In the early days people were saying the CD sounded amazingly superior to vinyl albums, now they tell us the vinyl actually has the better sound because analog is more natural than digital recording. The more things change the more they stay the same. Same thing with the convesion from vacuum tube amps to transistor amps, it was the greatest thing on Earth for a while but when vacuum tubes almost disappeared suddenly there was a purist type appearing who said that transistors had a “grainy” sound etc. etc. and only vacuum tubes were good enough for anyone with a golden ear. I say horsefeathers. I would love to own a Model “A” Ford in great condition but I would certainly not choose it for a coast to coast trip.
Meanwhile, my Carver CD player with tube pre-amp sits collecting dust. Too bad the rotary drawer mechanism they used wasn’t the highest quality.
128 bit sampling is crap. 192 is okay. I’ve found myself updating my library to 256, but given how cheap storage is these days, I may just go lossless. I don’t think I’ll be paying for Mr. Young’s contraption, though.
Nowadays, I do more listening with the phone and a set of Sennheiser headphones or in the car than I ever did in the living room. Such is the nature of having a job with lots of travel time.
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A brand new vinyl record, played fewer than twenty times, is probably better than a CD when played through an excellent sound system with superb speakers. . . with a warmer, more complete sound. However, after a few playings, the tracks start to wear and the sharpness of the highs begin to be lost. After 100 plays, nope.