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  • JPete
    JPete Posts: 295
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    What about AM vs. FM?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,078
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    AC vs. DC?
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  • Nightfall
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    Soft dome vs horn?
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • BlueFox
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    F1nut wrote: »
    Not at all, why should I give up perfectly good CD's and SACD's for yet another format made for the absolute lazy!?!

    Because it sounds better. :)

    First, it isn't a new format, but simply a better way to play the existing files that are on CDs and SACDs. Plus play even higher resolution files that will never be on a disc. Second, having the ability to upgrade the DAC or file player as better gear becomes available is priceless. Nothing personal, but your SACD player, while nice, is obsolete. Third, having the ability to easily organize thousands of CDs and files into playlists is beyond priceless.

    Fourth, while I am lazy, I put a lot of effort into building an excellent stereo.
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  • nooshinjohn
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    The only thing that does not sound better on vinyl and my table is Yoko Ono.
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  • BlueFox
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    A broken stereo works wonders for Yoko.
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  • gce
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    The only thing that does not sound better on vinyl and my table is Yoko Ono.

    You just admitted you have a Yoko Ono album. :s
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  • nooshinjohn
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    gce wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    The only thing that does not sound better on vinyl and my table is Yoko Ono.

    You just admitted you have a Yoko Ono album. :s

    A pristine copy of Double Fantasy... you sometimes gotta take the good with the bad and the ugly.
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  • F1nut
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    BlueFox wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    Not at all, why should I give up perfectly good CD's and SACD's for yet another format made for the absolute lazy!?!

    Because it sounds better. :)

    First, it isn't a new format, but simply a better way to play the existing files that are on CDs and SACDs. Plus play even higher resolution files that will never be on a disc. Second, having the ability to upgrade the DAC or file player as better gear becomes available is priceless. Nothing personal, but your SACD player, while nice, is obsolete. Third, having the ability to easily organize thousands of CDs and files into playlists is beyond priceless.

    Fourth, while I am lazy, I put a lot of effort into building an excellent stereo.

    You're right I suppose that it isn't a new format, but it isn't a physical format and I like putting my hands on what I'm playing. Hardly obsolete, but you keep thinking that and I'll keep enjoying it. I seriously don't care about play lists or having thousands of songs at my finger tips. In fact, I see more and more folks these days saying they wish they never got rid of their CD collection.
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  • BlueFox
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    While I still have my CDs and SACDs, the higher res files will most likely will never be on disc. You are right in that obsolete wasn't the right word. I meant that better DACs are now available than what is in the player. The transport is fine.
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    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,073
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    F1nut wrote: »
    ...but it isn't a physical format and I like putting my hands on what I'm playing.

    Waiting for Ken Brydson to say he's offended.

    Completely agree with this. Another point is that I can sell my records for money, if I need to. I cannot, however, sell a hard drive or thumb stick with 1's and 0's of music. You legally can't even give or lend it away, because you do NOT own it. I do enjoy digital music, I have a bunch, but I can completely sympathize why somebody would not be willing to themselves.
    Someone better tell the folks who run the iTunes Store and its competitors. If you buy a digital music track or album from the iTunes store or one of its competitors, you don't own it. Instead, you're buying a license to play that track or album, and that license comes with an extremely limited set of rights.

    Why does it matter? If you buy a CD in the United States, Section 109 of the Copyright Act gives you very specific rights under the first-sale doctrine. Fred von Lohmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation explains those rights:

    Once you've acquired a lawfully-made CD or book or DVD, you can lend, sell, or give it away without having to get permission from the copyright owner. In simpler terms, "you bought it, you own it" (and because first sale also applies to gifts, "they gave it to you, you own it" is also true).

    But the first-sale doctrine only applies to tangible goods, such as CDs. Digital music downloads (just like movies and TV shows and books) come with a completely different, much more limited set of rights. If you buy a digital album from an online service such as the iTunes store, Amazon MP3, or eMusic, you have no legal right to lend that album to a friend, as you could if you had purchased a CD. If you decide after a few listens that you hate the album, well, tough. You can't resell it. You can't even legally give it away.

    http://www.zdnet.com/article/who-owns-your-digital-downloads-hint-its-not-you/
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,776
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    Ken Brydson called me. He's offended.
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  • mikeyb128
    mikeyb128 Posts: 2,885
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    From my point of view CDs do sound better, digital hi Rez tops CDs. But for me I love physical copies. I do own a lot of vinyl, I enjoy it occasionally. But vinyl is expensive, the cleaning, the care, the expense is ridiculous. For vinyl to sound good on a nice 2 channel system is over the top expensive, and just isn't worth it in my eyes. Invest in digital, a nice DAC, a tube CD player, maybe A tube pre, and get your anolog sound jollies off in spades.

    Although I love the sound of vinyl at my buddies. Hmm 6,000 dollar cart, 10,000 dollar table, and a tube pre amp with 22 tubes inside. Can't even recall what the h$ll he said all this stuff was. But yeah it sounded almost as good as a cd :wink:
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  • JPete
    JPete Posts: 295
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    Anybody have one of these? You're not a real "vinyl" guy unless you do in my opinion.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0hRzEihsR4

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  • JPete
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    Here is the best way to listen to a Yoko album. The ending is the best part...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNGxDAiTxaQ
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  • gce
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    gce wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    The only thing that does not sound better on vinyl and my table is Yoko Ono.

    You just admitted you have a Yoko Ono album. :s

    A pristine copy of Double Fantasy... you sometimes gotta take the good with the bad and the ugly.

    So there's the one good thing CD's have that Vinyl doesn't. The ability to skip the tracks you don't want to hear. :p

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  • bikezappa
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    A negative aspect of LPs that has always bothered me is the feedback loop. The speaker vibrates the air in the room. This vibrating air will vibrate the surface of the LP and be transmitted to the cartridge. A simple test to hear this effect is to put the cartridge on a non rotating LP and slowly turn up the volume. It can get really ugly, so turn up the volume slowly.
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  • [Deleted User]
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    "Digital is finally able to compete with the cdp and SACD, it's easy and convenient too for our lazy society. " - downloads are soulless.
    You share downloads. You own LP and CDs.

    I've read that article some time ago and can't disagree.
    There is no perfect LP. Too many things to go wrong.
    Dynamic range is higher on Digital formats ect. There is
    no clear cut winner on my system between LP and CD.

    I have exactly two "LPs" downloaded from HDTracks.
    Led Zep II and Supertramp Crime of the Century.
    The Led Zep II is the best sounding I've ever heard.
    I believe it was remastered with hiRez in mind. (guessing)
    The Supertramp is really good but I couldn't recommend
    buying it if you already have it in some other format.
    (unless money is not the issue)

    I love my blu-ray pure audio but it looks like it is going the
    way of Beta.
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  • [Deleted User]
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    heiney9 wrote: »
    Tubes Rule w/ analog or digital.............. :p

    Ain't got tubes................ain't got soul!

    H9
    Are you saying Vitus Signature series gear doesn't have soul? Or that I should swap my Vitus SIA-025 for your Pass & Avanti amps?

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  • gudnoyez
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    Okay here is a good example here are 5 different recordings would of pictured 6 but my mastered in Germany CD is currently in the wife's truck a d she's not home. I don't want to raise any feathers but displayed here is my cherished LP Japanese import copy, the 5.1 SACD mix to include a Redbook layer some remastered CD I bought just cause the wife always has my other CD copy in her truck, also a recording of the MSFL half speed master LP on a TDK MA 90 cassette.

    Here is the order of the sound quality to my ears other ears may vary.

    1. The Japanese Import LP is the best sounding recording I have ever heard of DSOTM nothing comes close in my opinion.

    2. The TDK MA 90 copy of my buddies Half speed mastered LP comes a close second just as warm as my import Vinyl yes a cassette for Christ's sake recorded this in 1984 and this still sounds good.

    3. Would be the CD that my wife has in her truck it is a original CD I bought at musik Kuss my favorite record store over in Germany the year it first came out on CD yeah this is an oldie.

    4-5. The 5.1 mix on my SACD sounds great but honestly the 5.1 mix is ok for a listen or two on the Oppo , on my SACD player on the 2 channel rig the Redbook layer sounds fantastic.

    6. This remastered DSOTM remaster not from the recent bunch but the remasters a couple of years prior, ranks last sounds ok but a little muddy sounding this one's going to my Grandsons collection, won't miss this one a bit.

    OK my Jeff Beck Orange on SACD kicks major azz on both my original Vinyl and CD that they will never be played again. I guess it's my opinion but all physical formats can sound better than the others and are mastering dependant. I Guess I'm happy with all. I recently started collecting digital downloads to play through the Dac on my Oppo and Marantz SACD player and like what I hear, perhaps I should check out the DSOTM off HD tracks to see where it ranks :#
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  • zappafan2
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    I enjoy music , to me its what puts a smile on my face and is just plain relaxing. Its not about someone telling me what sounds better and what I should be listening to and in what format. I enjoy all my cds and they do sound good , for me though a nice clean pressing of some of my favorite records on lp are my favorite way to enjoy my collection and that is my favorite way to listen. I personally feel that vinyl does sound good, I dont need a bunch of facts and data to support which is better its a personal choice like so many audio things. Everyone is different but I think we all agree its a choice so do what you like and enjoy ,for me the whole vinyl experience is my favorite way to enjoy music even with its limits.
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  • [Deleted User]
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    LPs are a pain the azz. I should know, I have 3000
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  • ken brydson
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    lightman1 wrote: »
    Ken Brydson called me. He's offended.

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  • [Deleted User]
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    DarqueKnight wrote: »
    Nothing (yet) beats the sound quality of well-recorded single-sided 45 rpm vinyl.
    How about a well mastered DXD, XRCD24 or Platinum SHM cd played on a Vitus SCD-025 Mk2 placed on Stillpoints Ultra 6's with Ultra bases? ;)

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  • gudnoyez
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    Been hearing stuff about DXD what's it all about?
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  • [Deleted User]
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    gudnoyez wrote: »
    Been hearing stuff about DXD what's it all about?
    Digital eXtreme Definition (DXD) is an audio encoding scheme that was developed for editing high-resolution recordings because DSD, the audio standard used on Super Audio CD is not ideally suited for editing. DXD is a PCM-like signal with 24-bit resolution sampled at 352.8 kHz - eight times 44.1 kHz, the sampling frequency of Red Book CD. The data rate is 11.2896 Mbit/s - four times that of DSD!
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  • gudnoyez
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    http://www.stereophile.com/content/promates-worlds-first-dxd-download-store#2jpdlzGqOuIoU2Gh.97

    So the files are to big to fit on a disc and DXD recordings are only available by downloading, plus you need a converter what type of converter?
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  • tonyb
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    Audio has more niche markets than you can shake a stick at.
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  • Dawgfish
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    I have no doubts about the validity of the article. It still doesn't change the fact that I prefer listening to vinyl in my setup by a large margin. Bottom line, I don't need an article to tell me which format I like better! I'm always open to listening however......
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  • [Deleted User]
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    gudnoyez wrote: »
    http://www.stereophile.com/content/promates-worlds-first-dxd-download-store#2jpdlzGqOuIoU2Gh.97

    So the files are to big to fit on a disc and DXD recordings are only available by downloading, plus you need a converter what type of converter?
    Well I don't know about that Stereophile download, but DXD cd's are playable on RBCD players. Here is a bit more info - http://www.elusivedisc.com/TOP-12-IN-GOLD-DXD-GOLD-CD/productinfo/GSDX001/

    I was just making a facetious point that cd's can compete with vinyl given good enough equipment & recorded media.
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