Sonnova wrote:
On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:55:40 -0800, Keith Hughes wrote
(in article ):
Sonnova wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:36:12 -0800, wrote
(in article ):
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Right, so on the basis of two totally different masterings (i.e. the
actual spectral composition was changed between formats, not 'just' the
requisite RIAA curve application) of the performance, you think you can
make a valid comparison of formats? Sorry, not possible - whatever
format comparison you choose (MP3-Vinyl-CD-SACD-etc.).
Keith Hughes
That's not important.
What's not important? Your comparison?
The LP sounds incredible, the CD sounds mediocre. I'm
not inferring ANYTHING from that other than what I said.
The point is, the mastered version used for the LP could well sound
superior (to LP) if recorded on CD. You don't, and can't, know unless
you hear the same mastering on both formats. So there is no basis (in
this example) for concluding, as you clearly seem to have done, that one
format is more *real* than the other. There is a hugely confounding
variable, for which the impact is unknown, besides medium/format.
Keith Hughes
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