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thesquanderer

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54. I wonder...

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 01:13 PM

Jan 2016

...if you did a high quality (lossless) digitization of your vinyl Suzanne Vega album into your computer and played that back through your playback system, how that would compare (a) to the vinyl and (b) to the factory CD of the same album... it would be an interesting experiement!

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God turntables sound freakin' good [View all] wilt the stilt Jan 2016 OP

Heh. Wilms Jan 2016 #1

Wait until yon novice gets to the original files... Octafish Jan 2016 #180

In the case of that song, it would be tape. Wilms Jan 2016 #185

Rodrigues hears you... Octafish Jan 2016 #187

Must have been him. Wilms Jan 2016 #188

I will always prefer digital to vinyl. eom MohRokTah Jan 2016 #2

I thought I would never say that, but agree especially if mastered for digital. Hoyt Jan 2016 #3

Plus I can rip digital and listen to it on multiple devices. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #4

I avoided CDs for a long time as a puris But when I finally converted, never went back. Hoyt Jan 2016 #6

If you know how to buy it is not so costly wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #9

I have a very good friend who has a way better system than me wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #5

Same here, and I'm a codger. SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #8

I have a systemdek wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #10

I put a lot of research time into that turntable and cartridge. SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #13

buy a mobile fidelity direct to disc vinyl wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #14

Interesting. SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #15

The original girl from ipenema wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #18

The new Elac speakers are even better. Cost about $280.00. Same designer, Andrew Jones. Elwood P Dowd Jan 2016 #20

that is $280 each wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #21

The Elac B6 is $279.00 a pair. (nm) Elwood P Dowd Jan 2016 #84

I'm talking about the towers wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #101

I've heard that on a $450,000 system at CES hifiguy Jan 2016 #104

I had a friend that had a pair of Electrovoice Patrician speakers and a pair of MacIntosh amps LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #139

The first great stereo I saw/heard belonged to my organ teacher hifiguy Jan 2016 #146

Altec lansing made some good speakers. But I kind liked a speaker the EV specs that said LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #151

If the big Altecs were the Voice of the Theater hifiguy Jan 2016 #154

You are about right. We had a party at his house and I was outside and could not LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #157

Those were BEASTS hifiguy Jan 2016 #163

EV had the plans on how to cut the wood and all that. You could have someone build it for LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #164

There are STILL cabinet plans available for those hifiguy Jan 2016 #166

Take a gander at this page LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #168

The Altec VOTTs are making a comeback. Elwood P Dowd Jan 2016 #160

"Show of hands - who knows what these mean? Wow, flutter, rumble, vibration isolation...." BlueJazz Jan 2016 #27

Oh, I had the best time picking out my gear SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #161

"bucket-brigade reverb" Wow! I use a delay unit as part of a little home studio but (maybe worse) BlueJazz Jan 2016 #174

Oh, but it's on sale...! SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #175

Cool - yep all that brings back memories. I remember looking (salivating really) jonno99 Jan 2016 #132

Heh. SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #162

Do you prefer I-Phone photos over true photography, too? elias49 Jan 2016 #11

Yes, as a matter of fact I do. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #30

Vinyl is a hipster fad. Atman Jan 2016 #28

Similar experience here (without the kids). I agree fully. we can do it Jan 2016 #117

Totally agree gollygee Jan 2016 #85

Me too. I love the digital age. Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #192

I still love vinyl. gvstn Jan 2016 #7

Income tax deduction, one hell of a function... AngryAmish Jan 2016 #12

you do realize that all the guitars you hear wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #16

Unless the guitarist uses solid state amps KatyMan Jan 2016 #49

I use both. Glassunion Jan 2016 #69

I completely agree on tube amp sound quality, though there you're going for opposite ends kysrsoze Jan 2016 #123

Hasn't then ALWAYS been the case? Atman Jan 2016 #127

As a codger, this thread makes me smile. nt SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #17

What shocked me was when I put some 90 year old shellac 78s on my turntable. Binkie The Clown Jan 2016 #19

Lol, the nostalgia is what you like, the quality sucks. Nt Logical Jan 2016 #22

One word: pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #23

Try HD sound on an HD player Omaha Steve Jan 2016 #24

when i referenced my friend who has the $10,000 system wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #33

IF you are going vinyl buy 1/2 speed master or direct to disk Omaha Steve Jan 2016 #35

The original Mo-Fi Abbey Road hifiguy Jan 2016 #148

Yep. And the better the analog rig the better the sound n/t n2doc Jan 2016 #25

I think there is an indication of how our awareness has changed by our perception of music randr Jan 2016 #26

I think the key is ENJOYING the music. Atman Jan 2016 #29

I agree with you, to a degree randr Jan 2016 #31

I get your point. But... Atman Jan 2016 #34

The current vinyl trends is still bullshit? winterwar Jan 2016 #38

Exactly what I said. Atman Jan 2016 #45

In my view, 'vinyl' sounds more like the real thing. pangaia Jan 2016 #143

You proved my point. Atman Jan 2016 #150

" you have a fond recollection of the way music sounded when you first heard it as a child" pangaia Jan 2016 #158

I had a very good friend wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #39

The "purpose" is not to make the artist happy but to share the beauty that surrounds us randr Jan 2016 #42

I will accept that risk. Atman Jan 2016 #48

I have no doubt of your experience. randr Jan 2016 #50

"One day?" Atman Jan 2016 #56

Wow. Do you feel this way all day long? pangaia Jan 2016 #145

so you have a junk turntable wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #53

No. Atman Jan 2016 #57

So you would you grant that the vast vast numbers of people who could not afford your set up randr Jan 2016 #96

Inferior sound? Like Justin Beiber and Taylor Swift? Atman Jan 2016 #98

Now musical choice is something we can agree upon randr Jan 2016 #99

"The vast -- VAST -- majority of people could not tell vinyl from digital if presented to them. pangaia Jan 2016 #140

Wow. Do you going around feeling like this all day long? Atman Jan 2016 #147

True, if you enjoy it, it makes you happy. great. pangaia Jan 2016 #137

It really depends on the digital format. jeff47 Jan 2016 #79

Agreed. I grew up with 'records in the 1950's and '60s. pangaia Jan 2016 #138

So you like the way the sound is squished to fit it on the vinyl... that's okay. hunter Jan 2016 #32

all I know is that wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #37

I have Suzanne Vega's first release, in two different formats. Atman Jan 2016 #59

The AR turntable is my favorite high fidelity component. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 #103

A great analog mastering engineer is essential hifiguy Jan 2016 #121

Exactly. hunter Jan 2016 #130

The greatest producer of them all is wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #155

Just to clarify. I am talking about the MASTERING engineer. hifiguy Jan 2016 #159

This hunter Jan 2016 #177

Yes indeed winterwar Jan 2016 #36

Music Is One Of Humanities Best Qualities Sunlei Jan 2016 #40

Several issues whatthehey Jan 2016 #41

Please share with us your blind test evaluations randr Jan 2016 #43

Are "God turntables" Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2016 #44

They go to eleven. LanternWaste Jan 2016 #46

Win +! Glassunion Jan 2016 #65

What a God turntable might look like: Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #94

My favorite, which I reviewed about three years ago hifiguy Jan 2016 #110

Yup. I love vinyl! bigwillq Jan 2016 #47

Need help with a turntable? Look up Needle Doctor in MN. Not an advert, just being helpful.. vkkv Jan 2016 #51

I've gone to them for replacement styli for older cartridges of mine. Heeeeers Johnny Jan 2016 #62

It's really good, hifiguy Jan 2016 #115

Bought an old BSR turntable on ebay a # of years ago happynewyear Jan 2016 #52

I wonder... thesquanderer Jan 2016 #54

lossless is the best of digital wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #55

He would never admit that he liked the digital version. Atman Jan 2016 #58

what are you talking about wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #63

The golden era of Hi-Fi. Atman Jan 2016 #67

ypu actually listen to Ferrante and teichler wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #74

hey douchebag wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #191

Which God? MineralMan Jan 2016 #60

Lemmy Glassunion Jan 2016 #68

As someone who has roughly 10k albums in my collection... Heeeeers Johnny Jan 2016 #61

one of the best phono preamps wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #64

Indeed they do, hifiguy Jan 2016 #66

We have Instagram to make photos looks shitty... Atman Jan 2016 #70

A denoising system - people have actually thought about this - hifiguy Jan 2016 #72

I have a record doctor wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #75

As Eveanna Manley hifiguy Jan 2016 #77

the amp wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #83

Tim Renwick, who was Al Stewart's lead player hifiguy Jan 2016 #86

my friend is Joel Diamond wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #90

CHECK IN! Anyone under 50 years old! Atman Jan 2016 #88

You are needlessly dismissive and antagonistic to others. Maedhros Jan 2016 #128

YES THEY DO!! pangaia Jan 2016 #153

I own and listen to hundreds of LPs. None of them are warped and none of them have ticks Elwood P Dowd Jan 2016 #81

you got it wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #87

They're not at all hard to take care of. hifiguy Jan 2016 #102

A guy is gushing over another guy's stereo and speakers... Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #71

That's how you separate the sheep from the goats hifiguy Jan 2016 #73

I heard that anecdote from the professor a Music Appreciation class in college. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #76

Love it. hifiguy Jan 2016 #78

Worst quote ever. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #80

You can lead a dope to the library or the concert hall hifiguy Jan 2016 #82

Me too. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #92

I can't resist. I have to post the link to the thread at DU about Harry Pearson. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 #105

A bit off-topic... steve2470 Jan 2016 #89

Courtney Barnett. Atman Jan 2016 #91

She's brilliant. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #97

so why do all the professional guitarists wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #107

I don't know. I'm not a professional guitarist. Atman Jan 2016 #116

Tubes are in the amplifier. hifiguy Jan 2016 #119

Remember when amps gave thd ratings? Atman Jan 2016 #122

There's another reason. hifiguy Jan 2016 #126

It's still there Mnpaul Jan 2016 #183

That's insane! Atman Jan 2016 #186

There are a few exceptions Elwood P Dowd Jan 2016 #134

Yup, Nelson's stuff - I reviewed his XP-25 two box phono stage hifiguy Jan 2016 #135

Then I guess you remember the ultimate audio "Mad Scientist" Bob Fulton. Elwood P Dowd Jan 2016 #142

Never met him, but there are far more 'Bob stories' up here hifiguy Jan 2016 #144

So true, and he built some damn fine sounding speakers back in the day. Elwood P Dowd Jan 2016 #189

you honestly did not know professional guitarisst use tubes wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #136

DU Rec on this thread... Not everyone seeing eye to eye, but way better than a porn thread. Glassunion Jan 2016 #93

+1 nt steve2470 Jan 2016 #100

It's likely your Suzanne Vega album was pressed in the Dark Ages of CDs, the '80s. maxsolomon Jan 2016 #95

I did buy the neil young remasters and I have bought other remasters. wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #106

If you put your head in a trash bag... Atman Jan 2016 #120

Your nuts wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #125

Neil is your hero wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #129

Oh, gads, you are so right. hifiguy Jan 2016 #108

peaches en Regalia wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #111

Here ya go! hifiguy Jan 2016 #112

one of the great songs wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #114

My real thing is live concerts wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #124

I love live sound, and recorded concerts. There is a ton of wonder digital stuff recorded live that Hoyt Jan 2016 #141

You are spot on with that. Elwood P Dowd Jan 2016 #109

I just bought American Beauty(the dead) remastered wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #190

Sounds good unless there is dust, warped or worn out records. we can do it Jan 2016 #113

Well, you don't get the dynamic range you get with CDs Warpy Jan 2016 #118

In theory, CD's have more dynamic range. killbotfactory Jan 2016 #184

my last off-topic I promise.... steve2470 Jan 2016 #131

tubes tend to have better mid range wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #133

Today's best tube amps hifiguy Jan 2016 #152

my friend has Nelson pas 100.8 wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #167

I've not heard one thing from Pass Labs hifiguy Jan 2016 #169

so my friend has really nice gear wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #171

Wish I could afford a 100.8. That .8 series is mindblowing good from Elwood P Dowd Jan 2016 #176

Tube amps are very forgiving. hunter Jan 2016 #149

Agreed all the way... pangaia Jan 2016 #156

Those Thorens tables were built to run forever. hifiguy Jan 2016 #165

I am not 'hi-fi' afficionados(i) like quite a few other folks here, you included, pangaia Jan 2016 #170

ANY Mac amp on Klipschorns hifiguy Jan 2016 #172

Back around 1980 or so I lived in a fairly respectable pangaia Jan 2016 #179

Paul Klipsch used to say..... Elwood P Dowd Jan 2016 #173

I love my Klipsch.. yes tube amps... pangaia Jan 2016 #178

Outstanding products, the 7C and MC240. Elwood P Dowd Jan 2016 #182

systemdek IIX wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #181