Vinyl vs. top-notch digital

been there, done that. multiple times, in multiple ways.

i have 800-900 needle drops. these are 2xdsd vinyl rips of my vinyl i have on my NAS. play them often. and hundreds of digital tape transfers at various hirez levels i can compare to the vinyl transfers.

then there was the recording done in my room back in 2008 where pro audio guys dubbed a direct to disc record off my turntable and tried to get it to sound as good as the source.

https://www.audaud.com/jun-fukamachi-at-steinway-take-2-toshiba-emi-direct-discfirst-impression-music/

try as they might, they could not capture the musical nuance of the vinyl on their state of the art digital recorders. i can dub vinyl with my tape deck that get’s it all. or dub my tape to another tape and get it all too. look at my system pages........

 https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/615

.......and you will see i’m set up to easily do just that any time.

mikelavigne

been there, done that. multiple times, in multiple ways.

i have 800-900 needle drops. these are 2xdsd vinyl rips of my vinyl i have on my NAS. play them often. and hundreds of digital tape transfers at various hirez levels i can compare to the vinyl transfers.

No, you haven’t quite "been there, done that." Creating a "needle drop" is not making your own recording. Dubbing the recordings of others is not the same as actually making your own recordings from a live source.

... then there was the recording done in my room back in 2008 where pro audio guys ...

2008? That was 84 dog-years ago! Just as DACs have improved since then, so have ADCs.

i can dub vinyl with my tape deck that get’s it all.

Me too! That’s easy to do! I can also make a CDR that is indistinguishable from the LP. Easy to do!

i claim that no digital recordings i’ve heard capture music like 1/2" tape

That statement would have more value if you’d experiment with your own recordings, but I understand that takes a lot of time and effort.

@mijostyn

Comparing analog to digital cell phones has got to be one of the worst examples for argument I’ve heard yet. 

“Top-notch digital“ is a misnomer since even the most expensive digital players produce serious audible errors. The three most serious errors are external vibration, vibration and flutter of the disc itself whilst spinning and our old friend scattered background laser light. Now, I know a lot of you are probably thinking, “but I thought all modern CD players solved those problems a long time ago, doesn’t reclocking and buffering eliminate those problems?” Better think again, buddy boy. And yes, I know what you’re thinking, “but my system sounds fabulous!”

“Top-notch digital“ is a misnomer since even the most expensive digital players produce serious audible errors. The three most serious errors are external vibration, vibration and flutter of the disc itself whilst spinning and our old friend scattered background laser light. Now, I know a lot of you are probably thinking, “but I thought all modern CD players solved those problems a long time ago, doesn’t reclocking and buffering eliminate those problems?” Better think again, buddy boy. And yes, I know what you’re thinking, “but my system sounds fabulous!”

CD? what’s a CD?

spinning disc? what’s that have to do with digital audio?

that’s so "5 years ago". now it’s PCIe drives. agree on the effect of resonance on circuits though. that is major.