Tobias, it may have been the tt, the lp, the rest of the setup, your perception. Its hard to tell in a demo room at a show.
I've heard claims the VPI is not musical. If this is true, why are all these people buying VPI, are they fools, inexperienced, or tin ears. Many VPI owners claim they are very satisfied with their sound, perhaps they have attained synergy through careful choices in partering equipment. Or perhaps their perceptions are different than those who don't like VPI. Possibly they are fools, inexperienced and tin ears.
VPI owners should stand up and make their voices heard.
Some comparison and contrast may help us in determining just what the truth is.
As for me, I have no agenda, this is only my second tt setup since over twenty years ago. I'm not particularly bothered that lower quality recordings sound lousy on my VPI. I'm disappointed and bothered by the software, perhaps I'm wrong. For me, lousy software, just like lousy equipment, is replaceable and/or disposable.
I do know there are VPI owners claiming to be ok with their lower quality recordings. I've heard them over the past couple of days, they suppose its the rest of my setup and/or system. It seems they believe their VPI setups to be both highly musical and resolving. Are they wrong, or am I wrong, who knows?
As for my isssues, I think it is me, my perceptions simply don't match my expectations. This is a sociological issue, I'm in a state of anomie with my vinyl setup. Audio nervosa has me by the balls, at least in respect to lower quality lp recordings.
I've heard claims the VPI is not musical. If this is true, why are all these people buying VPI, are they fools, inexperienced, or tin ears. Many VPI owners claim they are very satisfied with their sound, perhaps they have attained synergy through careful choices in partering equipment. Or perhaps their perceptions are different than those who don't like VPI. Possibly they are fools, inexperienced and tin ears.
VPI owners should stand up and make their voices heard.
Some comparison and contrast may help us in determining just what the truth is.
As for me, I have no agenda, this is only my second tt setup since over twenty years ago. I'm not particularly bothered that lower quality recordings sound lousy on my VPI. I'm disappointed and bothered by the software, perhaps I'm wrong. For me, lousy software, just like lousy equipment, is replaceable and/or disposable.
I do know there are VPI owners claiming to be ok with their lower quality recordings. I've heard them over the past couple of days, they suppose its the rest of my setup and/or system. It seems they believe their VPI setups to be both highly musical and resolving. Are they wrong, or am I wrong, who knows?
As for my isssues, I think it is me, my perceptions simply don't match my expectations. This is a sociological issue, I'm in a state of anomie with my vinyl setup. Audio nervosa has me by the balls, at least in respect to lower quality lp recordings.