm, someone who lives with live music and thinks vinyl is much
more
like it than CD playback. And with an entry level system no less.
Hmmm, does this mean that the next time someone suggests that vinyl
is
less than perfect, we won't hear in response, "Well, that's because
you've never heard a really high-end rig"?
bob
Well, I attended a piano recital by the rising star Yundi Li last
week.
And throughout the recital, I kept thinking how close my CD rig
sounds
to the live piano I was hearing. You know, the solid sustained notes,
Solid sustained notes? I've certainly heard this on numerous CDs of
piano but never on a live piano. This is one of the most easily
identifiable shortcomings one can hear on most CDs. A sustained note on
a real piano is anything but solid.
the great dynamic range, and so on. There was no way the LP can
reproduce that piano sound without very noticeable degradation.
There is no way any recording/playback system can reproduce a live
piano without very noticable degradation. I doubt your system CD player
and all are really any exception.
That was
a reminder of why I like digital so much. As someone who owns a grand
piano, I can say without any doubt that the CD sounds so much better
than vinyl on piano music.
Opinions abound. The person who started this thread clearly disagrees.
It seems she does speak from considerable experience with live music.
And to the OP, someone *could* have said "But you have not heard a
decent CD rig and decently recorded CD's!" 
But of course, we won't
resort to that.
Of course not. You believe they all sound the same don't you? Does
anybody believe all turntable rigs sound the same?
BTW, none of Yundi Li's music is available on vinyl. Only on CD's.
Only CD? Can't get it on MP3?
Scott Wheeler