Like it or not, a lot of music (especially the jazz I listen to) simply isn't available on vinyl, so the quality issue is moot. It's the silver disk or nothing.
Actually the silver disc can sound pretty good (both redbook and SACD).
I hadn't listened to my turntable (an Oracle Paris, Audioquest arm, and a Shure Ultra 500 cartridge) in over a year. Recently I leveled it, cleaned it up, and tried listening to some vinyl again.
I had mixed reactions. Yes it sounded pretty good. However I could hardly call it perfect. The biggest problem I noted was the wow caused by slightly off center records. There was a time when I could ignore it, but now it really bugs me. There is also a noticable change in quality on the inner third of longer LP's.
So how do the rest of you vinyl listeners deal with this? Do you just rationalize it, or am I missing something?
I guess I could upgrade the turntable, but I don't think that that addresses the basic issues I mentioned.
Actually the silver disc can sound pretty good (both redbook and SACD).
I hadn't listened to my turntable (an Oracle Paris, Audioquest arm, and a Shure Ultra 500 cartridge) in over a year. Recently I leveled it, cleaned it up, and tried listening to some vinyl again.
I had mixed reactions. Yes it sounded pretty good. However I could hardly call it perfect. The biggest problem I noted was the wow caused by slightly off center records. There was a time when I could ignore it, but now it really bugs me. There is also a noticable change in quality on the inner third of longer LP's.
So how do the rest of you vinyl listeners deal with this? Do you just rationalize it, or am I missing something?
I guess I could upgrade the turntable, but I don't think that that addresses the basic issues I mentioned.