What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report

Hi @milpai - 

Hard to go wrong with a Steely Dan album but for me Royal Scam is probably the one I listen to the most.  The vinyl I had was so-so...kinda flat. Not much "air".  The remastered CD I got recently (it's not a new release, however) - as much as I'm not typically a big fan of remasters - sounds pretty good.  Better detail than the vinyl and not excessively harsh.  I'd like to find an SACD version of TRS if one exists.  Thanks for contributing.

Hi ghosthouse,
I agree. It is a very nice album. Still kind of "growing" on me. In fact, 2 years back I collected most of Steely Dan albums. I like their music. I do not own a single LP, so I have to admit that I have not done any comparison between the LP and CD.

BTW, I ended last night's session with Dar William's "Mortal City" album.

@milpai - just curious...when you say, "I do not own a single LP....".  Do you mean by the Dan or across the board?  You won't get any criticism from me...just curious.   Around here, "No LPs" would certainly be a minority position...though we often like the minority viewpoint.  Most of the vinyl I have is stuff I've been carting around for 40 years or so.  Buy vinyl only rarely nowadays...sometimes old stuff as the spirit moves; hardly anything at all of the new, so-called audiophile vinyl reissues.  I take a pretty cynical view of most of that activity (along with the so-called vinyl resurgence) - just another way to shake $ out of people's pockets and rejuvenate back catalog sales (in my O-pinion, of course).

ghosthouse,
I do not own any LP. Though I have, in the past, listened to LPs, I never actually wanted to own them because of the cost and the maintenance of the gear associated with them. I would rather spend time to listen to music, especially with 2 growing kids. I am happy with my CDs and very recently streaming music via bluetooth. So yes, I am in minority position w.r.t. most of the audiophiles here. I agree with your point on the "resurgence". And I almost forgot to mention this - the only "reissue" I purchased after owning the CDs were Steely Dan's Gaucho (regular SACD) and Aja (Japanese SHM-SACD), because I liked that music so much. Totally worth the $s I spent.

milpai - we share some similar points of view. Low cost and easy maintenance are factors that contribute to my enjoyment of records via the KAB mod’d. Technics table I have. It’s not a fussy set up. Plus I do get a certain satisfaction holding an LP that was produced almost 50 years ago...like some kind of historical artifact that is still functionally viable. Regarding cynicism about the vinyl resurgence, I see it as a trendy, "hip" fad that (I hope) will soon run it’s course. Shaking more $ out of people’s pockets is what I associate with the flurry of audiophile reissues. FWIW - I too have the SACD version of Gaucho. Just got done listening to Moody Blues "Question of Balance" in SACD. Not the greatest recording ever but I enjoy the music. Going to put on Gaucho next, thanks to you bringing it up.