One of the things we have digital to thank for is the importance of using the earliest-generation tape source available from which to manufacture a disc, whether LP or CD/SACD. Record companies weren't overly concerned about using a second, third, or even fourth generation copy with which to master LP's from, prior to the bad sound of early CD's bringing the importance of that consideration to light.
Tried analog yet again after decades of digital
Ok Im posting this on the digital format because Id be handed my head if on the analog side.I like many over the years decided to try analog again.Ive hauled around records for years from place to place and never really wanted to part with them,more a memory thing I guess.To the point,I purchased a VPI scout recently,mounting a benz micro cartridge to it and various phone preamps I have inside such things as receivers and integrated amps along with a stand alone phono.Bought the record cleaner machine and all the stuff necessary to use the format properly,I think.Set the table up with time and patience and dialed it in as best I could without getting anal about it.What Im finding is a format that is really inferior to digital IMO.I say this forgetting the fact I wasn't expecting much as years ago I tried the same venture with disappointment of the out come.The constant snap ,crackle pop even on unplayed records,the hassle of having to get up every 15 minute to change the side,constant cleaning,setup of the table,all the bobbles needed to make it all go.I think to even come close to digital one must spend tons of money and tons of time.Im sure there are sytems that sound incredible,but at what expense and how much time devoted to it..Dont get me wrong its fun to play music that never made it to disc but anyone thinking alone these same lines as to recapturing what was once the only game in town,think long and hard.
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I tried to like digital for many years. One day I listened to a decent turntable again and never looked back. Every time I try digital it sounds fine for an hour or maybe a few days but that's about it. My cheap rega rp3 setup with a super cartridge sounds better than the most expensive digital source I've heard. Better than a 100.000 $ DAC. That's when I stopped looking for digital as Asa source of serious high end |
About a year ago I starting digitizing some of my vinyl. My vinyl setup is a VPI Scout with a Benz Ebony TR and a Linn Linto phonostage. With a good quality A/D (modified Korg MR-2000) and the appropriate DAC (Chord Hugo), my digitized vinyl sounds pretty much the same as the original vinyl. Plus I can take out most of the worse of the clicks, pops and hiss (Vinyl Studio) which really does improve the experience. Given the convenience, I play the digitized vinyl a lot more than I used to play the actual vinyl. It took some time to get the system right, but now I can get the sound of my
vinyl with the convenience of digital, through a computer. |
You can get them professionally cleaned for $3 to $5 plus shipping. Volume discounts apply. No relation, just someone I have run into. http://recordgenie.com/ |
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