Or perhaps the heading should be Digital v Analogue? The amount of listening I have don over the past 2 weeks is phenominal, changed rooms around majouring on raising the quality of digital? I was not sure what I was doing in the first instance but all soon became obvious in which direction I was going. It was sugested early on to look at room conditioning . . . yeh???
First mistake, ignore conditioning at your peril. I have not done any more than strategicaly pin some folded blankets on the wall. This change in direction has been a reverlation and I'm only halfway there.
The introduction of an indipendant DAC to the CD created an analitical digital sound, so much detail but very digital. The room damping has tamed the analitical digital 'twang' to a point where I can compare it to analogue. Thats going to raise a few eyebrows, but I stick to my guns, dont knock it till you have tried it.
In the past couple of days I have setup direct comparisons switching between the same tracks, being carfull to set the volume as close as I could, fairly easy on my system as I have volume on the phono stage as well as the line amp.
Yes, vinyl may still have it but only by a short head, and then we are probably only talking preferance not better? Maybe a better TT/chartridge may do better . . . my TT/McC are no slouch in the performance stakes!
My main thinking is to be able to by CD's by post without worrying about the condition, its is a much more durable medium. We cant go to the town or boot sales, due to Hazels disabuility and my increasing lack of mobility and inability to push the wheelchair on anything but good pavement. CD's are cheap, and if its a duffer recording, not to much is lost.
I should have spoted how digital can be tamed with a DAC a long time ago, I have always reported my streamed computer sourced music always sounded good compared to CD . . . I have had a dedicated HRT DAC in line for a longtime. The simple room conditioning has not had such a notisable affect on Spotify and Radio, although it has changed for the good.
'Change' has been the factor throughout the past couple of weeks, I'm not claiming better, however, digital is now very listenable comparing favourably with analogue.
Thats my view, the 'CD v Analogue' debate will contiue, do the right things and it is not a major issue in my humble opinion . . . *drinks*
CJSF
First mistake, ignore conditioning at your peril. I have not done any more than strategicaly pin some folded blankets on the wall. This change in direction has been a reverlation and I'm only halfway there.
The introduction of an indipendant DAC to the CD created an analitical digital sound, so much detail but very digital. The room damping has tamed the analitical digital 'twang' to a point where I can compare it to analogue. Thats going to raise a few eyebrows, but I stick to my guns, dont knock it till you have tried it.
In the past couple of days I have setup direct comparisons switching between the same tracks, being carfull to set the volume as close as I could, fairly easy on my system as I have volume on the phono stage as well as the line amp.
Yes, vinyl may still have it but only by a short head, and then we are probably only talking preferance not better? Maybe a better TT/chartridge may do better . . . my TT/McC are no slouch in the performance stakes!
My main thinking is to be able to by CD's by post without worrying about the condition, its is a much more durable medium. We cant go to the town or boot sales, due to Hazels disabuility and my increasing lack of mobility and inability to push the wheelchair on anything but good pavement. CD's are cheap, and if its a duffer recording, not to much is lost.
I should have spoted how digital can be tamed with a DAC a long time ago, I have always reported my streamed computer sourced music always sounded good compared to CD . . . I have had a dedicated HRT DAC in line for a longtime. The simple room conditioning has not had such a notisable affect on Spotify and Radio, although it has changed for the good.
'Change' has been the factor throughout the past couple of weeks, I'm not claiming better, however, digital is now very listenable comparing favourably with analogue.
Thats my view, the 'CD v Analogue' debate will contiue, do the right things and it is not a major issue in my humble opinion . . . *drinks*
CJSF