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CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl

No comparison, CD always sounds so cold and gritty. Vinyl is so much warmer, smoother and has better imaging and much greater depth of sound. It’s like watching the world go by through a dirty window pane when listening to a CD. Put the same LP on the turntable and Voila! Everything takes on more vibrancy, fullness and texture. 
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nandric
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I used analogy with religions to point out that digital believers

have their own church to address their believe in digital in their

own  forum while we the analog believers have our own. However

our moderators thought that this is some kind of ''political

statement'' and removed my post. It is not easy to accept such

removal if one has no idea why. But I do have some assumptions.

tablejockey
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Is this thread in response to the CD "crushing" vinyl thread?

Lots of crushing going on lately...


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geoffkait
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As if AAD and ADD CDs don’t sound awful enough DDD CDs sound even worse. That’s the fully Monty digital experience.
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noromance
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A great analog recording played on a good vinyl system will almost always win out over digital. Almost all new mastered albums sound worse than the originals.
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ct0517
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chakster
Also the phono cartridge is the key to analog
.

Its not the

1) cartridge........ it’s not the
2) table....... it’s not the
3) shelf/stand/room....... its not the
4) tonearm......... its not the
5) Litz..........its not the
6) Phono Stage and Loading of.............

The key is attained knowledge, that allows for the proper set up of all 6 areas to work together, based on each areas different design, and execution. There is a lot to get wrong. 

This is why better set up lesser perceived designs, out perform better perceived designs in places you visit like same room shows. But given one has the knowledge on setup, and that someone can do the proper set up; the better design executed well should out perform the lesser design.


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