Audiophile witch hunt or basic common sense?

[froze]

Did anyone ever make a fuss about compact discs being made from analogue masters? Particularly those produced as AAD? Not that I recall. But now we have the anti-vinyl brigade trying to make a big thing out of this.

Actually I remember this stuff, and yes they did, and they still do because most analogue masters done back in the day sound like crap on CD because they try to clean up the sound and ruin it in the process.

 

[ToppingSMSL]

Did anyone ever make a fuss about compact discs being made from analogue masters? Particularly those produced as AAD? Not that I recall. But now we have the anti-vinyl brigade trying to make a big thing out of this.

Why would they? Analogue masters were all there was. There wasn't much anyone could do about that.

 

[davidf]

Why would they? Analogue masters were all there was. There wasn't much anyone could do about that.

Digitally recording music had been around long before CD appeared on the scene.

 

[davidf]

Actually I remember this stuff, and yes they did, and they still do because most analogue masters done back in the day sound like crap on CD because they try to clean up the sound and ruin it in the process.

Nothing really wrong with the masters. Generally, music captured in the analogue era tends to sound better on analogue, as that's was the medium it was originally mastered for. Many of the earlier CDs have better dynamic range compared to newer, compressed masters.

 

[ToppingSMSL]

Digitally recording music had been around long before CD appeared on the scene.

Oh hardly a mainstream thing, don't be so disingenuous.

 

[Jasonovich]

Actually I remember this stuff, and yes they did, and they still do because most analogue masters done back in the day sound like crap on CD because they try to clean up the sound and ruin it in the process.

You homed in on the methodology i.e. the process and agree 100%.
When I'm purchasing my digital downloads from Nativedsd, I have two preferences, pure DSD recordings or original analogue tape to DSD.
I think this digital analogue debate has a tendency to be self serving depending on ones entrenched opinions or vested interests, seems a little pointless. It's more about the process, either formats can sound great 😃 👍

 

[Al ears]

You homed in on the methodology i.e. the process and agree 100%.
When I'm purchasing my digital downloads from Nativedsd, I have two preferences, pure DSD recordings or original analogue tape to DSD.
I think this digital analogue debate has a tendency to be self serving depending on ones entrenched opinions or vested interests, seems a little pointless. It's more about the process, either formats can sound great 😃 👍

Hear, hear!