Check out this thread which links to a round table of industry pro's and Michael Froemer...(of the mega vinyl system fame and Stereophile contributor) at the Philotechnic Society in NYC.
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?gmusi&1230301509&openflup&3&4#3
Most Computer files are from red book CD's and you get what you get.
The roundtable reinforced that a lot of what I hear had to do with the contributions of the pro's in the chain of the performance to your ears. Those guys are PRICELESS!
My take home from the roundtable was that SACD was audibly better on a high resolution system (if done properly). Michael was OK with SACD but swore by his vinyl rig.
So a Vinyl to PC comparison has lots of caveats to factor in.
Since this is a hobby... you have lots of solutions to now check out for yourself.... good times!
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?gmusi&1230301509&openflup&3&4#3
Most Computer files are from red book CD's and you get what you get.
The roundtable reinforced that a lot of what I hear had to do with the contributions of the pro's in the chain of the performance to your ears. Those guys are PRICELESS!
My take home from the roundtable was that SACD was audibly better on a high resolution system (if done properly). Michael was OK with SACD but swore by his vinyl rig.
So a Vinyl to PC comparison has lots of caveats to factor in.
Since this is a hobby... you have lots of solutions to now check out for yourself.... good times!