In Reply to: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... posted by KlausR. on November 13, 2005 at 06:40:41:
"Some years ago, when CD recording was not available or extremely expensive, I seriously thought of recording all my records to Mini Disc and then sell them. I decided not to do that and buy a Gyrodec instead, because vinyl playback and related gear has something Mini Disc hasn't. Call it nostalgia."No Klaus, call it sound quality. If it consistently sounds more correct then at least as far as human hearing goes, it is more correct!
When (if) digital sounds better than cd (or whatever digital format) then I will be glad to dump my over 700 lps but until then I continue to listen to Lp as my preferred format (for the record I have a Michell Gyrodec SEMkII with rega RB300 arm and Dynavector 17D2MkII cartridge).
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - M. Fremer on "Digital disaster", suggestion to Stereophile - KlausR. 23:55:29 11/11/05 (218)
- Re: M. Fremer on "Digital disaster", suggestion to Stereophile - GregTheAudiophile 01:44:11 11/20/05 (0)
- Re: Such the comedian! - eso 11:48:20 11/18/05 (13)
- A puzzle - John Atkinson 15:53:29 11/18/05 (12)
- human nature... - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 09:00:09 11/22/05 (0)
- JA,, you are disappointing me! - KlausR. 22:55:02 11/18/05 (9)
- Re: JA,, you are disappointing me! - Jim Tavegia 13:09:46 11/19/05 (1)
- Sony - KlausR. 00:21:12 11/21/05 (0)
- Re: Klaus, you are contradicting yourself! - eso 07:32:45 11/19/05 (6)
- I agree... - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 15:01:00 11/22/05 (0)
- Re: Klaus, you are contradicting yourself! No, I don't. - KlausR. 22:38:14 11/19/05 (4)
- Re: Klaus, you ARE contradicting yourself... - eso 08:10:59 11/20/05 (3)
- Squirmy ain't he? LOL nt - bjh 07:57:46 11/21/05 (0)
- I don't see any contradiction here... - Wellfed 08:43:38 11/20/05 (1)
- Re: I don't see any clarification one way or the other... nt - eso 10:52:39 11/20/05 (0)
- Indeed.... - Bung 18:40:44 11/18/05 (0)
- Digital is like fingernails on a chackboard, I will keep with analog if I want to listen to music and enjoy it.... - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 09:13:25 11/18/05 (7)
- I'm reading those anti-digital rants and I think by myself... - KlausR. 07:29:22 11/19/05 (6)
- Re: I'm reading those anti-digital rants and I think by myself... - john curl 21:03:42 11/19/05 (5)
- And what does that prove? - KlausR. 23:00:55 11/19/05 (4)
- it's that bad... - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 15:05:07 11/21/05 (2)
- Re: I bought a CDP in 1984... - theaudiohobby 17:45:51 11/24/05 (1)
- mistake ... 1994... - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 12:59:06 11/25/05 (0)
- If you can't be with the one you love... - Wellfed 11:34:20 11/20/05 (0)
- Klaus, are you sitting down? Good. I have to tell you something very scary. - markrohr 09:28:52 11/17/05 (39)
- Re: Klaus, are you sitting down? Good. I have to tell you something very scary. - theaudiohobby 20:14:15 11/17/05 (37)
- Re: Klaus, are you sitting down? Good. I have to tell you something very scary. - markrohr 10:51:33 11/18/05 (32)
- Re: Klaus, are you sitting down? Good. I have to tell you something very scary. - theaudiohobby 13:31:17 11/19/05 (31)
- Fine, I guess I'll have to find an o-scope photo that shows - markrohr 16:53:35 11/20/05 (30)
- Your crystal ball must be the same model as.... - KlausR. 00:02:29 11/21/05 (27)
- dynamic range... - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 15:04:59 11/22/05 (2)
- Re: dynamic range... - theaudiohobby 02:24:51 11/23/05 (0)
- Re: dynamic range... - KlausR. 23:59:12 11/22/05 (0)
- Re: Your crystal ball must be the same model as.... - morricab 06:54:19 11/21/05 (20)
- Real life - KlausR. 21:33:20 11/21/05 (18)
- Re: Real life - morricab 01:32:16 11/22/05 (17)
- Re: Real life - KlausR. 03:02:31 11/22/05 (10)
- Re: Real life - morricab 07:44:32 11/22/05 (9)
- Re: Real life - KlausR. 00:21:32 11/23/05 (0)
- "If [the speakers] measure flat to 20Khz it is likely too bright sounding." --Oh, man, truer words were never spoken! nt - markrohr 09:00:21 11/22/05 (7)
- Re: "If [the speakers] measure flat to 20Khz it is likely too bright sounding." --Oh, man, truer words were never spoken - morricab 00:15:45 11/23/05 (6)
- Yup. nt - markrohr 03:09:27 11/23/05 (0)
- Flat anechoic response... - KlausR. 02:05:52 11/23/05 (4)
- Re: Flat anechoic response... - morricab 07:35:31 11/23/05 (3)
- As JGH once said, "Down with Flat!" ;-) nt - markrohr 10:43:19 11/23/05 (2)
- What else did JGH say? - KlausR. 00:18:06 11/25/05 (1)
- "Did you ever read Floyd Toole's AES papers[?]" Yes, I have. - markrohr 05:08:26 11/25/05 (0)
- Re: Real life - theaudiohobby 02:25:17 11/22/05 (5)
- Re: Real life - morricab 07:31:23 11/22/05 (4)
- Re: Real life - theaudiohobby 02:32:07 11/23/05 (3)
- Re: Real life - morricab 07:55:11 11/23/05 (2)
- Re: Real life - theaudiohobby 17:14:14 11/23/05 (1)
- Re: Real life - morricab 05:14:54 11/24/05 (0)
- Thanks for saying it better than I could. nt - markrohr 12:37:09 11/21/05 (0)
- "I suggest that you listen to real good ones." - markrohr 04:25:07 11/21/05 (2)
- Re: "I suggest that you listen to real good ones." - theaudiohobby 04:59:00 11/21/05 (1)
- "those limits are within the capability of the modern audio technology." - markrohr 06:50:32 11/21/05 (0)
- Re: Nope just decent substantive evidence - theaudiohobby 17:50:30 11/20/05 (1)
- If you're already there, congratulations. Have fun! nt - markrohr 04:06:52 11/21/05 (0)
- Good question - KlausR. 21:36:13 11/17/05 (3)
- Re: Good question - theaudiohobby 01:27:30 11/19/05 (0)
- Re: Good question - theaudiohobby 10:53:55 11/18/05 (1)
- Believing is hearing! - KlausR. 06:39:56 11/19/05 (0)
- Cicadas produce 106dB... - csero 12:32:05 11/17/05 (0)
- In the interest of fair and balanced reporting, I would like both vinyl and polycarbonate media to cease production. - TAFKA Steve 15:04:27 11/16/05 (3)
- Wow, I ran out at almost exactly the same point - DAT 10:48:25 11/18/05 (0)
- Only if the hard drive's in Mexico (or somewhere NOT in our homes! - Muzikmike 08:46:57 11/18/05 (1)
- nightmare just thinking about it! - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 09:16:55 11/18/05 (0)
- Re: M. Fremer on "Digital disaster", suggestion to Stereophile - Don T 06:38:49 11/16/05 (3)
- My experience to date ... - bjh 08:29:30 11/16/05 (2)
- Well gosh that's nice to hear! - Don T 07:07:41 11/18/05 (1)
- Poor little huffy puffy Donny, always good for a cheap laugh though. LOL nt - bjh 07:29:00 11/21/05 (0)
- Here's the Bottom Line - Myles B. Astor 19:50:02 11/15/05 (10)
- agree... - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 09:18:52 11/18/05 (0)
- Re: Here's the Bottom Line - john curl 07:56:49 11/18/05 (0)
- Nice to hear from you again, Myles...(nt) - mkuller 14:34:44 11/17/05 (1)
- Thanks :) (nt) - Myles B. Astor 19:12:35 11/17/05 (0)
- CDs all day long - KlausR. 05:33:16 11/16/05 (5)
- Reading is no substitute for experience. - Al Sekela 15:53:53 11/16/05 (0)
- Re: "what does my comment prove?" - Bruce from DC 06:24:26 11/16/05 (3)
- What you can't post - KlausR. 06:36:25 11/16/05 (2)
- Do you know what the "B" beside his moniker means? (nt) - E-Stat 15:53:44 11/17/05 (0)
- hypocrite - robert young 01:31:00 11/17/05 (0)
- Alrighty then, that's that! Next up we have tubes vs. solid state, - bwkendall 11:56:55 11/15/05 (1)
- answer-TUBES and SURROUND done conservatively - hifitommy 21:26:56 11/15/05 (1)
- After reading this entire thread (so far) ... - Dave Pogue 04:17:14 11/15/05 (14)
- "We may also enjoy digital . . . without preferring it." ----nicely put! nt - markrohr 12:15:35 11/16/05 (0)
- Read my lips, Brutus: You. Too. Can't. Read! - KlausR. 05:40:12 11/15/05 (12)
- No, I read you just fine - Dave Pogue 06:05:39 11/15/05 (11)
- Because polycarbonatophiles do care... - KlausR. 06:23:02 11/15/05 (10)
- Why this endless bitter debate? - rbolaw 13:24:40 11/15/05 (0)
- What reality? - mt10425 09:46:02 11/15/05 (0)
- Re: "Vinyl was the format of the 50+" - Rob Doorack 09:28:12 11/15/05 (6)
- NOT over 50 at all.... - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 09:30:28 11/18/05 (0)
- 2004 sales figures in USA - KlausR. 01:28:31 11/16/05 (4)
- What does that have to do with your claim that vinyl is for "50+" only? - Rob Doorack 05:55:42 11/16/05 (0)
- Questionable figures - Dave Pogue 04:44:45 11/16/05 (2)
- Those numbers are generally calculated - bwkendall 13:50:17 11/17/05 (0)
- Re: Questionable figures - mt10425 05:39:47 11/16/05 (0)
- Okay, so you're already making the primary point about vinyl - Dave Pogue 06:39:18 11/15/05 (0)
- now there's a new topic- vinyl vs. digital... - tunenut 22:44:46 11/14/05 (2)
- Re: now there's a new topic- vinyl vs. digital... - regmac 06:42:17 11/15/05 (1)
- actually I just read an article about "Intelligent Falling" - tunenut 18:07:30 11/15/05 (0)
- Ain't it simply amazing ... - bjh 16:13:05 11/13/05 (5)
- Denon vs AT = apples vs oranges - KlausR. 01:39:27 11/15/05 (3)
- It's a case of the proof being in the pudding, and BTW I never said one was 'better' than the other! Learn to read! nt - bjh 08:49:52 11/15/05 (2)
- You said "inferior", didn't you? - KlausR. 21:51:56 11/15/05 (1)
- Wow! you are incredibly sloppy ... - bjh 08:43:56 11/16/05 (0)
- Re: Ain't it simply amazing ... - thetubeguy1954 07:57:13 11/14/05 (0)
- Re: AES? Geez, you mean... - geoffkait 07:41:10 11/13/05 (61)
- Did you ever read one of these papers? - KlausR. 08:24:31 11/13/05 (60)
- Re: And furthermore... - geoffkait 10:26:38 11/13/05 (2)
- Re: And furthermore... - regmac 06:54:27 11/15/05 (1)
- Re: "Bemoaning the deplorable sound at CES venues" - geoffkait 07:31:15 11/15/05 (0)
- you need to lighten up - robert young 08:35:31 11/13/05 (56)
- Without those experts, charts and numbers... - KlausR. 08:55:04 11/13/05 (55)
- Re: Without those experts, charts and numbers... - morricab 08:25:36 11/14/05 (39)
- Re: Without those experts, charts and numbers... - KlausR. 09:22:02 11/14/05 (38)
- The usual assumption - E-Stat 12:21:02 11/14/05 (37)
- Re: The usual assumption - KlausR. 01:21:46 11/15/05 (36)
- Seriously - E-Stat 04:09:59 11/15/05 (35)
- Re: Seriously - KlausR. 06:41:15 11/15/05 (34)
- Re: Seriously - morricab 10:48:25 11/15/05 (13)
- Musical and others tastes - KlausR. 23:49:46 11/15/05 (12)
- Re: Musical and others tastes - morricab 01:36:12 11/17/05 (4)
- Re: Musical and others tastes - KlausR. 02:20:13 11/17/05 (3)
- Re: Musical and others tastes - morricab 07:33:31 11/17/05 (2)
- Regarding the late, great Michael Hedges - E-Stat 16:48:24 11/17/05 (1)
- Re: Regarding the late, great Michael Hedges - morricab 05:47:49 11/18/05 (0)
- Let's see, you don't like classical, music, jazz, or blues - Dave Pogue 04:56:30 11/16/05 (1)
- Of course I want them to accept my views! - KlausR. 05:22:21 11/16/05 (0)
- Re: Musical and others tastes - Amerigo 01:33:55 11/16/05 (4)
- German audio mags - KlausR. 05:16:37 11/16/05 (3)
- Re: German audio mags - Amerigo 00:01:49 11/17/05 (2)
- Surfing - KlausR. 22:50:01 11/19/05 (1)
- Re: Surfing - morricab 07:01:01 11/21/05 (0)
- Calibration. - markrohr 09:55:42 11/15/05 (0)
- Where do I start from such a response? - E-Stat 09:14:08 11/15/05 (16)
- Re: Where do I start from such a response? - KlausR. 22:03:20 11/15/05 (8)
- Continue to miss the points - E-Stat 04:41:21 11/16/05 (7)
- You shall not judge another person's taste... - KlausR. 05:30:53 11/16/05 (6)
- Re: You shall not judge another person's taste... - morricab 02:01:00 11/17/05 (3)
- Re: You shall not judge another person's taste... - KlausR. 06:53:53 11/17/05 (2)
- Re: You shall not judge another person's taste... - morricab 07:11:46 11/17/05 (1)
- "I have an SPL meter and I use it, Klaus." - markrohr 09:13:07 11/17/05 (0)
- Dynamic range - E-Stat 05:41:07 11/16/05 (1)
- You may shake yor head as long as you want... - KlausR. 06:21:43 11/16/05 (0)
- Live drum kits - markrohr 09:57:54 11/15/05 (6)
- Excellent - E-Stat 10:39:19 11/15/05 (5)
- More than that . . . - markrohr 11:35:45 11/15/05 (4)
- Re: More than that . . . - morricab 02:05:33 11/17/05 (0)
- Re: More than that . . . - theaudiohobby 06:44:41 11/16/05 (0)
- Agreed on all points - E-Stat 11:56:12 11/15/05 (1)
- Re: Agreed on all points - morricab 02:07:24 11/17/05 (0)
- "I don't like classical music." There may be the whole problem. - clarkjohnsen 08:10:58 11/15/05 (1)
- That's rubbish! - KlausR. 23:59:22 11/15/05 (0)
- I disagree... - robert young 09:26:24 11/13/05 (14)
- Well said. Bravo! nt - clarkjohnsen 08:12:18 11/15/05 (0)
- Why is it so difficult... - KlausR. 00:03:46 11/14/05 (12)
- audio is art directed engineering: unless you think it all sounds the same - Sordidman 11:17:41 11/15/05 (2)
- Unless proven otherwise, yes, it all sounds the same - KlausR. 00:55:35 11/16/05 (1)
- Please: either go out and get some experience, or go Troll over at Audio Circle -t - Sordidman 07:05:13 11/16/05 (0)
- Re: Why is it so difficult... - Tom Schuman 07:38:38 11/14/05 (2)
- Go listen to the Jolida JD100 tube CD player and say that (nt) - Jim Tavegia 16:14:25 11/17/05 (1)
- I said some material... - Tom Schuman 09:55:03 11/18/05 (0)
- Maybe because... - robert young 03:24:09 11/14/05 (5)
- "It is the work of inventors with ears..." Yes indeed: Versed in the Art, as they say. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:15:45 11/15/05 (0)
- We are getting further and further away from the initial message! - KlausR. 05:07:02 11/14/05 (3)
- Not really Klaus. - robert young 05:14:02 11/14/05 (2)
- Re: Not really Klaus. - KlausR. 05:39:08 11/14/05 (1)
- hoisted by your own petard - robert young 05:59:03 11/14/05 (0)
- Re: M. Fremer on "Digital disaster", suggestion to Stereophile - Jim Tavegia 05:45:03 11/13/05 (24)
- The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - KlausR. 06:40:41 11/13/05 (23)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - Bruce from DC 08:35:39 11/14/05 (12)
- Fremer the saviour? - KlausR. 23:52:32 11/14/05 (2)
- answer to your last question: yes - Bruce from DC 06:06:02 11/15/05 (1)
- Re: answer to your last question: yes - KlausR. 00:40:00 11/16/05 (0)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - jamesgarvin 11:51:53 11/14/05 (8)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - Pat D 07:45:00 11/16/05 (6)
- Forgot to add.... - jamesgarvin 16:49:08 11/16/05 (0)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - jamesgarvin 16:42:01 11/16/05 (4)
- You are correct, and I have the evidence in my files... somewhere... nt - clarkjohnsen 08:24:01 11/18/05 (0)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - Pat D 10:26:26 11/17/05 (2)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - jamesgarvin 16:43:48 11/17/05 (1)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - Pat D 17:29:45 11/17/05 (0)
- You have exposed the curs and their curdom... for all the good that will do. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:20:09 11/15/05 (0)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - morricab 11/14/0500:11:43 11/14/05 (6)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - KlausR. 05:14:11 11/14/05 (5)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - morricab 08:08:49 11/14/05 (4)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - KlausR. 09:32:25 11/14/05 (3)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - morricab 02:12:58 11/17/05 (2)
- Not a fair comparison - KlausR. 07:29:34 11/17/05 (1)
- Re: Not a fair comparison - morricab 07:54:02 11/17/05 (0)
- I know what you're trying to say, but the thing is... - Bersani 10:07:06 11/13/05 (2)
- Vinyl Has Had its Share Of Lemons - Mister Pig 16:08:19 11/13/05 (0)
- I'm amazed that vinyl sounds as good as it does. - Dave Pogue 10:59:11 11/13/05 (0)
- "the competent vinyl guys are leaving vinyl-city one by one." - Ivan303 18:00:56 11/12/05 (0)
- Those line-item theoretical problems, just in numbers alone, - cdb 15:43:59 11/12/05 (0)
- Sorry, Klaus, but young people are flocking to vinyl - bigi 14:10:07 11/12/05 (1)
- "Vinyl is not flawless." Unlike how its critics imagine themselves? nt - clarkjohnsen 06:28:40 11/12/05 (12)
- Please Clark, explain one thing - KlausR. 07:00:57 11/12/05 (11)
- Here's the deal. You tell me what in audio, in your estimation, *is* flawless... - clarkjohnsen 10:37:42 11/13/05 (10)
- No Clark... - KlausR. 09:39:40 11/14/05 (9)
- "Bashing digital seems to be the favorite sport amongst audiophiles and audio reviewers." Well, no. - clarkjohnsen 09:53:02 11/14/05 (8)
- Re: "Bashing digital seems to be the favorite sport amongst audiophiles and audio reviewers." Well, no. - KlausR. 11:12:10 11/14/05 (7)
- You still don't get it: Digital is being bashed for bad sound, not for sport. If CD were so great... - clarkjohnsen 08:06:52 11/15/05 (4)
- It's not because a couple of audio nuts... - KlausR. 08:56:38 11/15/05 (3)
- "You audiophiles guys are an absolute minority." THEN WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? - clarkjohnsen 09:46:33 11/15/05 (2)
- Where does it say that you have to be a certified audiophile? - KlausR. 06:34:01 11/16/05 (0)
- Perhaps he can find the "Low Resolution Forum" - E-Stat 12:36:50 11/15/05 (0)
- Bashing RBCD yes. sacd-no - hifitommy 19:51:24 11/14/05 (1)
- SACD is being bashed, but... - KlausR. 23:41:20 11/14/05 (0)
- "The competent vinyl guys are leaving vinyl-city" - Dave Pogue 04:27:14 11/12/05 (6)
- Re: "The competent vinyl guys are leaving vinyl-city" - hahax@rcn.com 21:01:31 11/12/05 (0)
- Those are some imbalanced comparisons. - bwkendall 14:57:17 11/12/05 (2)
- Of course I'm fighting imbalance with imbalance :-) - Dave Pogue 16:12:55 11/12/05 (1)
- I guess it is all in the player....or maybe the senses. - bwkendall 16:31:49 11/12/05 (1)
- The competent vinyl guys... - KlausR. 06:49:13 11/12/05 (1)
- Wow, is that lame? - Dave Pogue 14:31:38 11/12/05 (0)
Follow Ups
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - morricab 11/14/0500:11:43 11/14/05 (6)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - KlausR. 05:14:11 11/14/05 (5)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - morricab 08:08:49 11/14/05 (4)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - KlausR. 09:32:25 11/14/05 (3)
- Re: The point I tried to make, but apparently without success... - morricab 02:12:58 11/17/05 (2)
- Not a fair comparison - KlausR. 07:29:34 11/17/05 (1)
- Re: Not a fair comparison - morricab 07:54:02 11/17/05 (0)