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In Reply to: Joe, How do your Audioquest recordings... posted by Allen Wright on February 9, 2005 at 06:25:24:
Hi Allen,
Long time, no talk! How do my recordings compare SACD to vinyl? SACD sounds great but vinyl rules.
Now, you ask a very interesting question. Which is more like the master tape? I've had many opportunities to compare analog, DSD, laquers and LPs of the same material....all in the same mastering suite. (Usually Bernie Grundmans.)
Here's what I think: SACD and the original laquer sounds most like the master tape. Vinyl sounds better. Confusing, eh? If you play a master tape and then play the LP of the same material, you will hear that the LP has more bloom and sense of "air". Some of this is actually a distortion. But it is a distortion we love! I include myself, I LOVE the sound of LPs.....by far my favorite playback medium in my own home rig.
SACD, the original laquer and the master tape all sound much "tighter" than the final LP. If you ever want to hear how LPs veer away from reality, listen to a cutting laquer compared to the LP stamped from it. You will be shocked.
But when I'm home and want to get lost in the music, I pull out the LP. It's a beautiful, seductive lie. But a lie that I love.
There it is. The dirty little secret.
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Topic - SACDs better than their vinyl equivalent. - jsm 17:59:29 02/8/05 ( 12)
- None that I've heard, except one - zog 17:20:30 02/10/05 ( 0)
I heard vinyl for the first time, and have a TT coming. - jdaniel@jps.net 12:51:40 02/9/05 ( 0)
Re: SACDs better than their vinyl equivalent. - Thornhill 21:21:36 02/8/05 ( 9)
- You do mean remasters, not remixes right? - Sordidman 11:17:48 02/9/05 ( 0)
Re: SACDs better than their vinyl equivalent. - Joe Harley 22:29:32 02/8/05 ( 7)
- Hi Joe. Any experience with hi-res PCM in this area? - jeffreybehr 09:20:22 02/11/05 ( 0)
Joe, How do your Audioquest recordings... - Allen Wright 06:25:24 02/9/05 ( 5)
- Re: Joe, How do your Audioquest recordings... - Joe Harley 02/9/05 12:35:36 02/9/05 ( 4)
- Very interesting - thanks! (nt) - Allen Wright 07:45:13 02/10/05 ( 0)
- Joe, what was that you said before...? - jeromelang 19:30:07 02/9/05 ( 2)
- Re: Joe, what was that you said before...? - Peter 04:34:59 02/12/05 ( 0)
- Re: Joe, what was that you said before...? - Joe Harley 21:51:18 02/9/05 ( 0)