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All other things being equal, vinyl sounds better than compact disc.

  • True

  • False


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AriZoNaiCe

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Hey Guys/Gals,

The most basic of introductions:
1. I love music -- most genres
2. My ears are good, but probably not good enough to justify what I spend to listen to music
3. My music tastes change with the wind, sometimes more
4. I just invested in my first TT, and I am enjoying the "back to basics" feel of the music. It reminds me why I always loved albums rather than tracks, and also why I loved listening to specific artists more than others as a kid. My family's receiver setup always encouraged starting a tape or CD and not getting up to change it after a specific song. We weren't a "radio" family, really, so I mostly enjoyed artists whose albums were good from start to finish
5. I've always invested heavily (relative term, since I purchased my first bedroom receiver as a 14-year-old with money from his first job at an ice cream shop) in sound equipment but didn't realize until recently how much the format could change the sound (with the exception of always feeling like tape audio tape was a weak medium)

I've been perusing the forum for a few days, and I look forward to being a member of a forum where people seem so open to helping one another. You've fostered a great culture, and I hope to live up to that standard.

-- Brian
 
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Hi Brian,

Regarding your poll, my response to your query is "yes". Past that, welcome to AK.
 
Welcome friend! I think CDs sound better in general, but mastering makes a big difference too regardless of medium.

To that point -- do you think that "remastered" albums on vinyl are better or worse than the original mastering? I'm guessing that remastered ultimately winds up coming from a digital medium, same as what they used for the CD versions?
 
To that point -- do you think that "remastered" albums on vinyl are better or worse than the original mastering? I'm guessing that remastered ultimately winds up coming from a digital medium, same as what they used for the CD versions?
I really haven't listened to any remastered vinyl albums. From what I've read, a lot of them aren't done as carefully as the original, with different personnel, and some are even transferred from digital - so I would definitely be hesitant and most likely rather have the original. New vinyl albums often come from digital masters, so that's an issue too. The new albums I have on vinyl sound great, but the limitations of vinyl are usually clear because they come from the same digital masters as the CD.
 
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