"Eiron" wrote in message
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ScottW wrote:


This thread isn't about CDs vs vinyl. This is about making the
recordings I own and buy sound as good as they can.
Only a howling monkee can't see that.

I thought it was about your Dido albums, which were recorded digitally

Maybe that explains why I'm not very impressed with the
mix.

so if you want to hear what the master sounded like, keep your vinyl
pristine and unplayed, and listen to the CD. Of course you may prefer
compression,

None evident on surfacing... I think that while vinyl may not
have the same dynamic range capability of CD...when done right
it is sufficient for my preferred listening level (which isn't all that
loud). On a good record, the noise floor is below my hearing
threshold (is there a need for it to be lower?) and the loudest
passages are as loud I want them to be (is there a need to be louder?)

distortion,

This new cart is amazingly clear.....

speed variation, surface noise and crackles.

Thanks for demonstrating that you really haven't made
much effort to quality vinyl playback.
Speed variation is an argument Mckelvy makes and it
wasn't an audible issue on my BSR changer of '69
nor any other TT since.

BTW, Do you have any albums you'd like to give me?


The best version of a thirty-odd year old LP is a different matter.

I don't know about best versions but I have a few
OOP LPs that were never released on CD AFAICT.

I won't argue that there is just a bit more satisfaction to
spinning up a record and getting highly satisfying musical
reproduction than there is to playing a CD.
I takes some effort..but IMO it is worth it.
CDs are so easy....even the howling monkees can do it.

ScottW