Somewhere out there Mike, there is a guy called George who would say your amplifiers are crap because they don't double in power output when you 1/2 the speaker impedance :-) ... and no I am not the one saying that and I don't agree with him.
What I will say is that even the peak watt meters will response somewhat "slow", and if there is a vast difference between the vinyl and digital wattage readings, that's the mastering, not whatever the source is, unless the source is artificially creating a "softer" sound.
Compared to CD, tape at 15, even 7.5 will have an extended frequency response past 20KHz. Compared to 24/96 or 24/192, the digital will have a much better frequency response >20KHz.
Musicians seem to most note the difference between vinyl and digital. They like how they sound on vinyl, but feel that high res digital is closer to reality (with all its warts).
What I will say is that even the peak watt meters will response somewhat "slow", and if there is a vast difference between the vinyl and digital wattage readings, that's the mastering, not whatever the source is, unless the source is artificially creating a "softer" sound.
Compared to CD, tape at 15, even 7.5 will have an extended frequency response past 20KHz. Compared to 24/96 or 24/192, the digital will have a much better frequency response >20KHz.
Musicians seem to most note the difference between vinyl and digital. They like how they sound on vinyl, but feel that high res digital is closer to reality (with all its warts).