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What albums, in your opinion, sound unquestionably better on Vinyl rather than Digital?

So this is not an effort to start a medium-war thread, rather in my view some records just seem to be mastered better on the vinyl record version than the digital version. Three that spring to mind from my record collection:

  • Henri Texier - Varech
  • Tom Misch - Geography
  • JLin - Black Origami (this very surprisingly to me)


I know everyone’s system is different, everyone’s ears are different and everyone’s tastes are different, but for the purposes of this discussion let us assume that YOU are the final arbiter of objective reality!
corvaldt
roberjerman
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I have been using PF's The Wall LPs (UK EMI) as a reference quality source since about 1980. I have on hand the 2011 CD remaster by James Guthrie and Joel Plante at das boot recording. I plan to give this a listen soon! And maybe I can find in my collection an original US Columbia pressing, for further comparison!
ericjcabrera
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Hope by Hugh Masekela:
I have both the 45 rpm vinyl & SACD; and although the SACD sounds fantastic, the vinyl is amazingly & unquestionable superior.

Modern Cool by Patricia Barber:
Vinyl is rather incredible, but for me & my system, the SACD is superior; so quite the opposite of the above recording.
fixedincome
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Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys:

So much more alive.

tooblue
787 posts
 
All of them.
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three_easy_payments
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Either of the two LPs mastered for vinyl so far direct from the analog tapes by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.  It's the whole reason they invested $100K in a lathe back in 2013 and dedicated themselves to the process of creating superior sound via vinyl.  They clearly succeeded. 
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