TrevC
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David@FrankHarvey said:The hiss will be from the analogue master tape (hence on the vinyl and CD), but the rumble is being produced by the turntable. This issue is confined to budget (or badly designed) turntables. The Project you have is a budget turntable. Nothing wrong with that in itself, but manufacturers can only do so much for any given budget. Of course, it is down to the individual as to how much money they would be willing to invest in an item based on how much they're going to use it, but deciding on whether a music format is worth investing in shouldn't really be decided based on an entry level model, particularly seeing as a turntable's quality is based upon how well it is engineered. Below your deck, there is only the plastic clad decks that have remained exactly the same for the past 30 years..MeanandGreen said:Someone mentioned actually listening to the music instead of listening out for the flaws makes a big difference. I agree it does, but as an example Dire Straits 'Down To The Waterline' is quite a hissy recording to begin with (including on CD). Play it on vinyl and the the quiet intro is not only full of the recordings actual hiss, but also the slight rumble of the format and the occasional crackle. It gets in the way of the guitar. Then when the track actually bursts into life it seems dynamically lacking in impact compared with the CD version.
That is evident in what you are posting up here.I however prefer any digital format over vinyl sound quality as my preference.
He prefers it because digital obviously is better, but that's not to say that a record deck can't be improved. A different cartridge perhaps? I haven't played with any for years, and use a Shure 97HE in my old Philips deck, which sounds amazing on most albums. I did try a much raved about Grado years ago and it sounded awful, dull and lifeless and an awful tracker.