I've recently been curious about the many differing opions of digital vs vinyl which is scattered across the internet. My Dad had 3 cases of albums and 12"singles sitting around doing nothing so I thought I'd quire them and buy a turntable just for the hell of it.
I grew up with CD being the main format. I love CDs, I own lots of them which I've collected over the decades. I still play CDs regualrly and have a dedicated CDP as part of my set up.
Now then onto the vinyl. There seems to be a growing following for it, sales are increasing and many swear by the "warm" sound as being superior.
Not being familiar with how vinyl does actually sound for real I was intriged. I must say that now having actually listened to vinyl and comparing it to CD it's not what I'd call "warm". It sounds a touch thin and unrefined, the amount of background noise is unaceptable to me. High fidelity it is not.
My CDP sounds richer, crisper, smoother, clearer, more dynamic and more 3 dimentional by a large amount. I was going to buy some original 70's rock albums on vinyl to try out, but going off what I've heard so far I won't bother.
I don't get the romantic views on vinyl. I think it's quite amazing that it refuses to die, given the drawbacks.
The turtable is a Project Elemental USB, My system has never sounded so poor.
I grew up with CD being the main format. I love CDs, I own lots of them which I've collected over the decades. I still play CDs regualrly and have a dedicated CDP as part of my set up.
Now then onto the vinyl. There seems to be a growing following for it, sales are increasing and many swear by the "warm" sound as being superior.
Not being familiar with how vinyl does actually sound for real I was intriged. I must say that now having actually listened to vinyl and comparing it to CD it's not what I'd call "warm". It sounds a touch thin and unrefined, the amount of background noise is unaceptable to me. High fidelity it is not.
My CDP sounds richer, crisper, smoother, clearer, more dynamic and more 3 dimentional by a large amount. I was going to buy some original 70's rock albums on vinyl to try out, but going off what I've heard so far I won't bother.
I don't get the romantic views on vinyl. I think it's quite amazing that it refuses to die, given the drawbacks.
The turtable is a Project Elemental USB, My system has never sounded so poor.