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In Reply to: Why does Vinyl sound better than SACD? posted by newbie on December 9, 2001 at 16:25:05:
Even-order harmonic distortion.At least, this was what everyone's favorite mag, Stereo Review said around 1994-5(?) in a big article about exactly this subject (analog vs. digital). This was also the same reason--partly--that simple tube designs sound so "pleasant". The latter is well known, no SR fact.
Maybe my lowly mid-west education is affecting me here, but hi-rez from vinyl? Just don't believe it: a huge--relatively speaking--synthetic jewel crashing and shoving its way through nearly-microscopic-sized soft plastic grooves. ( Maybe the FIRST time, but on subsequent playings????). Hard to believe.
Yea, yea, I have experience with vinyl--I own a Technics (what else!?) SL-D20 tt for 18 years and do like the sound of vinyl. And no, I am not sucking up here just to keep everyone happy. (At the risk of sounding like a Technics "schill", Technics is one of the few receiver manufacturers to retain phono inputs on all their receivers except their cheapest HT model. What does this mean? I don't know exactly, but to me, it makes them a kewwwwwl mid-fi audio company.)
Personally, I think vinyl is also good at covering up master recording artifacts to make the final product sound better, whereas digital reveals everything, good AND bad. Just like going from Bose to a pair of B&W's; those once "nice" sounding recordings now sound scratchy, hissy, tape edits reveal themselves, etc.
Digital "breaks up" music, sure. But how is that worse than analog adding hiss, wow & flutter, etc., etc. to the music? Analog may be equivalent to a dirty mirror as remarked below, but those spots of dirt and haze can ALSO cover up pieces of the music, correct?
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Follow Ups
- From Mr.Hirsch's esteemed publication comes the answer: - waVeman 12/10/0122:21:12 12/10/01 (9)
- my first turntable was a Technics - tunenut 14:20:40 12/11/01 (5)
- Re: my first turntable was a Technics - waVeman 21:10:47 12/11/01 (4)
- why some people may get upset - tunenut 11:50:47 12/12/01 (3)
- Here's a clue as to my thought processes: I like Carl Sagan a lot. - waVeman 17:44:53 12/12/01 (2)
- fair enough - tunenut 18:33:04 12/12/01 (1)
- Appreciate you replying. Thanks. N/T - waVeman 22:16:29 12/12/01 (0)
- Might be your system as well as your education. (nt) - JCS 03:06:58 12/11/01 (2)
- Your 5th grader reply is typical of an "audiophile" & why I place little value in their opinions N/T - waVeman 08:58:54 12/11/01 (1)
- Nice response. - JCS 17:13:54 12/11/01 (0)
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