Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
Dyna, I’m going to go out on a limb here & say you missed there point. You have suggested vinyl as being antiquated & inferior (sound wise / I guess you like the looks) to digital, while using a Garrard Zero 100 as your standard. Probably not a fair comparison, unless you have another vinyl standard. |
Dyna, I’m going to go out on a limb here & say you missed there point. You have suggested vinyl as being antiquated & inferior (sound wise / I guess you like the looks) to digital, while using a Garrard Zero 100 as your standard. Probably not a fair comparison, unless you have another vinyl standard.Boxer: Hmmmm....misunderstanding all around. I grew up with records. Listened to my parents' and my schoolmates' systems. The Zero-100 I purchased in 1972 or '73 was my first turntable. I owned others up until about '92 when I quit records altogether. I referenced the Zero-100 as an example of how turntables can "look cool." Both immediate respondents erroneously assumed that 50+ year old turntable was my vinyl SQ standard. They did not read (or understand) the context of my post and got it wrong. Plus, Elizabeth shows me no favor because, in jest, I teased her about using her refrigerator to "burn-in" her uber-expensive AC plugs. My opinion of vinyl use being mostly about nostalgia and "retro-coolness" stands. I find that outdated "system" terribly inconvenient and mechanically complex; others find it fun and completely listenable. However, IMO, no matter how much money your throw at it or how much you like it, the phonograph record cannot compete with digital as a playback method...assuming equality of other factors. . Again, in my opinion, analog equipment/media vendors are getting rich pandering to those that crave the latest fashion. Smart - but often dishonest - marketing. |
It is sad that a relatively archaic thing like vinyl works so well even with the digital revolution having occurred...how can all those people be enjoying well sorted analog when their iPhone is RIGHT THERE. So what if a great vinyl pressing sounds astonishing? You're never gonna get that minute back that you spent cleaning the needle and running the dust brush over the album...life is too short for all that hassle when all you get from it is music that's analogous to real sound. I get it man. |
I think it was the best comment in this thread and my personal award goes to @millercarbon That is why, anyone tries to tell me a turntable got absolutely crushed by a CDP, all I can do is ask, from how high was it dropped? |
