"tubesforall" wrote:

It is my "opinion" (not edict) that CD technology is a very poor medium
for critical listening.

That is definitely a minority opinion, and it's a plain fact that it's
massively superior top vinyl, so that doiesn't leave you with much
option in prerecorded music.............

I am an (ex) classical concert violinist and
hyper sensitive to distortion in the upper registers. After years of
trying to buy CD players that could reproduce violins faithfully I gave up
and went back to vinyl. The best I thought I heard were Cary tube CD
players--which colored the sound and chopped of high frequencies, but were
at least pleasant to the ear.

You may *prefer* the distinctive sound of vinyl, but it's certainly
not accurate. I share your sensitivity to harsh treble, but I have
found CD to be exceptionally good in the upper reaches of the
spectrum, whereas vinyl becomes very 'splashy', especially in the
inner grooves. Perhaps you need better speakers? :-)
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering